August Council of Pheathers
August 15, 2016 (Held at Friendly Confines)
Jeanette Freeman Call to order 7:22
In Attendance:
__X__ President- Jeanette Freeman
__X__ Vice President- Terry Clark
__X__ Secretary- Cindy Cunningham
__X__ Treasurer- Amy Buchanan
__X__ Membership Officer- Jackie Dorsey
__X__ Keeper of the Flock- Megan Oberlin
__X__ Executive Officer- Marty Hahn
__X__ Communications Officer- Lou Perkins
____ Member Advocate- Joe Diluzio
____ Member Advocate – Dave McVeigh
__X__ Member Advocate – Mike Anderson ____ Former President- Jim Thomas
____ Member Guest __________________
OFFICER REPORTS:
SECRETARY’S REPORT:
Minutes for the June meeting submitted by email. Jeanette will submit the July minutes next week. Bank accounts will be reviewed by Cindy Cunningham.
Motion to accept report made by Jackie and seconded by Marty. Motion passed unanimously.
TREASURER REPORT:
Treasury report submitted by Amy Buchanan. Amy reported that she renewed the theft policy and that she went through the budget items to make sure everyone has been paid to date.
Motion to accept report made by Jackie and seconded by Marty. Motion passed unanimously.
MEMBERSHIP OFFICER REPORT:
Jackie Dorsey submitted the Membership report. Jackie reported there were 55 at the August Phlocking, and 4 new members were inducted.
Motion to accept report made by Amy and seconded by Marty. Motion passed unanimously.
KEEPER OF THE PHLOCK REPORT:
Megan announced that the September Phlocking will be held Friday, September 9th, due to the
Labor Day holiday. The theme for the Phlocking will be “Football”, the musician will be Decibel, the Lucky Stars benefactor will be Pet Alliance, and the raffle table is still to be determined.
Megan agreed to let Cindy switch her Raffle Table date from November to October.
Motion to accept report made by Marty and seconded by Lou. Motion passed unanimously.
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER REPORT:
Lou stated he will update the website with the September meeting info. He announced this month’s Last Phriday Supper will be held at Terra Mia. Lou started a discussion regarding the PHCF Gmail account, suggesting we use one drive for shared documents, such as membership lists.
Motion to accept report made by Jackie and seconded by Amy. Motion passed unanimously.
VICE PRESIDENT REPORT:
Terry reported that the kayaking picnic attendance was down (75), and reasoned this was because the event date was “moon dependent” which put it too close to the first day of school. Terry announced that the following Sunday’s beach clean-up has 15 – 18 signed up so far.
Motion to accept report made by Amy and seconded by Megan. Motion passed unanimously.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT: No report
Motion to accept report made by _______, seconded by ________. Motion passed unanimously.
MEMBER ADVOCATE REPORT: No report
Motion to accept report made by _______, seconded by ________. Motion passed unanimously.
PRESIDENT REPORT: No report
Motion to accept report made by _______, seconded by ________. Motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
Jackie, Marty, Jean, Mike, Pam and Rick attended the Annual Leadership Conference.
Takeaways from the conference were 1. Use the Sunbiz.org site to find chapter info and 2. Suggestion to hold a separate meeting, an orientation, for new members or those wanting to earn more about PHCF, as a way of getting them more involved. A discussion ensued regarding the new member signing sheets to optimize their exposure to other members and officers.
NEW BUSINESS:
MOTM Brunch – Marty asked if PHCF could sponsor the brunch, to help defer their out-ofpocket costs. Terry suggested we shift ½ of the pre-meeting funds over to this ($150) and move the pre-meeting to an earlier date, such as April or May. Terry motioned to accept these suggestions and Megan seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Jeanette requested the Council consider hosting the Leadership Conference next year. After some discussion, the Council agreed to look into it further. Lou made a motion to form an exploratory committee to look into hosting. Amy seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Marty stated she was still looking for the banner. Terry said he had it, but it was in bad shape and suggested we have a new one made. He informed the Council that we could have a new 8’x10’ banner made for approximately $300, with Chuck contributing the graphics and his time. Lou motioned for the approval of the $300 item (with the understanding the price could go a little higher). Amy seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Jeanette asked who was in charge of volleyball, and was told it was Angela and George. Jeanette will reach out to them to reestablish communications and supply more current information.
A motion to adjourn was made by Marty and seconded by Megan, and passed unanimously.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:58 pm.
Minutes submitted by Cindy Cunningham, Scribe