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Mo-River.Net Board Minutes
October 15, 1999
Keller Memorial Hospital, Fayette, MO.
Board Members Present: Darin Starr, Jene Crook, Art Schneider, Bill Sullivan, JoAnn Sullivan, Bill Wood, Harry Stone.
Call to Order: Darin Starr called the meeting to order at 10:40 a.m.
Minutes: Art Schneider moved that the minutes of the prior meeting be approved as presented. Joan Sullivan seconded and the motion carried. Jene Crook indicated that we have $885.55 plus $5.00 dues received though not yet deposited. Bill Wood moved and Art Schneider seconded that the treasurer's report be accepted. Motion carried.
Banner: Art Schneider reported on the banner by bringing it with him and displaying it in the meeting. It looks good. Bill Sullivan agreed to store the banner until needed.
Bill Sullivan suggested that we all add a link to Mo-River.Net in our e-mail signatures to broaden exposure. He also noted that there have been 771 hits on the web site between Labor Day and October 15.
Brochure: Darin Starr handed out an updated brochure for corrections. The addresses for dues and corporate sponsors need to be changed to Jene Crook's mailing address. Harry Stone moved and JoAnn Sullivan seconded that the brochure be accepted as corrected. Motion carried.
Logo: Darin Starr also passed around two versions of the proposed change to add the names of our county seats to the logo. One prints the names in the boundaries of the county. The other prints the name outside the boundaries and indicates location with a line. It was noted that the size of the logo and clarity of print available will impact the best location for the names. Art moved that we revise the logo to include the names of the county seats using the option which works best for the space and the medium. JoAnn Sullivan seconded and the motion carried.
Promotional Cards: Harry Stone handed out some sample promotional cards that he has been working on. The cards have a calendar on one side and Mo-River.Net on the other. The cards are made using heavy stock paper and then laminated using sheets available at office supply outlets. Art Schneider moved that we authorize up to $150 to prepare the cards for promotion. He also voiced the board's appreciation to Harry for coming up with the idea and working on the presentation. Bill Sullivan seconded the motion and the motion carried.
Promotional Video: Ron Nedblake, regional sales manager for Classic Cable, was present at the meeting to discuss the offer made previously to prepare a 30 second promotional video for use on Classic Cable and any other cable outlet that might cooperate. Classic Cable covers Boonville, Glasgow, and Fayette in our tri-county area. The commercial will cost us $250 and the Classic Cable will insert it in a random rotation to air in local commercial spots inserted in CNN, TNT, ESPN and USA network broadcasts. It will air several times per day. The commercial would take about two weeks to produce and require our input as to content. When complete, we would own the commercial and could request several copies for use on other cable systems or for promotional talks to various organizations.
Bill Sullivan moved that we go ahead with the commercial. Art Schneider seconded and the motion carried. JoAnn Sullivan, Darin Starr, and Jene Crook volunteered to work with the company producing the commercial. Bill Wood also volunteered to help if needed.
Calendar: The next item of business was the calendar. Most of the group had looked at the calendar central product prior to the meeting. The cost is a major issue. Harry Stone has also looked at a calendar on HoosierNet. This one could be reproduced free by someone with HTML experience. Upkeep time for the HTML version would be substantial. Bill Wood suggested that we each set up our own wish list of features for the calendar. Darin suggested a round-robin e-mail to set up a wish list and prioritize them.
Intern: Finally, the idea of using intern assistance was discussed. Darin requested ideas of what we might need an intern to do. Harry Stone requested a list of businesses in the tri-county area, perhaps using county business licenses. Can we get such a list? He is hoping to put together a list of businesses by category...a sort of internet yellow pages. Darin will pursue the idea of an intern.
Meeting Location: Art Schneider moved and Bill Wood seconded that we move board meetings back to Boonville. The motion carried. The next meeting will be held at the Boonville Extension Center at 10:30 am, November 19, 1999.
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
Jene Crook
Secretary-Treasurer
03/16/08