Monthly Minutes
May 2007 Minutes
2007-05-08
Washburn County Tourism Annual / Monthly MeetingTuesday, May 8, 2007
Washburn County Highway Shop Conference Room
Meeting was called to order at 12:10pm.
Members present: Dan Frase, Storme Nelson, Charlie Swanson, Ann Miller, Betty Jo Brown, Dick Fankhauser, Tara Heckel (replaced Gary Sutherland), Ruth Skeie
Absent: Greg Krantz, and Kathy Mitchell
Others present: Margie Quinn, Barb Crites, Donna Grelyak, and Ken Grelyak.
Minutes of the April 10, 2007 meeting were circulated. Ann Miller indicated she was not at the meeting held April 10th and to remove her name as being present. Motion to approve the minutes of the April meeting with the correction by Ann Miller, seconded by Charlie Swanson. Motion carried.
Treasures Report
Treasures report and profit and loss statement were circulated for review. Marge Quinn indicated there is a typo error on the Indianhead Specialty bill; the correct amount should be $109.85. Marge Q. will revise. Motion to approve the treasures report and monthly bills payable made by Ann Miller seconded by Storme Nelson. Motion carried. Pending Audit.
Website
Website report was given by Storme Nelson. Storme indicated the photo was approved for Magnifisites to add to the website. Storme stated there is vacancies for the Website Committee should any board member be interested. Concerns were made by Barb Crites on the rights of use to the Website. President Dan Frase stated there would be a meeting with Barb Crites, Dick Fankhauser, Sharon Tarr, Storme Nelson, and himself in 2 weeks to discuss Barb Crites concern.
Marketing Committee Report
Nothing to report at this time but information was passed to Greg Vreeland on advertising opportunities. Greg Vreeland is still interested in assisting with the Marketing Committee.
Personnel Committee
Report was given by Dan Frase. President Dan Frase indicated the interviewing for the Executive Director position was complete. Motion was made by Dan Frase to offer Leanne Woodland the Executive Director position with a start date of May 14th, 2007. Dan stated Leanne Woodland had excellent qualifications and was rated first at the conclusion of the interview process prior to the motion to offer the position to her. Dan F. indicated at this time there would be no benefits offered. The Executive Board approved a 2 week vacation with 6 major holidays paid and a 3 month probationary period. Storme Nelson 2nd the motion. Motion carried.
New Business:
Ruth Skeie mentioned she visited the Wisconsin State Tourism Center in Hudson, WI. Ruth stated Sara Pischer, from WI Department of Tourism, Northwest Tourism Development Specialist will be in the Spooner Area for the Chamber of Commerce regular meeting on June 6, 2007 - 8:00am at the Sports Complex. Ruth indicated it would be nice to introduce the new Tourism Director to Sara at that time.
Next Monthly Meeting Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2007, 11:30am
Washburn County Highway Shop Conference Room. Motion to Adjourn by Ann Miller, seconded by Charlie Swanson. Motion Approved.