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AGENDA
Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting
Chesapeake Event Center | Oklahoma History Center
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Friday, May 3, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
No public comment is permitted

  1. Call to order - President Duke R. Ligon
    1. Compliance with Open Meeting Act
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Roll call - Trait Thompson
    1. Declaration of quorum
  4. Possible discussion, revision, and vote to approve the minutes of the January 24, 2024, quarterly board meeting
  5. Treasurer’s report - Donna Sharpe
  6. Executive Director’s report - Trait Thompson
    1. Review of budget projections and expenditures from the 3rd quarter (January 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024)
    2. Legislative Update
    3. Update on the Awards Banquet
    4. Update on Legacy Capital Financing Projects
    5. Update on the Solar Eclipse Watch Party at Fort Towson Historic Site
    6. Update on WKY 75th Anniversary
    7. Update on the sale of the Jim Thorpe Home and Chief Lookout Gravesite
    8. Update on the phase out of microfilm production
    9. Update on acquiring collections from the Oklahoma Sports Heritage Museum
    10. Above and Beyond winners from March 2024
  7. Update on the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation agreement – Chad Williams
  8. Update on the American Alliance of Museums Accreditation – Leon Natker
  9. Discussion and possible approval of the Oklahoma Historical Society Code of Ethics – Karen Whitecotton
  10. Discussion and possible approval of granting the executive director approval to issue emergency declarations – Trait Thompson
  11. Discussion and possible approval on deaccessioning studio lights – Leon Natker
  12. Discussion and possible approval on the purchase of the following using the funds from the Bob Blackburn Collections Endowment – Jennifer Holt and Jacob Krumwiede
    1. Carl Radle 1965 L-Series Precision Bass with Original Case ($35,000)
    2. Jesse Ed Davis 1955 Fender Bassman Amp with Road Case and Guitar Pick ($33,200)
    3. Shelter Records Tape – Leon Russell, Will O’ The Wisp, Ringo Starr, etc. ($300)
  13. Update on the Oklahoma Historical Society Strategic Plan – Trait Thompson and Nicole Harvey
  14. Update on Fort Towson/Fort Gibson 200th Anniversary – Chantry Banks
  15. Notification of declaration of emergency – Trait Thompson
    1. 3/14/2024 – water leak in the visitor center at Fort Towson Historic Site
    2. 4/18/2024 – water leak on the branch supplying two structures at Fort Gibson Historic Site
  16. New business (No new business may be brought before the board if known about or could have reasonably been foreseen prior to the posting of the notice and agenda) 25 O.S. 2011, §311 (A)(10)
  17. Announcements (Please note that the proposed announcements must be sent to President Ligon or Dayna Robinson no later than 48 hours in advance of meeting for inclusion on the agenda)
  18. Adjournment

Note: The board may discuss, vote to approve, vote to disapprove, vote to table, change the sequence of any agenda item, or decide not to discuss any item on the agenda.



AGENDA
Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors Meeting of the Membership
Chesapeake Event Center | Oklahoma History Center
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 10 a.m.
No public comment is permitted

  1. Call to order - President Duke R. Ligon
  2. Welcome - President Duke R. Ligon
  3. Announcement of new board members – T. S. Akers
  4. Swearing in of new board members - Justice Yvonne Kauger
  5. Annual report to the membership - Trait Thompson
  6. Announcements (please note that proposed announcements must be sent to President Ligon or Dayna Robinson no later than 48 hours in advance of meeting for inclusion on the agenda)
  7. Adjournment - President Duke R. Ligon

Note: The Board may discuss, vote to approve, vote to disapprove, vote to table, or decide not to discuss any item on the agenda.