Board Meeting Minutes
November 10, 2005
Email President Picket Call to Order – The monthly board meeting was called to order by President Steve at 12:15 pm.
Attendance – A quorum was declared with the following officers and directors in attendance: Christine Cote, Pat Danielson, Joe Kennish, Cami Leonard, Dan Marples, Steve Pickett, Stan Pratt, Kirsten Stoffer, Louise Tabayoyon, John Warren, Mike Wilson, KL Wombacher, and Ron Zirkle. Active member in attendance was John Benson.
Minutes Approved – Pat moved and Joe seconded to approve the minutes of October 11th meeting as presented and the minutes of the October 6th meeting with the following correction: “...new executive committee to be comprised of the President, President Elect, Vice President, Past President, and Secretary/Treasurer.” Motion carried.
YMCA Swim Meet – Pres. Steve will send the YMCA a letter advising them of the Board’s decision at the October 6th meeting to not participate in the 2006 YMCA Swim Meet.
Senior Members Approved – Ron moved and John W seconded to approve the current list of senior members, as required by the bylaws. Motion carried.
Bingo Assessment Committee – Cami moved and Dan seconded to form the Bingo Assessment Committee, whose objective shall be to evaluate this project and, if necessary, to develop a long-range plan to insure future fundraising success. Motion carried. The committee of Chris Cote, Roger Bell, Stan Pratt, and Mike Wilson will be lead by John Benson, and will report back to the Board with their findings in February 2006.
FYE Financial Reports – Louise distributed the year-end financial reports for Oct 04-Sept 05.
The Administration budget was FYE ($3722) and actual FYE was ($3264). The Community Services budget was FYE ($9540) and actual FYE was ($603). The annual review of the financial records is tentatively scheduled for mid-December.
Annual Financial Review – Dan moved and Joe seconded to appoint Russ Roberts and Beth Klingele to review the 2004-2005 financial records. Motion carried.
Hurricane Katrina – Pres. Steve presented a donation request from Kiwanis International to support the victims of the August Katrina disaster. Discussion confirmed that many donation options have been available over the past months and most have already contributed through other local organizations. No action was taken for lack of a motion.
Yakima Club 85th Anniversary – Pat reported that the Past President’s Committee will be meeting next week and will begin the 85th Anniversary celebration planning. More information will follow as the plans develop.
Camp Fire Candy Sales – Joe moved and Cami seconded to approve Jerry Findley’s request to sell candy at the next club meeting, in support of the annual candy sales drive. Motion carried.
President’ Project – Pres. Steve introduced his Presidential Project for the 2005-2006 year: Support and participation in the Multiple Sclerosis Walk, 04/01/06, at the Yakima Greenway. Although this project is organized through the NW Greater Washington Chapter, Steve shared that having the diagnosis of MS brings this project very local. Pat moved and KL seconded to approve the MS Walk on 04/01/06 as the President’s Project as well as a club project. Motion carried. More information will be forthcoming after the first chapter-wide planning meeting to be held on 11/16, 5:30 pm, at Memorial Hospital, Classroom C.
Division 50 Meeting – Pres. Steve announced that the monthly Div 50 meeting will be held on Tuesday, 11/15, 6:00 pm, at the Keith & Keith meeting hall in Terrace Heights. Steve will share his President’s Project and invite the other local Kiwanis clubs to participate with our club.
Annual Club Assessment Survey – Pres. Steve reported that current plans are to present the annual club survey at a regular meeting during the month of April for compilation by June 06.
District Tri-K Report – Mike reported that he attended the District Tri-K meeting in Portland on 11/4-11/6/05. One item of note was that the district boundaries have been re-aligned, but with not change to our local zone.
Adjournment – With no other business at hand, the meeting was adjourned 1:10 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Louise Tabayoyon, Secretary
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