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EUEA board elects officers, approves routine finance items and forms nominating committee
Summary
At its Feb. 8 meeting, the East Urban Engagement Alliance (EUEA) board approved minutes and financial statements, elected officers including James Gardner as president, Jeff Whistler as secretary and Bill Laborly as treasurer, and agreed to form a board development (nominating) committee to fill upcoming vacancies.
The East Urban Engagement Alliance board met Feb. 8 and approved previous meeting minutes and several routine finance statements, elected new officers for 2025 and established a board development committee to identify replacements for members who will rotate off.
The board approved the minutes from the Dec. 10, 2024 meeting by voice vote and moved into new business on the election of officers. James Gardner, a board member, was nominated and elected president. Bill Laborly was nominated and elected treasurer. Jeff Whistler was nominated and elected secretary. All three elections were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript.
Board members also approved routine financial items by voice vote: the Innovia statement dated Dec. 21, 2024, the Community Foundation statement dated Dec. 31, 2024, and an unspecified phone/invoice approval. Each motion was seconded and passed by voice vote; no individual roll-call votes or tallies were recorded in the transcript.
Directors discussed the board roster and the transition to a newly adopted bylaws structure for 2025 that changes how seats are filled. Several seats remain designated as appointments from the mayor, the city council and the Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce. The board agreed to form a board development (nominating) committee to handle future recommendations and to recruit a replacement for the vacancy created when Bill’s term expires on Dec. 31, 2025.
The board took no formal vote to change bylaws at this meeting; members repeatedly referred to the existing bylaws adopted last year and to the pending 501(c)(3) federal filing (discussed separately). Several members emphasized that, under the current bylaws, some seats are organizational appointments (mayor, council, chamber) rather than individually fixed positions.
The meeting closed with agreement that the new nominating committee (Mike, Kristen and Jim agreed to serve) would meet periodically and report back to the full board. The committee’s work is intended to produce candidate recommendations for any seats that open during 2025.
Ending: The board moved from governance items into financial reports and then into discussion of property preservation and receivership matters later in the agenda.
