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R. Karbon was elected for 2019 Board President.
project year end surplus for 2019. Members may find this
Budget in the members section CCR Website.
Motion by R. Karbon seconded by D. Smith to accept the 2019
budget.
Motion passed unanimously
Vice-President
R. Karbon nominated A. Lifsey for 2019 Board Vice-President,
N. Thurston nominated M. Ames for 2019 Vice-President.
No other nominations at this time, nominations closed for
vote.
M. Ames was elected for 2019 Board Vice-President.
E. Johnson gave an update on the broken down 2006 Komatsu
front-end loader repairs. To get our 2006 Komatsu repaired
and running for normal operating diagnosis, the minimum
cost to repair would be $47,667. If after these repairs are
completed and engine damage is discovered, the total cost
to repair could be as much as $72,528. The Board considered
four purchase options from Komatsu, Case, Caterpillar and
John Deere ranging from 158,894 to 184,970. The board also
considered four finance options from 159,000 to 200,655.
There was a long discussion between the manager, board
and members in the audience on the best option for the ranch.
Secretary
V. Kaszonyi nominated M. Smith for 2019 Board Secretary.
No other nominations at this time, nomination closed.
M. Smith was elected for 2019 Board Secretary.
Treasurer
R. Karbon nominated V. Kaszonyi for 2019 Board Treasurer.
No other nominations at this time, nominations closed for
vote.
M. Smith was elected for 2019 Board Treasurer.
Motion by D. Smith seconded by V. Kaszonyi to purchase the
Caterpillar 918M ARQ for $162,988.71 financing it for 60 months
at 0% interest with a 5-year warranty to come out of the Capital
Fund. The monthly payment is NTE $2,800.
Roll call vote motion passed unanimously.
President M. Ames thanked D. Smith for serving on the board.
Adjourn
Adjourned the Board meeting at 1:20 p.m.
E. Johnson asked the Board to consider how we want to
regulate the use of side by side (UTV’s) on Ranch property
stating that he believes the best course of action is to define
a set of standards that that are in the best interest of the
association. Currently we are using standards there were
adopted by the Michigan Secretary of State to ensure these
vehicles have the proper equipment to operate of Michigan
roads. He recommended this topic be added to the open
issues log for further investigation and discussion and policy
development. E. Johnson will draft a letter to all committee
chairs along with a side by side vehicle definition seeking
committee recommendations. Committee response are due
back by the March Board meeting. This item will be #309 on
the Open Issue Log.
The next Board Meeting is January 19, 2019
Dates for the 2019 Board of Directors meetings are as follows
with Executive Session starting at 9:00 am and Regular
Session starting no later than 9:30 am:
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Sunday, January 20, 2019 – Board Orientation/Training
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Saturday, September 21, 2019 (Annual Meeting)
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Board of Directors Elections:
President
M. Ames nominated R. Karbon for 2019 Board President. No
other nominations at this time, nominations closed for vote.
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