LOS MOLINOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2007 ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

October 10, 2007

President Betty Morales called the meeting to order at 6:39 p.m., followed by the renewal of the Pledge of Allegiance. There were 14 members present.

Betty asked that we look at the bylaws, Article IX, Officers, Section 1. Betty suggested changes that would eliminate second vice president, add secretary, legislative reporter and parliamentarian. After discussion, Sharron Druey moved to combine parliamentarian and sergeant at arms as one position. The motion was seconded and approved, with one no vote. Barbara Whitten moved to include parliamentarian and legislative reporter as “elected officers.” The motion was seconded and approved, with one no vote. Clarissa Ortner moved to eliminate the office of second vice president and add secretary to “elected officers.” The motion was seconded (by Terry Rogers) and approved. Terry moved to revise term limits. Mike Druey seconded the motion, and it was approved. Dwayne moved to change term of officers to one year with the option to run for re-election or until their successors are elected and installed. The motion was seconded (by Mike Druey) and approved, with one no vote.

Article IX, Officers, was adopted with the above revisions.

Jan Elmore moved to adopt Article V, Meeting of Members, in its entirety. The motion was seconded (Mike Druey) and carried.

In the interest of time, it was decided to table the rest of the recommended bylaws revisions.

Nominations for Officers for 2008 are:

Betty Morales, President

JoAnn Landingham, Vice President

Charles Githens, Treasurer

Barbara Whitten, Secretary

Parliamentarian/Sergeant at Arms, Mike Druey

Walter Dodd, Legislative Reporter

Nominations for Board of Directors and Alternates for 2008 are:

Terry Rogers Clarissa Ortner Phyllis Martin

Ron Gallagher Jeannie Gallagher Jan Elmore Nanette Smith

Alternates—Sharron Druey and Shelley Patchen

Ballots will be mailed to all members and counted by a committee of three at the November 29 Regular Meeting.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

60th Anniversary Birthday—

Betty advised she will be going on vacation but has met with Shelley Patchen about h’douvers. Helpers are needed to contact chamber past presidents to attend and say a few words; to collect pictures to display on tables in the VFW Hall; to get hall set up at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 27; to let caterer in at 1 p.m. Clarissa will make phone calls to get volunteers. JoAnn and Phyllis will be responsible for contacting past presidents.

There was discussion about dessert. That will be decided at the October 24 meeting

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming dates—Executive Board meeting – Wednesday, October 24, 6:30 p.m. Chamber office;

60th Anniversary Dinner – Saturday, October 27, 6 p.m. at the VFW Hall

Charlie announced flu shots are available at the Vets Hall Tuesday, November 13, from 9a.m. to noon.

The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Barbara Whitten, Recording Secretary

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Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, October 24th 2007

President Betty called Wednesday’s meeting to order at 6:38 pm. We honored our

flag & country with The Pledge as passed around the sign in sheet.

The ten members in attendance were:

· Betty Jo, Charles, Clarissa, John & Marsha, Mike & Sharron Druey,

Nanette, Mayor Herb and Jan.

Jan was asked to attempt meeting minutes in Barbara’s absence. There were no

guests. Last meeting’s minutes were not yet ready due to the complex nature of

by law amendments which took place and Barbara asked for a bit more time as she

wants to have correct info as we proceed with the project of updating Chamber By

Laws.

No Legislative report; no Walter Dodd either.

We moved on to the 60th Anniversary Party discussion. The mood of the meeting

was light and fun. Clarissa gave a total count of reservations as of this

evening-46. Charles had a few to add and Clarissa updated the count. We had to

tell the caterer by Wednesday morning what our count was and we offered him the

number 50. It was decided to wait until Friday and see if any more reservations

came in and forward a final count on to the caterer. Due to Charles’ unique

perspective regarding the use of the telephone, Clarissa and Betty devised a

rather interesting way to collect from Charles any additional reservation

information that may come in Friday’s mail. A fax and phone technique was set

up and this seemed satisfactory to all involved. This was my favorite part of

the whole meeting.

Clarissa and Betty discussed how the project was going regarding contacting past

presidents-not too well. We moved on to decorations, access to the hall and at

what time. Mayor Herb helped to establish a time for access to the Hall at 9:30

on Saturday morning.

Tables to put up, the bar to be set, the caterer needing limited access around 1

and then the volunteers returning at 5pm. We discussed the need for volunteers

for the various stations; front door, bar ticket sales and ID check, raffle

sales and where to put the Webmaster and the photo table.

We discussed the limited program for the evening. The Webmaster, JR Whipple,

asked for about 10 minutes to speak about the website.

We discussed dessert.

We discussed clean-up requirements. The questions mostly centered on whether we

needed to stay after the party and completely clean. Or, could we take out the

trash and come back on Sunday morning and take care of the hall then. Herb

would advise us on Saturday and President Betty thought it would be simple

enough to clean up afterwards. The event curfew is 11 pm.

Charles read the Treasurer’s report and the VFW Parade report. There was a math

error, which was corrected, and a motion was made to accept the report with

changes noted.

Betty tabled any discussion of our By Laws Update project until our next meeting

on Wednesday November 14th. A rousing chorus of unanimous approval was heard

throughout the meeting mostly in the form of verbal YEAHS!

Betty outlined the procedure for counting ballots. This takes place at our

November 28th meeting. We will count, tally and confirm the votes.

Sharron Druey had a few questions about how we choose the Website liaison person

who will interact with the Webmaster, update the website, load photos, and in

general manage it website for the Chamber. It was decided to wait until JR can

explain the new website, demonstrate how he has set it up for us to make routine

changes, etc…And at that time we can decide who may be in a position to accept

that job. Clarissa offered up a few points that need consideration; Internet

access, speed, dsl speed vs. modem, etc….

Betty discussed the Chamber’s Santa Visit scheduled for Saturday, December 8th.

Volunteers needed. There are plenty of Elf Costumes…one size fits most! J

There’s some money left from last year’s event and letters asking for donations

will go out again this year as well.

Betty read a few announcements and set the dates for our November meetings:

November 14th and November 28th for the executive meeting. Our ‘Holiday Mixer’

will probably be at Orchard MHP on December 10th.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:36 to yet another rousing chorus of unanimous

approvals! J

Jan Elmore

10/25/07