FALL 2007 MVOR MINUTES
Meeting called to order Sunday October 28, 2007 at 10:12 AM by president Korey
Hart. ROLL CALL: All
officers were present. VP: Alicia Lewis, Sec. Paul Mills, Treas: Jim Donley.
MINUTES: Motion to approve
minutes of Spring 2007 MVOR as printed in the MVOR Flyer were made by Bill
English and seconded. Motion
passed. TREASURES REPORT: Annual MVOR Incorporation Papers have been filed (with
the Secretary of State's
Office of Missouri). The General Fund had a beginning balance on 4/14/07 of
$3,495.36 with income of
$471.40 less expenses of $256.49, leaving an ending balance on 10/27/07 of
$3,710.27. Printed detail
copies available upon request. Motion to approve treasures report made by Denise
Hill and seconded by Jeff
Paige. Motion passed. RIVER BLUFF CAVE REPORT: Korey reported a one page summary
report would be forth
comming from Matt Forir for the donation made to him (Matt) from the MVOR Cave
Conservation Fund. CAVE
CONSERVATION MEETING: Alicia Lewis reported on the Conservation Meeting held on
Saturday October 27, 2007.
She stated, "We do not have a Conservation Chairman". The following
recomendations were made from those in
attendance: Have a conservation trip at each MVOR. Establish a policy on how to
request a donation from the
Cave Conservation Fund. The request should state a purpose, the plan, and the
amount to be provided so the
MVOR Board can vote on the request for funding. A research project needs to be
related to cave conservation.
The MVOR Board should consider: Return on investment and establish a deadline to
report back. Amy Crews
commented, "Finley Cave needs a gate". NEW BUSINESS: Jim Rudden stated,"MVG will
host the Spring 2008 MVOR
with a date and place yet to be established". NOTE: Go to MVOR.org and click on
Spring 2008 MVOR for latest
information. Jim Donley announced the standard MVOR patch is available for
$3.00. LESTER B DILL AWARD:
Kerry Rowland/Doug Feaks reported that they have 6 lamps (for Dill Award).
Authorization was given for
purchase of 4 more lamps so there would be Dill Awards available for 10 years at
a cost of $350.00. FUTURE
MVOR SITES: Should a permanent site be purchased? Who would maintain it? Amy
Crews stated," The Shrine Club
(in Lebanon, MO) would be a good site to lease". Jim Donley added," They handle
the insurance too". Korey
requested input from grottos on their feelings regarding pros and cons of
buying, leasing,and continued rotation
of future MVOR sites. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: All current officers were nominated
for their respective offices.
Amy Crews was also nominated for secretary but declined to accept nomination.
Motion was made to close
nominations, seconded, and passed. All current officers were reelected. Pres:
Korey Hart, VP: Alicia Lewis,
Sec: Paul Mills, Treas: Jim Donley. Motion to close meeting was made, seconded &
passed at 11:04 AM.
Respectfully Submitted, by Paul Mills - MVOR Secretary