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Executive Meeting (November 2020)
November 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Minutes
- Attending: Cindy P, Bill F, Nicole S, Carolyn H, Simon L, Kazlyn B, Don L
- Not Present: none
- Bill began the meeting @ 7:06pm
- Small turnout for Nov. Zoom meeting, but Nov. meeting typically has a small turnout.
- A reminder may be useful.
- People may prefer the in person meetings.
- Calendar reminder to appear on peoples’ phones?
- Presentations like the “mite” presentation earlier may attract more attendees.
- Reminder was on website.
- Was on the Facebook page.
- Motion to establish annual membership fee for 2021 at $22.
- Motion moved by Carolyn.
- 2nd by Kazlyn
- Motion approved.
- Cards in the mail as of the 13th.
- Bylaw changes
- Comment from Rupert Rode about the Treasurer being responsible for generating a financial.
- Simon to add.
- Financial records to be reviewed by Rupert and Rinah.
- Outyard fee collection
- Paypal fees are (for example) $1.22 on $32.
- Any special programs for non-profits?
- Kazlyn to check.
- Survey Questions:
- Are people happy with the current meeting location?
- What would make the online meetings more enticing or interesting?
- Menu of previous topics
- Find out what people would be interested in hearing again (or for the first time.)
- Include an “other” box for people to suggest their own topic.
- New bee inspector.
- Broader participation.
- Break out into smaller groups?
- Does our Zoom service support this?
- Could test for a month.
- Don has a list of “new-bee” meeting topics.
- Could start at 6:30 similar to in-person meetings. (Alternative – post meeting.)
- How are your hives doing (mites, etc.)?
- Feedback on the outyards?
- Noticeable number of people decided not to go after initial signup? Why?
- Not having in person meetings discouraged people?
- Other reasons (Covid, transport, etc.)?
- New location?
- Separate survey on outyard?
- Were there actually 74 hives up there? Don counted around 60-64.
- Online meetings small/large
- In person meetings small/large (some possibilities may not be possible due to Covid.)
- Rank small/large and in person/online.
- Field Day?
- How do you want to be involved in the club?
- Nicole to lift out a chunk of possibilities from membership form.
- Don to pull out topics from new beekeeper sections to create potential survey items.
- Carolyn to form small versus large and online versus in person survey questions.
- Nicole to start a Google document and circulate.
- Cindy to form a survey question on guest speakers.
- Presentation of web resources. Website A, Youtuber B, etc.
- Next Exec meeting December.
- Exec Changes
- Potentially looking for a new Treasurer.
- Carolyn to contact Dawn Wilson.
- Rinah has indicated she has some financial experience.
- Director at large positions are also available.
- Outyard key
- Unknown as to whether existing key will work on repaired gate.
- Dancing Bee sale has started.
- Meeting adjourned 8:08pm.
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