DMBC BOARD MEETING

September 21, 2009

President, Jim Geary, called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

Members in attendance were Jim, Barbara, Chet, Donna, John, Judy, Scott, and Lynn. 

Financial report: Presented by John –

Food expenses for the month of August were again above the budgeted amount. It was suggested that the financial committee do some research breaking down the expenses to better determine exactly what is happening. John and Judy will comprise our finance committee for the coming year and will be doing investigative work. The budget will be reevaluated.

John reported that the tournament was a success with the table count being eleven tables higher than last year. The club made approximately $5000 on the tournament.

Office supplies are again out of line; the reason likely being the addition of hand records to our daily games and the resulting increase in printer supplies needed.

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Election of new board members: Chet, John, and Barbara’s terms on the board are expiring this year. Jim is working on appointing a nominating committee to recruit candidates for the board election in November.

January Sectional: Plans for the January Sectional are well on the way. The September Sectional has given the committee a better feel for running a sectional. They are working on improving the system with input from many of our club members.

Publicity: The club was sent information regarding participation in the Senior Expo in Daytona this year. The cost of a table is $715. The board has decided to decline the invitation this year.

Membership: In October, the club will begin to collect dues for 2010. Some discussion took place on the need for raising the dues. It was voted to maintain the current $10 fee.

Miscellaneous: Implementation of a phone tree to call club members and past club members, who have not played in a while, is under consideration. The board is working on ideas of how to get this started.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m.

The next meeting will be Monday October 19.

Respectfully submitted – Lynn Brown, Secretary