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OUR MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.. THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING WERE READ AND APPROVED. THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS A PRESENTATION BY LISA NORTON OF CHATS. LISA INFORMED THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT THE GOALS FOR THE LOCAL CHATS IN 2003 ARE THE SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM WHICH WILL ALWAYS BE THEIR MAIN FOCUS, BUT THAT THEY WERE HOPING TO BROADEN THEIR HORIZONS BY STARTING A FOSTER OWNER PROGRAM AND A SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM FOR FERAL CATS. MARCIA WENT OVER THE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 2002. MARCIA UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE BUILDING PROBLEMS AT THE NEW FACILITY. SHE SAID THAT THEY STILL HAVE A MILDEW PROBLEM AND THAT NO MORE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. WE DISCUSSED WRITING A LETTER TO COMMISSION CHAIR JEROME CLARK AND POSSIBLY MEETING WITH HIM. MARCIA PRESENTED DAVID RICE WITH A PLAQUE FROM THE BOARD IN APPRECIATION OF HIS YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD AND AS CHAIRMAN. MARCIA INFORMED THE BOARD THAT SPRING WAS COMING UP FAST AND THE CENTER NEEDED MORE TRAPS FOR CATS AND DOGS. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO SPEND $1,000.00 FROM OUR FUND FOR ADDITIONAL TRAPS. MARCIA WOULD TAKE CARE OF ORDERING THEM. THE BOARD DISCUSSED GOALS FOR 2003 AND AGREED THAT PRESENTING A LICENSING PROGRAM TO THE COMMISSION WAS OUR MAIN GOAL FOR THIS YEAR. THE NEXT MEETING WAS SET FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2003. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||