SLAGA Board Meeting

August 22, 2019

6:00 PM

Chemical Interchange

Attendees – Steve Bromley, Bill Lange, Patricia Hutchison, Jan Salvaggio, Carolyn Jaycox, Jason Jaycox, Dave DeWitt, John Elfrank

                The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM.

                Motion to approve the July minutes was made by Carolyn, seconded by Jan. The minutes were unanimously approved.

                Motion to approve the July treasurer’s report was made by Bill, seconded by Carolyn. The treasurer’s report was unanimously approved.

Old Business

• Newsletter/Email blast
  • Ballots were sent out and votes are in process of being cast.
  • An Upcoming Events email went out on August 21.

• Upcoming Events:
  • SLAGA Meet & Greet & Eat Frozen Custard – GC8ANNQD, Ted Drewes (Chippewa), 8/31/19.
  • 2019 Grave Hop – 10/12/19. Location has been determined but is a secret at this time.
  • 2019 SLAGA Fall Picnic – GC page to be created, Officer Snyder Park (formerly Clydesdale Park), 10/19/19.
  • MOGA – 4/4/20.

• Geocaching 101 Classes
  • The next class is September 7, 2019. Volunteers should contact Bill Lange.

• New Banners – Steve reported that the option he was investigating was too costly. Dave found more reasonably priced options at Vista Print. The board discussed design and size; Dave will take this information to work up a sample and send proposals to the officers.

• Ballot and Voting Process – Voting is in process.

• Event Checklist – The board wants Nan Dabler, who is hosting the Fall Picnic, to review the event checklist document after the event to see if anything needs to be added or modified.

• Paypal – Steve tried to work with Paypal regarding the ongoing issue of access, but was unable to resolve. SLAGA is going to proceed with setting up a new account and terminating the old one.

• Lab Caches and Related Event – Bill reported on the Adventure Lab Creation event and the labs. The overall result was successful in that there were a dozen participants in the project and the labs were published and active prior to the deadline.

• Web Page Changes – Dave and Steve have handled the updates to the SLAGA website.

• New PA System – Steve researched a variety of units and presented to the board his findings. Motion to purchase a new PA system was made by Bill and seconded by Carolyn. Motion passed unanimously. Steve will purchase the system and have it available for the Fall Picnic.

New Business

• Milestone Awards
  • The deadline for milestone submissions is 9/15/19.

• Inclusion of tentative new officers – Steve wants to invite the candidates for office to the next meeting to introduce them to their roles. Bill made recommendations for new meeting venues after the new officers begin their terms.

• Geocaching Merit Badge Skill Center – Mickie Gallagher contacted Bill regarding this opportunity for SLAGA to associate with the Boy Scouts of America. The board agreed that Mickie and her sister, Missey Vancil, could take the lead on this project, preferably with a maximum commitment of twice per year and with no liability on SLAGA. Motion to proceed made by Patricia, seconded by Carolyn and passed unanimously.

• Officers are to look over the bylaws to see if anything needs to be updated or clarified.

Next Meeting

• The next meeting will be held September 19, 2019 at Chemical Interchange at 6:00 pm.
• Adjournment – Motion to adjourn was made by Patricia, seconded by Carolyn and passed. Meeting adjourned at 7:42 pm.