Board
of Directors Meeting
Minutes
of the
President Patti English called the
meeting to order at
Members present:
Patti English, Tom Deddens, Potter
Orr, Carolyn Ahlert, Barb Levinson, Bob VeVerka, John Burpee, Debbie Cummings,
Pat Dutson, Adrienne Netherwood, Mike Lipp, Pat Newman, Mike Purcell, Everitt Kitchen
Members absent:
none
Minutes
The minutes from the last meeting
were approved.
Treasurer’s Report
The report was distributed and
approve. Adrienne mentioned that the
report now includes the net income for the tournaments as a separate line
item.
Announcements/Reports:
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Betty Hurst was
nominated to fill Sandy Orr’s vacancy on the board. She was unanimously
approved by the Board of Trustees
¨
Joyce Penn, a nominee
for district director gave a presentation of her accomplishments and
achievements since she started bridge. She was asked what she would do to help
increase attendance, and she suggested she would work to establish bridge for
younger players.
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Patti distributed
ballots for the election of district director, and all members present
completed a secret ballot, which was collected and sent to ACBL.
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Frank Lichtenberger
discussed transportation plans for the sectional.
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Patti announced that
there will be five candidates for five positions on the Board of Trustees.
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John Burpee mentioned
that bridge classes are starting with Bob VeVerka, Rob Weidenfeld, and Linda
Wolbers. He recommended Patti send a
letter introducing them to CBA and provide a free entry. The board agreed.
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Charity game: Adrienne could not find an open Sunday not in
competition with the Bengals, so other board members suggested we look at
Tuesday or Wednesday as an alternative.
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Sandy Orr reviewed her
committees’ progress on the Constitution.
After much debate about the value of having a facilities manager in the
constitution, a straw poll was suggested by Bob VeVerka to get the Board’s
feeling about it. Nine members did not think it should be included in the
Constitution. The new draft of the revised Constitution will not include a
facilities manager, although another poll was taken and the Board did agree
that it is something that needs to be studied, and adopted for the bridge
center.
Mike Lipp raised issues about Zero Tolerance, and Bob VeVerka
raised a question about dues and wording.
Patti recommended a follow-up meeting in the next few weeks
either on a Saturday or Sunday with the Board and the committee to finalize the
constitution line by line.
Old Business
¨
None
New Business
¨
None
The next board meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday October 9. The meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Robert F. VeVerka
Recording Secretary