St Columba S P&F General Meeting Minutes

St Columba’s P&F General Meeting Minutes

Date: Tuesday February 18th 2014

Opened: 6:20pm

Present: Fr Tony Hennessey, Glen Brown, Julia Englert, Dave Kiel, Pip Job, Sue Arthur, Alana Kerin, Yenda Kerin, Nicolette Vaughan

Apologies: Andrew Vaughan, Mel Kiel, Jhing Pastor, Kate Brown

Motion: That apologies be accepted.

Moved: Nicolette Vaughan

Seconded: Pip Job

Carried

Minutes from Previous General Meeting:

Read by Glen Brown

Motion: That minutes from the previous P&F general meeting held on Monday August 26th 2013 be accepted as true and accurate record.

Moved: Glen Brown

Seconded: Julia Englert

Carried

Business Arising from the Minutes:

Mower: new mower purchased, going well. Old mower sold for approx. $620

Staff room step: work has not been completed

Motion: That Peter Brown (Cumnock based builder) to quote for the job of installing a ramp and hand rail.

Moved: Glen Brown

Seconded: Dave Kiel

Carried

LRLG Ball: was postponed to March 8th 2014, offer still stands (refer to general business)

Correspondence In:

Nil

Correspondence Out:

Invoices to pay (refer to Treasurer’s report)

Treasurer’s Report:

As presented by Julia Englert (copy attached).

Invoices to pay that need to be approved: Cabonne Council water rates ($709.20); Rewards Distribution ($88.42)

Motion: That a request be made to Cabonne Council to reduce or eliminate water expense incurred. Should Cabonne Council not respond in a favourable manner, that account be paid in full.

Moved: Pip Job

Seconded: Nicolette Vaughan

Carried

Motion: That Treasurer’s report by accepted and invoices received be paid.

Moved: Nicolette Vaughan

Seconded: Dave Kiel

Carried

Principal’s Report:

As presented by Glen Brown (verbal report presented by Glen):

Motion: That Principal’s report be accepted.

Moved: Nicolette Vaughan

Seconded: Sue Arthur

Carried

Fr Tony Hennessey Parish Priest Report

Verbal report presented by Fr Tony Hennessey.

There has been a gesture from a Wellington parishioner to make a $500 donation to St Columba’s, to go towards the cost of sewerage connection.

Motion: If the $500 donation is received, that the funds be deposited into the P&F accounts directly.

Moved: Glen Brown

Seconded: Julia Englert

Carried

Motion: That Parish Priest report be accepted.

Moved: Nicolette Vaughan

Seconded: Glen Brown

Carried

General Business

1. Priorities for 2014:

a) Fundraising

Pip Job has volunteered to co-ordinate a fundraiser event of her choice to coincide with the 40th anniversary celebrations in June.

Fundraising targets for 2014 to cover various expenses, including:

· $1500 for computers

· $100 / child for Canberra (Yr 5/6 bi-annual excursion) – 2014 will be $800

· $300 – 700 water p.a.

· $300

2014 fundraising ideas (brief discussion, some ideas outlined below – refer to upcoming afternoon to discuss further ideas):

· Molong Players

· Yeoval phone book

· Cook book

· Goonoo “my kitchen rules” day

· Fire wood raffle

Motion: That a fundraising sub-committee be formed and that a “get together” be arranged to brainstorm some ideas, Wed March 5th , 3:30pm at school.

Moved: Pip Job

Seconded: Dave Kiel

Carried

b) Beautification of school grounds

Priorities are as follows:

· removal of a fallen tree in the school grounds

· spraying of weeds

· flag pole

Bore repairs

· Dave Kiel is co-ordinating work required to fix the school bore

· Dave is organising Tony Dwyer @ Cabonne Council to have a camera go down the bore to check status

Dave Kiel also co-ordinating in the coming weeks (to call for helpers as required):

· Flag pole

· Tree removal

c) Church of Our Lady 40th Birthday Celebration

As discussed by Fr Tony Hennessey in Parish Priest report.

2. Other agenda items:

WHS: St Columba’s needs a new approx. 6 foot ladder.

Glen to advise Yenda Kerin of what style and size of ladder is required and Yenda to organise the purchase of new ladder at Brennan’s Mitre 10, Dubbo.

Meeting Closed: 8:03pm

Next Meeting: date to be confirmed; likely early term 2.