Alexandria Downtown Merchants Association
January 2010 Newsletter
Annual Meeting Notice
Please join us on Friday January 22 at 8am at Raapers for our General Membership Meeting. This is an important meeting as it is the annual meeting at which we elect board members. We also have Scott Kent from the Police Department to talk briefly about the Bad Check Diversion Project. We will also review the annual report, talk about committees, and adopt some bylaw changes.
 
Click here to see the board members nomination chart.
 
The bylaw amendments are noted below...
  
Hometown Christmas Grand Prize Winner!
Contratulations to Sara Wolf of Brandon - The grand prize winner of $250 in downtown cash.

 
 
 
 
 
Bylaw ammendments...
BY-LAWS
OF
ALEXANDRIA DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, INC.
 
FIRST AMENDMENT
 
            The following are the By-Laws of Alexandria Downtown Merchants Association, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit corporation (Corporation), adopted ___________________.
 
ARTICLE 4
DIRECTORS
 
            Section 4.1   Number and Method of Election.  The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall consist of not less than seven (7) nor more than twelve (12) natural persons.  The initial Board of Directors shall consist of the persons designated by the incorporator of this Corporation who shall serve until the times indicated by the incorporator at the time of their designation.  Thereafter, directors of this Corporation shall be elected by the voting members at each annual meeting.
            Section 4.2   Terms.  Except as otherwise provided n Section 4.1, each director of this Corporation shall be elected to serve for a term of three years.  Initial terms shall be established so that for the term of four (4) of the members of the Board expires the first year, the term of four (4) of the members of the Board expires the second year, and the term of the remaining four (4) members expires the third year.  A director shall hold office for the term for which he or she was elected, and until the end of the meeting at which his or her successor has been elected, and until such successor has qualified, or until the director's prior death, resignation or removal; provided, however, that no director shall serve more than two consecutive three year terms.  Any director may at any time be removed with or without cause by the members.  Any vacancy occurring because of the death, resignation or removal of a director shall be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired term of such director.  Any vacancy occurring because of an increase in the number of members of the Board of Directors shall be filled by the members.
 
ARTICLE 6
OFFICERS
 
            Section 6.1   Officers/Tenure.  The officers of this Corporation shall include a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and such other officers as the Board may from time to time designate.  Officers shall be elected annually by the Board to serve for terms of one year, and until their respective successors are chosen and have qualified; provided, however, that no officer shall serve more than three consecutive one year terms in such office.  Any officer may at any time be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause.  The same personal may hold more than one office at the same time, except the offices of (a) President and Vice President, and (b) Presiden