MINUTES OF THE BARNES AREA HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION MEETING
OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
(Corrected Version 10-20-2005)
Members present: Claudia
Draganowski, Judi Scholz, Mike Bowes, Lu Peet, Helen Ruprecht, Quentin
Ruprecht, Bob Oberstar, Linda Oberstar, Edie Berg, George martin, Nori Newago,
Paul Skamser and Judy Neider.
The meeting was called to
order by Judi Scholz. At 9:00AM.
Minutes were distributed and
read by Judy Neider. Mike Bowes made a motion to accept the minutes. This was
seconded by Helen Ruprecht and the motion passed.
Treasurer Mike Bowes
presented the following financial information: presently there is $28,399.32
with an additional $2,776.00 from book sales and “bar jars”. The total for
printing was $5,785.00 with a cost of $11.56 per book. Donations account
for the majority of profit.
There was discussion on how
to invest a portion of the proceeds. It was agreed that a bank CD would most
likely be the most workable.
MUSEUM
Discussion continued on where
the future museum should be located. Presently two people have come forward
with land, either for sale or as a gift. Eleanor Desrosiers has 5 acres that
she may be willing to sell to BAHA for the museum and Fritz Barnes has raised
the possibility of donating land for this project.
There was no motion made, but
it was informally agreed that soon a committee will have to be established to
pursue this important first step: locating and determining the site for the
museum.
Nori noted that whatever land
the museum is situated on will be tax free because of our status as a
non-profit organization.
BY-LAWS
The By-Laws had been
distributed so that each member had a copy as Claudia reviewed each item. The
following articles generated discussion and some changes were made:
Article III Membership:
Sections B, the dues category were
accepted as they appear in the By-Laws.
A question was raised on when “annual
meetings” should be held.
George Martin made a motion
that September be the month for the Annual Meeting beginning in 2006. This year
it will remain October. The motion was seconded by Bob Oberstar and the motion
passed.
Article IV Officers:
A. Five (5) to nine (9) members will be elected to serve
on Board of Directors and shall serve two-year terms (this was originally B
under Article IV and it was only seven (7) members).
B. The elective officers of the organization are
president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer and shall be elected at the
Annual Meeting. These elected officers will also serve on the Board of
Directors. (This was unclear before and we agreed to change the number on the
Board of Directors. Therefore, we will have four (4) officers and five (5)
directors.
Article
VII Meetings:
C. Board of Directors Meetings
2.
Six members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum. (This was
originally four (4) members.)
Article
VIII Affiliations:
C. BAHA shall
send an annual payment…….(This was not amended at this time)
It
was noted by Nori that we have the option of whether to belong to the Bayfield
County Historical Society. Once we have our own 501 (c ) (3), it is no longer
necessary to be part of BCHS, but we will maintain our status with the
Wisconsin Historical Society.
Nori will also redo the
By-Laws since she has the original copy. Then she will email them to Judy
Neider so that copies can be made for the next meeting.
Nori will also redo the Membership
form which is obsolete now since the Centennial is over. Also the addition of
Business annual dues = $50.00 will be added to the categories.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND
DIRECTORS
A slate of candidates will be
submitted by the nominating committee at the next meeting. It will appear as
follows:
Judi Scholz-President
Dave Pease-Vice President
Lu Peet-Secretary
Linda Oberstar-Treasurer
Other Board of Directors
candidates so far are:
Claudia Draganowski
Mike Bowes
Quentin Ruprecht
George Martin
Judy Neider
There was discussion about
BAHA obtaining the 501 ( c) (3) tax designation so that we are legally
non-profit.
* Mike Bowes made a motion
that we hire Nori Newago to do the paperwork on the 501 ( c) (3) for a fee of
$1,000.00. This was seconded by Helen Ruprecht and the motion passed.
* A motion was made by Helen
that we use the same logo used for the Centennial and put BAHA on it. Judi
Scholz seconded the motion and it passed.
Discussion concerning the
future fund raisers, e.g., raffle. Presently there are eight (8) jars at local
bars and some items left from the Centennial fund raiser. This will be
discussed at future meetings.
HISTORICAL BOOK
Linda Oberstar reported that
most books that were ordered in advance have been distributed. There are a few
remaining which will be mailed today after the meeting.
Of the five hundred (500)
books printed originally, a number of the copies were flawed. The printer has
agreed to redo these books and for the original price of printing will print an
additional two hundred (200) copies). There will be 140 new copies plus 40 of
the flawed copies reprinted.)
These should be available by
the middle of October and Linda will have a report on the status of sales, etc.
at the October meeting.
Linda reported that there has
been a significant expense for postage to get the book distributed. This
generated some discussion.
There was discussion on
payment to Dave Thorson for the Centennial book. Original items that he used in
his research and ensuing publication have not been returned at this date. This
is a concern because a number of items must be returned to their owners and
other items need to be secured in BAHA files.
*Quentin made a motion that
Dave Thorson receive ¼ of his payment for the book (as per contract) when he
returns all materials that were donated for the book (originals and hard copy).
The motion was seconded by Mike Bowes and the motion passed unanimously.
Books are being donated to
local libraries: Hayward, Drummond, Cable, Gordon and Iron River. A cover
letter accompanies each book which acknowledges BAHA as the donor.
Books will be available for
sale ($25.00 each) at the Drummond Bank and the Town Hall.
The next meeting-the Annual
Meeting-will be October 20, 2005 at 9:00AM at Downtown Barnes.
The meeting was adjourned at
11:20AM
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Neider-Secretary
September 16, 2005