January 16, 2019

 

 

 

1) Announcements

 

Ohio Cave Survey starting

 

              

 

2) Reading of previous minutes

 

 

 

3) Treasurers Report

 

           - Investment?

 

 

 

4) Committee Reports

 

 

 

A) Election Committee Report – Josh

 

               - Report of election committee

 

               - Welcome new Board Members

 

               - Thanks of old board members

 

 

 

B)Data Access Report: -  Sarah Arpin

 

                     

 

C) Database Committee- Kalnitz

 

1) Database Update – error correction and database stats change

 

 

 

D) Data Archives – Arpin

 

             

 

E) Emergency Response committee - Keltner

 

 

 

F) Membership Committee – Vanderhoff

 

 

 

G) Grant Committee - Yuellig

 

 

 

H) Annual Report – Josh Brewer

 

 

 

I     Advisory Committee Setup (new) – Kalnitz

 

An advisory committee is a collection of individuals who bring unique knowledge

 

and skills which augment the knowledge and skills of the formal board of directors

 

in order to more effectively guide the organization. The advisory committee does

 

not have formal authority to govern the organization, that is, the advisory

 

committee cannot issue directives which must be followed. Rather, the advisory

 

committee serves to make recommendations and/or provide key information and

 

materials to the board of directors.

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5) Old Business:       

 

 

 

B) Arch Database Data sharing – Morris

 

 

 

C) Request from Kentucky Nature Preserves Committee

 

 1) MOU completed and sent to KNPSC. No reply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) New Business:

 

 

 

Data bequest from Bill Walden

 

            Paper records from Bills house

 

            Picked up by Bob Roth

 

            Need to be brought to next paper meeting, and scanned in

 

 

 

New Official KGS contact

 

 

 

Future work (2019)

 

-        Regional coordinator plan

 

-        Update and clarify election bylaws

 

-        Clean up committee discussions

 

-        Continue to clean up data

 

-        Advisory board