Tuesday, February 3, 2009

This morning's early addition of the web North Little Rock Daily News (www.nlrdailynews.com) contained a picture of and a report on our NLAN Meeting of last night. The editor, Scott Miller, correctly reported what happened except for one minor statement made, and that was: "This is the last meeting of the two year terms for the four current officers". As you know, under our NLAN By-Laws effective February 2009 the current officers have finishing their one year term of office and are no longer principals.

For those of you who were not present let me say that the crossroad I previously mentioned to you was indeed approached. All four of the then current NLAN Officers have declined to stay on board as officers. With no NLANder having approached the Nominating Committee before the meeting to offer their service as an officer, coupled with no one being nominated from the floor, last night we found ourselves in uncharted waters.

After discussion by our members along with input from our invited guests, Dan Scott from NLR Neighborhood Services and Mayor Pat Hays, the following points were determined:

1) A motion was approved to call a special NLAN Meeting for March (date & location to be announced) with the sole agenda item to be addressing the validly of whether NLAN continues as a North Little Rock Neighborhood Association as currently supported with by-laws, whether NLAN falls back to being simply a property owner's group with a designated leader, or whether NLAN is finished as an organization, period, with the disposition of its treasury monies to be determined.
2) Upon being asked by me that the NLAN Nominating Committee has agreed to stay in force during the next 30 or so days until the special meeting date to solicit, receive and coordinate word from any NLANder stepping forward and announcing their intent to serve as an officer. The Committee are:
John Hooker, Chairman – 758-3610
Judy McDowall – 758-1668
Kevin Nichols – 258-0246
3) A motion was approved that, in the absence of any current elected NLAN Officer, that Nate Brandes will act as moderator for establishing the meeting date, time and location, to publish this meeting data to our NLAN Members via our EMAS, blog and newsletter, as well as conducting the meeting in the absence of elections being held.

NLAN's crossroad to determine our status as an organization has been met. Which road do we take? Nate

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