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CSI Central Missouri Chapter Board Meeting
November 26, 2002

Scott Dressel called the Board Meeting to order at 5:05 PM at the offices of Triple B Doors in Columbia, Missouri. Attending this meeting were:
Scott Dressel Greg Wack Bob Drainer
Jim Cooley John McGrath Mark Schultz
John Murray Jerry Thompson
A quorum was achieved.
Greg Wack passed out copies of the meeting minutes from the last Board Meeting held on October 29, 2002. They were reviewed and approved by all present.
Bob Drainer submitted the Treasures Report. Below is a brief summary:
Beginning Balance $2,933.51
November Deposits 545.00
November Checks 764.50
CD 6,000.00
Ending Balance $8,714.01

Jim Cooley presented the checks received from the Vendors attending the product show totaling $650.00. This is not reflected in the balances above.

The Treasures report was approved.
There was no discussion concerning the CD we currently have which has matured.

Membership Committee: Jerry Thompson reported that our chapter currently has 60 members. Bob Cunningham is now on the roster since he has paid the $25.00 Chapter Dues to National. A general discussion followed concerning the new members who have said they had sent their membership application to National. John Mathis of H & G Sales informed Greg that he sent in his membership application to National in September. Greg also reported that Ruth Brent Tofle of the University of Missouri said that she also sent in her membership application in November. Discussion concerning the length of time it takes National to process new membership applications. Greg will go ahead and add them to his distribution list. Jerry will contact National and follow up on the membership status. There are also several other people who attended the product show who expressed interest in joining. They are Chad Wright of Rue Materials and Jim Heckemeyer of the University of Missouri. Jerry will follow up with them.

Program/Education Committee: Scott handed out an updated program schedule with speakers for the balance of the year. All CEUs and Certificates of Appreciation have been caught up with.

Bylaws Committee: There was no report given at the meeting. Scott emailed a copy of the bylaws to the Officers. He will e-mail a copy of the bylaws to the remainder of the Board.

Newsletter Committee: There was not report presented. As discussed at the last board meeting Susan will be collecting newsletter articles and forward to Willie by the third Monday of each month and put the newsletter on the Website.

Awards Committee: John McGrath reported that nominations for a Regional Awards are due by February 1, 2003. John and Scott talked and will be recommending several of our members for an award.

Certification Committee: John reported that to date no one has signed up for any Certification Exams. However, Jim Heckemeyer has expressed interest. Jim Cooley will talk to Pat Schaefer about taking an exam.

Website/Technical Committee: There was no report given at the meeting. The Website has not been updated for October or November. Greg will contact Willie to see what is happening.

Product Show/Golf Tournament Committee: Jim reported that the Mini Product Show held on November 12, 2002 at the Columbia Country Club was a huge success. There were 14 Vendors and 52 people. Jim thanked Susan, Bob and Greg for their help in getting the word out to those attending. It was also decided to have the next mini Product Show in March in Jefferson City. More to follow later. There was no report on the Golf Tournament.

Old Business:

  • Strategic Plan: Scott is still working on the action plan. Scott also committed to have this completed by the end of the calendar year. The main focus is on Programs and Membership.
  • The discussion concerning the bylaws was outlined earlier.
  • Discussion concerning new member notifications was outlined earlier
  • The mine product show was outlined earlier.
New Business:
  • Replacement of our chapter CSI Banner. After we saw the current banner displayed at the Product Show, several thought it was in need of replacement. Susan has the current banner and is checking on the cost to replace.
  • Brice Moeller was appointed as the Ambassador to the CSI Construct America to be held in Chicago in April of 2003. More on this will follow later.
  • Discussion concerning the $25.00 donation to Big Brothers / Bid Sisters. The board voted six yes and 1 no. The measure passed.
  • Jerry Thompson reported that the new Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia has donated space in the Library for CSI to stock with Construction & Technical reference materials. We will have 4 booksh elves to stock. General discussion followed as to how we should stock them and with what types of materials. John Murray proposed that we consider in our budget up to $2,000 for this endeavor. There are a lot of materials that we could get donated. Scott appointed a task force consisting to Jerry Thompson, Bob Drainer and John Murray to follow up on this project and report back to the Board.
Calendar of Events
  • December 4, 2002, CSI Regular Breakfast meeting at Eagle Knoll Golf Course
  • Because of the upcoming holiday season, there we not be a board meeting in December.
  • January 8, 2003, CSI Regular Breakfast meeting at Eagle Knoll Golf Course.
  • January 28, 2003 is the next Board Meeting in Jefferson City
  • March 2003 is the next Mini Product Show in Jefferson City
  • April 2003 is the CSI National Construct America in Chicago.
Open Discussion: None
The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:25 PM