This Commission is established by authority of Chapter 160A, Article 19, Part 3B, of the North Carolina General Statutes and consists of eleven members with four appointed by the Guilford County Commissioners, three appointed by the Greensboro City Council, two appointed by the High Point City Council, one appointed by the Gibsonville Town Council and one appointed by the Jamestown Town Council.  All members of the Commission shall be residents of Guilford County, reside within the jurisdiction of the board or council appointing them, and shall have demonstrated special interest, experience or education in history or architecture.

            Members of the Commission shall serve overlapping terms of four years.  Initially, two appointees by the county and one appointee each from Gibsonville, Greensboro, High Point and Jamestown shall be appointed for two years.  Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a term of four years.  A member may be reappointed for a second consecutive term, but after two consecutive terms, a member shall be ineligible for reappointment without an intervening one year.  Appointments to any vacancy shall be for the remainder of the term of the vacant position for which the appointment is made and under the Greensboro City Council’s policy, appointment for more than half of the unexpired portion of a term is considered as appointment for a full term.

The Commission shall hold meetings regularly at least once each month unless there is not sufficient business to warrant a meeting, but not more than sixty days shall expire without a regular meeting or special meeting. All meetings shall be in accordance with the North Carolina Open Meetings Law, G.S. Chapter 143, Article 33C.

Six members shall constitute a quorum.  The concurrence of at least a majority of those members present will be required before any recommendation or action is made on any matter considered.  No member may discuss, advocate or vote on any matter in which he/she has a separate, private or monetary interest, either direct or indirect, and no member may discuss before a governing board or council any matter which has been, is or will be considered by the Commission in which he/she has a separate, private or monetary interest, either direct or indirect.  Any member who violates this provision may be subject to removal from the Commission.

The Commission's duties are to:

A.  to safeguard its heritage by preserving any property therein that embodies important
elements of its cultural, social, economic, political or architectural history; and
B. to promote the use and conservation of such property for the education, pleasure
and enrichment of the residents of the county and state as a whole. 

The Commission shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of its business, and an annual written report, which shall include a comprehensive and detailed review of the activities, problems, and actions of the Commission as well as any budget requests or recommendations, shall be prepared and submitted to the Guilford County Board of commissioners, the Gibsonville and Jamestown Town Councils, and the Greensboro and High Point City Councils.  Additionally, the Commission shall maintain records of its members' attendance and of its resolutions, findings, and recommendations which record shall be a public record.

 To fulfill the purpose and intent of this Commission as outlined in paragraph one of this description, the Commission is authorized and empowered to undertake such actions reasonably necessary, the details of which are set out in the Greensboro Code of Ordinances, Chapter 30, Article IX, Section 30-9-8 through 30-9-8.30.