INLAND VALLEY BRIDGE UNIT 534
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING MINUTES –
Copies of current reports were
distributed to all Board Members.
1. The meeting was called to order at 10:30
am by President--Ed Oldham.
A letter of resignation was received
from Board Member Lee Moehlman, who has moved out of state. Beverly Connors
(present) was elected to replace Lee Moehlman. Charles Fox was elected as
Vice-President to replace Doris Waugh, who is also moving out of state. Others
present at today’s meeting: Treasurer, Pat Reinhardt; Secretary, Grace Poirier;
Bob Ford, Berna Lord, Mary Palmquist, Kymber Hoover and Past President, Dennis
Boomgaarden. Absent-Richard Joos.
2. Secretary’s Report
Upon Motion made and seconded, it
was voted to accept the Secretary’s Report, as submitted.
3. Treasurer's
Report
The Treasurer passed out copies and answered
questions clarifying the Report and indicated the present balance is
approximately $15,930. Upon Motion made and seconded, it was voted to accept
the Treasurer’s Report as submitted. Upon Motion made and seconded, it was
voted to change banks, effective at the Treasurer’s earliest opportunity and to
also remove the CD to a different bank upon it’s maturing in December.
4. President’s General Report
The President
indicated he had invited Directors, Nancy Schramm and Sandy Norgaard to be
present at our meeting when we will be discussing the Monitor Program. He
commended Pat Reinhardt for her excellent job in writing the Inland Valley
articles for the monthly Forum. Pat has taken over where Doris Waugh left off.
Charlie Fox volunteered to obtain members of a Nominating Committee for our
coming Election of Officers.
Upon
Motion made and seconded, it was voted to have Dennis Boomgaarden purchase
between 12 to 14 boxes of cards, at an approximate cost of $240 and also supply
forms—about $30.
After
a discussion regarding placing a cap on Unit game Directors’ fees for each
table, it was voted to table this matter for further discussion at a later
meeting.
As
there are a total of 16 Unit Games available to our Unit, and there is still
one or two not scheduled, it was decided to obtain a sanction for one to be
held in November in Mazatlan.
Nancy Schramm and Sandy Norgaard
were welcomed to the meeting. They had indicated a willingness to serve as
Co-Chairpersons of the pending Monitor Program. The president outlined the
requirements and duties of a Monitor. He indicated there are presently 365
members in Unit 534 and that 70.4% of the members have fewer than 300
Masterpoints. He also indicated that all Mentors will be approved by the Board.
A discussion ensued as to the payment of Mentor and learner fees. Nancy and
Sandy then decided that they did not want to Co-Chair the Mentor Program, and
withdrew their names. It was then voted to table the Mentor Program for further
discussion at a later meeting.
The President
indicated he will be on vacation from October 8th thru November 4th. He also announced that there will be a New
Year’s Unit game bash on January 2, 2005 at Sierra Dawn, in Hemet.
There will be no Board
meeting in October. The next Board Meeting will be held November 14, 2004, at
Sierra Dawn, in Hemet, at 11:00 am.
The meeting was
adjourned at 12:00 Noon.
Respectfully submitted,
Grace
Poirier
Secretary