Laconia Putnam Fund

Laconia Putnam Fund Board of Trustees Meeting January 10, 2020 This meeting was called to order on Friday, January 10, 2020 held at the Taylor Community at Woodside Commons with the following in attendance: Charles Bradley, Linda Peary, Jim Rogato and Betty Ballantyne. Rich Landry did have an excused absence. December Minutes were reviewed and accepted as presented with no adjustments. Discussed amongst the Board was an update on the Colonial Theater progress. It was noted a Committee was being formed and perhaps one of our Board Members would consider serving on the Committee. Prior to this meeting Jim had been approached and had already accepted a role with the Committee for Operations & Management of the Colonial. Programs: Alex Kershaw – Author – April 15, 2020 to be held at the Taylor Community is on schedule. Jay & The Americans – Music Band - April 24, 2020 to be held at LHS Auditorium is on schedule. Blues Show with Ronnie Earl & Albert Cummings was scheduled for November 20th is currently on hold. Currently, we are unable to secure a confirmation for the LHS Auditorium due to the lack of a schedule for their sport teams for the Fall of 2020. Therefore, we are not able to submit a deposit with concerns of voiding our contract. Linda Peary is to reach out to Jen at the LHS in hopes of being notified promptly when the schedule is released. In the meantime, if the original performance becomes unavailable, we will consider a different act. A possible replace could be the Love Dogs & Johnny Blue Horn & The Caretakers. David S. Brody – Author: Charles Bradley made a motion and Betty Ballantyne seconded it with all in favor for David to present at the Taylor Community on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. We estimate a $1,000 fee for Atty Brody. Jay C. Buckley – Astronaut & Doctor: LHS Superintendent and School Principals continue contact with the Doctor for his presentation. It is in the hands of David Levesque, School Principal at Pleasant Street School to coordinate at date and time. We expect results soon. We were approached this past fall for a request from Laconia School Officials to invite a Children’s Author to present. The amount is $5,000 for a 45-minute lecture. We inquired as to whom the audience is and the subject to be presented. It is our request to reach as many students feasible. Perhaps this person could visit all three public schools in one day for a reasonable fee. We’ve not heard back from anyone at this time to answer our questions. We had a detailed discussion regarding policies and procedures for the Putnam Board. Write out all the job functions per person along with the many contacts we have developed over the years. It is our goal to be more transparent for each other, a “to do” list for show time, contracting, advertising, logistics of securing a venue location, transportation, meals, snacks and accommodations. Our goal is to understand each our roles not only for ourselves but also and for our future replacements. With no further discussions to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 1:07 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Betty Ballantyne Board Member