Aurora Fox Arts Center Board
Meeting Minutes 08/09/2007

Attendance: Sue Way, Suellyn Cota, Ron Eccles, Gene Jackson, Mary Jeanne Murl,
Su Ryden, Shannon Watson-Borden

Absent: Wendy Bullock, Margaret Day, Chloe Johnson

Staff/Guests: Robert Salisbury, Bobbie Rubin

1. Board approved minutes of July 12, 2007 meeting as read.

2. Events Committee Report and Activities:
a) The Committee reviewed and discussed the schedule of Gala activities and Board
Gala assignments.
b) Board Member Su Ryden reported that Bill Clarke, Channel 7News, has volunteered to
be the Gala MC. Sue Way reported that Wendy Bullock has lined up 3 volunteers for
the Gala.
c) Board members reported on their silent auction acquisitions and listed other businesses
to contact for silent auction items.

3. Operations Committee Report and Activities:
a) Board Member Su Ryden provided a follow up from the July Board meeting, reporting that
a letter had been sent to the Aurora City Council regarding Cultural Services Division
budget issues for 2007 and beyond. As Board members at the July meeting volunteered
to individually write letters to the Aurora City Council on this issue, Ms. Ryden indicated
that this would be a good time to start sending those letters.
b) Sue Way reported that the Operations Committee will be setting up meetings in the next
few weeks with two or three Council members to follow up on the request for a Marketing
Director in the 2008 City budget.
c) Board members decided to email information about Fox programs and achievements to
City Council members on a regular basis. Staff will write out the information and send it to
Board members so they can forward it to Council members.

4. Fundraising Committee Report and Activities:
a) The Committee decided to meet after the board meeting to finalize EFC activities for the
Gala night.

5. Recruitment Committee Report and Activities:
a) Other than volunteer activity reported earlier, no other Board members submitted names
of volunteers for Board committees.
b) Board members approved Committee recommendation regarding the appointment of
Monica Minkel who had decided not to serve on the Board at this time, but who was willing
to serve on a Board’s Operations Committee. Sue Way will follow up with her on the
committee appointment.

Board approved motion to support Committee recommendation regarding
appointment of Monica Minkel.

MOTION BY: Sue Way SECONDED BY: Gene Jackson

MOTION PASSED.

6. Meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m.

Submitted by

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Sue Way, Aurora Fox Board Chairperson