San Luis Obispo Duplicate Bridge Club

Board Minutes for August 5, 2011

The meeting was called to order by Bill Ringbom, President, at 4:21 p.m. Board Members Sonia Arsene, Gene Edgerton, Mary Neal, Bill Ringbom, Dolores Soll, and Jean Wilson were present, as well as Barbara Weiss, Manager. Judy Obermeier was absent.

Minutes of the July 8, 2011 meeting were reviewed and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: July income exceeded expenditures by $271.07. The table count was 119. The bank balance at the end of July was $3,559.02 (including a total of $361.27 in shuffling machine donations.)

Club Manager’s Report: Barbara has ordered two sets of red bidding boxes, 2 sets of plastic replacement cards, 80 pass cards and blue table markers from Barclay Bridge Supply.

Old Business: (1) The Board agreed on the second Friday in December (December 9) for the Christmas party. It was agreed that Mary will order the food, including an additional salad, from Mama’s Meatballs again this year. Additional party details will be determined at future meetings. (2) Bill doesn’t yet have final information on how much the Unit will contribute to the purchase of the shuffling machine. The Unit decision will depend, at least in part, upon how many other clubs decide to participate in its use. He should have more information from the August 12 Unit meeting. (3) Board elections will be held next month. The terms of Jean, Judy, Mary, and Bill are expiring. Jean, Mary, and Bill are willing to serve another term; Dolores will check with Judy to see if she is available to continue as a Board member. Bill Donovan has also indicated a willingness to serve.

New Business: (1) Mike Shipsey dropped by to ask if fourteen-table games should be kept in one big session or divided into two seven-table games, with duplicated boards. It was decided to keep all 14 in one game for the present. (2) Mary raised the question of giving directors a raise. Our present rate of $60 per game has been in place several years. Arroyo Grande, for example, plays $70 for the open games, which run l7 to 19 tables, plus $10 for an added novice game. After discussion, a motion to pay directors $70 per game without regard to the number of tables failed for lack of a second. A second motion to pay directors $70 per game for each game of 8 or more tables was seconded and passed unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:58 p.m. The next meeting will be after the game on Friday, September 2.

Respectfully submitted,

Dolores Soll, Secretary