LACEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (LHS)
PO Box 3324 Lacey, Wash. 98509-3324
‘To be a voice for the early citizens of Lacey, and to be their stewards
protecting the historical heritage they have given us’
BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING

May 14, 2025

Minutes

Present: President Jon Halvorson, Vice President Cynthia Pratt, Treasurer Miller, Secretary Dziedzic, and Trustees Larry Ganders, Cheryl Malkmus, John Turner, Paul Webb and Margie Wyllie.
Trustees McGuire and Keegan were excused.

President Halvorson convened the meeting at 4:14 p.m. and acknowledged that a quorum was present.
Agenda/Previous Minutes: The Agenda was modified to correct the date of the meeting and the date of the minutes to be approved, and to indicate that Trustee Ganders would be leading the Facebook Administrator Q & A. M/S/P Secretary Dziedzic moved and Trustee Webb seconded a motion to approve the agenda as amended . The motion approve the Minutes of the April 9th, 2025 meeting of the Board of Trustees. The motion was adopted.

Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Miller distributed a financial statement as of April 30, 2025, which included confirmation that the CD that had matured in April had been re-invested into two certificates of equal amount, with one maturing in six months (October) and the other in eight months (December).
The Treasurer also reported that she was in the process of developing an electronic financial reporting system in an X-cel spreadsheet format, now that she had obtained electronic access to all accounts following the acceptance of the signatures of all four association officers on signature cards at the respective financial institutions, although one institution had recently provided notice that an additional designation of a “Beneficial Owner” was required by one of the institutions. M/S/P Vice President Pratt moved and Trustee Webb seconded a motion to authorize Secretary Dziedzic to execute the Beneficial Owner Certificate. The motion was adopted. M/S/P Secretary Dziedzic moved and Vice President Pratt seconded a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented. The motion was adopted.

It was reported that there were now 100 members in the Society, including Life members.

Webmaster discussion: President Halvorson introduced Bonnie Miller, the designer of the Society’s webpage, which went live in December 2023. Ms. Miller reminded the Trustees that when the webpage launched, it had fulfilled the Board’s primary goal of creating an internet presence that could accept credit card payments, but that it was otherwise recognized to be a “skeleton” site requiring additional content to be considered a fully functioning website. Discussion ensued regarding (a) the kind of content desired; and (2) questions about concerns that had been raised the payment function.

Facebook Administrator discussion: President Halvorson announced the resignation of Trustee Pascual as Facebook Administrator, and also from the Board of Trustees. Prior to resigning, the Facebook Administrator credentials and authorizations had been transferred to Trustee Ganders. Trustee Ganders explained that as an initial act, he proposed to establish a “group page,” which would allow greater access to posting content on the Society’s Facebook page by the membership and the public. M/S/P Vice President Pratt moved and Trustee Webb seconded a motion to authorize the establishment of a Facebook Group Page, with Trustee Ganders as the “Head Administrator of the Facebook Page, and Secretary Dziedzic and Trustee Webb servings as “screeners” of content proposed to be posted by others. The motion was adopted.
Dr. Ehlers project update: Secretary Dziedzic reported that a statuette of the doctor, fabricated by Lacey MakerSpace, had been delivered and that members of the project planning committee were making appointments with City Council members to brief them on the progress, with the goal of obtaining the council’s approval to locate the final product in the city-owned Community Center on Pacific Avenue. A marketing and fundraising program using the statuette as a focal point of speaking engagements is being developed, along with an appeal to targeted funding sources.

Annual Membership Meeting: President Halvorson announced that the Lacey Community Center had been reserved as the location of the Society’s Annual Meeting on September 9, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. M/S/P Secretary Dziedzic moved and Trustee Turner seconded a motion to appoint Vice President Pratt as the chair of the Annual Meeting planning committee. The motion was adopted.
Next Meeting: The next meeting is June 11, 2025 at the Lacey Fire Department main station.

There being no additional discussion President Halvorson declared the meeting adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m.

Submitted by: Secretary Dziedzic.