August 21, 2016 Meeting Minutes
Elk Forest Civic Association Annual Meeting - August 21, 2016
Alzos Residence
The Annual Meeting was called to order by President Kathy Alzos at 1415. There was a great turnout of members despite the inclement weather! Kathy reviewed the proposed Agenda with the first order of business being the update of the Bylaws and Constitution. A committee spent the last year reviewing and revising the outdated Constitution and Bylaws and members were given opportunity to see the revisions on the website. Kathy reminded those present that they needed to be current on dues payment to vote. Mike Leshner moved to vote on revisions as written and Judy Leshner seconded. All were in favor. Thank you to the committee for their hard work.
Susan Schlotzhauer gave the Treasurer’s report. (See attached copy). Cris Brookmyer has reviewed the financials for the annual check to assure the residents of accuracy. Motion to accept report as read was made by Judy Leshner. Second by Troy Gund. All in favor.
As is traditional at the annual meeting elections needed to be held. With new revisions to Bylaws officers and directors will serve two year terms. Outgoing officers are Patty Truitt VP, Joanne Silverman Secretary and Susan Schlotzhauer Treasurer. Nominations for these positions are: Joanne Silverman VP, Janet Curran, Secretary and Dick Gutendorf Treasurer. Request for nominations from floor was made. David Silverman made motion to vote which was seconded by Sue Schlotzhauer. All in favor.
There are 5 director positions. This past year, Carlos Brannon resigned from his position as past President and Troy Gund graciously accepted an appointment by President, Kathy Alzos to fill the vacancy. He will continue to serve another term as will David Silverman. There are 3 vacancies being created by outgoing Joanne DeMartino, Bill Alzos and Len Edwards. Nominations for these positions are Sherry Mitchell, Susan Schlotzhauer and Judy Leshner. A request for nominations from the floor was made. A motion was made by Gayle Hertz and seconded by Joanne DeMartino to vote. All in favor.
Kathy Alzos continued with agenda items. Discussion about Community yard sale ensued. It is scheduled for September 17th. A $5 fee for participation will be required for signage etc. Please contact Kathy if you wish to participate. Thus far, there has been minimal interest.
Mike Leshner will continue as webmaster but he requested assistance with a backup person as there are times he is not available for updates. Ed Hoffman graciously volunteered to help.
Laurie Leone brought up discussion of a community service project. The Meeting Ground is a local organization that provides services for the homeless in our area. They are in need of breakfast items for their clients and Laurie would like to organize a Cereal Drive sponsored by EFCA. All were in agreement that this is something we would like to do as a community. Joanne Silverman volunteered to assist Laurie. Laurie will contact the Meeting Ground Representative and get information on how to proceed.
The Kilby Cream Ice cream truck arrived and it was agreed that it was a good time to adjourn and continue our neighborhood festivities! A motion was made by Bill Alzos to adjourn. Seconded by David Silverman. All in favor! Meeting adjourned at 1435.
A big thank you to Kathy and Bill Alzos for hosting this annual event. Thank you to all who helped set up and provided additional shelter for the event. A bigger thank you to all who attended and brought the delish eats! A good time was had by all!
Respectfully submitted,
Joanne Silverman
Secretary, EFCA