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VVA Board of Directors Monthly Meeting If any VVA member is interested in serving on the Nominating Committee (need not be a Board member), please contact Tony Gronniger through the Office at communications@lakevikingmo.net or call us at 660-322-9001. Call to Order Tony Gronniger, lot 2281, called the meeting to order, held in the upper level of the clubhouse at 6:30 pm. Board members present were: Marvin McNabb, lot 28; Mike Booth, lot 2380; Allan Slavin lot 181; Troy Lesan, lot 576; Celeste Armanees, lot 62. Not present was Mark Legget, lot 72. Celeste Armanees led in prayer. Shad Mort led the Pledge of Allegiance. Tony Gronniger opened the meeting with the Vision/Mission Statement: “Lake Viking is a private lake aspiring to preserve our community and environment for future generations.” “Our members and their guests should be safe in our community.” Approval of Last Month’s Minutes Troy Lesan moved to approve last month’s minutes, Marvin McNabb seconded; motion passed.
Handbook Committee No report. Finance Committee Troy Lesan reported that the Finance Committee met on October 7th online, with 7 members & Tony Gronniger also attending. September financial statements show that we are in a good position, so not likely to end with as big a budget deficit as was projected. Shad reviewed road expenses which he will go over later in his report here. Chairman John Kmetz reviewed a conversation he is having with Westbrook on how we treat depreciation on both Financial Statements and tax returns. Paula Hepinstall added that she would like to see our office doing more classification of paid invoices, which should also streamline the work done by Westbrook. Flint Hibler asked about the annual invoicing of Campground fees. It was agreed that both Paula and Flint’s questions along with several other topics incl. online payment capabilities at the LV website will be further discussed with Westbrook this month. Currently, VVA has $2,168,483 in buckets 1 & 2 in our Morgan Stanley fund after two transfers from the fund – one to Selby Construction for the third of four payments for silt basin construction, and one to BTC Bank for operational expenses to carry us through the year. The remainder of the meeting discussed recommendations for budgeting payroll expenses that will result in the upcoming hire of a Managing Director. This recommendation will be shared tonight in the Executive Session, which is the procedure $1.00 per vote for each category set forth by VVA by-laws Best Chili, Best Soup & Best Dessert!!! for personnel matters.
Upper level of the clubhouse
Annual Chili, Soup & Dessert Cook-off
Nov. 6th, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free will donations
All proceeds go to the Viking Valley Fire Dept.
Winners will be determined by votes!!
October 2021 Volume 34, No. 6
October 10, 2021 Join us on October 30th at 2 pm in the Association parking lot for a
TRUNK OR TREAT Bring your treats & your trunk! Award will be given to the best decorated trunk! Strategic Planning Committee No report. Activities Committee On October 30th at 2 pm is the annual Trunk-orTreat in the Association parking lot. We encourage all VVA members and guests to come out and bring Halloween candy for the kids. Feel free to decorate your car trunk, as there will be a contest for the Best Decorated Trunk. That evening, the Adults’ Halloween party will not be held this year. Upcoming on Nov. 6th is the Firefighters’ Chili Cook-off. Building Committee We reviewed 11 permits, one being a house. Marvin McNabb motioned that four members be added to the Building Committee: Al Christifano, lot 555; Mary Aschbrenner, lot 306; Bo Steed, lot 444; and Gregory Hall, lot 919. Allan Salvin seconded; motion passed. Congratulations to you four! Fire Department Tony Gronniger reported: We will be having our Chili Cook-off on Nov. 6th--all are welcome. We had our regular meeting on Saturday. Our new gas monitor is on-site, so we’ll begin doing some training with that. The new air bottles are in and will be processed into service. Campground Committee Mike Booth reported: We did not get the chance to meet last month. Our Campground Managers, Flint and Mary Hibler, will begin the process of getting the campsites re-numbered. Lake Committee Troy Lesan reported: The Lake Committee has concluded the season for shoreline inspections, and we have noted recent improvements on several lots resulting from our letters. During the winter months, we will be making roadside inspections. Infraction Committee Allan Slavin reported: We reviewed 32 infractions--29 were upheld, 1 was dismissed, and 2 were continued, for a total of $3,330 in fines. Of those 32 infractions, about 20 were “failure to maintain trash service.” (Per Handbook p. 39, fulltime residents will pay for 12 months vs. part-time residents will pay for 6 months of trash service.)
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