MINUTES OF HIGHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
August 20, 2008
Members of the Highland District Council Executive Committee met August 20, 2008 7:00 PM to set the agenda for the Sept 11 board meeting. Members present were: Shawn Bartsh, Bill Klein, Steve Lentsch, Joseph McCabe, Tim Puffer, and Jennifer Taylor James. Other board members and committee alternates present were Paul Krech, Georgia Dietz, and Jenny Winkleman.
1 Agenda
The agenda was approved with movement of the Community Services Alternate Issue to point 2.
2 Community Services Alternate Issue
At a recent Community Services Meeting the acting chair ruled that Jenny Winkleman was no longer an alternate because of too many missed meetings. During this meeting’s discussion it was noted that Jenny had informed the committee chairwoman that she would be absent from that meeting, but the chairwoman was also absent, so the notification was not known to those present at the committee meeting. Further, the bylaws were reviewed and, by their terms, the absentee rules apply to committee members, and not committee alternates. Shawn Bartsh moved to have the ruling overturned. It was seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
3 Treasurer’s Report – Offer in Compromise
It was reported that the offer was accepted on Aug 11, and although the exact amount of money available from the city funding contract amendments needs to be confirmed, it appears that there will not be a problem in meeting the payment obligations. It is expected that the exact details will be available by the Sept. 11 meeting.
4 Resolution of Georgia Dietz Human Rights Charges
This item will be on the agenda. The appeal time will be investigated. Details will be included in the Sept. 11 Board Meeting minutes.
5 Recurring Agenda Items
All the recurring agenda items such as committee reports and the community organizer report will be included. It was discussed inviting someone from the city to review relevant items from the city budget.
Two applications for the CIB committee were passed out and reviewed. The candidates are Layne Carver and John Mc Donald. Shawn Bartsh moved that these applications be submitted to the board. It was seconded and passed unanimously.
It was also decided to include "website update" on the agenda.
6 New Business
It was announced that Oct. 11 will be the date for the fall cleanup. This item should also be on the Sept. 11 agenda.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Steven E Lentsch