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2017 Governance Committee


The Governance Committee and the Board of Directors of the Rye Civic League met on August 29, 2017 to, among other topics, review the composition of the Board of Directors and the Officers and their effectiveness in meeting the goals of the Rye Civic League.  All of the existing Directors were willing to continue to serve as Directors, and those who are Officers were willing to continue to serve in their existing roles.  An expansion of the Board of Directors to seven members was deemed desirable, but members who were approached respectively declined at this time.   The board could benefit from more diversity.
The Governance Committee intends to nominate the following slate of individuals to serve as Directors of the Rye Civic League at its annual meeting on November 8, 2017.  Other nominations may be made by any member from the floor.
Steven Borne
Peter Crawford
Burt Dibble
Alex Herlihy
Sam Winebaum
Steven Borne has been President of the Rye Civic League for a number of years and has been active in various civic affairs in Rye for a number of years, as well as on the state level, including participating in Leadership New Hampshire.  He has also coached youth sports for more than a dozen seasons.  He is one of the editors of the Rye Civic News and is largely responsible for gathering the content and publishing it by e-mail each month.
Peter Crawford has been Secretary of the Rye Civic League for a number of years and, earlier this year, was elected to the Rye Budget Committee.  Together with Mr. Borne, he is responsible for developing the annual presentation on the town and school budgets and the various warrant articles that is presented in January or February of each year.  He is also one of the editors of the Rye Civic News.
Burt Dibble is been a full member of the Rye Zoning Board of Adjustment since 2013 and a Director of the Rye Civic League for a number of years.  He is not an Officer.
Alex Herlihy serves on the Rye Heritage Commission and also as an Alternate on the Demolition Review Subcommittee.  He is also President of the Rye Historical Society.  He was responsible for re-establishing the Rye Civic League, which had been dormant, a number of years ago, and was its President for a number of years.  He is currently Vice President of the Rye Civic League.  He is one of the editors of the Rye Civic News.
Sam Winebaum is currently serving on the Planning Board’s Rules and Regulations Wetlands and Surface Water Overlay Subcommittee, formerly served on the Parsons Creek Watershed Restoration Committee, is a former member of the Rye Planning Board and has a particular interest in the Rye Master Plan.  He is currently Treasurer of the Rye Civic League.
The Officers of the Rye Civic League will be elected by the Board of Directors at the first regular meeting following the Annual Meeting.  The Governance Committee intends to recommend the following Officers at that meeting.
Steven Borne, President
Alex Herlihy, Vice President
Peter Crawford, Secretary
Sam Winebaum, Treasurer
Respectfully submitted,
Peter Crawford
Chairman, Governance Committee