Minutes of Nov. 11, 2008

Nick Manole’s Home

Meeting was called to order by President Roger Cook

Board members in attendance: Roger Abbott, Dave Bentley, Roger Cook, Nick Manole, Carole Rising, Dee Acree, Jack Oestreicher.

Members absent: Steve Ciepiela, Woody Owens

Minutes of the Oct. 7, 2008 board meeting were approved by motion and a unanimous vote.

A Treasury Report was resented by Dave Bentley. Dave reported that the police patrol expenditures for October was $3040, bringing the YTD total expenditure to $16,745.43, exceeding the annual patrol budget of $12,600. Marc Lachey indicated that the police increased their fees twice this year. The increases in police expenditures started in July.  Dave said that sometimes the patrol expenditures for two mouths are paid in one mouth. Before any action on this matter could be taken, the meeting was interrupted buy an uninvited guest who refused to leave. The meeting was adjourned until this problem could be resolved.

After resolution of the problem the meeting was reconvened. Dee Acree was absent.

To help resolve the patrol budget problem, Nick Manole made a motion that the dues be increased by $50, effective December 1, 2008. The motion was approved.

Discussion then proceeded on steps that we need to take to get the police patrol expenditures under control. Marc indicated that the number of patrols for the rest of November and December have already been set. He also said that if we stop the police patrol, it may be difficult to restart them since there is a wait list for other groups which want access to the police overtime resources. It was decided to continue with these patrols and delay payment of the December bill until January 2008. It was also decided that the president, secretary, and treasure review patrol procedures (number of patrol each month, etc) for 2009.

Foothills  Police Report- None

Standing Committee Reports_-None

Note: All standing committee reports will be posted on the website instead of in the meeting minutes. Please see the reports page on the website for these updates.

Old Business: None

Next Meeting:

There will not be a board meeting in December but will instead meet for dinner, December 2^nd, as we did last year. The next board meeting will be held Jan. 6, 2009 at the police substation at 7:30.

These minutes prepared by Roger Abbott, Secretary GHNA Board