YLRA Board Meeting 1/20/2018
The meeting was called to order by Kent Warner at 8:20 am.
Present were Kent Warner, Dan Haumschild, Marie King, Tony Rutter and Jim Buhil.
Absent were Jon Papke, Ed Collova, Jack Brunell, Mary Smoliak, Robert Schnickel and Brett Ewalt.
Secretary’s Report - Jim Buhil reviewed the minutes from the board meeting on 12/2/2017. Marie King made a motion to approve the minutes. Dan Haumschild seconded the motion, motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report - Marie King reported a balance of $122,159.56 in the checking account as of January 2018. Marie also said the audit of YLRA was completed, but no response back yet if any issues found. Jim Buhil made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed.
AIS - Ed Collova and Mary Smoliak were not present. Jim Buhil motioned to table the vote on weed harvesting until Feb. 10th, 2018. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed.
Water Level – Kent Warner said he hopes to have the bids for removal of sand at the opening of the channel by Yellow Lake Lodge on the Yellow Lake side by Feb. 10th, 2018, for the next YLRA board meeting.
Meat Raffle – YLRA needs to buy a new cooler for the meat raffle. Kent Warner will purchase the cooler. Still always need volunteers to work the meat raffle.
Membership – A membership drive will take place on July 28th, 2018, at Sweeny’s. Kent Warner, Jim Buhil and Robert Schnickel have volunteered to be on the membership drive committee for organizing the event.
Donations – Donations were discussed for the following five events. Jim Buhil made a motion to donate to the listed events and associations for 2018. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed. Fireworks in Webster $500, Forts Folle Avoine Christmas $500, Northwest WI Lakes Conference $150, Burnett County Lakes and Rivers Assoc. $100, WI Lakes Assoc. $2.00 per YLRA member.
Meetings – Two additional meeting for the YLRA board have been added to the schedule – Feb. 10th, 2018 and Mar. 10th, 2018. Kent Warner made a motion to approve these additional meetings. Marie King seconded the motion, motion passed.
Meeting Location – Jim Buhil made a motion to have all 2018 YLRA board meetings held at the 10th Hole, with a start time of 8:00 am. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed.
The next YLRA board meeting is Feb. 10th 2018 at the 10th Hole at 8:00 am.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:57 am.
Submitted by
Jim Buhil, Secretary
YLRA Board Meeting 12/2/2017
The meeting was called to order at 8:15 am
Present were Jon Papke, Dan Haumschild, Marie King, Jack Brunell, Tony Rutter, Kent Warner, Jim Buhil, Mary Smoliak and Robert Schnickel.
Absent were Bret Ewalt and Ed Collova.
Secretary’s Report - Jim Buhil discussed the minutes from Sept 9th 2017, Mary Smoliak was added as present during the meeting of Sept. 9th. Mary Smoliak made a motion to approve the minutes. Tony Rutter seconded. Motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report - Marie King reported a balance of $117,969.64 in the checking account as of Nov. 27th 2017. Marie said the IRS is auditing YLRA and it will be done in Jan. 2018. The meat raffle license is due for renewal in Jan 2018. A motion was made by Kent Warner to accept the treasurer’s report. Dan Haumschild seconded. Motion passed.
AIS - Ed Collova was absent. Ed is looking for help this year for weed harvesting. Mary Smoliak volunteered to assist Ed.
Water Quality – No testing being done in the winter.
Water Level – Yellow lake system is at winter levels now. Kent Warner is getting bids for the removal of sand at the opening of the channel by Yellow Lake Lodge on the big lake side.
Meat Raffle – Still need volunteers to work the meat raffle.
Newsletter – Marie King needs all articles by Jan 10th 2018.
Website – Mary Smoliak is working on updates to the website. She will report on updates at the next board meeting.
Membership – Kent Warner is heading up a committee for a Membership Drive get together this summer.
The next YLRA board meeting is Jan. 20th 2018 at the 10th Hole at 8:15 am.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 am.
Submitted by
Jim Buhil, Secretary
(To be reviewed and approved at the April 7, 2018 Board Meeting) The meeting was called to order at 2:10pm.
Attending:
Jon Papke, President Kent Warner, V.P. Marie King, Treasurer
Mary Smoliak Jack Brunell
Tony Rutter Dan Haumschild Brett Ewalt Robert Schnickel
Absent:
Ed CollovaJim Buhil, Secretary
Board officer nominations were made. Marie King made a motion to close nominations and accept the nominees. Tony Rutter seconded the motion, motion passed. Current officers are as follows: Jon Papke- President Kent Warner-Vice President Jim Buhil-Secretary Marie King-Treasurer The 2018 meeting dates are: April 7th, May 12th, June 9th (picnic at Whitetail’s), July 14th, August 4th, and September 8th (fall membership meeting at Forts Folle Avoine). Meetings are at the 10th Hole, with the meeting to start at 8:15 am. Marie King has made the payment of $1,150.00 for YLRA’s approved amount for the Jamison Road lagoon dredging project. Dan Haumschild made a motion to donate $1,000.00 to the Jackson Fire Department for the purchase of rescue and recovery equipment. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 2:55 pm. Submitted by Jim Buhil, Secretary, from notes taken by Kent Warner

