September 2008 minutes
HAWKEYE
BRIDGE ASSOCIATION
The Board of Directors of
Hawkeye Bridge Association, Unit 216, met on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at
11:30 a.m. The meeting was called
to order by President, Dee Wilson and those present, in addition to Dee, were
Mary Lou Agocs, Pat Peterson, Margie Brennan, Russ Hale, Kay Alvord, Stan
Gustafson, Evie Mintzer, Paul Devin, John Gustafson, Kathi Kellen, Newt Bowers
and Harry Swanson. The only member
absent was Ann Long.
The minutes from the April
meeting were reviewed and a motion was made by Margie Brennan, seconded by Pat
Peterson and approved by all to accept the minutes as stated.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
It was discovered by Margie
Brennan that an overpayment was made to GDMBHC after the calculations for the
Stars of Tomorrow Tournament were made. This
will be rectified in our next payment to them.
It was discussed that Club
Directors can be used for this tournament, rather than paying the expenses to
bring in a Director from the outside. A
motion was made by Kathi Kellen, seconded by John Gustafson and approved by all
that this be done for future Stars of Tomorrow Tournaments.
OLD BUSINESS:
Special Unit Games:
It was decided by the Executive Committee to use the 16 special games for
2008 as follows: l for the
Medallion Party, 12 for the Mentoring Program and 1 each to Club Owners, Gregg
Walsh, Nancy Wilson and Joan Anderson. In
2009, the number of special games will increase to 24 and the Executive
Committee, or a specially appointed committee, will need to distribute these
games to best enhance additional interest in the Bridge Center.
It was also decided by the
Executive Committee to donate the proceeds from the Cornbelt Tournament to the
Iowa Red Cross for flood relief. According
to past performances, it was decided to advance them $500.00 in July (the time
of the Executive Board meeting) and the remainder to be paid after expenses paid
from the tournament. John Gustafson
made a motion, seconded by Paul Devin and approved by all to accept the
Executive Board’s decision in this matter.
NEW BUSINESS:
For some time, our unit has
not been following the ACBL directive to hold an annual membership meeting.
After some discussion, a motion was made by Mary Lou Agocs, seconded by
Margie Brennan and approved by all, that we should combine this annual
membership meeting with the annual elections to the Board, accepting nominations
for the Unit Board from the floor at that time.
Currently we have four
Board Members whose term of office expires at the end of this year….Mary Lou
Agocs, Paul Devin, Harry Swanson and Newt Bowers.
Of these four, Mary Lou Agocs and Harry Swanson have agreed to continue
on the Board and we have two additional persons interested in serving…Rod
Burnett and Charlene Hendryx. A motion was made by Stan Gustafson, seconded by
John Gustafson and approved by all that we will have an Election Night/Annual
Membership Potluck on Friday, October 31 at 6:00 p.m. The table fee will be nominal, the Board will cover the cost
of the main course and Dee Wilson will appoint a committee to handle to rest of
the details.
Kathi Kellen made a motion,
seconded by Margie Brennan and approved by all to keep the officers as is until
the Executive Board proposes changes and they are voted on by everyone.
All members were given
a ballot to vote for our District Representative. Upon completion of each
ballot, it was sealed and returned to Dee Wilson.
Dee Wilson handed
each of the Board Members a folder with reading material to be read at a
later date by each person. Among
the items included was information on Unit activities and a letter from an
unhappy patron. At this time, Dee Wilson reminded the Unit Board that we have
zero jurisdiction over club owners.
Newt and Jean Bowers have
decided to relinquish their responsibilities as editors of the Hawkeyer after
the December issue. Evie Mintzer
applauded them and said how much we appreciate all of their hard work for so
many years and everyone on the Board agreed. Terry Swanson has shown an interest
in this job, so Dee Wilson will talk to her about it.
Kay Alvord, one of the
novice representatives has attained Life Master, so will have to resign from the
Board in this capacity.
Time ran out for us to fully
discuss the proposed rent increase from the GDMBHC. A motion was made by Stan Gustafson, seconded by Kathi Kellen
and approved by all, that the Executive Board discuss this, along with the
distribution of special unit games and advise the Board of their proposals.
Pat Peterson made a motion,
seconded by Mary Lou Agocs to adjourn the meeting. This motion was approved by all and the meeting was adjourned
at 12:55 p.m.
Mary
Lou Agocs
Unit
Secretary