July 16, 1999

Mo-River.Net Minutes

Old Keller Memorial Hospital Building Library
Fayette, MO

 Members Attending: Art Schneider, James Darin Starr, Harry Stone and Bill Sullivan.

Call to Order: President Darin Starr called the meeting to order at 10:50 a.m.

Minutes: Art Schneider reported that the June minutes have not been prepared.

Treasurer’s Report: Art Schneider reported Mo-River.Net currently has $640.55 in its checking account.

Darin noted the by-laws require half the board be present to officially transact business. Four members were present. It was suggested that members not able to attend a meeting be asked to notify the secretary-treasurer in advance.

Election Results: Harry Stone and Art Schneider, the election committee, reported the ballots were counted on July 14. Fifteen ballots were cast.

The six highest vote-getters-elected to two-year terms were:

• Jene Crook of Saline County
• Art Schneider of Cooper County
• James Darin Starr of Saline County
• Bill Sullivan of Cooper County
• JoAnn Sullivan of Cooper County
• Bill Wood of Cooper County

The next four highest elected to one-year terms were:

• Danny Kammerich of Cooper County
• Jodi Lenz of Howard County
• Dianna Shallenberger of Cooper County
• Harry Stone of Cooper County

Continuing on the board are:

• Marty Tichenor of Saline County - one year remaining
• Eva Weston of Howard County - one year remaining

Officers will be elected at the August 20 meeting.

Dues:  It was suggested that dues may be "too little" and that annual dues be raised. No further discussion on the matter and it was tabled.

Banner:  Bill Sullivan reported that Sherry Tinsley who was to update the banner with the www address had lost the banner. Bill contacted her about making another banner simply for the cost of materials. It is not ready at this time.

Tour to Manning, Iowa:   Darin reported the virtual technology committee in Saline County toured several rural Iowa communities in Shelby County over two days to see how they are using technology to foster economic development. He mentioned that support services for technology was one area that was emphasized, He also distributed brochures.

Missouri Association of Community Information Networks:   Bill Sullivan and Darin Starr plan to attend the meeting at the Executive Center in Columbia.

Calendar:  Bill Sullivan said he is very enthusiastic about the suggested calendar for Mo-River.Net that Mark Eslick is offering. It was requested that Mark be contacted to see if information e-mailed to a location could then be directly imported into the calendar rather than allowing direct access r having to retype snail mail.

There were some questions: How expandable is the calendar? Can there be single calendars that are integrated into a Mo-River.Net calendar as well as be stand alone? For example, can there be three county calendars or is there the ability to search for specific dates and locations?

Marketing:  Bill Sullivan emphasized the need to market Mo-River.Net. In discussion it was suggested that there be at least one contact in each county.

Other items:

• Internship Program: Darin Starr mentioned Missouri Valley had an internship program and that perhaps Central Methodist and Kemper had similar programs that could assign people to work on projects within MO-River.Net.

Adjourn: Meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Art Schneider
Secretary-Treasurer

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