Council Minutes February 24 2020

Minutes of Lunenburg Board of Trade Council Meeting

5:15pm – February 24, 2020; at the LBoT Boardroom

Present:           Claude Baril, Susan Corkum Greek, Jason Huskilson,  Lynne MacKay, Jamie Myra, Tim Reibling, Lorne Spence, Alicia Van de Sande, Willie Wells.

Regrets:      Tim Lekhi.        

Approval of Agenda: (LM, AVS)

Call to Order:    (JM) 5:17pm.  Adjournment set for 6:30pm.

Approval of Minutes from previous meeting:  (SCG), (CB)

Business Arising:        Revival of Business after 5? Deferred to future meeting.                                    

New Business:    

(JM): Signage and Advertising on Waterfront Kiosk for Seaweed Tours (Fisheries  Museum parking lot)

(SCG), (AVS) Updating Signing Authorities.

(JM): Request to allow Job posting on behalf of members. Page on Website?  Deferred to future meeting. (SCG).                                

(LM): Social Media: Platforms, Direction and responsibilities. Lynne and Renea                                        to meet.

(JM): Waste reduction update.

(JM): Committee updates

(JM): Board composition.

(JM): Councillor McGee’s Saltscapes comments. (Saltscapes article on Lunenburg). Lunenburg under the microscope. No need to respond now.

Motion (SCG):  To not renew Digital Fusion Map anymore. (LM) – Passed.

Committee Reports:    Events (JM):     Yuletide Festival: LBoT budgeted spending up to $2,000. We spent $1,825. Expenses exceeded revenue by $104. LBoT to cover shortfall as it falls within our budget.

                                    Strategic Planning (LM) – Next Steps. Disaster planning -  What if we lose the Campground?   

In Camera (JM) 6:07pm.

Employee Duties, Hours and Pay

Out of Camera (LM) 6:42pm.

Adjournment: 6:42pm.