KIAWAH PROPERTY OWNERS GROUP, INC.
Meeting of the Board of Directors
December 5, 2007
MINUTES
A meeting of
the Kiawah Property Owners Group (KPOG) Board of Directors was
held at the Sandcastle on Kiawah Island at 9:00 AM, Wednesday,
December 5, 2007.
Present:
PPresident
Diane Lehder called the meeting to order and took roll call.
Present were Secretary Sandy Williams, Treasurer, Ben Farabee, and
Board Members, Laurie Burpee, Katie Kotz, and Ron Ritchie. Vice
President Art Morgenstern attended by phone. Also present was
Barbara Winslow, TALK Editor.
Approval of
Minutes: The
minutes of the November 2007 Board Meeting were accepted as
written.
Treasurer’s Report:
Treasurer Ben
Farabee reported that as of December 5, 2007, we have $7,172.95 in
our checking account and $50, 358.94 in savings for a total of
$57,531.89. Our CD is valued at $105,818.87.
Membership Report:
The
membership letters are at the printer and will be mailed on January
3rd.
OLD
BUSINESS
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Miscellaneous:
Barbara Winslow
had surveyed the Board to obtain their approval for KPOG to provide
holiday refreshments for Hope Services. The Board gave Barbara
permission to take care of providing the refreshments.-
Nominating
Committee:
Nominating
Committee Chair Sandy Williams reported that the committee was close
to completing a slate of officers and directors for election at the
Annual Meeting in March. President Diane Lehder suggested that the
Committee find out particular areas of interest for any remaining
candidates so that they might be called on to assist on specific
projects during the coming year.-
Meeting Dates:
The following
dates were selected for Board meetings in 2008: February 6, 2008,
March 5, 2008, and April 9, 2006. Secretary Sandy Williams will
reserve the room at the Sandcastle for the meetings as well as
notify KICA of the dates for the DIGEST.
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By-laws:
The Board
continued its discussion of proposed changes to KPOG’s by-laws. The
proposed changes will be presented to the membership for approval at
the March Annual Meeting.-
Safety & Security:
The traffic
counts for November are as follows:
Traffic
Counts:
|
Main Gate |
|
|
V Gate
|
|
|
2006:
|
2007: |
|
2006:
|
2007:
|
|
Nov. |
136,593 |
130,254
-4.6% |
|
90,000 |
93,497
+3.9% |
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Freshfields:
At the November “Mornings with Joe”, it was reported that Mayor Wert
was waiting for a 2nd consultant’s study for an
alternative source of funding for the amphitheatre at Freshfields.
President Diane Lehder will put in a FOIA request for this study
when it becomes available.-
Town of Kiawah Island:
President Diane Lehder has requested
information from the Town as to its policy regarding contributions
to charitable organizations as well as what organizations receive
these contributions.
Diane has
requested a meeting on January 4, 2008 with Mayor Wert to share a
“plain English” document explaining the Freedom of Information Act,
and to discuss how it impacts the Town’s communications
ADJOURNMENT
There being no
new business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:40 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Sandy Williams
Secretary
