1. The June 13, 2017 Council meeting was called to order at 7:32 PM by GK Stumpf
2. Warden’s Report on Membership Cards by Jason Touw
3. Opening Prayer offered by GK Stumpf
4. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
| OFFICE | NAME | Pres | OFFICE | NAME | Pres | |
| Chaplain | Vacant | VAC | Advocate | Tom Silver | P | |
| Grand Knight | Dave Stumpf | P | Warden | Jason Touw | P | |
| Deputy Grand Knight | John Rode | P | Inside Guard | Jose Rodriguez-Belerra | A | |
| Chancellor | Eugene Dust | P | Outside Guard | Pat Karn | P 8:42 | |
| Recorder | Jim Grube | P | Trustee 3 yr | Bill Swing | P | |
| Financial Secretary | Edward Hagerty | P | Trustee 2 yr | Earl Forrence | P | |
| Treasurer | Mark Mertens | P | Trustee 1 yr | Daniel Cincoski | P | |
| Lecturer | Martin Dehen | A | Present: 12 | Absent: 2 | ||
6. Non-Officer Council Members in Attendance ( 14 members present for votes):
Tom Murphy, David Novack arrived at 8:13 PM
7. Knights of Columbus Guests:
8. Opening Ode: The Council members dispensed with the opening ode.
9. Chaplain’s Report: None
10. Reading of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
The Council dispensed with the reading of, and approved, the record of the Council finances and actions of the April 11, 2017 General Membership meeting.
11. Report of Admission Committee and Reading of Applications: None
12. Balloting for Membership (new, readmission. reapplications, transfers):
13. Initiations: None
14. Grand Knight’s Report: Refer to items #23 and #24
15. Treasurer’s Report
The Council account balance is $9,415.84 as of June 12, 2017. Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
16. Financial Secretary’s Report: Total Receipts reported for the period: $2,324.03 (3 batches) of which $1,799.03 occurred in May; Total Disbursements reported for the period: $718.72 (4 Vouchers: $50.00, $400.23, $155.46 and $113.03).
Motion to accept the Financial Secretary’s report – Approved
Motion to pay the Council bills – Approved
17. Grand Knight Reading of Treasurer’s Receipts, Financial Secretary Vouchers for Deposit – See Financial Secretary’s Report, #16 above.
18. Report of Auditors and Trustees – No report
19. Chancellor’s Report on Vocations – No report
20. Service Program Committee Reports
Program Director: Dave Stumpf – No report
Church Director: Earl Forrence – No report
Vocations: Tom Silver – No report
Council Service Director: Ed Ayd – No report
Culture of Life Director: Unassigned – No report
Public Relations: Jason Touw – No report
Family Service Director: Jim Grube – No report
Youth Activity Director: Unassigned – No report
Membership: Dan Cincoski – No report
Recruitment: John Rode – No report
Retention: Financial Secretary Ed Hagerty reported 2 Council members have not yet renewed their membership for 2017.
Lecturer: Marty Dehen – No report
HNOJ Life Commission: No report.
21. Report of the Round Table Chairman – Not applicable
22. Report of Standing Committees – No report
23. Unfinished Business
- Tootsie Roll Update – Grand Knight Stumpf reported the Council collected $1,126.00. Motion to split the collection evenly between the Hammer Residences and the Special Olympics was approved.
- Knight/Family Year – Grand Knight Stumpf recalled that Eugene and Beth Dust were awarded the Family of the Year Award and that Ed Hagerty was awarded Knight of the Year, and again congratulated both for their service to the Council.
- Pancake Breakfast Update – Ed Hagerty reported the income was $1,799.03.
- RCIA Rosaries – Earl Forrence reported he handed out KC rosaries to the candidates (black to the men and white to the women), who greatly appreciated them. Earl noted that Father Howe had spoken to the candidates about the rosary three weeks earlier. Earl offered that it would be advisable to coordinate the rosary distribution with the Priest’s discussion of the rosary next year.
- State KC Convention – Grand Knight Stumpf reported that the 2018 convention will be held in Rochester.
- Officers List – Grand Knight Stumpf released the officer list to the Recording Secretary.
24. New Business
- Rosaries for NPH – Grand Knight Stumpf will deliver the rosaries on behalf of the Council.
- Cooking for Parish Committee – Earl Forrence reported the meal for the Parish committee members will occur June 15th. Earl indicated three Council members are needed, and Dan Cincoski, Tom Silver, Eugene Dust and John Rode (who will arrive later) volunteered to help.
- KC Shirt order – It was agreed the new shirts should have the same fabric, style and Council emblem as those of the last order. Motion to provide up to $500 for the purchase of 25 shirts was approved.
- Name Tag order – New name tags are needed for John Rode (Grand Knight), Dave Stumpf (Trustee), Tom Murphy (Chancellor), Eugene Dust (Deputy Grand Knight) and Dan Cincoski (Past Grand Knight). Motion to purchase the name tags was approved.
- Parish Rummage Sale – Pat Karn reported the rummage sale will run from June 18th through June 24th. Drop off will start approximately noon June 18th, with setup of tables and shelving anticipated to be completed by 4:00 PM. Cleanup will begin at noon June 24th. Pat reported that six Council members will be needed, and it would be good to have one of the members bring a pickup with a towing capacity of 14,000 to 15,000 pounds to help deliver larger items to parishioners.
- Officers Installation – Grand Knight Stumpf reported officer installation will occur June 22nd, beginning with Mass at 6:00 PM. The installation is to occur at St Mary’s of the Lake Parish in Plymouth. Grand Knight Stumpf asked incoming officers to attend, and indicated we need to RSVP the number of attendees.
- Council Documents – Bill Swing reported some documents are already being stored on-line, but our liability insurance information and By Laws still needed to be put on-line. In addition we need to post our history in terms of past officers and awards given to the Council.
- Fall Fest Update – Dan Cincoski reported he is the Council contact to the Fall Fest Planning Committee. He will continue to advise the Council of developments at our monthly Council meetings.
25. Report of the Fourth Degree:
Dan Cincoski reported the next exemplification is to be held at Holy Name of Jesus in November. .
26. Field Agent’s Report: Dave Novack spoke briefly to the Council on the need to have long term care insurance to protect families from having to bear the burden of care. Dave reported that the average length of long term care is 2-1/2 years and that seven states are now charging the children of parents whose long term care costs are borne by the states.
27. District Deputy’s Report: No report
28. Good of the Order:
Christopher “Kip” Walker and wife Susan
Father Marty Fleming
Dick Hargarten
Jerry Sisk
George Laurance
Deacon Sam Catapano
Dave Brinza
Earl Forrence
Dan Silver (Tom Silver’s brother)
Paul Silver (Tom Silver’s brother)
Kaleigh & the Olson Family (Jason Touw’s fiancé)
Polly Novack (Dave Novack’s wife)
Those preparing for marriage
Those in troubled marriages
The unborn and pro-life
Prayers of thanks for Pope Francis
Bishops, Priests and Religious of the Archdiocese of St. Paul – Minneapolis
Troubled youth
In thanksgiving for prayers answered
For all Brother Knights and their families in need of our prayers
Candidates for vocations
Police officers
Armed Forces
All 1st responders
Father Steve and Family
29. Closing Prayer: The closing prayers were offered at 8:56 PM.
30. Closing Ode: The Council dispensed with the closing ode.
31. Meeting Adjourned: The meeting was adjourned at 8:57 PM.
Closing Reminders:
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Grube, Recording Secretary