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Call to Order Paul Swartz President Swartz called the meeting to order at 11: 40 AM with the following Board Members present: John Ficorilli, Jed Metzger, Tracie Sanchez, Cat Sarno, Theresa Schnipke, Jeff Tracy, Carol Buettner, Anne Decker. Also present was Secretary Rita Brown. Secretary’s Report Rita Brown Attendance report May ended with 168 members. To-date we are up two members from last year. The year included 20 sponsored members - 4 women and 16 men. Attendance for the month was at 40.97%. President's Report Paul Swartz Board Members Swartz welcomed new Board Members Carol Buettner, Jeff Fitzgerald and Andy Farley and thanked Tracie Sanchez, Jeff Tracy and Dr. Susan Hubbell for their service upon the completion of their terms. Small Project Committee Update A Small Project Committee will be volunteering at the West OH Food Bank on Friday June 14 from 1 – 4 PM. Volunteers are still needed. District Grants Update Dick Schroeder is currently writing a District Grant request for funding a portion of the cost of the Amphitheatre. Rotary Citation Update The Rotary International Citation will again be awarded to the Lima Rotary Club for this past year. Notification from RI will occur in July 2019. YP Roundtable Swartz will hold a roundtable in his office during the week of June 17th. Dysert and Ficorilli, along with staff from Swartz Contracting and members of the Young Professionals will have dialogue regarding their interest in joining the Rotary Club and ways to make joining the club more appealing to them. Disaster Relief At the Club Meeting on Monday June 10, $633 was raised from the membership for the victims of the Celina tornado. The money is being sent to the Celina Rotary Disaster Fund. Board Reports Golf Outing Update Jed Metzger Metzger reported 19 teams will play in the Rex Perry Memorial Golf Outing on Wednesday June 12, 2019. Blood Clinic Update Tracie Sanchez Sanchez reported the Blood Clinic brought in around the $30,000 range net but until all bills are in and paid, the check presentation to the Foundation can’t be done. President Elect ReportKen Dysert EREY Paul Harris Dysert has spoken with Club Member Richard Schroeder about educating the club members regarding Every Rotarian Every Year and the EREY process and benefits. Training session will be held on the first Monday of the month during club meetings. Committees for the upcoming year. Committee Chairman have been named. Club members will be given a Committee Selection form and have an opportunity to get involved and join committees. The goal is to have 4 – 6 members on each committee. Dysert will assign the responsibility for the committees to board members Treasurer Report Tracie Sanchez Sanchez reported the checking account at Superior Credit Union has $92,000 in checking. Liabilities to pay out include: $40,600 for blood clinic as liability; $2,000 for Foundation in dues; $5,400 for the scholarship fund; $11 000 for EREY; $532 for Rottery funds and $1,000 for Movies in the Park. Profit Loss is ($1,625) Funds held for Others – Other show (633.00) for the Celina Tornado Victims. Dysert made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report as present. Metzger seconded the motion. Board approved. New Business: Rita Brown Changing of the Guard The Changing of the Guard Party is scheduled for Monday July 1st at the City Club. At that time, we will celebrate the past year with Paul Swartz being President and transition to incoming President Ken Dysert. We will also acknowledge the outstanding contributions and service of other club members. It is a great way to say thank you to Paul and welcome Ken to his new role. New Members Wayne Kopics, Edward Jones Financial Advisor, sponsored by Julie Bassitt. He is a former member of the Findlay Rotary Club. Metzger made a motion to approve the application for membership. Sarno seconded the motion. Board approved. Resignations Shelia Haney, RTA CEO submitted her resignation. Tracy made a motion to accept the request with regret. Sanchez seconded the motion. Board approved. Request for Assistance Cat Sarno Sarno reported Club Member Bob Fricke made a request for 20 volunteers to assist during the Allen County Fair on August 21. The Rotaract Club at UNOH will be approached. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:58 PM. Respectfully submitted Rita Brown, Club Secretary
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