DUCK SOUP COOP
Board Minutes
March 19, 2007
Present: Peggy James, Judy Krajewski, Ann Mueller, Cynthia Nelson, Tania Nezrick, Ruth Peterson, Mary Helen Polensky
Absent: Patty Ruback
President Nelson called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
The minutes under Committee Reports were corrected to read Personnel Committee: ”Issues were discussed relating to staff.” Polensky moved and Nezrick seconded a motion to accept the minutes as corrected. The motion passed.
James handed out single page copies of the tax return to show that for tax purposes and upon the advice of our accountant, the Point of Sale System will be fully depreciated this year.
She passed out copies of the new brochures, which use the same logo that our new sign will use. The new sign will be 8 feet by 4 feet in size and will be affixed to the building.
A new printing scale is needed because ribbons are no longer available for the old scale’s printer. The new one that James has looked at will be able to print nutrition information as well as the weights and prices for pre-pack items. It will be placed within the new checkout area workspace. Upon recommendation from James, Krejewski moved and Nezrick seconded that the scale be paid for using the money from the membership fees and donation for this year. Motion passed.
The Point of Sale System will be installed as soon as it is available from the provider. The necessary preparation that can be done ahead of time has all been taken care of by staff. When the system is delivered there will need to be some after-hour work to get it set up.
Personnel: Everything is going well.
Outreach: The committee looked over the draft of the new brochure and made some suggestions that were incorporated in the finished product.
They have contacted the Daily Chronicle regarding articles in the health and fitness section and will work on using that for outreach.
A question was raised about liability and insurance issues for volunteers. James will check with insurance to see under what circumstances we are covered.
The board discussed how the membership list might be used. It has been used in the past for a survey. It could possibly be used again via a mailing for information gathering. Basically DSC is very protective of such information.
The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 8 p.m.
Ruth Peterson
Secretary