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DSROA Board Meeting Minutes |
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Board Members Present: Candy Bosze, Larry Clarkson, Ken Lent, John Martine, Bob Becker
Board Member Absent: Nancy Byrne
Others Present: John Southwick, Taylor Button, Barbara Button, Darren Hensley, Scott Smith, Joe Bosze, Brent Fullmer, Ole Lindgren
Meeting called to order at 10am
Minutes of October 21, 2006 were reviewed and accepted.
Financial Report – Ken Lent
1. $2000 carry over to 2007. 2. Remove Shanua Cox from Capital Improvement account and add Ken Lent
Management Report
Brent Fullmer:
1. Cattle guard pipe cut and delivered to Joe Woods. 2. Dolly given to Barbara Button for all the extra service she and Taylor did for DSR. 3. Larry Meltzer – repair ranch house and misc. repairs for living at the ranch house. 4. Cabins 7 & 8 water valves leaking need replacement with new stop and waste valves. 5. Crawford coverts repaired, Slide coverts still need repair. 6. Cabin 1 stove pipe needs repair.
Ole Lindgren:
1. Brent Robinson cattle transition will be worked out with Ole to our cattle, update next meeting. 2. Ole to work on repair fences at headquarters, barn upgrade, monthly news letter(web and mail). 3. Monthly activity – food/entertainment – Friday work day, Saturday play day. 4. Ole will ask all members that come to the headquarters what they want, interest, activities and profile. 5. Projects – Buy a wood mill to make lumber for beams and boards for the ranch and barn. 6. Horses – 20 horses, ranch pay feed, shoes, shots, insurance – Ole provide rides, shoeing, tackle. Money from rides apply to improvements. Horseback rides - $15/hr members, $30/hr non-members, Bryce Canyon chargers $42/hr.
Old Business
1. Review budget – Barbara Button to update spreadsheet to be sent with dues.
New Business
1. Larry Clarkson to look into dump container for the ranch, Ole to look into dump cost ($40/load). 2. Board agree to buy Steil(?) chainsaw ($750) for Ole to make fence post, check cost of post auger. 3. Board proposed and unanimously approved to raise dues to $434. Any credit card payment charged 3.5% fee. 4. Board proposed and unanimously approved to offer Ole Lindgen a one year contract for the Ranch Manager at $36000 with $1000 raise each year after. 5. Board proposed and unanimously approved to give Ole a 10 year grazing agreement for 600 goats to help eliminate the high fire danger. Ole to provide the goats at his expense. 6. Board proposed and unanimously approved to offer Linda Alderman $600 per month based on our job description for bookkeeper and reservations with a three month probation. 7. Board proposed and unanimously approved to go forward on building a new ranch house behind the present ranch house to house Ole and his family. This is based on Ole living in the garden cabin until May and moving into the old ranch house and converting the store into bedrooms. The store will be moving to the old store location. The new ranch house will be built with volunteer money and time from the members. The ranch house needs to be completed by October 2007. 8. Scott Smith brought up the present Board Members were not elected but appointed. He indicated Bylaws require the Board Members must be put on a ballot and elected. To correct this error a special election will be at the February 24th board meeting. Any candidates must be provided by the next board meeting on January 27th. ( After the meeting, the Board decided to review the Bylaws, depending on the results, a new election may/may not be required. The board should have an answer by January meeting). 9. Newsletter with dues must be ready for Barbara by December 20th. a. Ole to provide background history and intentions as Ranch Manager. b. Barbara Button to update the budget spreadsheet to be sent with the dues. c. Larry Clarkson to help on letter verbiage on new ranch house volunteer explanation. d. Candy to also assist with the newsletter.
Next meetings:
January 27, 2007 10am at the Holiday Inn in Kanab. February 24, 2007 10am at Kanab Library meeting room in Kanab.
Meeting adjourned 3:30pm NV time |