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Minutes of Regular Meeting
VANDERBURGH COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Exposition Hall 4-H Center, Evansville, Indian
9:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Present:                                                                                                                 SWCD Personnel:
David Ellison, Chairman (Absent)                                                                             Bonnie Bittner
Les Nunn, Vice Chairman                                                                                         Norma Duckworth
Wayne Fehd, Member
Maurice Berendes, Member
Lauren Preske, Member
Tom Niksch, Associate Supervisor

The minutes of the January meeting were mailed to each member prior to the meeting. Minutes were amended by consensus to reflect the correct name of a person reporting on an issue.

Les Nunn asked the board to refer to the January financial report. The previous balance 1-1-07 $33, 886.24, Receipts $2,832.91, Debits $3,203.83 and balance as of 1-31-07 $32,805.32.

A motion was made by Lauren Preske, seconded by Maurice Berendes, and carried,
to approve the treasurer’s report as presented.

JANUARY CLAIMS
Old National Bank (Petty Cash)                                                                        $27.13
Post Office (January Newsletter Postage)                                                        $177.21
Post Office (CREP Brochure Postage)                                                            $597.69
Indiana Department of Revenue (Sales Tax/Oct. /Nov. /Dec.                             $24.30
NACD (Soil Stewardship Materials & Annual Meeting Placemats)                   $227.50
Four Rivers RC&D (Dues 2007)                                                                     $300.00
USDA, NRCS (Office Space Rent)                                                              $2,100.00
Claims Submitted to County:
Post Office (Renewal Bulk Mailing Fee 2007)                                                  $160.00
Oaks Printing, Inc. (January Newsletter)                                                        $1,378.00
Vanderburgh Co. SWCD (Reimbursement Newsletter Postage)                       $177.21
Vanderburgh Co. SWCD (Reimbursement CREP Postage)                              $597.00
Cingular Wireless (Cell Phone)                                                                           $18.05
Lauren Preske (Hotel/Parking/meals Annual Conference                                   $433.05
Lauren Preske (Mileage/Annual Conference)                                                    $110.40
Bonnie Bittner (Hotel/Parking Annual Conference)                                            $296.70
Bonnie Bittner (Mileage/Annual Conference)                                                     $107.40
Wayne Fehd (Hotel/Parking/meal Annual Conference)                                      $445.05
Wayne Fehd (Mileage/Annual Conference)                                                       $108.00

Natural Resource Committee – Dave Ellison, Chairperson
Maurice Berendes and Tom Niksch attended the Forestry Land Management Committee Meeting. They agreed it was well attended and are optimistic about the first project. The minutes and the committee’s goals, concerns, suggested projects and how to achieve the goals were in each member’s packets. The next meeting will be March 29, 2007 at the Petersburg Field Office beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Lauren Preske reported Blair Borries was hired for the Big Creek Watershed Coordinator position.

The Link Group Interview was tabled due to Holly McCutchan’s absence until the March Board Meeting. Bonnie reported Holly McCutchan was going to meet with the Link Group and report back to the board.

District Operations Committee, Wayne Fehd, Chairman
Bonnie reported the District Visits Committee (Holly McCutchan and staff) will meet in the office conference room on March 12, 2007 at 3:30 p.m.

NEW BUSINESS:
Finance Committee, Holly McCutchan, Finance Chairman
Wayne Fehd reviewed petty cash and passed the report for review and signature.

Bonnie reported she sent in the paperwork and bills for the Clean Water Indiana grant ($750) to reimburse districts for supervisor training.

Norma asked for a motion to send her to the Keep It Clean Workshop in Hamilton County; which would involve an overnight.

                Lauren Preske made a motion to send Norma to the workshop in
                Hamilton County and pay her expenses, seconded by Wayne Fehd
                and carried.

District Operations Committee, Wayne Fehd, Chairman
Bonnie reported the SWCD Supervisor/Staff Training would be held on March 14thfrom 7:00 p.m. (CST) in the Sugar Ridge Office. Supervisors are to let Bonnie know who will be attending with staff.

Les Nunn asked members to decide who would be chairman, vice chairman, secretary and Fiscal Officer for 2007. After some discussion: Lauren Preske agreed to be chairman

Wayne Fehd made a motion for Lauren Preske to be Vanderburgh Co. SWCD
board chairman for 2007, seconded by Maurice Berendes and carried

Maurice Berendes made a motion for David Ellison to be Vanderburgh Co.
SWCD Vice-Chairman, seconded by Wayne Fehd and carried

Maurice Berendes made a motion for Les Nunn to be Vanderburgh Co. SWCD
Secretary, seconded Wayne Fehd and carried

Maurice Berendes made a motion for Bonnie Bittner to be Vanderburgh Co.
SWCD Fiscal Officer seconded by Wayne Fehd and carried.

The Vanderburgh Co. SWCD board meetings for 2007 were set for the 4^th Wednesday of the month. The March meeting will be March 28, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Vanderburgh County SWCD conference room.

Lauren Preske made a motion to adjourn at 10:00 p.m., seconded by Maurice Berendes
and carried.