DSROA Board Meeting Minutes

 October 21, 2006, DSR Cabin 7

 

Board Members Present: Candy Bosze, Larry Clarkson, Ken Lent, John Martine, Bob Becker

 

Board Members Absent: Nancy Byrne

 

Others Present: Joe Bosze, Taylor and Barbara Button, Gail Jackson, Mike and Mary ?, Larry Sims

 

Meeting called to order at 8:10pm.

 

 

Minutes of Aug. 12, 2006 were reviewed and accepted

 

Financial Report- Ken and Barbara Button

 

Barbara provided P&L with budget vs. actual to provide insight for next months budget discussion for the 2007 year.

 

Reviewed the balance of the year expenses vs. money in the account. Some expenses may be pushed into 2007.

 

Motion to transfer $4500 from Capital Improvement to operating budget for upper cabins solar pumping and slide canyon coverts. All accepted

 

Discussed next years budget dues increase of 10% mostly to apply to attracting a higher level of ranch manager and cabin upgrade/replacement.

 

Motion to give final check for the Mary/Sheli. Check to be given to Sheli’s mother with signed receipt. All accepted

 

Manager’s Report – Brent Fullmer

 

                    Brent is acting manager

 

    Court gave order to eviction for Mark and Sheli of  Oct. 21.

 

Winterized upper cabins

 

Ranch house clean up over next month. Window/door replacement scheduled Oct. 28

 

Cabin 10 repair on Brent’s hit list

 

Old Business

 

Annual meeting follow-up. Candy provided suggestions for future ballots and voting.

 

1.          Non-reproducible ballots

2.          2 carbon copies – one for members other for DSRHOA voting to DSR PO Box.

3.          Colored envelope for return ballot

4.          One ballot for each lot owner

5.          Only accept ballots mailed to PO Box 254 or brought to the annual meeting.

 

Some discussion was made on the suggestions and Candy  will update and present to the board next meeting.

 

Roads – Concrete coverts along slide canyon Brent to check erosion.

 

Ranch signs – Problem with paint, Joe to check on paint for signs.

 

New Business

 

1.          Fill seventh board member – Look for a local candidate, review and discuss next meeting

2.          Ad for ranch manager – Ken to review ad, Brent suggest to have all applications be reviewed by him as a prescreening. John proposed board give Brent 2 to 3 expected ideas on what we want for ranch manager.

3.          DSROA- General Manager – Discussed with Barbara, more thought is needed with ideas/salary increase to cover all the extra time and distance she has to put in to keeping the ranch running.

4.          Distribution of responsibilities for board of directors. – Candy has listed the following

a.          Mission Statement of the board – need to define.

b.          Goals for the year – Budget goals and define responsibilities.

c.          Agenda/minutes on the web – better communications.

d.          Update website – New board members – picture and bio.

e.          Newsletter – Nancy/Vance- four letters per yr.

f.           Board meeting place – Ranch, Kanab, St.George, Mesquite.

g.          Cabin Maintenance – Make a check list

h.          Committee Overviews/reviews – Need to define committee chairman and board representative for 2007

i.            Hiring of Ranch Manager

j.            Hiring of Ranch General manager

k.          Hiring of Bookkeeper

 

5.          Plans and ideas for ranch improvements – discussed states of cabins poor condition, review upgrade/replace/tear down for RV pad. Larry Clarkson to look at cost to repair cabin 2 footings.

6.          Larry Sims provided one year and seven year plan – along with additional building like a hall/meeting building and to better communicate amongst members a Yahoo group blog with important topics and suggestions.

 

Next Meeting Place – Mesquite NV Dec. 9th 9am NV/10am Ut

 

Meeting adjourned  at 12am.