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“bag tags” as a promotional item were beneficial  \n▪ One Day Events Chair-Jeff Chan  \n▪ Community/School Gardens Chair-Vacant  \n● Hospitality – Chris Kozar-nothing to report  \n● Membership-Dineen Policano-report deferred to discussion portion of meeting  \n● Newsletter-Miriam Taub-report submitted  \n● Programs-Lisa Yoler and Maria Bushman (co-chairs) -report submitted  \n● Trips and Tours subcommittee-Suzy Basu (non voting; not present)  \n-no report  \n● Site Coordinator Liaison-Wendy Sowa-Maldarelli  \n● Volunteer Records – Suzanne Danzig-report submitted  \n● Webmaster-Joseph Cooper & Miriam Taub (co-chairs) -report submitted  \n6:00 PM-Liaison Reports  \n● Rutgers Cooperative Extension Liaison-Vacant  \n● MG Class Liaison (2024) -Cesar Coy-noting to report  \n6:02-Unfinished Business  \n● Website funding to add an Awards/Accolades section .  \n● Motion to add an Awards and Accolades section to the existing section of the website was made and tabled during the August 2025 meeting.  \n● Motion to rename the existing Award for Excellence document(in members section-documents) to reflect awards and accolades in general. Motion seconded and discussed. Although this action requires the assist of the web designer, it does not incur a cost to the MGofBC.  \n● Vote-Motion adopted.  \n6:07-New Business  \n● Slate of MG volunteers to run for President and Vice President  \n● Lisa Yoler volunteered to run as president; Maria Bushman volunteered to run as vice president  \n● Arnie Friedman motioned to accept Lisa Yoler and Maria Bushman as the board approved slate of nominees; motioned seconded; no discussion  \n● Vote-Motion adopted. Slate approved, and will be presented to the general membership later tonight.  \n6:10-Discussion  \n● Process for guest speakers to submit invoices to MG of BC (what is the current process; do we need to make changes; what if speaker wants speaker’s fee to go to an organization as a donation?)  \n• Issue identified: What is process when a quest speaker requests a donation to a specific organization?  \n• Treasurer stated that she does not believe she has the authority to unilaterally make a donation without approval of board.  \n• Programs Committee Co-chair (Maria Bushman) made a motion to approve a $200 donation to the Native Plant Society per the request of Elaine Silverstein for her presentation at the September 2025 meeting.  \n• Motion seconded-no further discussi","cbCaiiIq5uZyvoTU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiIq5uZyvoTU","pdf",487299,"English","# Executive Board Meeting Minutes\n## Call to Order and Roll Call\n## Approval of Minutes and Officer Reports\n## Standing Committee and Liaison Reports\n## Unfinished Business\n## New Business and Discussion\n## Announcements and Adjournment","[{\"question\":\"What quorum requirement was stated for the Executive Board meeting?\",\"answer\":\"Quorum was set at 50% per bylaws.\"},{\"question\":\"What business was approved regarding guest speakers and donations/invoices?\",\"answer\":\"The board approved a process for handling guest speakers, including approving a $200 donation to the Native Plant Society as requested for a September 2025 presentation.\"},{\"question\":\"What key actions were discussed for 2026 membership and dues collection?\",\"answer\":\"The membership form was updated to a fillable form, the website directory was adjusted to reflect dues-paying members, and the board discussed continuing check collection while evaluating a PayPal or Venmo option.\"}]","Master Gardeners of Bergen County - Executive Board Meeting - October 21, 2025 | PDF",1789269505]