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MEETING MINUTES


January 20, 2008

MEETING STARTED ---3:07PM

ATTENDANCE TAKEN THRU SIGN-IN SHEET

PLEDGE OF ALLIEGANCE

READ PREVIOUS MINUTES—MCDONNEL SPELLING NEEDS TO BE CHECKED AND CONFIRMED. MOTION TO ACCEPT BY TONY, 2ND BY SUE COX, ALL AGREED.


FINANCIAL:

BALANCE 2693.77 IN BANK, 737 IN EXPENSES. WE WILL BE FILLING OUT 1023 AS SOON AS WE GET IT. IT COSTS AROUND 50 TO 100 DOLLARS. WE WILL NEED TO FILL OUT TAX RETURN. MOTION TO ACCEPT FINANCIAL BY TONY, 2ND BY BRYON. AGREED BY ALL

REPORT OF OFFICERS:

KEVIN TALKED TO EVELYN SHAW, SHE CANT MAKE IT. SHE WANTS A NEWSLETTER AND COPY OF MINUTES FOR MEETINGS. HE HAS BEEN TALKING TO KELLY SCHOOLER, MARY ANN RIEPENOFF, THEY HAD GIVEN KEVIN PICS AND TOM GOT AN EMAIL. THESE WERE PASSED AROUND TO THE GROUP FOR REVIEW. KEVIN WOULD LIKE THIS INCLUDED IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER. KEVIN NOW HAS ALL THE INFO FOR THE OIL RIG AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. HE HAD HELPED CONSTRUCT IT. HE WOULD ALSO LIKE THIS INFO IN THE NEWSLETTER.

JIM BLAIR HAS NOT CALLED KEVIN BACK YET. TOM HAD ALSO CALLED HIM WITH NO RESPONSE. TONY WILL GO TO JIM BLAIR’S OFFICE TO SEE WHEN WE CAN GET THINGS GOINGS. THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MOTORCYCLE CLUB ALSO SAID HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE CARE OF THE PAPERWORK.

KEVIN WILL BE ON THE LIMA ALLEN COUNTY CONVENTIONS BUREAU. HE HAD EXPLAINED TO THEM ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLE CLUB AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT ON THE POINTS OF INTEREST FOR THE VISITORS BUREAU FOR PUBLICITY.

TONY HAD WENT BACK OUT THE LIMA NEWS. THEY TOOK HIS INFO AND SAID IF THEY COULD WORK IT IN THEY WOULD, BUT NO ONE HAS SEEN IT IN THE PAPER. HE ALSO SPOKE WITH WLIO AGAIN, THEY WANT AN OUTLINE OF WHAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS. THE GROUP NEEDS TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING SO HE CAN PRESENT IT TO THEM.

TONY HAS SHOWN THE DEED TO 4 DIFFERENT PLACES AND DID NOT HAVE ANY LUCK. HE IS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THE COMPANIES HAVE HAD TO SAY. HE DOESN’T WANT TO SEND IT TO SOMEONE. MELINDA WANTED TO KNOW IF HE HAD TRIED A CONSERVATOR. WE NEED TO LOOK UP PAPER CONSERVATOR ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP US IN GETTING A COPY. HE IS STILL WORKING ON IT AND WILL SEE IF HE CAN GET IT COPIED.

TOM OFFERED TO TAKE PIC OF DEED FOR A COPY.

SUE HAS 177 DOLLARS TO GIVE TO TOM FOR MEMBERSHIP DUES.

COMMITTEE FOR FOUNDERS DAY—MICHELLE HEADING UP. NOTHING STARTED YET. WE NEED TO ASK FOR VOLUNTEERS.

NEW BUSINESS.

KEVIN THINKS WE SHOULD PUT OUT 3-4 PRIZES TO COMBINE DRAWINGS FOR THE LOGO. BEULAH HAD CHOSEN A COUPLE THAT SHE LIKED AND WANTED TO TRY TO COMBINE THEM. MICHELLE IN CHARGE OF LOGO COMMITTEE., BEULAH, TONY & MELINDA ALL ON COMMITTEE TO CHOOSE WINNERS. BRYON THINKS WE SHOULD GIVE 1ST PLACE TO THE PERSON WHO CAME WITH THE CIRCLE DIVIDED IN 4 BECAUSE IN THE RULES WE ARE ALLOWED TO ALTER OR CHANGE ANY DESIGN. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE A MEMBER FOR SUBMITTING A DESIGN.

NEWSLETTER SHOULD BE THIS COMING SAT, BUT WE SHOULD PUSH IT OUT AT LEAST A WEEK.

IDEAS FOR NEWSLETTER—FOUNDING FAMILIES OF PERRY TOWNSHIP. MIGHT WANT TO FEATURE A FAMILY IN EACH NEWSLETTER. BURGESSES, LEHMANS, AND SCHOOLERS ARE SEVERAL WE COULD DO. WHAT INDIAN TRIBE LIVED HERE AND ENACTED WITH THE WHITE MAN IN PERRY.

TOM WANTS TO MOTION THAT NEWSLETTER BE DONE FEB 2ND INSTEAD OF LAST WEEK IN JANUARY. 2ND BY TONY, AGREED BY ALL.

KEVIN THINKS WE SHOULD FIGURE A PRICE AND SELL NEWSLETTER, SO THAT WE COULD GET TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND THEN MAIL EVERYONE’S COPY.

WE NEED TO CHECK WITH LOCAL PRINTING COMPANIES TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF PRICING WE COULD GET.

WE NEED TO HAND DELIVER ONE MORE TIME AND HAVE A NOTICE THAT THIS WILL BE LAST FREE ISSUE AND HAVE AN APPLICATION TO CONTINUE RECEIVING NEWSLETTER.


WE NEED TO HAVE A SPECIAL ISSUE RIGHT BEFORE FOUNDERS DAY TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE OUT TO IT.

TOM WANTED TO KNOW HOW WE GET ALL PEOPLE IN PERRY TOWNSHIP ADDRESSES.

SUE WILL NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS RECEIVE NEWSLETTER.

TOM WANTED TO GET EVERYTHING SET UP SO WE COULD GET GOING IF JIM BLAIR IS TOO BUSY.

FOUNDERS DAY KICK OFF WAS SUPPOSED TO BE KICKED OFF IN JAN. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? HARLANS CHICKEN BBQ? WHAT TIME TO START, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT. SATURDAY APRIL 5TH, HOW MANY TABLES AND CHAIRS ARE WE GOING NEED? WE NEED TO DO PRE SALES? MAYBE SET IT UP LIKE A CARNIVAL TYPE ATMOSPHERE.


NEED TO CHECK ON RENTAL OF A FAIRGROUND BUILDING, POSSIBLE ANTIQUE TRACTOR SHOW. NEED TO CHECK WHEN THE CAR SHOWS ARE GOING ON. BRYON & MICHELLE TO CHECK ON INFLATABLES, & DARRYL & DARRYLS.


CHECK INTO LIMA NEWS FOR SUNDAYS COMMUNITY INFO. AND THE TV FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS.

POSSIBLE DATES, 19TH.

ARE WE WANTING TO DO WED MEETINGS AGAIN.





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