BLUE SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
 
 
Members Present:   Richard Minor, Angela Rodewald, Bill Fickle, Dena McLean, Todd Pelham, Jennifer Splittorff, Kyle Jones, Ryan Fry, Annette Seago, Todd Farley, Brad Page, Donna Best, Jenifer Witzke, Gina Goodwin, David Christian, Robert Andrew, Carolyn Marsh,  David Chinnery, Bill Essmann.
Absent:    Robin Schluter, Brien Starner
 
Kyle Jones called the meeting to order.
He introduced Annette Seago who gave a presentation on the Blue Springs School District Bond Issue.  
 
A motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Bill Essmann with a second from Jennifer Splittorff.  Motion carried.
 
Retreat Overview:  Irv Jenson of Smart Solutions gave a report on the retreat.
A. Bylaws - a motion to approve changes in the mission statement was made by Robert Andrew with a second from Bill Fickle. Motion carried.  A motion to approve all other changes to the By-laws was made by Bill Fickle with a second from Donna Best.  Motion carried.
B.  Financial Operating Procedures:  A motion to adopt the financial operating guidelines was made by Robert Andrew with a second from Bill Fickle.  Motion carried.  Revisions include all expenditures over $500 must come before the full board for approval.
C.  Committees and Taskforces: Three Committees within the Board were established.
     1.  Community Development:  Todd Farley, Brad Page, Carolyn Marsh, Bill Fickle
     2.  Business Support:  Brien Starner, Donna Best, Todd Pelham, Robert Andrew, David Christian, David Chinnery
     3.  Member Services:  Jenifer Witzke, Annette Seago, Gina Goodwin, Robin Schluter
D.  New website, logo and marketing tools were issues that need to be addressed.
 
Financial Report:  No financials were presented for approval.  Gina Goodwin gave a report from the Financial Oversight Committee on October transaction.  A motion to approve the 2009 Budget, with the provision that $15,000 of the insurance return be paid down on the current note and reviewed each month was made by Todd Farley.  A second was made by Donna Best.  Motion carried.
A motion to approve the new membership investment schedule was made by Robert Andrew with a second from Jennifer Splittorff.  A motion to approve the new sponsorship packages for 2009 was made by Donna Best with a second from Robert Andrew.  Motion carried.
 
Job Search Update:  Irv Jensen suggested broadening the search possibilities.  Todd Farley gave a report from the Search committee outlining their plan of action on job description, and a timeline.
 
Old Business:   Minutes are being posted to the website.  The facilities taskforce reported that the most pressing repairs needed are to the roof.  They will be getting estimates.  Nominations for Business and Business person of the Years are due.  Every Board member should nominate one of each. 
 
New Business:  It was agreed not to continue the services of Smart Solutions. 
A joint Connector/Board meeting should be set up in early January.   
Meeting Adjourned
Minutes submitted by R Hatfield