Unit
143 Board Meeting Minutes
Wed.,
September 8, 2004
A
meeting of the Unit 143 Board was held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 8, 2004 at the Olivette Community
Center . In attendance were Board members
Sandy Becker, Cheryl Davis, Mary Hruby
, Bob Janis ,
Bill Kauffman ,
Doug Moore, Tom Oppenheimer ,
John Samsel, and Suzi Shymanski with Rod
Van Wyk presiding. Also present was
Mike Carmen ,
Tournament Chair.
The
July Minutes were approved as written
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Corresponding Secretary's Report (distributed
by Rod)
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Player of the Year standings were updated with
results from the SL Regional.
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Obituary notices for Ruth Freedman and Wilma
Thomas were mailed to ACBL.
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Treasurer's Report ( Tom Oppenheimer )
- The Balance Sheet
showed a loss of $9,000 going into the July meeting. The
success of the Regional should provide a positive balance
of @$15,000 at the end of the fiscal year.
- Tom will look into
buying a CD.
III.
Tournaments/Events
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2004 Regional
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Mike reported that we were up 235 tables from
2003, 100 more than he had estimated. He has the invoices
and will review them carefully. We supposedly fell short of
the Sunday food commitment by $30-40; he is recommending a
change in the hotel accounting system for next year. There
were comments about the short length of time that the lunch
counter was open. Over all, the comments about the hotel were
very positive, especially on the renovations.
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The Board briefly reviewed the attendance stats
generated by Cheryl.
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By unanimous consent, the Board commended Mike
and all other volunteers for an outstanding job.
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2005 Regional
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Jennifer has contacted K.C. about adding an
AX level to the Braggin' Rights event.
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Chris Patrias has requested that we review
the stratification for C (now 0-500 non-Life Master). A motion
to change the stratification was defeated.
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Cheryl suggested that we review the schedule
and add K-Os as many cities have done and players are requesting.
A motion to establish a Scheduling Committee headed by John
Samsel to report back in October was passed. Other members
will include Cheryl, Bill, and Mike.
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Cheryl said that she had received one complaint
about the seeding process and a suggestion that locals do
it rather than the directors. Mike will check into for next
year.
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October Sectional-It would appear that the
success of the Regional has made the raising of fees unnecessary.
A motion to table the issue until a future time passed.
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Mike is looking into the possible purchase
of 200 card tables from ACBL for tournaments in place of renting
them. Suzi will check with Sysco for their prices. Then Tom
will run a cost analysis on the purchase, storing and transport
of 200 tables.
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NAOP- Sandy
is sending out @200 postcards to those who qualified.
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Old Business
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Nominating
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Cheryl reported that, as indicated in special
Executive Committee minutes issued in early August, there
had been a change in the slate approved at the July Board
meeting. In place of Jane Ettelson, who changed her mind,
the committee has asked Bob Wheeler to serve. He will complete
the two years remaining on Rod's term. The others are each
nominated for three years.
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Cheryl has distributed to all club directors
a special flyer with photos and bios of the Board slate to
enhance communication from the Board about the nominating
process and increase inclusiveness.
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At its meeting the Nominating Committee had
also come up with two suggestions:
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That a Club Director sit on the Board in an
ex-officio capacity as Club Liaison. Instead the Board recommended
that the president send the meeting agenda to the directors
one month ahead of time so they have time to make additions
or plans to attend a specific meeting.
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That the president hold an orientation for
new members before their first meeting to fill them in on
the past few years' primary Board actions. Rod agreed to do
this.
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2007 St. Louis National-Glenn Smith and Mike
Carmen will chair this event. They
were selected for their experience and stature in the bridge
community.
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New Business
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Date Books-Mary met with the club directors
about dates and the book should be at the printer very
soon.
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STaC Games--A motion for the Unit to pay
the extra fees for ACBL members in the Nov. 1-7 STaC games
was approved.
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Bidding Box Manager-Doug announced his
retirement and asked that a new volunteer be found.
There
being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Cheryl
Davis
Recording
Secretary
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