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Lexington Council for the Arts <br />7 t e il'i7'll b e r <br />Meeting Minutes June 8, 2015 <br />Parker Room, Town Office Building <br />In attendance: Matt Pronchick, Diana South, Cristina Burwell, Lynne Klemmer, Seetha Ramnath, Jean <br />Hart, Cheryl Meadow, Emily Passman, Jessie Steigerwald, Elaine Ashton (guest) <br />Absent: Leslie Masson, Regie Gibson O'Hare <br />Recording Secretary: Seetha Rmanath <br />Cristina called the meeting to order at 7:15pm. <br />Diana made a motion to accept Oct. minutes; Emily seconded, no opposition- Approved. <br />Secretary's Report <br />• Reviewed minutes from January - May 2015. Diana made a motion to review April Minutes <br />approved, second by Seetha and Lynne. March Minutes reviewed by Diana, approved and <br />seconded by Lynne and Cheryl. January Minutes motion to approve by Lynne, seconded by <br />Matt. February meeting was snowed out, so a document noting this will be sent to the clerk's <br />office for posting in lieu of minutes.. <br />• Seetha has accepted the position of Secretary starting May 15, 2015. Officially announced this <br />meeting, June 8, 2015. <br />Treasurer's Report <br />• Diana presented an updated finances spreadsheet <br />• Receipts from Grantee Reception, Discovery Day, Hidden Treasurers, May Day Booth with <br />Revolutionary Revelries and Parade all updated and accounted for, posted on Google Drive <br />• Golden Tricornes donations are being accepted and tracked <br />• Local funds are being tracked under 'Administrative Funds' <br />• Just received $1000 donation from an anonymous private donor <br />• Cristina will put out a request on the Lexington Listserv, and newspaper for a Treasurer to <br />shadow Diana this next year. It can be repeated in the autumn as necessary. <br />Website & Social Media <br />• Defining brand awareness /social media goals for next year (current Facebook Stats : 150 likes <br />- this over a hundred more than same time last year! ; , Hidden Treasures 137 likes in 2 <br />months) - estimate is to double these numbers by this time next year. It was inquired as to <br />whether the LCA "likes" were by the same people as the Hidden Treasures one. Cristina will <br />review this for a future conversation. <br />• It was noted that our MCC contact thought the website looked great. The site was discussed for <br />its potential to be an umbrella for arts organizations in town. <br />• Cheryl offered to help with keeping the website updated, provided she can access it. <br />• The need to update information more periodically to keep traffic up, etc. was discussed (e.g., <br />new photos or videos, links to arts things happening in town). <br />1 <br />