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Note: the new board is in place (as of the October meeting) but officers aren't elected until
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Call to Adjourn
Called to order by Penny Barbieri at 12:45 a.m. Attending: Tom Lill, Roger Boyar, Vic Sartor, Richard Patterson, Rosalie Roberts. Absent: Cordell Goode, Tim Finlay.
Minutes of previous meeting Vic moved to approve the June minutes and Penny seconded. Motion carried.
Treasurer's report: Rose reported for Cordell. There were 4 tables for the June unit game producing $96 in income. With bank interest of $0.65 and expenses totalling $90, there was a net result of $6.65. The bank balance as of June 30 was $3940.06.
Membership report: Tom announced a gain of one new member to make a total of 118 this month./p>
Club Manager's Report: Tom stated that there was no Individual game for July. ROger announced the club game dates to qualify for North American Pairs (July 22 , 24 and 25 and August 26, 28 and 29). He reported 17 tables of classes and 58 tables of club games for June.
Publicity: Vic said the Daily Bulletin was not showing any of our ads yet. Roger requested that the San Gabriel Valley news would place our ads in every Monday's paper instead of alternate Mondays.
Education: Penny asked Roger if classes would be continuous and Roger gave notice that 2 over 1 and defense lessons would be ongoing. Totally new players should be referred to Tom at this time. Roger has a book on how to play bridge for novice players and a length discussion resulted about teachers, schedules, and classes. Penny moved to table this item for August to discuss it further.
Old Business:
New business: None
Meeting adjourned at 12:31 p.m.
Called to order by Penny Barbieri at 12:00 noon. Attending: Tom Lill, Cordell Goode, Vic Sartor, Rosalie Roberts. Absent: Roger Boyar, Richard Patterson, Tim Finlay.
Minutes of previous meeting The April minutes were approved by all with exceptions: the minutes stated "Tom has not collected for advertising. Cordell paid $188 in 2007 for advertising." It was the District that had claimed that they had not collected for 2 years. Alo, it needed to be clarified that Delores Kelley resides in the Unit 551 territory although she holds membership in the 559 unit. That was the reason why some people objected to her game.
Treasurer's report: Cordell reported 4 tables attendance for the April Unit game that brought in $96. WIth the ACBL Unit reimbursement of $54.78 plus $0.31 interest less $105 expenses, the nt income was $48.09. A free turkey (for the unit lunch - ed) helped to boost the income. The bank balance as of May 18 was $3802.30.
Membership reportTom reported 8 transferrs into out Unit. Penny confirmed one new member, one reinstated member, and 9 transfers due to the campaign to get Unit 559 members who reside in the Unit 551 domain to switch to their correct Unit
Club Manager's Report:: Tom reported 12 players for the Individual game. He said he will order more travelers and Penny said she needed some too. It was reported that there was about a 4 table average for Thursday nights and we could increase attendance by providing transportation for some players who could not drive at night.
Newsletter: Vic metioned that ROger's lessons and the 559-to-551 unit transfer info were to be repeated in the June publication.
Disciplinary Report:: Vic submitted copies of the "Amendments to the ACBL Code of Disciplinary Regulations." One of the main phrases pertained to hearings on or after April 1, 2008 that read "the amended standard of proof is preponderance of proof - defined as evidence that is more convincing than the evidence opposed to it. Vic reported that we have no serious (disciplinary) problems at our club.
Old Business:
New business:
Meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.
Called to order by Penny Barbieri at 11:40 a.m. Attending: Tom Lill, Cordell Goode, Vic Sartor, Roger Boyar, Rosalie Roberts, Tim Finlay.
Minutes of previous meeting Minutes of the January and March meetings were approved.
Treasurer's report: For the unit game on March 9 Cordell reported that there were 6 1/2 tables with income of $149.36, expenses of $137.00, resulting in a net income of $12.36. The bank balance as of April 13 was $3,755,88.
NewsletterVic reported that he made a trip to Santa Barbara on the previous Monday and was married.
Membership reportTom reported 3 new members transferred in and a couple did not renew, resulting in a total membership of 103 (87 dues paying.)
Club Manager's Report:: Roger reported that even though the club was closed for one week during the LA Regional, 18 tables were maintained. Tom had 19 people for the Individual and requested volunteers to make even numbers for the tables. Vic and Cordell volunteered. Also, Tom mentioned that he played with Margaret Jacobs in the Margaret Jacobs Open Pairs game at the LA Regional and they won some masterpoints.
Committee Reports::
Old Business: Tom reported from the ALACBU board meeting:
New business:
Meeting adjourned at 12:35 p.m.
Called to order by Penny Barbieri at 11:50 a.m. Attending: Penny, Roger, Tom, Cordell, Vic, Tim, Richard. Absent: Rosalie.
Treasurer's report: Cordell reported a net loss of $180.47. Income was $108.53, expenses $289.00
Club Manager's Report: Tom reported that the individual
game had ten players plus himself (that might have been worded better! - ed).
at the March game. Several players missed this game as they played at the Palm
Springs sectional. THis game will continue to be promoted.
Roger reported that club game atteendance was approximately 60 tables and
education 20 tables. The club games and lessons will be canceled the week of the LA
Regional at Pacific Palms, March 24 - 30.
New business:
Meeting adjourned at 12:25 p.m.
Called to order by Penny Barbieri at 11:50 a.m. Attending: Tom Lill, Cordell Goode, Vic Sartor, Roger Boyar, Rosalie Roberts. Absent: Tim Finlay.
Minutes of previous meeting Minutes of the December meeting were approved.
Treasurer's report: Cordell reported that the increase in tables at the Unit Christmas party shows that with active participation our Unit games can provide a positive cash flow..
Club Manager's Report:: Roger reports that the December, 2007 table count was down due to the holidays. He expects it will pick up in January. Tom Lill reports that the monthly individual game had nine players in December and twelve in January. In order to get the word out an anouncement will be made at all other games and classes. He pointed out that this is a good value as it only costs one dollar per player.
Officers:: Penny reviewed the Unit officers' positions opened as of
January 1, 2008. After discussion, the following Unit members were assigned:
| President | Penny Barbieri |
| Vice President | Roger Boyar |
| Secretary | Rosalie Roberts |
| Disciplinary Chari | Vic Sartor |
| Membership Chair | Tom Lill |
| Recorder | Vic Sartor |
| Tournament/Special Games Coordinator | Tom Lill |
| Publicity Chair | Vic Sartor |
| Unit Electronic Contact | Tom Lill |
| Education Liason | Roger Boyar |
| INtermediate/Nercomer Chair | Vic Sartor |
Education: Roger reported that the Wednesday classes were one to three tables per sesson.
New business:
Meeting adjourned at 12:25 p.m.