July 16, 2025 Minutes
Attendees: Sean Vanderhoff, Joe Walko, Maaz Fareedi, Preston Forsythe, Sarah Arpin, Philip Francis, III
Guests: Radu Moja, and Ben Mock – Warren County Fire & Rescue
7:00 pm – Sean called the meeting to order, Quorum not present
Treasurer’s Report (Maaz F)
Beginning Balance $ 0.00?
Money Market $ 17,112.73
PayPal Account $ 2,849.74
Checking Account $ 7,013.61
Total $ 28,976.36
Maaz F to follow up on the unpaid invoices, also has checks now, some clients have asked for W9 forms
He also mentioned that QuickBooks direct payments would allow for direct electronic payments
Preston F asked about the number of requests, Maaz F said 42 thus far
Preston F asked what our money is being spent on, Sean V said for grants
Sarah A added that we are also sponsoring the Greater Cincinnati Grotto’s survey event
Data Committee (Sean V)
The new (current) website is down due to technical issue, yet the old website is still online
Sean V said we need to get legal counsel to address the old website due to the owner’s unacceptable behavior
Maaz F asked if there had been any response, Sean V said that Chris Morris has not returned any calls/email
Membership (Sean V)
We have one new member, payment was sent to the old paypal account. The saga continues….
Grants (Sean V)
Still no movement, requested more information from Chelsea Parada
Old Business:
Annual Meeting – Sept 27
Bowling Green Fire Dept:
Sean V talked to Pat K and Christian D, suggested a new Planarian account be created for them to access data
Sean V said no action could be taken since neither Pat nor Christian were in the meeting.
DBNF (Daniel Boone National Forest)
Maaz F stated they are still having discussions on an agreement
New Business:
Legal Action (see above)
Orientation to Cave Rescue – Aug 23-24, sponsored by GCG / Stephanie Suen
NCRC may be held next year at Mammoth Cave
LoneStar Preserve Vertical Training – Sept 11-14
NSS Work weekends are on the 3rd weekend of the month per Preston F
Motion to adjourn – Kevin Z, Maaz F 2nd, passed, adjourned at 7:45pm