Call to Order - The meeting was called to order by President Mel Light at 1:15 pm with the following officers and directors present: Christine Cote, Pat Danielson, Russ Dix, Steve Emhoff, Joe Kennish, Steve Pickett, Ron Zirkle, and Louise Tabayoyon. Also in attendance were Mike Wilson and our newest member Karen Hale.

Minutes Approved – Joe moved and Steve P seconded to approve the minutes of the June 2nd and the July 12th meetings. Motion carried.

Member Resignations – Pat moved and Steve P seconded to regretfully accept Barbara Pool’s member resignation effective 6/30/05 because of work constraints. Motion carried. Pat moved and Ron seconded to accept Carla Savage’s resignation effective 6/30/05 because of personal health issues. Motion carried. Pat moved and Steve P seconded to table the vote on Sally Baldwin’s member resignation effective 7/31/05 to the next meeting. Motion carried.

Member Leave of Absence – Mel shared Amy Neal’s memo which requests a leave of absence effective 9/01/05-02/28/06, because of work and family health issues. Without the required vote of 2/3 of the entire board of directors, the vote has been deferred to the next board meeting.

Convention Reimbursement Policy – Mike shared information on the estimated costs of sending members to the International, PNW District, and Zone 50 conferences. Steve P moved and Joe seconded to request the budget committee to recommend a club policy which shall address who, how much, and how often the club shall reimburse convention travel expenses. Motion carried.

Hixson Banner – Mike reported that with only 3 more awards given our club will qualify for a free (not $65) Hixson Award Banner which will allow us to display the all the patches together.

Bingo Project – Steve P lead the discussion about inviting other Kiwanis Clubs to share in covering Bingo work schedules and profits during the 10 days of fair. As this issue affects the new administration and budget, Steve agreed to work with Christine to prepare a formal proposal for board discussion at next meeting.

Key Club – Steve E reported that Dan Fisher has agreed to serve as chairperson/developer of the Key Club at Eisenhower. He will secure a staff advisor and submit a budget request for start-up costs so the club may begin recruiting students by September 1st.

Pioneer Picnic – Russ reported that Wednesday, August 17th is the annual Pioneer Picnic and a call for volunteers will be made at next week’s club meeting.

Yakima Bears Social – Mike shared that Wednesday, August 31st has been selected for the next club social. Joe moved and Ron seconded to approve $100 of Administration funds to be spent to reserve the Bears Stadium picnic area. Motion carried. Our Kiwanis banner will be displayed and other local clubs are welcome to join our group in the picnic area.

Announcements – Pat moved and Joe seconded to approve Jo McLain’s request to announce a Camp Prime Time event at the next club meeting. Motion carried. Steve P reported that the Budget Committee will be led by Doug Cochran and Russ Roberts. They will be contacting other committee chairs to gather budget requests for final approval by October 1st.

Adjournment – With no other business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 1:22 pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Louise Tabayoyon, Secretary

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