Source attachment: 2009 MSBA EB 20090821 Minutes.doc
Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting
7:30 PM, August 21, 2009
Maryland Farm Bureau,
8930 Liberty Rd, Randalstown
Recorded by Jon Bealer, Treasurer.
Call to order: The meeting was called to order at 7:32 p.m. by Steve McDaniel, MSBA President.
Officers present at the meeting:
Steve McDaniel, President
Jon Bealer, Treasurer
John Moyer, Director
2nd VPs
Robert Crouse, Baltimore City VP
Jerry Fischer (Baltimore County)
Jody King (Carroll)
Carl Kahkonen (Washington)
Wayne Esaias (Howard)
Members
Byron Rice
At the Call to order, 8 voting members were present in person or by proxy; a quorum was in attendance.
Reports of the Officers
President’s Introduction: Steve McDaniel opened the meeting with an update of his contacts with the MDA with regards to their decision to cease operations of the ETO chamber. Steve reported that many of the decision makers at MDA are relatively new to beekeeping, and believe that ‘everything is fine’. The main drivers behind their decision are the costs associated with operating the chamber, and a review of their regulations, which apparently bar them from providing services.
Motion by John Moyer, seconded by Jerry Fisher, to investigate the costs of owning and operating the ETO chamber, and to build a business case for doing so, passed by unanimous voice vote.
Secretary's Report: David Morris was not present; Steve McDaniel presented the minutes of the Board meeting of May 22, 2009.
Motion by Jerry Fischer, second by Jody King, to accept the minutes of the May 22, 2009, board meeting, passed by unanimous voice vote
Treasurer's Report, Jon Bealer:
2009 Membership status: Memberships are some way behind their normal level. We have approx. 216 annual members, compared to nearly 400 last year. Fiscal status: Jon Bealer also noted that a check for Dr. Fletcher for $300 has to be written and sent for his honorarium, once an address for him can be found. Finally an estimate for the ribbons for the upcoming Honey Show has been requested from the vendor, but has not been received. A similar amount to last year is expected, around $175.
As of August 21, 2009, the fiscal status is as follows:
Revenues
Dues: $2,930.00
Grant from Maryland Fair Board: $1,000.00
License Plates: $105.00
Donations/Auctions: $1,532.50
Interest $137.38
Centennial Festival & Dinner $199.00
Label Sales $0.00
Total Revenues: $5,903.88
Expenditures
Meetings:
* Guest speaker travel expenses and honoraria: ($493.06)
* Rent of facilities: ($170.00)
* Donuts, coffee and soda: ($322.82)
Meeting Expenditures: ($985.88)
Newsletter:
* Mailing #1: ($474.43)
* Mailing #2: ($497.15)
* Mailing #3
Newsletter Expenditures ($971.58)
Annual Honey Show: ($175.94)
Dues/donations paid to fraternal organization: ($362.00)
Centennial Festival & Dinner ($1,236.18)
Awards ($100.00)
Expenses (stamps, repro): ($201.35)
Fees/Taxes ($79.67)
Total Expenditures: (4,112.60)
P&L $1,791.28
Assets:
Business Economy Checking Account $5,662.94
Business Interest Maximizer Account $6,276.24
Certificate of Deposit $11,165.23
(CD matures 4 Dec, 2010. Includes $4,486.62 G. Imirie Education Fund)
Maryland Honey Labels (all sold) $0.00
Combined Assets $23,104.41
Liabilities
Outstanding Checks ($486.66)
Total Assets $22,617.75
Motion by Wayne Esaias, seconded by Jerry Fischer, to accept the Treasurer’s report, passed by unanimous voice vote
Program Report: Marc Hoffman was not present, and has not been in contact with the President, so Steve McDaniel presented a program for the Summer meeting.
Summer Meeting and Honey Show: Keith Tignor will present on 2 subjects.
September 26,2009
Oregon Ridge Nature Center, 13555 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030
410-887-1815· TDD/Deaf 410-887-5319 HYPERLINK "mailto:info@oregonridge.org"info@oregonridge.org HYPERLINK "http://www.oregonridge.org"www.oregonridge.org
Fall Meeting: November 21,2009, the basement meeting room has been reserved for our meeting by Jerry Fischer.
(speakers TBD)
MD Dept. of Agriculture, Annapolis
Winter Meeting: February 20,2010, program and location to be determined.
Reports By Committee:
Nominations Committee: Steve McDaniel will complete the second and final year of his term on Dec 31, 2009
Awards Committee: Jody King
Accepting nominations for:
George Imirie Education Award 2009 (for education),
Free State Beekeepers Award 2009 (for service).
Engraving progress
Motion by Jody King, seconded by Bob Crouse, to accept the Awards Nominations, passed by unanimous voice vote
Public Events Committee:
State Fair
Honey Festival 2009 – Oct 10, 2009, 10-4 at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
2009 Honey Show in September
Membership Committee: Loyd Luna, was not present and may be moving out of state.
Management and Research Committee: Wayne Esaias, will present a report at the next meeting
Business Committee: Byron Rice presented a report about the proposed Honey Standard. This is going to the Legislation next session, starting Jan 1st 2010. One issue around a standard appears to be with testing (for high fructose corn syrup – both its presence and amount).
Government Affairs Committee: Marc Hoffman was not present at the meeting
CONTINUING BUSINESS
NASA Scale Hive program: Wayne Esaias – nothing to report
Africanized Honey Bee Plan, Best Management Practices: Wayne Esaias - nothing to report
Howard County situation update: Wayne Esaias provided an update.
NEW BUSINESS:
Grant Proposals
Adjournment: Motion, by John Moyer, seconded by Jon Bealer, to adjourn passed by unanimous voice vote at 10:10 PM.
Summary of Motions passed August 21, 2009:
Motion by John Moyer, seconded by Jerry Fisher, to investigate the costs of owning and operating the ETO chamber, and to build a business case for doing so, passed by unanimous voice vote.
Motion by Jerry Fischer, second by Jody King, to accept the minutes of the May 22, 2009, board meeting, passed by unanimous voice vote
Motion by Wayne Esaias, seconded by Jerry Fischer, to accept the Treasurer’s report, passed by unanimous voice vote
Motion by Jody King, seconded by Bob Crouse, to accept the Awards Nominations, passed by unanimous voice vote
Summary of Actions from the August 21, 2009 meeting:
Action: Jon Bealer to review website activity around the time of the last Beeline publication (around June 10)
Action: Jerry Fisher to bring the display used at the MDA Open House to his home, so Steve McDaniel can pick it up and use it at the State Fair.
Action: Jon Bealer to contact Marc Hoffman to obtain Dr. Fletcher’s address.
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