Minutes of July 8, 2006 Board Meeting
Wellfleet Non-Resident Taxpayers Association
Present:~ Dorothy Altman, Lila Croen, Sam Frank, Alice Iacuessa, Curt
Lippincott, Diane Mangiaratti, May Ruth Seidel, Marilyn Silver, Mary von
Kaesborg, John Siegel, Agnes Wolf, Jerry Sadow, Marian Palley, Dave Garrison
on the speaker phone and Jean Schaefer, Administrative Consultant.
Absent: Aida Donald, Elga Wasserman.
Sam Frank, vice-president, called the meeting to order at 9:30 AM at the
Wellfleet Senior Center. He explained, that during Aida's absence due to
illness, he would chair the meetings and handle programs and Lila Croen,
Secretary, would prepare the agenda, represent the organization to the Town
and cover details. During this period, Mary von Kaesborg will take minutes
under the oversight of the Secretary. Jim Hood, second vice-president, has
resigned from the Board, as has Tom Baratz and Ed Rullman. The minutes were
approved as presented.
Actions taken at the meeting were as follows:
Alice moved with Lila seconding, that we apply for a table at the Oyster
Festival on October 14/15. All approved.
Marian moved with Diane seconding, that we change the Board meeting from
Saturday, July 29 to Friday, July 28. All approved.
Curt moved with May Ruth seconding, that we raise the dues from $10. to
$15. for a single, and from $20. to $30. for a family.
John moved with Marilyn seconding, an amendment stating that the new dues
would be raised from $10. to $15. for a single and $20. to $25. for a
family. All approved the amendment.
Marian moved with Diane seconding, that at the second meeting of the year,
we set up a membership table with a sign stating that the new dues structure
will be in affect, but if they pay now they can pay as of the old dues
structure, $10. and $20.
Dorothy moved with Lila seconding, an amendment stating that if dues are
paid before September 1, the old rates are in affect. After that time, new
rates prevail. 11 approved, Marian Palley voted no. The amendment carried.
Marian moved with Lila seconding, that we co-sponsor the Harbor Conference
November meeting. All approved.
Sam reported that the annual fourth of July award, presented by Sam and
Lila, was won by Hatch's float.
Treasurer's Report.~ Curt Lippincott, Treasurer, announced a total in our
account of $5629.82, with $319.19 expenses to be paid.
Committees and Study Groups.
Program Committee: Sam Frank, chair, reported on the plans for the general
meeting to be held tomorrow, July 9. All the Selectmen and Rex Peterson,
Assistant Town Administrator, will be there to speak on "The State of the
Town". Lila will chair the meeting. Refreshments are organized. He gave an
overview of the next two meetings. The subject of the first is Visioning for
the Town's Central District. The second is our annual meeting, which will
include an update on the plans to open the Herring River dike. Alice will
organize the food.
Publicity Committee: Jerry Sadow described the publicity arranged for the
public meeting held tomorrow. He showed copies of the newspaper
announcements and told of radio announcements and placement of the notice
boards. He was thanked for a good job.
Nominating Committee : Diane introduced her committee members, Alice and
Dorothy. They will ask for nominees for several empty Board seats.
Membership Committee.~ Marilyn Silver, chair, gave an account of the
committee's work. Letters were sent out to the membership asking for dues,
and brochures will soon be out. To date we have 48 new members. Jerry and
Sam are organizing the placement of flyers around town. May Ruth suggested
that we emphasize the possibility of donations when we collect membership
money. We can participate in the Oyster Festival, October 14/15, if we want,
but must apply. Marilyn is a member of the Town Disabilities Committee.
Water Committee: May Ruth spoke of their submittal of goals and objectives
to Aida. All committee chairs are asked to do that, and to submit copies of
the approved goals and objectives to Marian for the Newsletter. Jean was a
member of the Water Commission for the Town, but has resigned. Conservation
letters were in the newsletter.
Harbor Committee:~ Alice announced, for the Harbor Committee, the
resignation from the Board, and from the committee, of Ed Rullman. We will
miss him. Alice has been appointed a member of the Town's Natural Resources
Advisory Board. She reported on the procedure that she followed to join that
committee.
Newsletter: Marian needs more material to be sent to her. She emphasized
that it is essential that when the material is submitted, it must be in its
final form, ready to print, and on time. Once submitted, edited and
formatted for the newsletter, she cannot make changes because it is too time
consuming. She will send an e-mail defining the format and time. December 15
will be the deadline for the winter issue. Marian was much praised for her
work as editor of the newsletter.
Extra matters:
We were all encouraged to apply to join Town committees if we could, and to
go to their meetings to be better informed. All meetings are open to the
public, under most circumstances. It has been proposed by the Charter Review
Commission that the Town Charter, which has been under review, add a
provision blocking membership of non-residents on regulatory town
committees. This provision currently being reviewed by the Commission, along
with other recommendations, has not been passed.
On Jim Hood's resignation, the Finance Committee has new membership, Sam,
Dave, Jean, and May Ruth. They will plan how to report on Town Finances.
All committees are to write a statement of goals and objectives for the
year, and of work accomplished. These statements are to go to Aida, who will
forward them to Marian for the newsletter.
Old Business.
Outer Cape Health Services:
Sam explained the results of our concern with Outer Cape's policy of
refusing to take blood samples without a complete physical examination. The
results of our inquiry were not positive, so we decided to explore, through
the Senior Center,~ having Quest come to Wellfleet for blood sampling. Sam
will contact Suzanne Thomas of the Senior Center about this matter.
New Business:
Reciprocal Memberships:
Marilyn suggested that we consider arranging a system of joint membership
with the various neighborhood associations. For a reduced fee, people could
join both WNRTA and their local organization. The Membership Committee will
discuss and report. Dorothy will take flyers to the Gull Pond association
and Aggie will take flyers to the group at the National Seashore.
Insurance:
The cost of insurance, required by the Town, has increased from $300 to
$400, May Ruth stated. We have no Board and Director's Insurance. Many
homeowners are covered from personal liability by private insurance.
Search Committee:
May Ruth, Chair of the Search Committee to replace Jean, announced that her
committee was made up of Marian and Curt. They are putting together a job
description and trying to determine salary parameters. Jean leaves August
30.
The Board is invited for drinks at the Mangiaratti's on Friday, July 21 at
7:30 pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 12 Noon.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary von Kaesborg, for
Lila G. Croen,~ Secretary
Wellfleet Non-Resident Taxpayers Association.
TO DO:
Dorothy will take flyers to the Gull Pond association.
Aggie will take flyers to the group at the National Seashore.
All committees are to write a statement of goals and objectives for the
year, and of work accomplished. These statements are to be sent to Aida, who
will forward them to Marian to be published in the newsletter.
Sam will contact Suzanne Thomas of the Senior Center about the possibility
of having Quest at the Senior Center to draw blood.
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