May 14, 2015 Meeting Minutes

The Meeting – was held at the Mayfield Twp Hall on May 14, 2015

Doors Opened – at 5:00 pm for Networking, setup refreshments, sign in.

Potluck/Refreshment – the meeting was called to order by President Glen Pace at 6:00 pm, he introduced visitors, welcomed members and everyone enjoyed a wonderful potluck.

Presentation – Dr. Swan, a doctor of Chiropractic Medicine gave a talk about Chiropractic medicine and touched on the proper body mechanics we should use while gardening.

Break – 8:00 pm

Business Meeting – meeting was called back to order by President Glen Pace at 7:55 pm

By-law changes – Discussion about amending the bylaws to allow the President to spend (in the interest of the club) without board approval up to $500.   Bill Kapustka opened the discussion.   Pat Maitland made a motion to accept the amendment and it was seconded by Deb Brown.  Membership voted to accept the amendment to the bylaws for the President to spend without board approval up to $500.

By-law changes – Discussion about amending the bylaws to how much EMHS will pay to a regular speaker. Board approved -$100 (unless speaker is traveling a distance over 30 miles, then fee will be $125).  Paulette Johnson made a motion to accept the amendment and it was seconded by Dyane Moore.  Membership voted to accept the amendment to the bylaws for a regular speaker to be paid $100 unless traveling a distance over 30 miles, then fee will be $125.

Approval of Minutes (April) – There were no corrections to the minutes from the April 09, 2015 meeting.  Motion to accept the minutes were made by Cathy Myers and seconded by Steve Balabon.  Membership voted to accept April’s minutes.

Treasurer’s report – Barb Hunter, treasurer, March’s ending balance was $XXX.  We had a total income of $XXX; we had expenditures of $XXX leaving us with an ending balance for April 2015 of $XXX.  Motion to accept the treasury report was made by Mark Hanner, seconded by Pat Maitland.  Membership voted to accept April’s treasurer’s report.

American Hosta Society – AHS is offering a free one year membership for each paid one year membership of a current EMHS member (up to 3 gift memberships).  These memberships can only be used by a person that is not currently a member of AHS.

MHS Garden Walk – Signup sheets were passed around for members to make cookies and/or volunteer to help on the day of the tour.

New Business – Kathy Hodgson and Gene Arms will be selling succulents for $3.00 each at the meetings. 

Raffle – brought in $159

Next meeting – No regular meeting, instead MHS Garden Walk on June 13^th, 2015.  Next regular meeting will be July 09, 2015 at Melva Bond’s home in Bridgeport, MI.

Adjourned – Bruce Pollard made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:30.

Respectfully submitted,

Marlene Daniels

EMHS Secretary