
According
to the NHCS Articles of Association (Articles) the Executive
Board is composed of a minimum of eleven persons, including
its President, Vice-president, Secretary, and Treasurer, and
an ex officio member appointed by the Nevis Island Administration.
The current membership of fifteen also includes an appointed
'Youth' representative. While these last two members are appointed
by their organizations, all others are elected to one year
terms (to a maximum of three consecutive terms) at the Annual
General Meeting (AGM) in February. To
fill vacancies arising between AGMs, appointments may be made
by the Board. The Director is an ex officio member of the
Board and its meetings are open to the public.
The
Executive Board is the governing authority of the Nevis Historical
and Conservation Society. It shall "conduct the business,
manage the property, administer the funds and care for the
general interests of the Society." It also accepts all legal
responsibility for the Society, controls its finances, sets
policy, and ensures that the purposes for which the Society
exists are fulfilled. It works within the scope and limitations
of the Society's Memorandum of Association, the Society's
Articles, and the law of the Federation. All these responsibilities
are assigned to the Board not least because it is also the
stable, continuing element of the Society. Staffs are transient;
even Directors and curators eventually leave. So the Board
assumes responsibility for the museums and their collections
as well as for the various programs of the Society which it
holds in trust for the present and future community.