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I1 HALL COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD The scheduled meeting of the Hall County Museum Board was held on Monday, March 28, 2022, in the Edgar&Frances Reynolds Research Center, Stuhr Museum. CALL TO ORDER President Ms. Kris Nolan Brown called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. Attending the meeting were Trustees: Ms. Kris Nolan Brown, Mr. Don Deitemeyer, Dr. Robin Dexter, Mr. Mark Allen, Mr. Torn Gdowski, and Mr. Andy Marsh. Hall County Board Commissioner, Mrs. Jane Richardson. Foundation: Mrs. Jan Cook, Foundation Board Member. Museum staff attending the meeting included: Mr. Chris Hochstetler, Executive Director, Mrs. Renae Hunt, Business Operations Director, Mr. Tom Oshlo, Director of Facility and Grounds, Ms. Kari Stofer, Curator, Mrs. Rebecca Matticks, Director of Research, Ms. Carly Cremers, Director of Education, Mrs. Karen Hurst, Director of Marketing, and Mrs. Jennifer Sims, Events, Volunteer, and Membership Manager. Absent Trustees: Mrs. Ann Martin and Mr. Matt Maser. NEBRASKA OPEN MEETINGS ACT REQUIREMENTS Ms. Nolan Brown stated as required by law, a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is available for members of the public to review. REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD Ms. Nolan Brown asked if anyone wished to address the Board, and no one responded. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENT Ms. Nolan Brown asked if anyone had a conflict of interest with any of the agenda items. No responses. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to accept the minutes from the February 28, 2022, meeting was made by Mr. Deitemeyer and seconded by Dr. Dexter. Minutes were approved and will be filed. HALL COUNTY BOARD LIAISON COMMUNICATION Mrs. Richardson reported the highlights of the County Board meetings. NEW BUSINESS Approval of Taylor Store Proposed Bids Three bids were received for the work on the electrical in Taylor House. Middleton Electric was low bid at $12,538.00. Motion to accept the Middleton Electric bid was made by Mr. Gdowski. Mr. Marsh seconded the motion. Motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance Committee February Financials: Mr. Allen reported. Finance committee met prior to board meeting and approved the check register and reviewed the financials. No anomalies reported. Admission and Culinary Arts revenue is up from last year. Expenses are up from last year due to raises in salaries and wages. Reimbursements from other expenditures for the month of February will be coming from the Foundation. The Finance Committee will be reevaluating the museum's cash on hand for upcoming fiscal year. Reports will be filed.