Friday March 12, 2021 BABA Virtual ZOOM Meeting
Meeting Kickoff: Nicole
Introductions:
Nicole Wuestefeld – Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home
Bebe Kinnett – Absolute Web Marketing
Terrence Hahn – Friendship Insurance
Nick Bader – First Financial Bank
Lonny Barnett – Edward Jones Investments
Doris Gibbons – Gibbons Insurance Agency
Mark Munchel – Optimum Chiropractic
Rick Hughes – Millennium Business Systems
Tamara Taylor – The Beacon
Jim Kinnett – The Kinnett Consulting Group
Justin Rains – Portal Planet
Tonya Wolf – Amerifirst Home Mortgage
Joni Helton – Mary Kay
Cindy Wuestefeld – FCN Bank
Guest Speaker: Guest Speaker, Randy Lyness, House of Representatives, 68th District of Indiana
100 Representatives and 50 Senators
149 Bills passed by the House
120 Bills passed by the Senate
Now all Bills go to the opposing House
179 pages of talking points for this year already
Budget will be 180 pages
$400MM in education over the next 4 years
Civil Immunity for COVID related issues
$150MM for students that have struggled during the Pandemic
No new information regarding the Port in Aurora
$2.3B in budget surplus (43 days of activity)
One of thirteen states with a AAA Credit Rating
$250MM in broadband infrastructure spending this year
$238MM in K-12 tuition support this year ($10,000 per child and the money follows the child)
Substitute Teachers are paid out of the $10,000/child
Minutes of last month’s meeting: minutes for last month’s meeting were posted, Jim motion to accept, Doris second, motion passed.
Membership: 37 paid members
Treasurer’s Report: Total Bank Balance at the end of February was $11,339.09.
Golf Outing: May 17th is the date
Next Guest Speakers:
Apr – Jenny Fowler – Small Business Development
May – Golf
Announcements: Revival of the Bright T-Shirt sales. March 20th sports physicals at Optimum Chiropractic for area athletes, free of charge. Doris thanked everyone for their donations for PAWS.
Doris, motion to close the meeting
Next month’s meeting: Friday April 9, 2021
Thank You,
Lonny D. Barnett