Congratulations to the new Maplewood NA Board!
The Maplewood Neighborhood Association (MNA) held its Annual Membership Meeting & Elections on Monday, March 10, 2008.
The new Officers are
Chair: Alexander Ben-Israel
Co-Chair: Paul Privitera
Secretary: Joan Frazer
Treasurer: Chris Byrne
Outreach Coordinator: Micki Carrier
The new Committee Chairs are
Land Use: Chris Mays
Safety: Leanne Hartman
Transportation: Vern Krist
Parks: Diane Mays
Process for 2008 Elections
The Maplewood Neighborhood Association (MNA) Annual Membership Meeting & Elections will be held Monday, March 10, 2008, at West Hills Friends Church Classroom.
If you would like to run for a Maplewood NA Board position you can put your name on the Candidate List sheet, available at the sign-in table at the February meeting and at the sign-in table at the Annual March meeting as well before the elections are held.
When it's time to hold the elections at our March meeting we will ask if there are any nominations from the floor. Any discussion about election will also take place at that time.
Each office, with a list of names for each office, will be posted where they can be seen, and when you completed your ballot just place it in the box provided. We’ll tally the votes after all ballots are in and announce the result before the March meeting is adjourned.
We need a majority vote (a majority of those voting) to declare a winner. If we do not have a winner for any one position we will have a second vote for that position.
Description of Board Positions
Duties of Officer Board Members
Chair shall represent the MNA as a delegate to the SWNI Board, act as liaison with other neighborhood associations, preside at all Membership and Board meetings, and perform such duties as the Membership and the Board authorizes.
Co-Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair in the Chair's absence and attend hearings and meetings that concern or affect the MNA at the Chair's request.
Secretary shall maintain the non-financial files, make copies of the Membership minutes available, and assist the Board with all correspondence, documents, and written position statements.
Treasurer shall serve maintain the financial records. and receive, deposit, and disburse funds.
Outreach Coordinator shall promote participation in MNA activities and committees and assist in notifying the membership of meetings, elections, events, and other relevant matters of concern.
Duties of Standing Committee Chair Board Members
Land Use Chair shall represent the MNA as a delegate to SWNI’s Land Use Committee, review and respond to all land use notifications as appropriate, and conduct activities to pursue the land use objectives of the Maplewood Action Plan.
Parks Chair shall represent the MNA as a delegate to the SWNI’s Parks Committee and conduct activities to pursue the parks objectives of the Maplewood Action Plan.
Safety Chair shall represent the MNA as a delegate to the SWNI’s Public Safety committee, promote public safety, be an advocate for the Neighborhood Watch program, and conduct activities to pursue the public safety objectives of the Maplewood Action Plan.
Transportation Chair shall represent the MNA as a delegate to the SWNI’s Transportation Committee and conduct activities to pursue the transportation objectives of the Action Plan.
The 2nd Annual Summer Picnic photos are available!
Just click on the "Photos" link at the left and select the Maplewood Summer Picnic 2007 Album.
Check out the updated Safety page.
Thanks to Michael Boyer, our Southwest Crime Prevention Program Coordinator, we have regularly updated crime stats, event info, and items of special interest available online, all the time! Just click on the Safety link at the left, or click here to go to the page.
Maplewood decorative street sign caps.
Thanks to Anne-Marie Fischer for all her efforts to get the funding for our street sign caps! We hope the caps will be installed by the end of July, and if you want to see what they will look like, click here.