Online Vote Prior to Meeting:
Voting was carried out via e-mail in order make several decisions before the October 2025 Striders Meeting, outlined below:
1.) Agreed to limit public comments to 3 minutes
2.) Agreed to not grant extra time to public commentator attending meeting
3.) Move public comment to the beginning of the meeting
Public Comment Section:
Larry Ingram presented on the history of the Mesa Monument Striders and provided members with documents.
Discussion of Policy regarding Public Comment:
The Board has determined that public comment will be allowed at the end of MMS Board meetings. There will be three minutes allowed per person to present to the board.
Financials:
Conrad Cole provided a summary of financials. Membership is growing. We do have a full set of equipment that would allow the Striders to host a road race if appropriate or desired.
Reviewed donations collected for the year from MMS sponsored races.
Determined that the role of treasurer should be an appointed role due to the significant fiscal responsibilities associated with the position.
Upcoming Events:
Confirmed that Bangs Canyon World Champs will be held on 1/3/26 and that the Appleton Freezer will be held on 1/17/26.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy:
Approved by board. Board members disclosed any conflicts of interests and signed the Conflict of Interest Disclosure document. Megan Sand will keep signed disclosures on record.
Code of Conduct Policy:
Megan Sand sent all Board members a Striders Code of Conduct by e-mail prior to this meeting. All members confirmed reading the policy. Policy was approved following a brief discussion on the necessity of the Code of Conduct, as well as how this will be brought to the attention of the MMS Striders community. Determined that this document would be uploaded to the MMS website.
Local Business Affiliation Subcommittee:
Discussed e-mail that was sent to the MMS Board about supporting local businesses and the goods and services that they provide to the Grand Valley. Determined that it would be appropriate to create the Local Business Affiliation Subcommittee. Ryan Sullivan and Nikki Sturrock volunteered to be members.
Grand Valley Outdoor Recreation Coalition:
Tom Ela will be in attendance on 11/7/25, representing both the Mesa Monument Striders and Grand Mesa Nordic Council.
Newsletters:
Agreed to fold newsletters at the end of each session, as well as to post to the MMS website. Agreed to add the list of Strider sponsored races to the next newsletter.
Action Items:
-Conrad will have nominee for treasurer selected by next meeting
-Tom will upload the The Strider Newsletters to the MMS website
-Tom will attend Grand Valley Outdoor Recreation Coalition as a representative of the Mesa Monument Striders
-Martin will upload the Code of Conduct and Tom will link it to the weekly e-mails
-Michelle will finalize meeting minutes from 8/12/25 and Martin will upload to the website
-Michelle and Megan will have January Newsletter prepared prior to 1/27/26 meeting
Minutes submitted by Michelle Oberndorf
Minutes approved by:
MMS Board of Directors 1/27/2026