Board Meeting held at club
Attending:
Bernetha Henry, Connie Moody, Pat Webb, Pat Lauterbach, Karen Coulter, Sheelagh
Young, Brent Holcomb, Carol Clemenz, Tom Gabriel,
President Henry called the meeting to order at
Secretary: Minutes of the last meeting approved as posted. Moved by Young with second by Chianelli. Carried.
Treasurer: Webb
directed the board to compare end of year income and expenses and notes that
the club has a very large (over 200 percent) increase from last year on the net
income line. There are
no current membership dues included in this report as it is through
Summer Party: Plans
are going well for this – it will be held Wednesday,
Education: George Nichols seeks approval to advertise over the summer for the upcoming beginner’s class in September. Permission granted.
August Sectional: Clemenz reports a $100 contribution was received from Reeves Insurance Agency in Batesburg/Leesville for the tournament. She encouraged all to seek donations for food items for the tournament from any local bakeries, grocery stores, and businesses that we use.
New Business:
The $1.00 entry fee increase went into effect
Coulter presented an idea as she had been approached about the subject. Should we allow those members who are 80 years and older continue to pay the $4.00 instead of the increased $5.00 entry fees? It was decided that we would not adopt this suggestion and would instead make it clear (via Tricks and Treats) that the club has discretionary funds available for free plays for anyone who is unable to pay the stated fees and/or increases. Any person with these needs should notify the president and all information would be kept confidential.
Note the new time for Wednesday game will be
The first Friday night game was held
It was decided not to cancel the day game in the future on
the day of the party (summer and Christmas) since it is at
Emergency lights inside the club are not working. Henry will contact John McGregor regarding repair.
Young brought up the need for a partnership chairperson. There is a need for example when someone moves to town and calls the club with an interest in playing and needs a partner. There were no volunteers for this position, and it was decided to make this need known in the next Tricks and Treats in hopes of finding someone interested in handling this. Young and Holcomb agreed to help in this area.
Young also asked about the possibility of combining the two Thursday games into one. It was decided not to take action on this as of now since the afternoon game attendance has increased. That restricted game (0-1000) allows I/N to play and feel comfortable in that setting. We will revisit this issue in the fall.
Henry addressed an issue that was brought to her attention regarding allowing all members to have the right to vote. The board agreed that this was not acceptable as the by-laws state there is also a required number of plays for the year to be entitled to vote and we feel this is a valid requirement.
The ballots from the vote regarding a possible relocation of the Columbia Bridge Club were counted with these results:
YES 76
NO 35
Next board meeting will be held
Motion to adjourn by Chianelli
with second by Coulter. Meeting was
adjourned at
Submitted
Janice J.
To be posted at the club without objection