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Greater Odenville Chamber of Commerce

December 2006 Minutes

 

December 18, 2006

 

In Attendance: John Joyner, Melba Knight, Heather Harper, Shannon Reese, Margaret Isenhower, Mark Brandt, Angela Irwin, Sandy Cross, Larry Carmon, Victoria Carmon, Gabriel Cifuentes, Mark Weaver, David Woods,

 

The meeting was called to order by John Joyner at 7:00 pm at the Odenville Town Hall.

 

Treasurer’s Report:   Mark Brandt in lieu of Gayle Brandt gave the Treasurer’s Report and reported Beginning Balance of $1,053.60, with deposits of $0.00 and outlays of $66.41 for bank fees and Auction Materials.  This gives a new ending balance of $987.19. The motion was made by Melba Knight to accept the Treasurer’s Report and Seconded by Shannon Reese.  Report Accepted.

 

Minutes:  Everyone had a copy of the November 2006 minutes.  Motion made by Mark Weaver to accept Minutes and Seconded by Shannon Reese.  Minutes Accepted.

2007 Officer Election:  Shannon Reese, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, presented a slate of possible officers compiled by the Nominating Committee.  One nominee asked to be withdrawn from nomination.  John Joyner asked if there were any additional nominations from the floor.  Sandy Cross made a motion that the slate of remaining suggested candidates be instated as is, in lieu of ballots and the motion was seconded by Shannon Reese.  Motion carried.  The following is a list of elected officers for the Calendar Year 2007:  President - Heather Harper, Vice President – Mark Brandt, Secretary – Angela Irwin, Treasurer – Melba Knight.

A thank you was given by members in attendance to the outgoing 2006 officers.

 

Board Election:  Due to the withdrawal of Debbie Hitchcock, a vacancy is open.  The Nomination Committee had two candidates for the post.  An election by ballot was conducted and Shannon Reese was elected to fill the vacancy.

 

Future Outlook for the GOCoC: 

  1. Sandy Cross spoke on the need for the GOCoC to find and publish its direction.  The plans for a Community Recreation Center should be still pursued, but not as the number one agenda.  Discussion followed and the Chamber members agreed on this subject.

 

  1. Heather Harper spoke on the importance of growth of the Chamber and possible steps that could be taken to harbor growth.  Discussion followed.

 

  1. Larry Carmon (Former Officer on the Irondale Chamber of Commerce) spoke on his experience with Irondale’s Chamber evolving into the Chamber that it is now.  The GOCoC expressed its appreciation on having Larry’s expertise available to tap into.

 

  1. Mark Weaver commented on the ineffectiveness of having meetings on Monday as this was normally the end to a very intensive day for Chamber members sometimes causing members to be unavailable for meeting attendance.  Margaret Isenhower commented on how other Chambers had a weekday luncheon meeting.  The Chamber members backed this idea. 

 

  1. Mark Weaver also suggested that a “Welcome Packet” for new residents and businesses be compiled for issuance.  Discussion was held and it was brought up about what could be included in this packet.

Next Meeting:  Shannon Reese and President-Elect Heather Harper will research a time and place for the January Meeting.  Gabriel Cifuentes of Sal’s Italian Pizza can be contacted about catering this event.  President-Elect Heather Harper suggested a tentative date of meeting on the 17th, and will email members upon confirmation.

 

Membership:  Mark Brandt brought up that annual memberships expire on the 31st of December and 2007 membership is due on the 1st of January. 

 

Web Site:  John Joyner suggested that we upgrade our Web Site.  Due to initial funds being unavailable, the current site was set up with minimal cost and discussion was held on how to upgrade.  Mark Brandt volunteered to look into upgrading and maintenance of a future site.

 

 

Motion was made by Shannon Reese to Adjourn and Seconded by Sandy Cross.  Meeting Adjourned