Meetings

This page will contain the minutes of the BIA's last executive committee meeting, along with the agenda of the upcoming meeting a few days prior to said meeting. Meetings are held every first Thursday of the month.

The minutes of previous meetings will be available in the Archives section of the site.

The last BIA executive's monthly meeting was held on Thursday April 1st, 2004. Here are the subjects discussed:
 

Present: Mike Wilson, President Lorraine Charlebois Gérald Gaudreau Marc Dufresne, Concil Rep. Estelle Mignault Manon Pelletier Louis Corbeil, Secretary

Absent: Rosanne Gratton, Vice-President Daniel Larochelle Claudette Couture Colette Fortin

Subjects discussed :
 

1		Opening - Agenda. - Accepted as presented.
2		Reports of the meetings held on January 8th and March 4th, 2004. - Prop. by: G. Gaudreau, Supp. by: L. Charlebois; Carried.
3		Correspondence. - Youth Employment Initiatives:  Re: Summer employment services for students; Info.
4		2003 Actuals and 2004 Budget and advertising and Christmas promotion expenses for 2003. - The Secretary presented revenues and expenses for 2003, the proposed 2004 Budget and details on advertising and Christmas promotion expenses for 2003.  Members took note of these reports.
5		Ice Sculptures Contest. - Debriefing meeting will be held on Monday April 5th, 2004; Info.
6		Summer Festival 2004. - Contract with Mr. Jay Cormier and rental of inflatable: Prop. by: G. Gaudreau, Supp. by: L. Charlebois; That the contract with Mr. Jay Cormier for the presentation of 15 street shows for children during the Summer Festival 2004, in the amount of $2,777, including transportation, accommodation and meals, be approved.  Carried. - As for the inflatable, the Board will try to rent a different one than the ones the Rotary Club will rent the week before.
7		Festival de l'orignal souvenirs sale. - It was decided to let the Festival de l'orignal take care of the souvenirs sale in 2004.
8		Purchase of flowers for street lamps. - Mrs. Alice Vandette is offering the same flower arrangements as the previous year and at the same price.  Prop. by: M. Pelletier, Supp. by: L. Charlebois; To authorize the purchase of flowers that will be hung on street lamps downtown as well as flowers to be installed in pots, at the cost of $646 and to authorize the maintenance contract, from mid-June to mid-September, at the cost of $1,100.  We will post tenders for the maintenance of trees and shrubs downtown.
9		Other subjects. - Annual Meeting:  The Secretary will contact Mrs. Norma Hughes / Howard of Northern Telephone to determine a date in early May where she would be available.  This year, a meal will be served.  Free meals will be drawn among members as door prizes.  The CIBC will provide pens to participants and Justabuck will provide stick notes. - Summer banners:  Louis and Gérald will order 14 summer banners (expense included in budget).  Board members' commitment: Estelle Migneault ask that members be reminded of their commitment a few days before the event.