OWACC Board of Directors Meeting

August 3, 2009, 7:00 PM, Withee Village Hall

1.  Call to Order: – Time: 7:00 PM

2.  Roll Call: Borgeson, Esker, Koplitz, Laube,  Greschner, Reinke. Mauel arrived at 7:25 PM .  Absent: Hackbarth, LePage   Others present: None 

3.  Approve minutes from July 6, 2009 Board of Directors Meeting: A Reinke/Esker motion and subsequent vote approved the July 6, 2009 Board of Directors Meeting, with the following correction to minutes. Change #7 Liaison Report letter to a “p”.

4.  Treasurer’s Report:  A Laube/Koplitz motion and subsequent vote approved the July Treasurer’s Report.  The July 31, 2009, checking account balance was $6,369.57.   The Chamber Bucks checking account balance as of July 31, 2009 was $77.88. 

 

5.  Liaison Reports:

1.  O-W Development Corporation(Reinke): No meeting until October.

2.  Owen City Council/Downtown Revitalization Committee (LePage) No report

3.  Agribusiness Innovation Center, Inc (Hackbarth): Laube discussed the Agribusiness Innovation Center moving forward.

4.  Withee Village Board: Softball field was discussed.

5.  Hwy. 29 Partnership (LePage): No Report

6.  Clark County Board/Economic Dev. Corp./Cmte. & Tourism: No report

6.  Committee Reports:

 

1.  Newsletter (LePage):  Newsletter was sent August 1, 2009.                 .

2.  Communications Center(Reinke):  Six calls in July.

3.  Chamber Bucks (Reinke): $35.00 July.

4.  Website (  ) No report.

5.  Hwy. 29 Welcome signs on each side of O-W:  Get more information from Rod  Hawks.

6.  Advertising & Promotions Committee (Laube): No report.

   7.  Review 2009 Membership List:  Official membership 67 members. A Mauel/Laube motion and subsequent vote to approve

         the official membership list with the addition of Midwest Aluminum.         

   8.  Discuss alteration of bylaws-defining better language about officers and their terms:   A Mauel/Esker motion and

        subsequent vote. To present the revision of bylaws at the next annual meeting,  to be voted on by the members at that meeting.

   9.  Correspondence Received:  Special interest group sent letter, no action taken.

  10. New Business:  None.

  11. Adjourn Time:  A Mauel/Esker motion and subsequent vote adjorned the meeting at 8:35 P.M.