Board of Director's Meeting ~ June

Posted by Marla Siruta 
on Jun 10, 2012
 

OFFICIAL MINUTES

The Board of Directors of the Kiwanis Club of Jefferson, Iowa met in regular session at the Uptown Cafe on June 1, 2012.  President Tom Heater called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m.  All board members were present.  Guests were Jim Gerdes, Bob Schwarzkopf and Jean Walker.

 

OFFICERS’ REPORTS

     *Secretary:

A motion was made by Pat Miller seconded by Verle Bennett to approve the May board meeting minutes.  The motion carried.

      *Treasurer:

Lisa Jaskey presented the financial report and a motion was made by Tim Buenz and seconded by Rick McCollom to approve the financial report as presented.  The motion carried.

STANDING COMMITTEES

      *Membership:

               October 1, 2011 The club had 51 members.  The current membership stands at 55.

Ross Hansen and Harry Hoffman are on leave of absence at this time.  An application for membership was received from Rodney Kleitsch.  Vern made a motion to accept his membership.  It was seconded by Pat Miller and carried.

     *Human and Spiritual Values

              N/R

     *Community Service

               N/R

     *Youth Services

               N/R

      *Interclubbing

               N/R

     *Special Committees

               Officer’s Election Committee:  New officers for the upcoming Kiwanis year are Randy Monthei-Vice President, directors are Jean Walker, Bob Schwarzkopf and Jim Gerdes. 

               Each director will serve a three year term starting in October. 

       Scholarship Committee:  Tom Heater attended the Awards night and presented the Kiwanis Scholarship to our recipients.  They are Kelsea Hemping, Curtis Rice, Lindsay Hansen, and Heath Lloyd.

               Bell Tower Festival Committee:  Mark Bauer gave an update on the items that will be served at the Bell Tower booth and a general synopsis of the event.  Sign-up sheets will be going around soon.

              Secretary Election:  Marla Siruta was elected Kiwanis secretary for the upcoming 2012-2013 Kiwanis Year.

           *Other business

Kiwanis International is proposing a $15 dues increase for the upcoming Kiwanis year.  They are down 38,000 members since 2003-2004.  This will be discussed at a later date, when and if the proposal passes and the repercussions it will have on our members. 

The Aktion Club will be working the Farmer’s Market on June 5th.  Linda has asked members to bring bars.

Vern discussed the Sign at Pamida for the can depot and also the cage used for collection.  The cage will need to be moved with all the construction going on.  Vern will talk to Old 30 Grill to see if they might be interested in the sign, as they have a similar sign.  Otherwise we plan to discard it. 

Lisa suggested we have our photo taken with the students going on the VICA trip.  We donated $1,613 towards this event.  This is a $500 line item plus the money we raised at the open house.

A motion was made by Vern and seconded by Pat Miller to adjourn the meeting.  The meeting adjourned at 7:34 a.m.

     Upcoming Events

      Bell Tower Festival ~ June 8th – 10th

GCMC Grilling Event ~ June 20th

McAtee Wedding ~ Grilling Event ~ June 30th

Kiwanis Board Meeting ~ July 6th

Farmer’s Market ~ July 10th

Greene County Fair ~ July 13-15th

District Convention, Des Moines Marriott ~ August 3rd – 4th

Respectfully submitted,

Marla Siruta, Secretary     

 
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