BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, November 22, 2021

6:00pm @ VCCS - SPAR Office & Google Meet

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President, Tim Hope, at 6:01pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Tim Hope (President), Joey Marchy (Vice President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Bryant Shumaker, Mallik Singareddy, Ryan McFarland, Mallik Singareddy, Ben Alcorn, Christine Lane, Pam Batts Brown, Annie Howe, Jennifer Chapman, Aaron Leedy, Todd Hollinghead, Ben Alcorn

Absent:  N/A

Guests: Bill Hoff 

Staff: Kelly Rich

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & October Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Motion to proceed with an investment account with Prudential starting with $500 initial investment: APPROVED
3. Motion to approved a project to add dog park amenities and use the COJ matching grant : APPROVED
4. Motion to accept the slate of board candidates (New 1st term - AJ Rodriguez, Jason Hardwick, Re-elect 2nd term - Bryant Shumaker, Christine Lane, Ryan McFarland, John Shermetaro) as presented by Governance Committee: APPROVED
5. Motion to approve Bylaws changes as presented: Article 6 MEMBERSHIP, Section 2 REMOVAL OF MEMBERS - The Corporation may revoke membership privileges from any member for cause by a majority vote of the Board and the return of the member’s current annual dues. (REMOVED - Members must conform to the Code of Ethics included in the Bylaws).  Revocation may be initiated when a member commits acts that are in violation of the Bylaws or policies. 
6. Article 13 CODE OF ETHICS - All Board members will be given a Code of Conduct Ethics document at the start of their tenure and annually thereafter. Board members will be expected to review and sign the document, acknowledging that they agree to abide by it. - APPROVED
7. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 pm.