September 2009 Board Minutes
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American Gothic House Center Board Meeting
Board Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
American Gothic House Center, Eldon, IA
Chairperson Coffman called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
- Roll Call:
Present: Coffman, Siegel, Parker, Jeffries and Baker
Also present: Jessica Strom
- Agenda items to add and/or delete
Add:
- Consignment to employees – old business
- Motion to Approve Agenda.
Motion: Parker moved to approve the agenda with the above addition. Seconded by Siegel. All in favor. Passed.
- Approval of Previous Minutes.
Motion: Siegel moved to approve the minutes as presented.
Seconded by Parker.
All in favor. Passed.
Old Business:
- Long Range Plans.
Both short and long term goals were presented and discussed. Brief explanation of these were presented by Strom.
Motion: Siegel moved to approve the plan as submitted. Seconded by Parker. All in favor. Passed.
- Employee Consignment.
Discussion focused on allowing Wapello County employees to sell their own products at the AGHC resulting in the question: would this create a conflict of interest? Survey results presented by Strom from other facilities showed an even split between allowing and disallowing employees to consign merchandise.
Motion: Baker moved to allow employees to have consignment items with product review by the AGHC Board. Seconded by Siegel. All in favor. Passed.
New Business:
- 28E Agreement Discussion:
This was a summary of the meeting held on 2 September 2009 to discuss questions that have arose as a result of the original 28 E Agreement between the City of Eldon and Wapello County. These items were summarized as a separate form and distributed to the Board. It was agreed by all parties to have the County Attorney review and revise the 28E Agreement to reflect the decisions from this meeting.
- Staff Report.
The following items were discussed and noted by the secretary:
- Strom attended the Hoover Festival in West Branch
- Strom will attend the Iowa Museum Association Conference
- Strom received a request from the Visual Artist Galleries Association (VAGA) requesting a list of gift shop items and sources. It was felt that response to this request was not necessary.
- Discussion on changing the meeting schedule from the first Wednesday of the month.
It was discussed to change quarterly meeting times from the first Wednesday to the fourth Wednesday in January, April, July, and October of each year.
Motion: Siegel moved to adopt the proposed changes. Seconded by Jeffries. All in favor. Passed.
The by-laws will need to be updated to reflect the above changes. This will be done at our next scheduled meeting on 27 January 2010.
- Rental Policy and Procedures
Strom distributed a copy of the proposed AGHC Rental Policies and Guidelines. Due to its length, its review was tabled until the January 2010 meeting.
- Adjournment.
Siegel moved to adjourn. Seconded by Parker. All in favor. Adjournment at 7:13 p.m.
Submitted by: Kurt Baker