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Marion Cultural Development Corporation

REGULAR B= OARD MEETING

September 10, 2007

4:00 to 4:37

1st Floor Conference Room, Mid-Will= amette Valley Council of Governments Office

105 High Street, Salem, OR  97301

Meeting Minutes

 

 

PRESENT:  Jean Abderhalden, Richard Van = Orman, Eleanor Berry, Ginny Merriman, Jim Schwab, Jim Shull, Daniel Hays, Kay Pendleton

 

ABSENT: M= arisa Newnam (excused), Brigid Zani, Kathleen Fish

 

CALL TO ORDER= : Meeting was called to order by President Ginny Merriman at 4:00 with a roll call and a quorum present.

 

MINUTES: = Minutes from the June meeting were unavailable and will be approved at the next meeting.

 

Financial Report:  MCDC has the same balance as in June: $1,276.68.  Jim Schwab announced that the amount for the next grant cycle from OCT will be $23,846.17.  The CT12 and the = IRS forms will be filed this week.  We must now file with the IRS even though the amount is less than $25,000.

 

PresidentR= 17;s Report: 

 

•Ginny requested a rolling, locking two-drawer f= ile cabinet in order to store all materials (including archival materials) secu= rely in one place (MWVCoG).  Jean m= oved for expenditure of up to $150; Kay seconded.  Motion passed.

 

•Ginny has filed the report to OCT.  We will talk next month about some strategies to employ that will simplify this procedure.

 

•The 2007-08 calendar was presented.

 

Committees:

 

Financial & Budget:  No report.

Cultural Inventory: No report.

PR & Communications: No report.

Grant Programs: There are five open grants at this time.  Final reports are due b= y the second Monday of December, however, those grantees who have not completed t= heir projects may file and interim report.  We will observe the same schedule for 07-08 as this past year.  Questions have been asked about the “Organization Evaluation Form” mentioned on the grant contract.  This issue was tabl= ed and a form will be either developed or the terminology clarified for the next cycle.  Presently there is no = form and grantees should continue to do a narrative.

 

New Business:=

No new business.  It was pointed out that we need to be looking for new board members.=

 

** Jean will act as historian.  Please copy and mail to her anythi= ng in your files that she could organize in a notebook.

 

Meeting was adjourned at 4:37 p.m.

 

Next meeting:= October 8, 2007