Downtown Prescott BIA Associate Membership Application

ABOUT:

An Associate Member of the Downtown Prescott BIA is a business whose primary location is within the Town of Prescott but outside the BIA Levy Area, whose business reflects the traditional character of Downtown Business Areas and reflects or expands the current offering of the Downtown Prescott BIA, to help support the BIA’s aim to further the interests of the Downtown Prescott RiverWalk District as a destination business area.

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP:

Associate Members of the Downtown Prescott BIA will be provided the following services for an annual fee set by the BIA Board of Management:

• Opportunity to participate in Downtown Prescott BIA events, including all sidewalk sales with outdoor access;
• Opportunity to participate in Downtown Prescott BIA promotions;
• Content sharing, where appropriate, by the Downtown Prescott RiverWalk District social media presence;
• promotion on BIA social media (including: Facebook and Instagram), where appropriate;
• Opportunities to sit on the BIA committees and working groups at the discretion of the Board of Management.

PLEASE NOTE: Associate Members DO NOT receive Voting Rights at the BIA’s Annual General Meeting and are NOT entitled to hold seats on the Board of Management of the Downtown Prescott BIA.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• Associate Member Businesses must be located within the Town of Prescott;
• Associate Member Businesses must, to the satisfaction of the Board of Management, reflect the characteristics of a traditional Downtown business;
• Associate Member Businesses must support the aim of the Downtown Prescott BIA to further the interests of the Downtown Prescott RiverWalk District as a destination business area;
• Pay the Annual Associate Membership Fee of $125 upon acceptance as an Associate Member Business.

ADDITIONAL TERMS:

• Associate Members are required to pay any vendor or participant fee for events for which a BIA Member would also have to pay to participate;
• Associate Members will not be included in Downtown BIA beautification programs;
• Membership is based on businesses rather than locations – multi-vendor locations can have multiple individual BIA Associate Members, where appropriate;
• The current Downtown Prescott BIA Board of Management reviews Associate Membership applications and they reserve the right to refuse Associate Membership to any applicant;
• Applications for Associate Membership will be reviewed and brought to the BIA Management Board as a whole at the next regular meeting following submission.