April 2010 Board Minutes

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American Gothic House Center Board Meeting
Board Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
American Gothic House Center, Eldon, IA

Chairperson Coffman called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

1 . Roll Call:

Present: Coffman, Siegel, Parker, Jeffrey and Baker
Also present: Jessica Strom

2 . Motion to Approve Agenda.

Motion: Parker moved to approve the agenda with the above addition.
Seconded by Jeffrey. All in favor. Passed.

3 . Approval of Previous Minutes.

Motion: Parker moved to approve the minutes as presented.
Seconded by Jeffrey.
All in favor. Passed.

Old Business:

1 . Rental Policy and Procedure Agreement

A draft was distributed last meeting for review. It was determined to condense
and provide a revised copy next meeting.

2 . By-Law Changes

By-law was reviewed.
Motion:
Baker moved to approve the by-laws. Seconded by Siegel.
All in favor. Passed.

3 . Choosing an E-Commerce Solution

Motion:
Parker moved to sign up for PayPal Business User
Account. Seconded by Jeffrey. All in favor. Passed.

New Business:

1. Election of 5th Board Member

Motion:
Parker moved to reappoint Steve Siegel as Board member.
Seconded by Jeffrey. All in favor. Passed.

2 . Staff Report.

The following items were discussed and noted by the secretary:

A summary of online activity and improvements were presented.
A pie chart was presented showing the top selling gift shop items. This was topped by clothing.
A table was presented illustrating programming participation showing an increase in programming in 2009 vs. 2008.
A table showing the number of visitors in 2008 and 09. The number of visitors increased every month in 2009 from 08.
A table was presented showing revenue in 2008 and 2009 with increases in sales, donations and other revenue sources in 2009.

3 . Adjournment.

Parker moved to adjourn. Seconded by Siegel. All in favor. Adjournment at
7:01 p.m.

Submitted by: Kurt Baker