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Page I 1 HALL COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD The scheduled meeting of the Hall County Museum Board was held on Monday, April 25, 2022, in the Edgar&Frances Reynolds Research Center, Stuhr Museum. CALL TO ORDER Vice-President Mr. Don Deitemeyer called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m. Attending the meeting were Trustees: Mr. Don Deitemeyer, Dr. Robin Dexter, Mr. Mark Allen, Mrs. Ann Martin, Mr. Tom Gdowski, Mr. Matthew Maser, and Mr. Andy Marsh. Hall County Board Commissioner, Mrs. Jane Richardson. Foundation: Mrs. Bonnie Smith, Foundation Executive Director. 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: Ms. Kris Nolan Brown. NEBRASKA OPEN MEETINGS ACT REQUIREMENTS Mr. Deitemeyer 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 Mr. Deitemeyer asked if anyone wished to address the Board, and no one responded. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. Deitemeyer 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 March 28, 2022, meeting was made by Mr. Allen 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 Sewer for Taylor to connect to city Mr. Deitemeyer presented. The Building and Grounds Committee proposes that the museum moves forward on connecting to the city's sewer system due to the growing number of visitors. This is estimated at $83,400. Mr. Tom Gdowski made the motion to move forward in connecting to city sewer, Mrs. Martin seconded. Some questions and discussion on validity and accessibility. Motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance Committee March Financials: Mr. Maser presented. The committee has been working on the budget for the next fiscal year. There will be a Joint Finance Committee this week to discuss the budget. At the next board meeting there will be discussion about the outcomes from this meeting. The museum raised admission rates to combat inflation. When creating the new budget there will be discussion about how to avoid further deficit. Reports will be filed.