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MEETING MINUTES


October 21, 2007

MEETING STARTED ---3:08PM

ATTENDANCE TAKEN THRU SIGN-IN SHEET

PLEDGE OF ALLIEGANCE

READ PREVIOUS MINUTES---MINUTES APPROVED KEVIN COX, 2ND BY SUE COX, ALL MEMBERS AGREED


FINANCIAL

BALANCE IN BANK 1206.70 SO FAR TAKEN IN 1873. SPENT 667.00

SUE ASKED FOR ADDRESS FROM TOM SO SHE CAN GET RECEIPTS TO PEOPLE

BALANCE SHEET SUBMITTED INTO MINUTES


REPORT OF OFFICERS:

TONY STOPPED BY 4 TIMES TO FUNERAL HOME. GUY WITH KEY HAS NOT BEEN IN. HE WILL KEEP STOPPING BY TO SEE IF HE CAN CATCH THEM

MOTORCYLE CLUB OFFERED TO SELL TO SOCIETY FOR $1.00. MEETING WITH CLUB WENT WELL. HAD SET DOWN WITH CLUB ON SEPT 26, 2007. ATTORNEY WRITING UP PROPOSAL FOR MOTORCYCLE CLUB. ONCE EVERYTHING DONE WE WILL GIVE TO CLUB FOR APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED IT SOCIETY CAN PURCHASE. CLUB WANTS SOME LIMITED USE OF MUSUEM AND WANT A PERMANENT DISPLAY AT MUSEUM.

KEVIN TRIED TO GET AHOLD OF ATTORNEY. CALL HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED YET.

ATTORNEY IS RESIDENT OF PERRY. HE IS DOING ALL WORK FOR FREE.

KEVIN AND TONY WENT TO TRUSTEES, ASKED THEM TO OFFICIALLY DECLARE IST MONDAY IN APRIL FOUNDERS DAY FOR TOWNSHIP.. WE NEED TO BASE FUNDRAISERS AROUND THIS.

ATTORNEY HAS BEEN DOING SO MUCH WORK FOR US, WE SHOULD GRANT HIM CHARTER MEMBERSHIP FOR ALL HIS HELP. WANT TO GIVE HIM PLAQUE OR SOMETHING FOR RECOGNITION.

FOUNDERS DAY, TOWNSHIP ESTABLISHED DECEMBER OF 1833, OFFICIALLY ORGANIZED APRIL 7, 1834.

CAN POSSIBLY HAVE BBQ IN FIRE DEPT. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OUT BY FEB.

ONCE BUILDING IN OUR NAME, WE NEED TO HAVE DESIGNATED AS HISTORICAL LANDMARK, TONY WAS CONTACTED BY BROTHER IN LAW, HIS GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS 1ST CLERK OF COURTS OF PERRY TOWNSHIP. ( JAMES CHENOWITH). TONY IS SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING PICTURE OF JAMES CHENOWITH IN TOP HAT.

TONY COMMITTED TO GOING TO ALLEN COUNTY MUSEUM. HE HAD A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF INTER URBAN COPIED AND BROUGHT TO MEETING. TONY SUGGEST THAT WE SET UP A COMMITTEE TO GO UP TO MUSEUM TO GO THRU ITEMS. MUSEUM WANTS US TO SET UP APPT SO THEY CAN ASSIGN SOMEONE TO HELP US.

TONY SPOKE WITH HERB LAUER ABOUT LOGO CONTEST. HIS CLASS IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON. TONY GOING TO GO ON SHOW WITH HOLLY GEAMAN TO ANNOUNCE LOGO CONTEST. WE GET 2-3 MINUTES.

KEVIN INTRODUCED MARY AND CLARENCE SHULAW. SHE WAS MEMBERS OF MCPHERON AND LOGAN FAMILIES. HER FAMILY BOUGHT LAND JAN 31, 1835.

PERRY TOWNSHIP HAD 3 SMALL CITIES IN IT. SCHOOLER CITY, YODER TOWN AND WARSAW.

TOM TOLD TONY THAT NONE OF CEMETARIES IN TOWNSHIP HAVE SIGN UP TELLING THEM NAME OF IT. WE SHOULD PUT UP SIGN AT EACH OF THESE CEMETARIES. TONY BROUGHT IT UP AT TOWNSHIP MEETING AND THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF.

BRYON HAS CALL IN TO DANNY BOWMAN AND DEB SHROEDER ABOUT POLIECE DEPT AND RICK PHILLIPS ABOUT FIRE DEPT.

NEW BUSINESS.

TOM SAID AT CHURCH BBQ HE IS GOING TO HAVE NEWSLETTERS AND FLIERS TO HAND OUT.

DO WE WANT TO CANCEL THE NEXT WED MEETING AND HAVE THEM HERE FOR PEOPLE TO PICK UP AND HAND OUT.

BRYON OFFERED TO PRINT NEWSLETTERS FOR EVERYONE.


TOM MOTIONED TO CANCEL WED MEETING AND RESCHEDULE FOR A DIFFERENT DATE.

BRYON IS GOING TO PRINT OUT NEWSLETTER FOR FREE TO SEE HOW IT IS GOING TO DO.

TOM SAID THERE IS A GUY THAT GOES TO HIS CHURCH THAT WORKS FOR PERRY CORP THAT WE CAN GET PRINTER FROM.

ALBERT WAITING ON LOGO TO GET SHIRTS DONE.

PICK UP TIME FOR SATURDAY THE 27TH FOR NEWSLETTERS AT NOON AT TOWNSHIP HOUSE. TOM MOTIONED, BRYON 2ND APPROVED BY ALL.

TOM HAS DRAFT COPY OF NEWSLETTER, WANTED TO KNOW IF WE HAVE BETTER PICTURE OF GILBERT. DOES EVELYN HAVE PIC OF FAIRGROUND? ALBERT SAID THERE IS ONE IN THE BOOK THAT HE HAS.

TOM WANTED TO MENTION CHURCH BBQ IN NEWSLETTER. HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS OK TO DO THAT. EVERYONE THOUGHT WAS OK.

MONEY FROM CHURCH BBQ WILL GO TO HELP PEOPLE IN TOWNSHIP THAT CANT AFFORD THINGS THEY MIGHT NEED.

NOVEMBER 21 MEETING WILL BE CANCELLED NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING. MOTIONED BY MICHELLE, TOM 2ND. ALL APPROVED.

CHECK DECEMBER 5 MEETING MIGHT HAVE CONCERT FOR SCHOOL THAT NIGHT. NEED TO CHECK BEFORE NEXT MEETING.

KEVIN MOTIONED TO MAKE JIM BLAIR CHARTER MEMBER FOR ALL HIS SERVICES (PLATINUM) & LIFETIME MEMBER, BRYON 2ND, APPROVED BY ALL. TABLED UNTIL NEXT MEETING.

MELINDA MOVED TO ADJOURN MEETING, 2ND BY SUE, APPROVED BY ALL.

ADJOURNED 4:00PM