Meeting was called to order at 7:43 p.m. Present were Theresa Gragg, Helen Elden, Sandy Craig, Jeannie Dery, Kristie Dubois, Dini Schut, Hal Hamer, and Dave Engel.
August meeting minutes were read, amended to correct that Becky has sent out thank you letters to those joining (instead of Kristie) and approved as corrected.
Finance Committee: Sandy passed out copies of the rough draft Proforma
of projected income/expenses. We discussed various items (e.g., utilities, health insurance, incentives, property taxes, building insurance, number of employees, salary options). The committee will rework the Proforma with some new figures. (We discussed asking the landlord for delaying the initiation of rent due to the roof structural defect which has delayed us.) Helen will check into this. Theresa moved that volunteer workers be compensated in non-taxable gifts instead of additional percent discounts. Kristie seconded, motion carried unanimously. Theresa reiterated her earlier suggestion to get copy of city code for our establishment to insure we meet all regulations. Jeannie will assign this task to a volunteer. We discussed corporate membership status and are in favor of a one-vote status of corporate membership (to avoid being overtaken by a large voting contingency of not-concerned members) and Kristie will investigate if we can do that. The bank account must be changed. We discussed where to transfer it. Theresa suggested Glass City Credit Union. Consensus was to use Glass City if it worked out. Becky will see to it. Bank account balance as of this morning (with all bills paid) was $4770.
Location/Bldg. Prep. Helen spoke with Tom Marrit and Dan Wilkins about being our general contractors; neither could. We discussed remodeling in depth. Inspection dept. approved our building permit, pending them connecting with health dept, who have also approved us. As soon as they get together, we can get the permit and begin work. Helen has names of three electricians and two plumbers with whom she wll1 be in touch.
Fundraising Committee: We netted approximately $200 from our 9/7 event. In spite of low take, it was a success as a learning experience and exposure to a few people. Kristie offered many suggestions for future efforts. Theresa suggested general and committee meetings to be held at co-op to attract interested members into action and encourage general attendance. Dini suggested a planned agenda to entice participation. Theresa offered to facilitate. Dini, Hal , Theresa and Kristie will meet to plan this and contact general members to attend.
Education Committee: Hal shared his experiences in Baltimore and suggested we officially attend next meeting.
Membership Committee: Dini asked about a volunteer coordinator. Theresa offered that was the manager's job, once we hired one. This was referred to the personnel committee. Nominations for replacing Robert Hannon, who has officially resigned, will be considered in two weeks at the regular board meeting, which we will hold at the co-op on 9/24. Theresa spoke with Jalmer's, who sees our presence as mutually beneficial, as do we. We will be advertising for a store manager in The Blade next Sunday.