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VVA Board of Directors Monthly Meeting Call to Order Tony Gronniger, lot 2281, called the meeting to order, held in the upper level of the clubhouse at 6:30 p.m. Tony Gronniger 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 informed members are the strength of our community.”
Preston reeled in a big one!
9-year-old Preston Hogan at lot 628 reeled himself in a 17-pound monster right here at Lake Viking!
Approval of Last Month’s Minutes Mark Leggett motioned to approve last month's minutes. Celeste Arnmanas seconded; motion passed. Handbook Committee - No report Finance Committee We met on September 9th on Microsoft Teams, with 7 members present as well as Tony Gronniger as an observer. In the review of financial statements, the numbers continue to be positive. Shad Mort reported on the road expenses he has requested price quotes on 6,8,10 miles of chip and seal for the year. On capital expenditures, Marvin McNabb reported that we now have 3 QuickBook licenses to accommodate office staff, as well as the purchase and installation of the new color printer for the office. Representatives from Westbrook CPA firm met with office staff on September 1st for an update. Westbrook asked about our parameters for capital expenditures and the committee agreed starting in 2022, only expenses more than $2,000 will be a capital expense. This does not mean everything over $2,000 has to be a capital expense--the limit is to regard the purchase of equipment etc. The Finance Committee also voted to advise Westbrook of our preference that our investment funds will be reflected on the financial statements as the net invested amount … as opposed to the floating value, which changes every day. Morgan Stanley, there have been two debit transfers from the fund to Selby Construction for the silt basin work. The VVA should be making a few more withdrawals for Selby Construction, and to see us through on operational expense until the 2022 annual billing. I (Troy Lesan) have replaced Sally Zerbe as an authorized individual for transactions, and the Assistant Administrator at Westbrook has taken over my slot with account view capabilities. I am also happy to announce the committee agreed to accept Paula Hepinstall as a new member on the Finance Committee. Troy motioned to approve Paula Hepinstall as a member of the Finance Committee, Allan Salvin seconded; motion passed. Congratulations Paula! Campground: Finally, after much discussion and analysis of a complete collection of data, the Finance Committee approved that the following motion is made: The Finance Committee motioned that the BOD approves the 2022 campground fee across-the-board $140/spot increase at all campgrounds. Funds will be used for line-item expenditures, to build a surplus, but not for capital expenditures. Mark Leggett seconded; after Board discussion, motion passed. Strategic Planning Committee The committee meets quarterly as a group. I (Tony Gronniger) submitted a couple of months ago the Board’s goals for this year. The committee added these to the current Strategic Plan, which I will share with the Board next week.
September 2021 Volume 34, No. 5
September 12, 2021 Attention Members
The Building Committee is looking for a volunteer to serve on this committee. Please call the office for details: 660-322-9001 Activities Committee The Activities Committee has been very busy behind the scenes. Recent events included our 1st ever Bass Fishing Tournament on August 14th with 21 boats participating. On September 4th we had the largest-ever Patio Party with “Here for the Beer'' band. Upcoming events: September 14th is Kids Movie Night with movie Abominable--all children must be accompanied by someone 18 or older. Sepember 18th is the lake-wide Fall Garage Sale. September 25th is the Fall Wine Festival @ 6-9 p.m...RSVP by e-mailing communications@gmail. com or call the office at 660-322-9001, $20 per person. October 2nd is Beer & Brats at Levi Garrison Brewery @ 6-9 p.m. Building Committee Marvin reported 18 permits were approved, including 2 houses. Flint Hibler will be gone during the wintertime, so we are looking for a volunteer to step in for a few months or stay on the Building Committee permanently. Please call the office at 660-322-9001. Thank you! Fire Department We met yesterday. We networked with Gallatin Fire Dept. We are in the process of cleaning out the Fire House. We also have our monthly training schedule made out and we are working on a First Responder course for the month of November. Campground Committee Troy Lesan reported that both Mike Booth and Flint Hibler are gone on vacation, but were a part of making the decision on the Campground rate for 2022. Lake Committee Members divided into 2 groups and made followup inspections of lake. Progress on non-compliance letters was checked and as a result, several property owners received infractions. We anticipate making one more inspection for a final check on Zebra Mussel monitors. Infraction Committee Allan Slavin reported for the month of July: 44 infractions and 61 warnings. Of those infractions, 40 were upheld, 4 were dismissed for total fines of $3,820. For the month of August: 26 infractions with 19 being upheld, 5 were dismissed for total fines of $2,950. We have 1 more Infraction Committee Continued on page 3 meeting for the season.
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