General Meeting Minutes

Kendrick Grange

Thursday, February 21, 2013 3:30 p.m. 

Executive Board Members Present: Sharon Harris - President, Richard Abrams – vice president, Chris Kowrach- Treasurer, and Jan Patterson - Secretary

 Executive Board Members Absent: Milt Patterson – past president

 Others Present:  Horst and Loeda Reil, Nellie Millard

 1.      Sharon called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m.

 2.      The minutes of January 17, 2013 annual meeting were accepted as written with corrections made.

 3.      The treasurer reported that there is a total balance of $12,807.70 in our accounts.  

4.      Committee Reports:

a.)   Publications Committee reported that they are finishing gathering information for the Southwick book and have started putting the book together and still plan to send the book to the printer in the first few weeks of March.

b.)    Brick work for the Fraternal Temple has started with work to the front of the Fraternal Temple finished. The brick installer will now move to the west side of the grange in the next few weeks.

c.)   Chris is hoping to pick-up old Kendrick Gazettes from Kia in the next few weeks.

d.)   Chris reported that the usage of the web site has been increasing with an average of around 42 people a day checking our web site.

 5.      Old Business:

a.)   Chris reported that Mr. Walker, the Kendrick High School shop teacher has started to construct legs for the 12 display panels. The cost for legs for the panels will be around $66.00.

b.)   Jan reported that after her audit of the JKHF financial records that everything was in order with the financial records.

c.)    We reviewed and discussed the JKHF Bylaws, an motion was made and seconded to change the bylaws as noted below:

 FOR YOUR INFORMATION and CONSIDERATION:

JKHF Bylaws Review Committee Proposal: To remove each of the following three denoted strike through sections from the JKHF Bylaws and place each strike through section in the JKHF procedures manual upon a JKHF meeting motion.

2.1 Fees:

Membership fees shall be prescribed by the Executive Board. Current membership fees shall be:

Member:  $10.00---$19.99

Couple: $15.00—(added Feb. 17, 2011)

Friend: $20.00 -$29.99

Contributor: $30.00 -$99.00

Sponsor: $100.00 -$499.00

Patron: $500.00 and up

         3.1 Terms of Office:

Executive officers shall be elected for a term of two years.  No officer shall be elected to the same office for more than three consecutive terms.

Article IV:  Meetings:

The Foundation shall hold a general meeting of the membership annually to hear reports for the year, to elect new trustees, and to conduct such other affairs as may by needful or appropriate.  The meeting shall be held at a time and a place determined by the Executive Board, with (add-normal and customary method of notification) to all members not less than two weeks in advance of the meeting date.

6.      New Business:

a.)   Loeda will represent JKHF at the KJ&7 Annual meeting on Thursday February 21, 2013. She will be telling the organization about what we have been doing and also what the future plans are for the JKHF. 

b.)   We discussed that Donna Heinen is starting to gather information for the K-J Ambulance and Fireman project. This project will be finished by 2015 to help celebrate the 30 years that the ambulance has been in operation in the K-J area.

c.)    On Saturday March 2, 2013 JKHF will have a clean-up of the upstairs area.  We will meet at 9:00 a.m.

7.       Other Business:

a.)    Loeda reported on her visit to the Twin Rivers Genealogy Society. She attended their meeting to discuss how to go about writing a history book and how to do research on cemeteries.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 8.      Next Meeting: Will be on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 3:30 at the Fraternal Temple.

9.      The meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.

            Jan Patterson, Secretary

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