1. The July 11, 2017 Council meeting was called to order at 7:36 PM by GK Rode
2. Warden’s Report on Membership Cards by Jason Touw
3. Opening Prayer offered by GK Rode
4. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
| OFFICE | NAME | Pres | OFFICE | NAME | Pres | |
| Chaplain | Vacant | VAC | Advocate | Tom Silver | P | |
| Grand Knight | John Rode | P | Warden | Jason Touw | P | |
| Deputy Grand Knight | Eugene Dust | A | Inside Guard | Jose Rodriguez-Belerra | A | |
| Chancellor | Tom Murphy | P | Outside Guard | Pat Karn | A | |
| Recorder | Jim Grube | P | Trustee 3 yr | Dave Stumpf | P | |
| Financial Secretary | Edward Hagerty | P | Trustee 2 yr | Bill Swing | P | |
| Treasurer | Mark Mertens | P | Trustee 1 yr | Earl Forrence | P | |
| Lecturer | Martin Dehen | P | Present: 11 | Absent: 3 | ||
6. Non-Officer Council Members in Attendance (13 members present for votes): Jeff Sarles, Rob Sarles
7. Knights of Columbus Guests: General Agent Ben Schleicher, Dave Novack
8. Opening Ode: The Council members recited the opening ode.
9. Chaplain’s Report: None
10. Reading of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
The Council approved, the record of the Council finances and actions of the June 13, 2017 General Membership meeting.
11. Report of Admission Committee and Reading of Applications: A Form 100 in the name of Jesus Martinez was presented.
12. Balloting for Membership (new, readmission. reapplications, transfers): The Council voted to admit Jesus Martinez.
13. Initiations: None
14. Grand Knight’s Report: Refer to items #23 and #24. Grand Knight Rode reported that Father Steve will address the Council at the August meeting. It was suggested that we provide pop for meeting attendees.
Grand Knight Rode circulated a thank you card from Mark Richelson for the rosary he received for his confirmation.
15. Treasurer’s Report
The Council account balance was $ 7,532.50 as of the end of the first half of the year. Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
16. Financial Secretary’s Report: Total Receipts reported for the period: $30.00 (1 batch); Total Disbursements reported for the period: $483.41 (2 Vouchers: $300.00 and $183.41). 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 reported he attended a retreat in Demontreville the first weekend of June where he purchased a number of copies of “The Gift of Fatherhood”, by Father Carter H. Griffin. Tom passed around copies for Council members to take home and read and pass along to others when finished.
Council Service Director: Ed Ayd – No report
Culture of Life Director: Unassigned – No report
Public Relations: Jason Touw reported that he and Grand Knight Rode met before the Council meeting to set up a calendar for the Marketing Committee. The committee will meet bi-monthly on the 4th Tuesday. Members of the committee are: Jason Touw, Grand Knight Rode, Bill Swing, and the Public Relations Chair.
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
1 Rosaries for NPH – Dave Stumpf delivered rosaries on behalf of the Council. Earl Forrence reported that the inventory of rosaries is at a level where more are needed. Motion to purchase 2 dozen black and 2 dozen white rosaries was approved.
2 Cooking for Parish Committee June 15th – No further report.
3 Order KC Shirts – Jason Touw reported he has ordered 25 shirts, 4 extra large size and 21 double extra large size at a price of $14.09 each. The total cost of the order, including delivery, is $388.01. It was agreed the Council will continue to charge $17.00 per shirt. Dave Stumpf volunteered to hold the inventory.
4 New Name Tags – No further report.
5 Rummage Sale June 18th-25th – Tom Silver reported that the rummage sale raised approximately $1,700, and thanked all Council members for their help.
6 Officers Installation June 22nd – Grand Knight Rode reported all went well at the installation.
7 Council Documents – Jason Touw and Bill Swing will meet to discuss how to get documents on line.
8 Fall Fest Update – Dan Cincoski reported the next committee meeting will be held later in July. We will send out a call for volunteers after the August Council meeting.
24. New Business.
1 Schedule/Calendar of Events Review – Grand Knight Rode indicated he would like to post 2 months of upcoming planned events every month so Council members have an idea of what is upcoming. In terms of upcoming events, Grand Knight Rode reported the District 53 meeting is to occur July 13 at 7:00 PM, with State Deputy Robert Penas scheduled to appear. We will meet at Holy Name at 6:30 PM and car pool to the meeting.
2 Knights Social Event brainstorming – Grand Knight Rode expressed a desire to have quarterly informal gatherings to celebrate the many successes of the Council. While Grand Knight Rode volunteered to host the gatherings, discussion ensued regarding the possibility of moving the gatherings around, say at Omni Brewing and other such locations. No decision was made as to how to proceed.
3 Invite a Knight our Meeting brainstorming – Grand Knight Rode suggested that we invite Council members to our meetings. Given we have 139 members and only 14 members as regular attendees, if we can double our count, we will experience greater participation across the board.
4 Committee Assignment Review – Grand Knight Rode distributed a list of directors/committee chairs that could be replaced together with a list of members who could either serve in support of the directors/chairs or replace them. For example, Joe Floeder was mentioned as a replacement of Ed Ayd as the Council Service Director, Jim Martin as the Culture of Life Director and Brian Walsh as the Youth Director. Grand Knight Rode will revise and release the list for further consideration.
5 Date for Council Year Calendar Review – Grand Knight Rode indicated he would like to have a meeting on July 25th (for one hour) to discuss the calendar. An email is to be sent to the Council announcing the meeting.
6 Public Relations Subcommittee – Refer to #20, Service Committee Reports, Public Relations.
7 Replenishment of KC Pen Supply – Earl Forrence reported there is a need to order more KC pens. The desired number is 250. Tom Silver and Jason Touw volunteered to check their sources for the purchase. Motion to provide up to $200 for the purchase was approved. Note: subsequently, Grand Knight Rode, via email date July 19th, authorized the purchase of 300 pens for $169.67 through Bob Labat.
25. Report of the Fourth Degree: Dan Cincoski reported the next exemplification will occur July 15th at St. Vincent’s in Brooklyn Park.
26. Field Agent’s Report: Dave Novack reported that he will no longer serve as the Field Agent for the area, as he has been reassigned to a new area. Dave introduced General Agent Ben Schleicher who is in charge of the area Field Agents. Ben, who lives in Windom, noted he became a Field Agent in 2012 and has been named Agent of the Year twice, and that last year he was in the top 2% of the Field Agents world-wide. Ben is seeking a replacement for Dave as the area Field Agent. With Dave’s departure as the Field Agent, he will also be transferring from our Council to a Council in his service area.
Ben may be reached at: [email protected] or 507-822-7173.
.27. District Deputy’s Report: No report
28. Good of the Order:
Christopher “Kip” Walker and wife Susan
Father Marty Fleming
Dick and Alice Hargarten
Jerry Sisk
George Laurance
Deacon Sam Catapano
Dave Brinza
Earl Forrence
Dave Stumpf
Tom Silver
Dan Silver family on his passing (Tom Silver’s brother)
Paul Silver (Tom Silver’s brother)
Kaleigh & the Olson Family (Jason Touw’s fiancé)
Dave Novack on his transition in his new Field Agent assignment
Ben Schleicher in his new role as General Agent for the KC’s and his search for new Field Agents
Father Howe on his new assignment
Father Steve and family
Those preparing for marriage
Those in troubled marriages
The unborn and pro-life
Prayers of thanks for Pope Francis
All Bishops, Priests and Religious
The unemployed and those seeking work
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
29. Closing Prayer: The closing prayers were offered at 9:11 PM.
30. Closing Ode: The Council sang the closing ode.
31. Meeting Adjourned: The meeting was adjourned at 9:13 PM.
Closing Reminders:
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Grube, Recording Secretary