The December meeting of the Vilas Neighborhood Association will be held this Wednesday, December 18th, at 7pm at HotelRED. This is the Annual Meeting of the Association, and elections will be held for the 2020 VNA Council.
Call to Order
Approval of Minutes
Announcements
· Special thanks to HotelRED for making the meeting room available for our use this evening.
· Communications.
o A reminder that our neighborhood web site is at www.vilasneighborhood.com.
o Email address for the VNA – vnapresident@gmail.com.
o The Vilas Ink newsletters are now being posted on the web site at https://www.vilasneighborhood.com/vilasink
New Business
1. Dues. To cast a ballot in the VNA Council election, you must be a current member of the Vilas Neighborhood Association. If you need to renew your membership, please arrive prior to the meeting, or renew online at https://www.vilasneighborhood.com/take-action. Dues are $20 per household, or $10 per individual. A household membership allows up to two adult members of the household to participate in the election. Members must be present at the annual meeting to participate in the election!
2. VNA Council Elections
a. President’s comments – Chris Kelly
b. Introduction of election instructions, introduction of nominee slate – Lee Lazar (Nominating Committee Chair) and Mary Clare Murphy (Election Operations)
c. Call for additional nominations. (Pursuant to Article 5, Section 6 of the VNA Charter, “…additional nominations may be made at the annual meeting at the written request of ten or more members.”)
d. Candidate introductions
e. Balloting (may take multiple rounds). (The Council may discuss other agenda items while votes are counted.)
f. Announcement of results. The new Council terms begin upon adjournment of this evening’s meeting.
Existing Business
1. Treasurer’s report – Pat Scheckel
2. Joint Campus Area Committee (JCAC) report – Liaison - Doug Carlson
3. Edgewood Liaison committee report – (Liaisons - Jon Standridge and Sarah Bahauddin)
· Liaison meeting report – Sarah, Jon
· Master Plan repeal to be on the City Council agenda for January 7th.
Other Business
Adjourn