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CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order at 7. 5 Pl . _ to. Lt
Members in attendance were Liz Whitelam, Anne Hooker; ar- h Storti, Kathy Kelly,
Lorraine Horne, Patrick Holland, and Vicky Schubert.
MINUTES - The minutes of the September 4 meeting were reviewed and approved.
TREASURER'S REPORT - AH reported that three reimbursements remain outstanding
from the previous grant cycle: The Ruby Bridges project, the RSO, and the Cultural
Connection website. KK will follow up with Michelle Chiappini and Gene Nigro on the
Bridges project and the RSO respectively; LW will follow up with Jennifer Hart of
Creative Arts on the Cultural Connection website. AH commented that it would be
preferable to complete these reimbursements prior to December 31 in the interest of
bookkeeping clarity.
CHAIR'S REPORT:
LW reported that Jackie Steele has resigned her position on the Council. It was agreed
that we would defer the discussion of a replacement for the vice chairperson's position to
a future meeting. LW has posted RCC meetings through January.
Town Day resulted in at least one potential new Council member. Alice Armstrong has
expressed an interest in joining the Council although she will not be able to participate
fully until February. A second prospective volunteer asked that we keep her on our "list"
but was not ready to commit to participation.
LW distributed the grant applications that had been submitted with the exception of those
not meeting the baseline submission requirements. A brief review of current local
guidelines followed, including the informal policy of not funding more than 3
consecutive requests from a single applicant. LW reported that she had conversation with
Jennifer Hart of Creative Arts about the efforts being made to develop the Cultural
Connection website. Further conversation with this recipient is warranted before any
additional funding is granted to the project.
MISCELLANEOUS - KS observed that the meeting scheduled for November 14 might
conflict with a scheduled Town Meeting. It was provisionally agreed to move the meeting
to the 15th, pending confirmation of the conflict. LW agreed to contact Council members
with a revised date and a projected grantee interview schedule. AH inquired as to whether
a minimum number of meetings were required of local Councils. LW agreed to research
the question.
ADJOURNED - 7:55 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Vicky Schubert
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