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Page I 1 HALL COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD The regular meeting of the Hall County Museum Board was held on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, in the Multi-Purpose Room, of the Edgar&Frances Reynolds Research Center, Stuhr Museum. CALL TO ORDER President Ann Martin called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Attending the meeting were Trustees: Mrs. Ann Martin, Mr. Brian Mustion, Mr. Mark Allen, Mr. Jerry Janulewicz Mr. Don Smith, Mr. Andy Marsh, Ms. Kris Nolan Brown and Mr. Don Deitemeyer. Ms. Jane Richardson,Hall County Board Commissioner. Foundation: Mrs. Bonnie Smith, Foundation Executive Director. Museum staff attending the meeting included: Mr. Chris Hochstetler,Executive Director, Mr. Tom Oshlo, Facility Manager, Mrs. Kay Cynova, Interpretive Resources Director, Ms. Karen Buettner, Interpretive Resources Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Linda Condon, Mercantile Manager, Ms. Kari Stofer, Curator, Mr. Robb Nelson, Curatorial Assistant, Mrs. Lynda Waring-Houser, Guest Services Manager and Mrs. Renae Hunt, Interim Finance/Personnel/Recorder. Absent: Mrs. Jennifer Worthington. NEBRASKA OPEN MEETINGS ACT REQUIREMENTS Mrs. Martin stated as required by law, a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is available for members of the public to review during the course of this public meeting. REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD Mrs. Martin asked if anyone wished to address the Board and no one responded. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENT Mrs. Martin asked if anyone had a conflict of interest with any of the agenda items. No conflicts. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to accept the minutes from the January 21, 2020 and the February 4, 2020 Special meeting was made by Mr. Mustion and seconded by Mr. Deitemeyer. Minutes were approved and will be filed. WELCOME NEW DIRETOR Mrs. Martin was pleased to welcome the new Executive Director, Chris Hochstetler. Mr. Hochstetler thanked the board for the greetings. This week is his first and will have his first staff meeting tomorrow. He has goals to make Stuhr the BEST Living History museum in the world. He believes if you speak something you can speak it into existence. HALL COUNTY BOARD LIAISON COMMUNICATION Ms. Richardson stated there was nothing from the County Board meetings that impact the Museum. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Discussion of January 2020 Financials Mr. Janulewicz reviewed the financials. Revenues: Received $47,000 from the Foundation some was for the windstorm and roof clean up on the grounds.