Posted on Jan 29, 2018
We have many projects and changes happening through our club and at the Board of directors meeting last week, these were some agenda items passed:
  1.  Farmers market partnership:  for several months we have been looking for a partner to manage our Farmers Market.  We are pleased to announce that Cindy Johnson of McKinney was approved.  Ms. Johnson is married to a McKinney Rotarian and has extensive experience with nonprofit management.  She was manager of two similar markets in McKinney with great success and comes with high recommendations from vendors and the city.  A proposed schedule for start of this seasons market is under discussion; stayed tuned for details.
  2. Venue change: the committee looked at 12 options and found only one that is within our budget and willing to commit to a long-term contract for Thursday noon meetings.  Crest Infiniti Event Center will be our new meeting location; start date is not confirmed.  When we know the first date to meet at Crest we will announce via email and the website, so continue to come to Toyota Stadium until then.  Thank you to Mike Barber, Andy Hardin and Charlie Wendell for taking on this investigation. 
  3. Fund dispersal process:  there has not been an established club policy for consideration of funding requests.  Chris Johnson led a committee to formulate a proposed policy and procedure and they presented a rough draft for approval.  We approved moving forward (with 1 dissent) and we hope to have a specific policy for a Grant Committee plus application and procedure to process requests for consideration by the Board within the next month.  If you have any questions about this, please see Chris.  Thank you, Chris, for assuming leadership of this key addition to our club’s effectiveness in the community.
Remember that all Board meetings are open to attend, though voting responsibility is reserved for Board members.