OHIO STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

APRIL,15,2008 WOOSTER,OHIO

THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MET BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING TO DISCUSS TESTIMONIES FOR HOUSE BILL 501.THOSE GIVING TESTIMONY WERE: DR.JIM TEW, RON HOOPES, BOB HOOKER,MARGARET REID AND KARIN WISHNER.HOUSE BILL 5O1 PROPOSES TO FORM AN

”OHIO HONEYBEE TASK FORCE“ TO EXPLORE WHY BEEKEEPING AND BEES ARE DECLINING IN OHIO.SUGGEST WAYS TO IMPROVE THESE DECLINES ALONG WITH A FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR PROMOTING OHIO BEEKEEPING.

THE OSBA BOARD MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY RON HOOPES., WITH 4 OFFICERS AND 3 DIRECTORS PRESENT.ROLL WAS CALLED. MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING WERE READ BY DANA MCVAY, WITH SOME CLARIFICATION ON NAMES FOR HONEY JUDGING PROGRAM, A MOTION TO ACCEPT MINUTES AS READ WAS MADE BY MARGARET REID,SECOND BY JOE KOVALESKI.VOTE PASSED TO ACCEPT MINUTES.

TREASURER REPORT: GIVEN BY CARMEN CONRAD:

CURRENT CHECKING --$10780.64 SAVINGS—5567073

ROTHENBUHLER BEE LAB FUND---$3750.00

MOTION TO ACCEPT TREASURER REPORT WAS MADE BY JOE KOVALESKI, SECOND BY MARGARET REID , VOTE PASSED TO ACCEPT TREASURER REPORT.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

BUDGET: BOB HOOKER REPORTED THAT COST TO PRINT AND MAIL NEWS -LETTER WAS NOMINAL .

EAS: JOE KOVALESKI REPORTS EAS MEETING 2008 WILL BE IN MURRAY, KY. SHOULD BE GREAT MEETING AND ASK FOR ALL BEEKEEPERS TO SUPPORT EAS BY ATTENDING THIS MEETING..

HAS: SUMMER MEETING IN HUNTINGTON W.VA.ON JULY 10, 11, 12. OHIO WILL HOST 2009 MEETING WITH OBERLIN AS VENUE OF CHOICE AT THIS TIME.

OSBA: JUNE 21, SUMMER MEETING WILL BE IN ATHENS, OHIO WITH TOPICS ON QUEEN REARING LEADING THE DAY.DR TEW AND DR TARPY WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AT FRIDAY EVENING ROUND TABLE.

MARGARET REID REPORTED MEETING WITH CHARLIE WILSON SEN.VOINAVITCH AND SEN BROWN TO URGE THEM TO KEEP HONEY BEES IN THE FARM BILL .

HISTORIAN: JIM THOMPSON REPORTS OSBA HISTORY IS NEAR COMPLETION AND WILL HAVE FOR SUMMER MEETING IN JUNE.

NEWSLETTER: BARRY CONRAD HAS CONSENTED TO EDIT NEWSLETTER.

LEGISLATIVE: BOB HOOKER WILL BE COMPOSING FORM LETTER TO SENT OUT TO GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO SUPPORT THE HB 501 BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHEN IT COMES UP FOR VOTE.WILL ALSO GET WITH DOUG PFEIFER,WEB MASTER, TO CONSTRUCT E-MAIL LIST FOR CLUB MAIL OUTS FOR OSBA.IF YOU HAVE E-MAIL NOW OR HAVE CHANGE IN YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS,PLEASE CONTACT BARRY CONRAD TO GIVE HIM CHANGES.BARRY CAN BE REACHED AT: BARRY@HIVEANDHONEY.COM

REGIONAL DIRECTORS: WILL BE ASKED TO VISIT EACH CLUB IN THEIR REGION AND TALK ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF CONTACTING GOVERVMENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR UP COMING HONEY BEE LEGISLATION.THEY WILL HAVE FORM LETTERS AND ADDRESSES TO HELP MEMBERS CONTACT PROPER REPRESENTATIVES.IF YOU ARE IN BEEKEEPING PLEASE BECOME OSBA MEMBERS –WE NEED TO SHOW OUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS ARE INCREASING AND THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT BEES AND BEEKEEPING .PLEASE - HELP BY JOINING AND PAYING YOUR MEMBERSHIPS.

PUBLICITY: IF YOUR CLUB HAS EVENTS COMING UP PLEASE GET THEM PUBLICIZED.WE CAN USE ALL THE PUBLICITY WE CAN GET TO KEEP BEEKEEPING IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC TO GET THEIR SUPPORT FOR US.

OLD BUSINESS:

THE MOVING OF THE ROTHENBUHLER BEE LAB IS MOVING ALONG.BUILDING IS DOWN AND ON TRAILER TO MOVE TO SITE AS SOON AS SITE LOCATION IS APPROVED.SITE LEVELING AND PREP ESTIMATE HAS COME IN AT $1500.00.

BOB HOOKER REPORTS THAT NON-PROFIT STATUS 501C3 APPLICATION IS MOVING ALONG AND THAT OUR 501C5 STATUS HAS BEEN REINSTATED.

RON REPORTS THAT EAST OHIO APIARY GRANT HAS BEEN APROVED AND THEY WILL BE TAKING APPLICATIONS IN NEAR FUTURE.

NEW BUSINESS:

FALL MEETING PLACE WILL BE COLS. MARTIN JANUS SENIOR CENTER.MORE INFO TO COME.SOME CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES WILL BE PROPOSED AT FALL MEETING TO HELP WITH ATTAINING 501C3 STATUS.

LITHOPOLIS HONEY FEST WILL BE SEPTEMBER 6,2008. OSBA WILL HAVE “HONEY TASTING” AT THEIR BOOTH .THIS WAS A BIG HIT LAST YEAR-ANYONE THAT MAY HAVE DIFFERENT HONEYS TO USE FOR TASTING PLEASE CONTACT RON HOOPES.

MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING WAS MADE BY JOE KOVALESKI , SECOND BY MARGARET REID.VOTE PASSED MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

RON HOOPES CALLED FOR EXECUTIVES MEETING TO ADDRESS TWO TOPICS:

CARMEN CONRAD PROPOSED THAT THE CLUB MOVE CHECKING ACCOUNT TO SAME BANK AS SAVINGS ACCOUNT AS IT WILL PAY US MORE INTEREST ON THIS ACCOUNT.MOTION TO MOVE ACCOUNT WAS MADE BY BOB HOOKER SECOND BY DANA MCVAY, VOTE PASSED,BY EXECUTIVE QUORUM.

BOB HOOKER REPORTS THAT DOA DIRECTOR BOGGS SAID THAT $10,000.00 TO-$15,000.00 GRANT MONEY TO SUPPORT OSBA PROJECTS MAY BE AVAILABLE. BOB HOOKER MADE A MOTION THAT WE APPLY FOR THIS MONEY FOR OHIO QUEEN PROJECT AND/OR PROJECT TO STUDY OVER WINTERING NUCS IN OHIO. CARMEN CONRAD SECOND , VOTE PASSED TO APPLY FOR GRANT .BY EXECUTIVE QUORUM.

MOTION TO ADJOURN EXECUTIVE MEETING WAS MADE BY CARMEN CONRAD, SECOND BY BOB HOOKER. VOTE PASSED. MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

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