Following the departure in December of its president, Ken Otter, the Point Reyes Station Village Association has decided to form a collaborative leadership committee designed to replace the president position. Members deemed the position to be too burdensome for a single person, and thought that spreading responsibilities could also boost involvement. “We really need more engagement on the part of the membership,” said Mark Switzer, a member. “One way we can get that is to have people take responsibility on some of the more proactive issues that are coming up.” This month, vice president and longtime Point Reyes Station resident Karen Gray stepped up to serve as a temporary president, but without the traditional duties, such as working one-on-one with county and state agencies, tracking dues and setting agendas. Those responsibilities, and others, will be shared with the secretary, Laura Arndt, the treasurer, Pamela Bridges, and the design review chairman, Randall Flemming. The dozen members present at last Thursday’s meeting empowered the leadership to do a year-long trial run with Ms. Gray at the helm, keeping in mind that the committee’s composition and functions could be fluid and open to change should other members decide to take on roles in subcommittees. The village association, which was formed as a de facto town council for the unincorporated town, looked to the Inverness Garden Club, which has a similar leadership-committee structure. The association decided not to tweak its bylaws on that structure until a more cohesive leadership committee evolves. Also on Thursday, Ms. Gray presented an idea to host a seasonal community forum that would focus every four months on a single topic of community concern, such as housing, sea-level rise and the growing impacts of tourism. Ms. Gray suggested that other village associations and service districts from Tomales to Stinson Beach be invited to attend. “We all have these same concerns and are coping with these same overwhelming problems,” she said. “If we want to be powerful in our voice to the Coastal Commission and the county and the state, we need to begin talking with each other and addressing common concerns.”