Butterfly Gardening

On Tuesday, March 13 at 7:30 pm, the Howard County Master Gardeners will present "Butterfly Gardening" at the Hawthorn Center. Learn how about the life cycle of the butterfly and how to transform your garden into an ornamental butterfly habitat. To register for this free event, please call 410-730-7327.

Changing By-Laws

The Village Board has proposed changing the association's by-laws to eliminate a village election if there are no contested seats. As you may know, we have had difficulty reaching the required number of resident votes to constitute a quorum for several years. Per our legal documents, we must publish the proposed changes to the by-laws in advance of the election.

The following changes will be included on the 2012 village election ballot:

Proposed By-Laws Changes

Changes to be voted upon are underlined.

Article II - Board of Directors; Section 2.03.   Election of Directors.

TO BE ADDED AT THE END OF THIS SECTION: ...Not withstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if, after the deadline date for candidate's statements has closed, the number of candidates meeting the requirements set forth in Section 2.03 is less than or equal to the number of vacant director positions, the qualified nominees shall be deemed to have been elected by the members and the Board of Directors shall appoint such nominees to the available director positions for the term provided for in Article 8 of the Association's Articles of Incorporation.

Section 2.04. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors or Columbia Council Representative position for any cause other than by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than a quorum. Any vacancy occurring by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by action of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. A director or Columbia Council Representative elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of members or until his successor is elected and qualifies.

Article IV - Officers; Section 4.04. Columbia Council Representative.

TO BE ADDED TO THE END OF THIS SECTION...The member elected as representative on the Columbia Council shall perform those functions, and shall have those powers, specified in the Charter of the Association and the Charter of The Columbia Park and Recreation Association, Inc. Not withstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if, after the deadline date for candidate's statements has closed, there is not more than one candidate meeting the requirements set forth in Section 2.03, the qualified nominee shall be deemed to have been elected by the members and the Board of Directors shall appoint such nominee to the position of Representative to the Columbia Council for the term provided for in Article 9, Section 9 of the Association's Articles of Incorporation.