April 2, 2008 - Meeting Minutes

**NOTICE**

Next regular Chamber meeting will be held at the American Legion Homeat 8:00 PM on Wednesday, 5/7. 

A June Jamboree planning meeting will be held at 7:00.

(Remember that during Daylight Savings Time meeting start time is 8:00; during Standard Time it is 7:00.)

President Stan Brandmeyer called the meeting to order at 8:05 pm.  Twenty persons were present. 

OLD BUSINESS

• Secretary’s Minutes.  Jerry Green moved to accept minutes from meeting of 3/5/08, Al Kues seconded.  Motion passed. 
• Treasurer’s Report.  Bill Koentz moved to accept, Jerry Green seconded.  Motion passed.
• Jamboree. 
  • Tracy Christ summarized progress that has been made on the event and resigned from the chairmanship.
  • June 13 and June 14 are the dates on which June Jamboree will be held this year.  (Repeat announcement)
  • Coolie Cups.  Anyone who wants to purchase cups should call Tracy Christ before the deadline of 05/01/08. (Repeat announcement)
• City-Wide Yard Sale and Spring Clean-Up.  Yard Sale will be held Saturday, April 26^th with Tracy Christ chairing event.  Clean-Up Day will be Saturday, May 3^rd with Scott Meinhardt serving as chair.  Deadline by which yard sale participants’ addresses must be given to Teri Crane or Tracy Christ is Friday, 4/18.  The bulletin board at the civic center will accommodate detailed fliers that participants may want to post.  (Repeat announcement)

NEW BUSINESS

• Miscellaneous Membership.  New member Lenny Ott of Koerner Distributing introduced himself and offered to help the Chamber in the future.  Mary Wuebbels attended the meeting in place of the pregnant Michelle Kujawa of Professional Therapy Services.

• Barricades.  Jerry Green moved to buy forty Jersey concrete barricades, Gordon Kehrer seconded.  Motion passed.  Estimated cost is $1,600.

• Bleachers.  Scott Meinhardt will research the purchase of bleachers for use at community events in the park.  Tim Hoerchler moved that the Chamber donate $6,000 to the Village to purchase bleachers, Scott Meinhardt seconded.  Motion passed.
• Bill for Chamber Meeting at Hidden Lake Winery.  Mike Pokojksi moved to pay the bill, Gordon Kehrer seconded.  Motion passed.

Adjournment.  Bill Koentz moved to adjourn, Brent Rakers seconded.  Motion passed.

Respectfully submitted,  

Larry Wankel, Secretary

March 5, 2008 - Meeting Minutes

**NOTICE**

Next regular Chamber meeting will be held at the American Legion Home at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, 4/2. 

A June Jamboree planning meeting will be held at 7:30.

(Remember that during Daylight Savings Time meeting start time is 8:00; during Standard Time it is 7:00.)

Secretary Larry Wankel called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.  Eleven persons were present. 

OLD BUSINESS

• Secretary’s Minutes.  Mary Kues moved to accept minutes from meeting of 2/6/08, Tracy Christ seconded.  Motion passed.  Membership agreed that it would be okay to publish minutes on Chamber website.
• Treasurer’s Report.  Al Kues moved to accept, Jerry Green seconded.  Motion passed.  Jill Loepker noted that excess cash could be placed in a better account than those in which it is now located.  Finance committee should meet to discuss issue.
• Katie Lundy Medical Need.  Mike Pokojski raised question as to whether Chamber, when it has raised funds locally, wants to give it to people who are not local residents.  Others agreed that an undesirable precedent would be set.  Membership concluded that no donation would be made.
• Jamboree. 
  • June 13 and June 14 are the dates on which June Jamboree will be held this year.
  • Coolie Cups.  Anyone who wants to purchase cups should call Tracy Christ before the deadline of 05/01/08.
• City-Wide Yard Sale and Spring Clean-Up.  Yard Sale will be held Saturday, April 26^th with Tracy Christ chairing event.  Clean-Up Day will be Saturday, May 3^rd with Scott Meinhardt serving as chair.  Deadline by which yard sale participants’ addresses must be given to Teri Crane or Tracy Christ is Friday, 4/18.  The bulletin board at the civic center will accommodate detailed fliers that participants may want to post.
• Baden Bucks.  Jill Loepker said she will give all members a void sample and instructions.

NEW BUSINESS

• New Businesses in Town.  Plants should be ordered for Margarita’s Cantina, Rehkemper’s Tile & Flooring and New Baden Flowers.  (What to give New Baden Flowers should probably be readdressed.)
• Sesquicentennial Account.  John Marshall indicated a bank account for the Sesquicentennial event still exists and that he would like to close it.  Mike Pokojski moved to put the money in the Chamber account and close the Sesquicentennial account, Mary Kues seconded. Motion passed.  Jill Loepker will keep track of the funds.

Adjournment.  Meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Larry Wankel, Secretary