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Laurel Chamber of Commerce
January 14, 2021
Chamber
Moment of Silence
Presentation of minutes:
Guest Speaker –
Financial Report -
Yellowstone Checking - $ 70,297.67
Altana CD $ 8,658.95
Altana Saving $ 748.91
Christmas Repair Fund $ 2,937.59
TOTAL $ 82,637.12
Bills to be presented for payment: - none outside the approved budget
OLD BUSINESS
New Board- Contact info, and signatures
Bank Signature Cards- Appointment
Christmas Decorations- Decorations are down. Zero fell down this year
NEW BUSINESS –
New Members – Miller’s Horse Palace
Dropped Membership- Subway, 360 Office Solutions, T&C Farms,
Committees- Signup sheet passed around
Out Here We Care- 35 businesses or individuals have signed the pledge, program was extended and we
were given an extra $500 from Visit Southeast Montana
Out of the Office- January 18th and January 22nd
Desk- Used desk for $250 on Facebook
Open Forum
Business After Hours – If you would like to host an event, please contact the Chamber.
Next Meeting – February 11, 2021 Chamber/Zoom
Laurel Chamber of Commerce
Board Meeting Minutes
The Meeting was held on December 10, 2020, Chamber & Zoom. In attendance were: Executive Board Members:
VP- Beth Hoferer, Treasurer- Patsy Woody, Executive secretary- Cami Nelson. Directors: Becky Watson, Kelcie Lohof,
Dallas Contreraz, Tricia Johnson, Billie Lehman and Evan Bruce. Chamber member: Matt Heinz, Brent Renier, and Abby
Johnson.
Beth called the meeting to order.
The minutes were approved. Moved to approve- Becky, Billie 2nd-approved
The financial report was approved and bills were presented for payment.
Bills to be presented for payment outside of budget: None outside of approved budget
Old Business
Board Members- Ballots were passed around for voting for the 4 open spots on the board.
o Beth Hoferer- The Crossings
o Patsy Woody- Laurel Ace Hardware
o Matt Heinz-IGA
o Abby Johnson- Statewide Liquor
Executive Board Nominations- ballots were passed around for voting of Executive Board.
o President-
Beth Hoferer
o Vice President
Becky Watson
o Treasurer
Dallas Contreraz
Christmas Stroll- An update was given. We had a few negative comments made about the event due to
COVID. Businesses had a great day
Shop Local Raffle- Thoughts on extending the raffle? Karen motioned moving the deadline to Dec 19th,
Evan 2nd- approved.
Christmas Decorations- Taking down Jan 3rd 7am @ boxcar, Volunteer list to be passed around
Chamber Open House- We discussed postponing the Chamber Holiday Open House, it was suggested to
wait until summer and do a big BBQ outside. Billie motioned to do the BBQ in the summer, Evan 2nd –
approved
Annual Meeting- Postponed until spring
Business of the Year- Announce now or wait until Annual Meeting? We will announce the winner and
present the award at the Annual Meeting.
NEW BUSINESS –
Out Here We Care-10 businesses or individuals have signed the pledge
School District Public Virtual Meeting- Dec 17th @ 6pm
Please join us for a meeting to discuss infrastructure needs and development of the 23-acre parcel the
school has purchased (north of the Big Ditch, northwest of the intersection of 8th Avenue and W. 12th
Street). The District has recently contracted with KLJ to assist in assessing infrastructure needs and high-
level costs for the site to include water/sewer and drainage needs, traffic and access needs, and
offsite improvements that may be necessary to include power, gas, and fiber communications.
Business After Hours – If you would like to host an event, please contact the Chamber.
Next Meeting – January 14, 2021 Chamber/Zoom
2021 Committees
Budget: March 25th
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Bylaws: Executive Board
Audit: March 18th
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July 4th: April 1st
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Halloween: July 29th
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Christmas Stroll: Aug 5th
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Farmers Market: Feb 16th
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Movie in the Park: Feb 18th
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Beautification:
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