Board Members present:  Satsie Veith, Carol Holzgrafe, Marcia Moore, Helen Gesick, Sandi Shand, Corky LeTellier, Claire Greene, Toni Reid, Lisa Cooperman, Nicole Drummond. Absent:  Janet Rechtman              

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Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m.

Minutes: from the December 10 meetingwere approved as written.

Financial Report – Treasurer Sandi Shand presented a report of financial activity for Quarters 3 and 4 of the 2024 calendar year.   

• Budget Committee Appointments: Corky moved; Toni seconded; all approved appointment of Corky, Linda MacMichael and Sandra Flake to the budget committee.

Update on 501©3 transition: We are still awaiting word from the IRS on the final determination.

Update on Dues collection–Marcia Moore reported that the League is still 52 members short of last year’s roster, out of 141.   There was discussion of the need for a fundraising event to make up for revenue shortfall.

Update on Dues Transformation

Helen Gesick reported on progress in setting up new payment system. Members will be able to renew through ChapterSpot and pay through Stripe.  Under the new system, donations to the local League must be paid separately from dues.  National wants everyone to pay online, but people will still be able to pay by check.

Vote on bylaws revision–The board voted to approve the changes to bylaws made to be in compliance with the new dues collection system.  • Sandi moved to approve; Corky seconded. Satsie will send to state bylaws committee for review. Then members will vote at the Annual Meeting.

Peoples’ March Jan 18 – After discussion, it was agreed that our League will not have a presence at the march.

Prep for Feb 1 Meeting: The board discussed plans for the Local Position Review and Program Planning Meeting.  There will be a light breakfast. The point is to discuss the local positions to see if any updates may be desired and to find out what issues our members are most interested in pursuing int in the next year.

Prep for Feb. 27 Meeting: Claire will speak on how to do a candidate forum which will be open to the public as an election/public office meeting.  We will need a PC with HDMI.  •Marcia will ask William Tefteller to help with meeting recordings. It will be a potluck meeting.  

Committee Reports: none. 

KZFR Proposal: Satsie reported on request from KZFR for our Observers to report on the local government bodies they observe, specifically the Board of Supervisors and Chico and Oroville City Councils.  After discussion, it was agreed not to accept as it does not align with our mission. Satsie will reply.

January Newsletter Satsie says she will delay it until February to wait for a summary of the Feb. 1 meeting and announce that of Feb. 27.

Adjourned at 6:41

Submitted by Carol Holzgrafe