Cultural Council, December 5, 2017

Meeting date: 
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Holden Cultural Council Meeting Minutes 12/5/2017

Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Mary Copeland at 6:58pm at the Meeting Room at the Gale Free Public Library.

Members were present: Jane Becker, Jessica Chase Milliken .

Members absent:  Nancy Rocheleau, Sheila Sykes.

Motion was made by Jane Becker to allow members to phone in to meetings via skype or other means when they are unable to physically be present.  Motion was seconded by Jessica Chase Milliken.  Vote was unanimous.

Motion made Jane Becker, seconded by Mary Copeland to nominate Jessica Chase as chairperson for the following year, transitioning in the new calendar year. The vote was unanimous.

The main purpose of this meeting was for the allocation of funding for FY 2018 $5637 from the state of Massachusetts Cultural Council. Twenty grants were submitted and all members were able to review them online before this meeting.  Paper copies were available at the meeting. We briefly discussed each grant and it’s benefit to the residents of Holden. A motion was made by Jessica Chase Millilken, seconded by Jane Becker.  Four applications/grants were approved, one in full/three partial. 

Motion made by Jane Becker to adjourn, seconded by Jessica Milliken.  Unanimous vote.  Meeting adjourned at 7:48pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Copeland, Chairperson of the Holden Cultural Council