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WayNet Board
Meeting Minutes
November
12, 2009
Present:
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Dudley Fetzer President (First Bank Richmond)
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Gary
Arndts Vice President (Marketing & Creative Services)
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Jane
Holman Executive Director, Ex Officio (WayNet.org)
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Jenie
Lahmann (Morrisson-Reeves Library)
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Bill
Pendley (Potter’s Wheel Bed & Breakfast)
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Randy
Baker (Richmond Power and Light)
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Richard
Peterson (Porter Advertising, LLC)
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Jodi Johnson
(Western Wayne Schools)
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Tim Love (Reid
Hospital and Health Care Services)
Call to Order:
President Dudley Fetzer called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m.
in the Richmond Power and Light Auditorium.
The meeting minutes were approved for the
September 10 board meeting. Tim Love so moved. Richard Peterson
seconded. The motion was unanimously approved.
Financial Report:
The balance
sheet was shared and discussed. Jane noted that two checks were
received. Reid Hospital and RCS paid their annual membership.
Discussion about memberships and a few potential businesses that we
might investigate being members. Jane will contact Really Cool Foods
(previous members) and Dot Foods as potential members. A strong
reason to have them join is the employment section that is high on
the rankings of usage with Waynet. Jodi Johnson moved to approve the
Balance Sheet. Bill Pendley seconded. The motion was unanimously
approved.
Old Business:
New Business:
Acceptance of New Board Member:
The president asked that Rob Tidrow be accepted as a new board
member. Rob works for Richmond Community Schools. Jane discussed
that this addition helps to balance the diversity of the board -
balancing profit, non-profit, business and education members. Dudley
Fetzer asked for a motion to accept the proposed new board member.
Tim Love so moved. Jenie Lahmann seconded. The motion was
unanimously approved.
Review of New Budget:
Dudley Fetzer outlined the layout of the
proposed budget
and Jane Holman explains the balances. She is optimistic that we
will encourage new members and recoup many of our current members.
Jane discussed the purchase of new software to work on the website
development. She is evaluating several choices of software.
The marketing committee is looking into the price and feasibility of
creating a billboard campaign that is co-sponsored by our community
partners. Other possibilities would be to place the Waynet mini
advertisements on billboards and other marketing avenues.
Set 2010 meetings
Discussion of the meeting day took place. It was decided to keep
the meeting schedule as it is currently. Meet every other month on
the 2nd Thursday of the month at noon, beginning in January. Dudley
Fetzer asked for a motion to accept the proposed new board member.
Gary Arndts so moved. Bill Pendley seconded. The motion was
unanimously approved.
Executive Director's Report (Click
to see the report)
A Few Noted Highlights:
- ICNA dissolution took many hours to shut down and organize
the final meeting. The group voted to disperse funds to
the eight remaining members. Jane is investigating how to
disperse the money so Waynet can best utilize them. Jodi Johnson
moved that the money be dispersed in the best interest of Waynet
and utilizes Jane’s discretion on placement of the funds. Gary
Arndts seconded. The motion was unanimously approved.
- Made a contact with new director, Eric Marsh at WCTV
- The Waynet site redesign was briefly discussed. Jane is
working on the plan for the new site that is easy to navigate,
highlights Waynet members on the front page, uses Waynet to
advertise it’s services and offerings to the community.
Adjournment:
Being no further business Dudley Fetzer asked for a motion to
adjourn. Jodi Johnson so moved. Gary Arndts seconded the motion. The
meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jenie Lahmann
January 5, 2010
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