December 2024 Meeting Minutes

Minutes – Royal Oak Civic Foundation Board of Trustees Committee Meeting
December 11, 3 p.m.
City Hall, Room 122, 203 S. Troy Street Royal Oak, MI 48067

1. Chair Tom McGannon called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m. Trustees present: Julie Lyons Bricker, Christopher Bower, Howard Collens, Sharlan Douglas, Alexander Fike, David Guest, Darien Neubecker, Peter Provenzano. Trustees present constituted a quorum. Staff present: Jill Marn.
2. There was no public comment
3. Agenda – Motion to approve the agenda. Moon by Fike, seconded by Douglas; approved
   unanimously.
4. Consent agenda – Motion to approve the consent agenda. Moon by Fike, seconded by Guest;
   approved unanimously
5. Shop with a Hero – Details are finalized as planned.
6. Report to member – McGannon will finalize the report and asked all trustees to attend the annual
   Member meeting on December 16.
7. Trustees provided input on the plan.
8. Motion to approve the annual giving campaign with a budget up to $25,000. Motion by Darien
   Neubecker, seconded by Douglas; approved unanimously.
9. Committees
   • A. Governance
     • The commi8ee recommends that the Member reappoint Neubecker and appoint new
       trustee Jenn Banovitz-Basan
     • The board will recognize Amanda Sears
     • Officer elections will take place in January
     • Trustees need to make their annual donation.
   • B. Fundraising – The committee of Collens, Lyons-Bricker and Peetz will bring a plan to the board
   • C. Finance – as submitted
   • D. Marketing – as submitted
   • E. Operations – as submitted
10. Next meeting
    • Standard items 1-4
    • Debrief on report to the Member – 10 minutes
    • Debrief on Shop with a Hero – 10 minutes
    • Finalize strategic plan – 40 minutes
    • Annual giving campaign next steps
    • Elections
11. Motion to adjourn. Motion by Provenzano, seconded by Peetz; approved unanimously.
    • Motion to adjourn by Douglas, seconded by McGannon; approved unanimously.