07-18-2007
1 Board Members Present: Lowell Soucie Nancy Pritchett Dawn McKernan Stuart Ball John Haley Dean Gattone Jack Mills Linda Chapman Ann Griffith Ken Finch Bill Terrell Bob Jones Also Present:
Ruth Haas, CFM Director CFM Administration The Cape Fear Museum Advisory Board held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 in the Williston
Auditorium at the Cape Fear Museum. Bill Terrell, CFM Advisory Board Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:05 PM. Approval of Minutes: Dean Gattone There being no corrections to the
minutes as recorded, Jack Mills moved approval of the June 20, 2007 minutes; John Haley seconded the motion; minutes were approved without opposition. Consideration of Absences: Dean
Gattone All board members were present for the July 2007 meeting. Introduction of New Board Members: Bill Terrell New board members Ken Finch, Bob Jones, Dawn McKernan and Stuart Ball
were welcomed by Chairman Bill Terrell. Informal introductions were made by all members and staff. Ethics Policy: Bill Terrell Bill distributed the Ethics Policy to all board members
to sign and return. Associates Report: Bill Terrell CFMA, Inc. Chairman not present. No report given. Bill Terrell explained that since Ruth Haas attends both board meetings, a decision
was made to no longer require the Board Chairmen to attend board meetings as ex-offico. Jack Mills, Dean Gattone and John Haley expressed concerns that a breakdown in communication would
result in this change. John Haley stressed the importance for Ruth Haas to include any pertinent information from the CFMA, Inc. board meetings in her Directors Report. MINUTES CFM Advisory
Board Meeting July 18, 2007
2 New committees will be: o Strategic Planning John Haley (Chair), Stuart Ball o Facilities Jack Mills (Chair),
Ann Griffith, Dawn McKernan o Collections Lowell Soucie (Chair), Nancy Pritchett, Linda Chapman o Accreditation Bob Jones (Chair), Dean Gattone, Ken Finch Bill discussed developing
an attendance tracking project which could tie in to the Accreditation Committee, or could be an ad hoc committee. John Haley and Stuart Ball volunteered to work on the project. Bill
reviewed the Action Vision Items as goals for the board members during the coming year. Facilities Report: Jack Mills Jack reported he had spoken with the sister of the owner of the
house which the Museum wishes to move to our vacant lot. Jack feels a positive dialogue is now in place with the family. Another meeting is scheduled with the concerned individuals (Merritt,
Willets, Lawrence) regarding the H.G. Wright move. At this point, both Ruth and Bill updated the the new board members on issues surrounding the H. G. Wright and the Museum master plan/capital
campaign. Directors Update: Ruth Haas A Civil Wars Photo Exhibit report will be forthcoming which will weigh the objectives and goals against the outcome of the exhibit to determine
the return on investment. xhibit goals, objectives and return on investment policy. Updated the board on the forthcoming OCEAN
exhibit. Each board member received a copy of the fundraiser promotional piece. CFMA, Inc. will not participate in the Bruce Cavanaugh Charity Raffle this year, even though funds were
raised for the Museum in previous years. The next regular board meeting will be on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 4:00 PM in the Williston Auditorium of the Cape Fear Museum. Motion to
adjourn was made by Jack Mills at 5:13 PM and seconded by Linda Chapman. The meeting was adjourned.