02-20-24 Conrad Mansion Board MinutesConrad Mansion Museum Board of Directors
February 20, 2024 - 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Conrad Mansion
1. Welcome- Members present in person: Natalie Robinson, Gail Erickson, Cate
Weber, Diane Morton-Stout, Mary Pat Murphy, Everit Sliter, Chris Vick, Mark
Schickendantz, Teri Iwerson, Carrie Nelson, and Museum Director Brit Clark.
Members present via Zoom: Diane Medler and Katharine King.
2. Consent Agenda-
a) January minutes- Accepted.
b) Treasurer’s report for Jan 2024- Accepted.
c) Budget will be moved to March meeting.
d) Employee Handbook- Chris and Tia reviewed the handbook further.
Motion to accept the handbook was made and seconded.
3. Fundraising-
a) Great Fish Community Challenge- Brit provided updates for next
year’s Great Fish Whitefish Community Challenge. We will vote to
participate next month. $20,000 is the recommended goal for fundraising.
b) Room Sponsorships Committee Report (Teri)- Teri, Chare, Gail and
Sorcha are working on the sponsorships. They asked that board members
let community members have the first chance to sponsor available rooms.
If all rooms are sponsored, board members are welcome to donate during
the Great Fish Community Challenge. The deadline for room sponsorship
payment is May.
4. Facilities-
a) Cate shared an artist rendering of the proposed Mansion multipurpose
building created by Jackola Architects. It will be 1½ stories and include
restrooms, a director’s office, collection storage space, and a large
reception area to seat at least 75 people. There will be no changes to the
Mansion itself. A portico will connect to the gift shop and the fire escape
will go over the portico.
5. Executive Director’s report-
a) Brit has joined the MAM (Museums Association of MT) board.
b) Brit traveled to Helena to serve as a judge for National History Day
projects. The MT Historical Society would like to have a regional
competition in Kalispell.
6. Mansion Roof updates
a) MMIA (Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority) sent a letter indicating
intent to subrogate the full amount of the roof replacement resulting from
the 2022 hail damage. As a city employee, Katharine recused herself from
the discussion. After discussion, a motion was made and passed to
authorize the Finance Committee to pursue hiring an attorney to represent
the Mansion in this matter.