November 9, 2021 at 4:52 p.m.
JCDC OKs budget, slate
JCDC OKs budget, slate
Jay County Development Corporation is ready for 2022.
At a special meeting Monday, the organization approved its budget for next year, elected officers and elected 10 directors.
Jay County Development Corporation’s budget for 2022 is down slightly from this year, coming in at $306,650. That’s a $3,000 decrease.
The decrease came in the area of salaries, which went down about $5,000. (Christy Shauver was hired as director of Jay County Community Development in June. She replaced Ami Huffman, who had been in the role for 15 years.)
There were slight increases in other line items, including advertising/marketing.
The board also re-elected Doug Loy as president for a two-year term. Ron Laux (vice president), Trent Paxson (treasurer) and Barb Street (secretary) were all elected to one-year terms.
Re-elected as directors were Tabby Sprunger, John Boggs, Jack Robbins, Jeanne Houchins, Mike Fisher, Paxson and Street. Newly elected to the board of directors were Chad Towell (Towell Show Pigs), Pete Byrum (Jay County REMC) and Ryan Johnson (Glass Capital Grill).
In other business, the board:
•Conditionally approved its audit report, contingent on clarification from Bollenbacher and Associates.
•Heard from Gyneth Augsberger of Jay County Visitor & Tourism Bureau that she is working on the community’s 2022 events calendar. Anyone with an event to list can email [email protected] or call (260) 726-3366.
•Agreed to implement a new format for its financial reports for 2022.
•Learned Jay County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Jay County Community Awards through Nov. 30. Nomination forms are available at the chamber office or online at it.ly/2021JCCommAwards.
•Was reminded of the following:
—The Cruis’n the HoliJay Lights at the Fairgrounds kicks off Nov. 19 at Jay County Fairgrounds and will continue through the holiday season.
—Winterfest also begins Nov. 19 with Christmas at the Courthouse. It also includes the Kids Karnival, Little Miss Winterfest pageant and Parade of Lights on Nov. 20, Candy Canine 5K on Dec. 4, home tours on Dec. 5 and Winterfest at the Fairgrounds with carriage rides on Dec. 12.
—Dunkirk’s Feel the Warmth of Christmas will be held on the evening of Nov. 29.
At a special meeting Monday, the organization approved its budget for next year, elected officers and elected 10 directors.
Jay County Development Corporation’s budget for 2022 is down slightly from this year, coming in at $306,650. That’s a $3,000 decrease.
The decrease came in the area of salaries, which went down about $5,000. (Christy Shauver was hired as director of Jay County Community Development in June. She replaced Ami Huffman, who had been in the role for 15 years.)
There were slight increases in other line items, including advertising/marketing.
The board also re-elected Doug Loy as president for a two-year term. Ron Laux (vice president), Trent Paxson (treasurer) and Barb Street (secretary) were all elected to one-year terms.
Re-elected as directors were Tabby Sprunger, John Boggs, Jack Robbins, Jeanne Houchins, Mike Fisher, Paxson and Street. Newly elected to the board of directors were Chad Towell (Towell Show Pigs), Pete Byrum (Jay County REMC) and Ryan Johnson (Glass Capital Grill).
In other business, the board:
•Conditionally approved its audit report, contingent on clarification from Bollenbacher and Associates.
•Heard from Gyneth Augsberger of Jay County Visitor & Tourism Bureau that she is working on the community’s 2022 events calendar. Anyone with an event to list can email [email protected] or call (260) 726-3366.
•Agreed to implement a new format for its financial reports for 2022.
•Learned Jay County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Jay County Community Awards through Nov. 30. Nomination forms are available at the chamber office or online at it.ly/2021JCCommAwards.
•Was reminded of the following:
—The Cruis’n the HoliJay Lights at the Fairgrounds kicks off Nov. 19 at Jay County Fairgrounds and will continue through the holiday season.
—Winterfest also begins Nov. 19 with Christmas at the Courthouse. It also includes the Kids Karnival, Little Miss Winterfest pageant and Parade of Lights on Nov. 20, Candy Canine 5K on Dec. 4, home tours on Dec. 5 and Winterfest at the Fairgrounds with carriage rides on Dec. 12.
—Dunkirk’s Feel the Warmth of Christmas will be held on the evening of Nov. 29.
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