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PARI5 VISIT~RS ANa CONVENTION COUNCI~ MINUTES
Octob~r 26, 2007
Present: Bobhy Walte~s, Renee Harvey, Pete Kampfer, Mindy More~, Geor~e Kimbrougl~,
Mary Ann Fisher, Gail Dority, Mike Pa#t~rson, H~len Short, Roy Gwinn, and eecky Semple
Ch~irman Bobby Walters called the meeting to ~rder.
Guests attending ~oday's meeting w~s Connie Beard with The Paris News.
Mindy MQree presented the fin~nci~ls, and H~Ipn Short made the motidn td ~pprove the financi~ls,
and Mike Rattersan setonded the motion.
The Love Givic Center finanGials were presented by Mindy Moree, ~nd George Kimbrough made'Che
motion to appr~ve these finantials. Gai( Uarity made the seGOnd.
New Business: The minutes were read from the last V S~ GC meetin~, and approved as re~d.
Helen Short made the motion ta approve the minutes, ~nd Mike Pa~~erson made the
Second,
Discussion to change the size of the Visitor's Guid~ was brought before the
go~rd. It has been r2rdmmended tha~ our Visit~r's Guide would be more
professional in a lar~~r f~rm~t, such as the 8! by 11 size instead of the 5 by 7 size
th~t we currently have.
This uvill be ~ better marketing taol to use in promoting Paris.
Pete mad~ the motian ta apprave th~ by 11 Visitor's guide, and 8obby W~(ters
m~de the second.
Bobby Walters made ~ suggestion that we write a I~tter ~f ~ppreciation to
Richard Manning for the ye~rs pf service on the V& CC B~ard, ~nd as Chairman.
George Kimbrou~h mad~ th~ motipn t~ approve this request, ~nd Mike Patterson
made the second.
R~y Gwinn made th~ motion to adjourn the meeting, and Mary Ann Fisher made the secand,
Respectfully,
Beclcy S~mp ~