MINUTES

Rising Sun/Ohio County Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

March 11, 2003

Present: Keri McGraw, Dale Siekman, Pam Gilley, Jamey Fieler, Janie Eldridge & Brett Stowell

Minutes

A motion was made by Janie, seconded by Jamey, to approve the minutes of the February 11, 2002 meeting. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report

No was no official treasurer’s report. Dale reported that he had paid a couple of telephone bills during the month. An official report will be given at the April meeting

Old Business

Bylaws Changes – The changes to the Bylaws regarding tie vote for board members will be distributed to all members prior to the April 8^th meeting. The Bylaws require a 10-day notice period prior to the meeting at which the vote for the change will take place. Brett Stowell will prepare the notice and send to all members.

Resignation – Keri notified everyone of the resignation of Sally Beckley from the Board. Sally was also serving as secretary. Pam Gilley made a motion to name Brett Stowell as the new secretary. Janie Eldridge seconded the motion. The motion carried.

New Business

Discussion of Purpose – Keri led the group in a discussion of the purpose and direction of the Chamber. Currently only nine businesses have paid their dues for the current year. These include five local businesses, three nonprofit groups, and one Ripley County nonprofit.

After discussion, Jamey volunteered to spearhead a program that will spotlight local businesses in a news article in the OHIO COUNTY NEWS/RISING SUN RECORDER. Jamey also volunteered to create a one-page newsletter that will highlight the Chamber activities, upcoming meetings, board members, etc. She will prepare this prior to the next meeting.

April Meeting -- Discussion was held regarding the April meeting, which is a full member meeting. Various ideas were discussed for program topics. The Board decided to meet on April 8 and to hold the full-member meeting on April 16. Janie will try to reserve the Senior Citizens Building meeting room for the event, which will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. as an After Hours Meet & Greet.

Other Business

There was no other business

Next meeting

The next meeting will be on April 8^th at Noon.

A motion was made by Janie, seconded by Brett to adjourn. Motion carried.

Submitted by:

Pam Gilley

Acting Secretary

Minutes subject to approval