Meeting Minutes August 5, 2023
Squash Lake Board Meeting – August 5, 2023
Board members present: Kathy Tournour, Greg Nevinski, Russ Tennessen, Dale Smith, Tony
Giannola, Jeff Paddock, Leslie Schmidt Absent: Jay Laetsch, Marj Mehring, Tom Eggert
1. President’s Report
a. The last Silent Sport Saturday will be August 12 at 8:00am.
b. The Lake District Annual Meeting is on August 12 at 9:30am. The meeting will
be held at the Crescent Town hall.
c. Kathy reported that we now have 104 members, making our initial goal of
having 100 members.
2. Minutes from the May 6 Board Meeting.
a. Motion by Russ and second by Greg to approve the May minutes. Motion
passed.
3. Board Reorganization – Election of Officers
a. Tom said he would remain as treasurer for another year.
b. Tony said he would be willing to work with Tom for the coming year and then
take the treasurer position.
c. Motion by Tony and second by Jeff to nominate Tom for treasurer. Motion
passed.
d. New board member, Leslie Schmidt, volunteered to take over the position of
secretary. Motion by Tony and second by Russ to nominate Leslie for
secretary. Motion passed.
e. It was stated that we were looking into changing the by-laws to remove the
membership portion of the secretary’s duties. Greg mentioned that we could
have an assistant to the secretary for that task. This would eliminate the
need to change the by-laws. No action was taken.
f. Current president Kathy expressed an interest to have someone new
transition to president. Tony said he would work with Kathy and Tom during
the next year and then would be willing to transition to president or
treasurer.
g. Kathy said she would remain president for another year. Motion by Tony and
second by Leslie to nominate Kathy for president. Motion passed.
h. Russ agreed to remain as vice-president for the coming year. Motion by Tony
and second by Greg to nominate Russ for vice-president. Motion passed.
4. Calendar
a. Board meeting dates were set: October 14, February 3, April 6, May 18
b. The annual meeting was set for June 22.
c. The usual August meeting for electing board members and setting dates may
be replaced with a board meeting following the annual meeting. An August
date was not scheduled. Greg stated that we can always call a special
meeting if the need arises.
5. Other Items
a. Greg suggested adding one new person to each committee. These committee
members would not have to be on the board. No action was taken.
b. A short discussion on this year’s low water level took place.
6. Adjournment
a. Motion by Tony and second by Jeff to adjourn. Motion passed.
Board members present: Kathy Tournour, Greg Nevinski, Russ Tennessen, Dale Smith, Tony
Giannola, Jeff Paddock, Leslie Schmidt Absent: Jay Laetsch, Marj Mehring, Tom Eggert
1. President’s Report
a. The last Silent Sport Saturday will be August 12 at 8:00am.
b. The Lake District Annual Meeting is on August 12 at 9:30am. The meeting will
be held at the Crescent Town hall.
c. Kathy reported that we now have 104 members, making our initial goal of
having 100 members.
2. Minutes from the May 6 Board Meeting.
a. Motion by Russ and second by Greg to approve the May minutes. Motion
passed.
3. Board Reorganization – Election of Officers
a. Tom said he would remain as treasurer for another year.
b. Tony said he would be willing to work with Tom for the coming year and then
take the treasurer position.
c. Motion by Tony and second by Jeff to nominate Tom for treasurer. Motion
passed.
d. New board member, Leslie Schmidt, volunteered to take over the position of
secretary. Motion by Tony and second by Russ to nominate Leslie for
secretary. Motion passed.
e. It was stated that we were looking into changing the by-laws to remove the
membership portion of the secretary’s duties. Greg mentioned that we could
have an assistant to the secretary for that task. This would eliminate the
need to change the by-laws. No action was taken.
f. Current president Kathy expressed an interest to have someone new
transition to president. Tony said he would work with Kathy and Tom during
the next year and then would be willing to transition to president or
treasurer.
g. Kathy said she would remain president for another year. Motion by Tony and
second by Leslie to nominate Kathy for president. Motion passed.
h. Russ agreed to remain as vice-president for the coming year. Motion by Tony
and second by Greg to nominate Russ for vice-president. Motion passed.
4. Calendar
a. Board meeting dates were set: October 14, February 3, April 6, May 18
b. The annual meeting was set for June 22.
c. The usual August meeting for electing board members and setting dates may
be replaced with a board meeting following the annual meeting. An August
date was not scheduled. Greg stated that we can always call a special
meeting if the need arises.
5. Other Items
a. Greg suggested adding one new person to each committee. These committee
members would not have to be on the board. No action was taken.
b. A short discussion on this year’s low water level took place.
6. Adjournment
a. Motion by Tony and second by Jeff to adjourn. Motion passed.