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Minutes Board Meeting – March 5, 2005 Present: Ed, Jimmy, Janet, Dwayne, Tammy, David, Leon, John and Anne. Absent: Kathleen and Nancy Host: River Falls Lodge Minutes from the last meeting were approved. Ed discussed board meeting etiquette emphasizing one person speaking at a time so that each person has a chance to be heard. Finance Committee: Checking Account Roof Fund: $17, 982.00 Harvest Moon: 9,700.00 approx. TOTAL $27,682.00 The family rate was discussed and was tabled for now per David. Volunteer Committee: Ed suggested changing the name of the Volunteer Committee to  RFL Opening /Closing Committee. Dwayne suggested we enlist … Read MoreMarch 2005

Minutes Board Meeting – June 5, 2005 Present: Ed, Jimmy, Janet, Dwayne, Tammy, Leon, John, Kathleen and Nancy. Absent:David and Anne Host: River Falls Lodge Minutes from the last meeting were amended and approved. By-law Changes The Governance Committee brought up that Leon Chapman, owner of River Falls Lodge, be made a permanent board member (Ex-Officio status). He would have voting privileges but would not be counted as one of the rotating board members. John made the motion and Tammy seconded it. Motion passed and the bylaws will be amended to reflect this change. (Note -This motion was reviewed and … Read MoreJune 2005

Minutes Board Meeting – July 17, 2005 Present: Jimmy, John, Ed, David, Tammy, Kathleen, Dwayne, Terri Chester, Nancy, Janet and Leon Absent: Neil, Anne and Terri Pizutto Host: Dwayne Plaisted Minutes from the last meeting were read and approved. Nancy will purchase Robert’s Rules of Order to serve as a guide for future board meetings. Ed welcomed Terri Chester as a new board member and explained the board responsibilities. Non-profit/Tax Exempt Status: Leon Chapman, River Falls Lodge owner, dance host and vital member of our community, was voted off the Board.  This move was to remove the perceived conflict of … Read MoreJuly 2005

Minutes Board Meeting – Oct. 1, 2005   Present: Jimmy, Janet, David, Kathleen, Ed, John, Elaine, Tammy, Terry Pizutto, Leon and guest, Charlie Shipman Absent: Neil, Terri Chester, Dwayne, Nancy Host: River Falls Lodge Minutes from the last meeting were read and approved. Ed welcomed new board members. Nominating Committee: Kathleen is taking over as chair of the committee. Leon recommended two new board members: Charlie Shipman and Scott McCall. It was suggested that they fill out board profile forms. The committee recommended two board members as discussed at previous meetings: Wayne Richard and Teresa Wilson. Elaine made a motion … Read MoreOctober 2005

Minutes Board Meeting – December 3, 2005 Present: Ed, Jimmy, Janet, Dwayne, Terry P., Elaine, Teresa W., Tammy, John, Neil Absent: Wayne, David, Kathleen, Terri C., Nancy Host: River Falls Lodge Minutes were approved from the Oct. 1 board meeting. Dwayne made the motion and Terry P. seconded it. Thank-you note: Elaine read the note from the Greer Soup Kitchen which thanked us for left-over food we brought from the Moondance. The River Falls opening/closing sheet was passed around for sign-ups. Finance: A bill for $953 was received for liability insurance for the coming year. Ed will go ahead and … Read MoreDecember 2005

Minutes Board Meeting – March 4, 2006 Present: Ed, Jimmy, Janet, Terry P., Elaine, Teresa W., Tammy, John, Neil, Wayne, David, Kathleen, Nancy, Dwayne Minutes were approved from the previous board meeting 1) We reviewed our progress and efforts on the RFL purchase. This week, Ed ordered and paid for half of a restricted report on RFL ($400, $800 total). It will take 3 or 4 weeks. This gives HMFS and Leon Chapman some third party help with a baseline for price negotiations. Wayne and Ed made some inquiries about occupancy limit, code restrictions, and the like. These are preliminary. … Read MoreMarch 2006

Minutes Board Meeting – May 7, 2006 Present: David, Dwayne, Elaine, Jimmy, John, Teresa W., Wayne, Nancy, Janet, Tammy Guests: Brad, Roger Burns, Jerry Vice Absent: Neil and Theresa P. Officers: David agreed to serve as interim President as Ed moved to Richmond and John Bryson will serve as interim VP until October elections. Both positions were approved by the board. David will need to give up some of his other responsibilities (band booking and MoonDance) if he runs and wins the presidency position in the fall. Others may want to consider these roles. Janet will be leaving the board … Read MoreMay 2006

Minutes Board Meeting – July 1, 2006 Present: David, Jimmy, John, Teresa W., Wayne, Nancy, Janet, Tammy, Neil, Theresa Absent: Elaine and Dwayne Board: We need to be thinking about officer positions. Teresa Wilson is thinking about secretary role. David is ok with being on the slate for president. We also need more board members. Younger dancers don’t want to be on board. Perhaps someone can talk with Jennie Wakefield about this group. Wayne and Tammy will work with John Bryson on nominating committee. We will nominate officers at the next board meeting in August and then vote and elect … Read MoreJuly 2006

Minutes Board Meeting – August 20, 2006 Present: David, Jimmy, Teresa W., Wayne, Janet, Tammy, Neil, Theresa, Elaine Absent: Dwayne, Nancy, John Guests: Roger Burns and Kathy Scott Officer Nomination: Vote on at the next meeting The slate of officers were nominated and motions made and approved as follows:   President: David White Vice President: John Bryson Secretary: Teresa Wilson Treasurer: Elaine Robeson David said that if he was elected president, he would need to give up leadership of the MoonDance. He will continue on the band/booking committee. Policies: Smoking Policy – Our non-smoking policy was changed and approved. (Motion … Read MoreAugust 2006

Minutes Board Meeting – October 1, 2006 Present: David, Jimmy, Teresa W., Wayne, Janet, Tammy, Neil, Elaine, Dwayne, John Absent: Theresa, Jerry Guest: Joann Bryson Welcome Welcome to newest board member, Jerry Vice.  David has included him on the email list. Gate Closing Incident The gate at River Falls was accidentally left open, and remained open until Leon discovered it on one of his trips down to RF. Leon was very upset. David asked that all Board members make extra efforts to make sure that the gate is locked after every dance. Minutes from last meeting Minutes from last meeting … Read MoreOctober 2006