DMBC Board of Directors Meeting –
President John Sterling called the meeting to order at
He disbursed copies of his meeting agenda to all present.
Board Member Attendance
John Sterling
Doris Katz
Robert Renuart
Barbara King
Bruce Ohmann
Lee Elton
Frank Fisher
Al Land
Chet Masztak
And also June Byrne as Head Director
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and corrected on the 2007
Committee Appointments. CORRECTION –
PUBLICITY Committee – Max Bayard
(News Letter). The minutes were than
accepted as corrected.
TREASURERS REPORT
Our assets at the end of December were $53,017.00. We had a surplus of $588.00 and investment income of $140.00. The STAC game fees of $573.00 for December have yet to be paid.
Our table count was down 44 tables from last year to 300 tables. 200 members have paid their dues since November 1st; some before that.
A motion was made and passed to accept the report as presented.
Bruce was asked to give a preliminary report on the Tournament. He said a $5,000.00 profit might be possible.
HEAD DIRECTORS REPORT
June Byrne stated that a GNT Team game is scheduled for this Wednesday rather than on a Sunday. We need to have at least one GNT qualifying game. The weekday attendance will be analyzed.
The new EZ Bridge game had an attendance of 15 ˝ tables. This seems to be very promising for new club memberships.
June feels that the computer data base may be broken down and needs a lot of work. June has made inquiries to ACBL in order to get accurate information into the system. Bob Renuart will work with her as much as possible on this project. As of toady, we have 273 members. Doris Katz was given updated lists of current members and members who have not renewed their memberships.
June is planning a
meeting with all the Club Directors in the near future.
The Club Star System
is no longer in use.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Grounds/House
Don Beecher has
flooded the roof with water and the roof leaks could not be found. So repairs will be delayed until further
determination can be made on this situation.
However ceiling tiles have been replaced to improve club appearance.
John stated that a new
telephone line was installed through the building from the outside
connection. June stated that Pat Heading
was able to re-program our existing telephone.
The main phone line is now set on Line 2.
Betty Bayard said the
microphone seems to be working better now too.
Pat Heading is looking into possibly improving the current microphone
system for the club.
John stated that a
plumber looked into the toilet problem and that it is now OK. The dishwasher is also OK now.
Membership
Doris Katz stated that
98 members have not yet renewed. Some
could be out of towners who are only here a couple of months of the year. It appears that 12 people are still playing
and have not renewed yet. She greatly
appreciated the membership lists that June prepared for her.
OLD BUSINESS
1.
Lessons
learned from the tournament - Al Land
stated that the Kitchen people are having problems with the stove and
microwave. President John confirmed the
problems as he had worked in the kitchen during the tournament. Al Land will get prices on new equipment and
present it at the next meeting. It was
also stated that the temperature level in the kitchen area was not
comfortable. If a way to cool it down
could be figured out, it would be appreciated.
2.
Our special
thanks to Max, Judy, Neil, Vivian and all who worked so hard for this
tournament.
3.
Shirley
Townley will send Thank You letters to Shannon Capeletti and Jerry Helms for their pre-game lectures.
4.
Bob Renuart
has finalized his membership questionnaire.
A Motion was made and carried to give him $50.00 for mailing
expenses. Bob will summarize all the
returns and present the information to the board.
5.
Member
Telephone Book – To be postponed at this time.
A few more weeks are needed to make sure information is complete and
accurate.
6.
Free Plays –
John said a formal policy is needed on this subject. Lee Elton will meet with June, Judy and Peg
to get their input on this subject and make a presentation to the Board. June has asked Betty Sandifer to get a copy
from UNIT as to who is new in our area and possibly offer them a free play to
introduce them to our club.
NEW BUSINESS
1.
Linda Miller
and June Byrne proposed that the Tuesday morning game points limit be raised to
499 from 299; also the Friday afternoon game to 999 from 499. Before final approval can be made by the
Board, June is awaiting a response from NATIONAL as to what needs to be done to
change the game sanctions. Both
Directors recommended that these changes be made per member requests.
2.
Bob Renuart
will put our By-Laws on the Web Site.
Our next Meeting will
be held on Monday, February 19, 2007.
The Meeting was
adjourned at
Barbara King
Secretary