Raymore Community Foundation elects officers, approves $13,516.61 Shop with a Cop disbursement and accepts nine donations

Raymore — The Raymore Community Foundation on a Monday in February 2025 approved its meeting minutes, elected a slate of officers that includes Mayor Turnbull as foundation president, adopted a $13,516.61 disbursement to support the Shop with a Cop event and accepted nine donations of $1,000 or more.

The actions came during a brief foundation meeting in which staff reviewed the annual financial materials and the slate of customary officers. The board’s votes will allow the foundation to continue an annual Shop with a Cop program and maintain designated balances for other funds, staff said.

The board first considered approval of the foundation’s minutes from its March 4, 2024, meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made and seconded; the roll call recorded multiple yes votes and at least one abstention. The exact final tally for that motion was not specified in the meeting transcript.

On the election of officers, a board member nominated the customary slate: Mayor Turnbull as president of the Raymore Community Foundation; Mayor Pro Tem Holman as vice president; Director Burke as secretary; and City Finance Director Alisa Williams as treasurer. The board confirmed the nominations, and a roll-call vote carried unanimously, with directors voting in favor by roll call.

City staff presented staff report information and the two resolutions before the board. Staff reported that resolution 25-01 represented the foundation’s annual disbursement for the Shop with a Cop event and that the amount in this year’s resolution is $13,516.61. “The amount is $13,516.61, which was dispersed for this particular event,” a staff member, Mr. Murdoch, said during the report.

Board members then moved to adopt resolution 25-01. The motion was seconded and the roll-call vote carried unanimously, recorded as 9 to 0 in favor.

Staff also presented resolution 25-02, the acceptance of donations that meet the foundation’s reporting threshold. The staff report said the resolution lists nine donations of $1,000 or more that the board must accept, and pointed to two funds on the foundation balance sheet to note: a large donation designated for the animal shelter and a carried balance for Shop with a Cop so the program would not be dependent solely on annual outside donations.

The staff report identified the animal shelter amount as large because of a single donation from an entity transcribed in the meeting audio as “Kill to Fill pack.” The transcript spelling of that donor name was unclear; the foundation packet attached to the meeting reportedly contains the balance-sheet detail and donor list.

The board moved to accept resolution 25-02. The motion was seconded and the roll-call vote carried unanimously, recorded as 9 to 0 in favor.

With no further business, a director moved to adjourn; the motion carried and the board recessed for a short break.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of meeting minutes (March 4, 2024): Motion made and seconded; roll-call recorded multiple yes votes and at least one abstention; exact final tally not specified in the transcript. - Election of officers: Nominated slate — Mayor Turnbull, President; Mayor Pro Tem Holman, Vice President; Director Burke, Secretary; Alisa Williams, City Finance Director, Treasurer. Adopted by roll-call vote (unanimous as recorded). - Resolution 25-01 (disbursement for Shop with a Cop): Adopted, $13,516.61; recorded roll-call vote 9–0 in favor. - Resolution 25-02 (acceptance of donations $1,000 or more): Adopted; recorded roll-call vote 9–0 in favor.

Meeting context and immediate implications

The votes maintain the foundation’s customary governance structure and authorize the annual community program disbursement and acceptance of donations. Staff told the board that annual reporting thresholds require board acceptance of disbursements above $10,000 and donations of $1,000 or more.

Board materials included a balance sheet showing fund-level balances; staff indicated the foundation retains a balance for Shop with a Cop from prior years to ensure the program’s continuity and noted a large animal-shelter-designated donation listed on the balance sheet. The packet is the source for the donor list and precise donation amounts beyond the $13,516.61 disbursement figure shown in the meeting report.

The meeting ended with a unanimous adjournment and a short break.