MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE RIVER HILLS FOUNDATION, INC.
December 14, 2005
A meeting of the Board of Directors of the River Hills
Foundation was held at the Village Hall in the Village of River Hills on Wednesday,
December 14, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. pursuant to notice given to all directors. Roll call indicated the presence of Vice
President Donald Baumgartner, Treasurer Stacy Terris, Secretary Anne Vogel and Directors
Robert Brunner, Mary Ann LaBahn, Jill Pelisek, Douglas MacNeil. Also present were Tom Tollaksen, Village
Manager and Linda Lemmen, Deputy Clerk.
In the absence of President Norman Paulsen, who had
submitted his resignation, Stacy Terris started the meeting. Mr. Paulsen was commended by the Board for
his contributions, dedication and vision over the years he served on the
Board. His assistance with the history
project was invaluable and insured its success. It was unanimously agreed that Mr. Paulsen was a most valued
member of the Foundation and will be greatly missed.
Upon motion by Mr. Baumgartner and
second by Mary Ann LaBahn, the minutes of the last meeting on April 22, 2005
were approved unanimously.
Treasurer Stacy Terris presented an updated financial
report listing the balance in the Foundation=s account
in the amount of $60,300.10 as of 11/30/05.
This balance included expenses for the year of $4,136.43. Mr. Terris stated that the appeal letter to
residents had been mailed today. Motion
was made by Mary Ann LaBahn and seconded by Jill Pelisek to approve the
Treasurer’s report. Motion carried
unanimously.
Election of next year=s
officers was the next order of business.
After much discussion a motion was made by Mary Ann LaBahn and seconded
by Douglas MacNeil to nominate the following Directors as officers of the Board
for the next year. They are President
Anne Vogel, Vice President Donald Baumgartner, Secretary Jill Pelisek and
Treasurer Stacy Terris. A vote was
called and the nominations were unanimously approved.
Next, the directors felt the addition of more members
to the Board was essential in planning for future success of the Foundation. Dick Glaisner, Kristin Severson, Julie Koss
and Diane Zore were nominated by various members of the Board as new
members. The nominations were
unanimously upheld. Stacy Terris and
Anne Vogel will formally ask them to join the Board.
The Board discussed potential future projects, the
need for a mission statement and the need for a strategic planning session for
the expenditure of Foundation funds.
Various suggestions such as public art, funding a project for the
planting of trees in certain locations of the Village, cul-de-sac enhancements
and landscape improvements to the memorial garden grounds were discussed. A review of past projects of the Foundation
as well as discussion regarding future projects will be held in February, 2006. The Board expressed its desire to be
included on the Village’s new website.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned
at 5:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Jill Pelisek, Secretary