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RCC Reading Cultural Council
Town Manap-er's Office - Reading Town Hall - Readiniz. MA 01867
Reading Cultural Council Meeting Minutes Oct. 24, 2001
7:30pm at the Reading Public Library
Members in attendance: Harold Bond, Anna Dixon, Ann Rotondo, Diana LaVancher, Allison
DaSilva, Joyce Holt and Judy Junker.
MARK HYSON
Ann Rotondo called Mark Hyson. He received the message and will call Ann back
Allison Da Silva received a call from Mark. She tried to call him back and he already submitted
it to the office.
Allison DaSilva submitted the minutes as corrected and Anna seconded the motion to accept the
minutes as amended.
TREASURERS REPORT - NO CHANGES
There are no changes on the Treasurer's Report as submitted at the previous meeting on Oct. 3,
2001.
MCC LETTER FROM DANIEL KERCHNER
A letter from Daniel Kerchner was read by all council members saying that the funds from the
state are not available yet and to proceed as usual in the grant cycle, based on last year's grant
money.
We will meet on schedule and vote on approved grants without fmalzing allocations and we will
send out the denial letters to allow for the two week appeal process.
SEMINAR FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS
A Conflict of Interest seminar is coming up on 11/6/01 7-9:30PM at the Coolidge Middle
School. All council members are required to attend it at least once during their years of service.
Attending the seminar gives RCC members protection if a conflict of interest complaint is
brought against a council member.
E-MAIL RECEIVED
From Karen Trachtenberg referred Allison to page 24-25 of the Grant Applications Booklet.
5 years of records must be kept in a public place by the Town Clerk. If we get a request to see
the materials, we must produce the materials not less than 10 days later.
BULLETIN BOARD POSTINGS
Allison DaSilva is posting Art related materials on the Reading Library bulletin board.
RCC STATIONERY
Alison DaSilva can print out RCC Stationery with the full color RCC Logo on it.
RCC SIGNS
Daniel Kerchner gave Allison prices for the signs to be used at all RCC Granted functions.
$79.30 4 ft.X 6 ft.
$51.88 2ft X3ft.
black letters with blue MCC logo with space left at the top to place the words, "Reading Cultural
Council a local partner of
Allison suggested purchasing 2 of the 2X3 signs for $51.88 on styrene. Personalization is
limited to the name of the local council.
The first. option is to include the RCC logo on the poster.
GRANT BOOKLETS
Joyce Holt arrived with the Grant Booklets.
Priority in the voting will be given to applicants following the local guidelines.
Allison passed out the voting grid.
MARGIE DAVIS
Joyce Holt asked" for an update on the past grant submitted by Margie Davis. Margie will accept
the $100 instead of the $200 since she is not doing the second workshop.
Allison showed the initial attendance of the grant interviews for 11/7/01.
The next RCC meeting is on 11 /7/O1
Allison asked Judy Junker to copy all edited RCC meeting minutes for all members in the future.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:OOPM.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith A. Junkers RCC Secretary