Keep Rutherford County Beautiful Executive Board Meeting

Keep Rutherford County Beautiful Executive Board Meeting

February 13th, 2024

Woodrow Jones P.O. Box, 1pm

In attendance: Jenna Bailey, Don Cason, Amanda Byers, Taylor Hardin, Maddie Summers, Allegra Lucas

1. Welcome — Jenna Bailey

2. Executive Board meetings prior to each Full Committee meeting

   1. Taylor Hardin to send out invites to chair heads

3. Budget

   1. Litter Bowl: proposal to increase to $3,575.00

   2. Recycle Bot - proposal to increase to $3,100.00

      1. Do we keep Fan Favorite on social media? (time-consuming) - chairs vote Yes

   3. Roxi - TDA gives free time with Taylor as Roxi - something to keep in mind

4. Non-profit status

   1. Cost

   2. Procedure

   3. Amanda Byers reached out to Travis Hudgins. He would be wiling to put together a powerpoint presentation and meet with Jenna Bailey and Don Cason and/or the rest of the executive board.

   4. Approximately $200 for application (from Travis)

   5. up to thousands for application (from other sources)

   6. Could take up to a year to get 501c3 status

5. Volunteer Rutherford

   1. Aug 16th - Volunteer Fair @ Senior Center - do we want to set up a booth?

   2. We need a larger volunteer base to decrease admin costs

   3. They put on a volunteer banquet, awards ceremony, give praise to volunteers

   4. Volunteer Fair is one month before Litter Bowl so could be appropriate

   5. Recruit active seniors

6. Certified Green Business

   1. On hold, no one talking control of it currently