2012-09-10 Cultural Council Minutes

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Reading Cultural Council Minutes September 10, 2012, Reading Public Library Meeting Room Meeting started at 7:05 P.M. Present were: Lynne Cassinari, Peggy Caouette, Eileen Collins, Molly Entwistle, Lorraine Horn, Colleen O'Shaughnessy, Nancy Snow, Jacalyn Shelton Wallace In the absence of a recording secretary, Colleen O'Shaughnessy was elected. Minutes of the May 14 meeting were amended and approved. The Treasurer's report: Balance $2,351.48. Read and accepted. RCC has been level funded. Members introduced themselves and checked email and telephone numbers for accuracy. Everyone was instructed to take MCC training and Open Meeting Guidelines for Public Officials if they had not yet done so. Old Business: guideline revisions will be added to the Town website soon and grant applications are on line now. MCC provided post cards encouraging applications, they will be left in the library. New Officers: Eileen Collins took on the responsibility of corresponding secretary and keeper of a scrap book of RCC articles and press releases. Lynne suggested that someone consider volunteering to replace Lorraine Horn as co -chair in the coming year. Dates for 2012 -2013 Meetings: Oct. 22, Nov. 5, Dec. 3, Jan. 7, Mar. 4, Apr. 1. May 6 New Business: Vicky Shubert and Lorraine Horn attended a meeting at MCC offices in Boston July 9 at which time Vicky asked for guidance as to how RCC can be more than a distributor of funds. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 P. M.