San Luis Obispo Duplicate Bridge Club

Board Minutes for May 11, 2012

The meeting was called to order by Bill Ringbom, President, at 3:50 p.m. Board Members Bill Donovan, Mary Neal, Bill Ringbom, Dolores Soll, and Jean Wilson were present as well as Barbara Weiss, Manager. Gene Edgerton and Judy Obermeier were absent.

Minutes of the April 13, 2012 meeting were reviewed and approved..

Treasurer’s Report: The bank balance as of April 30 was $1,619.38. Net income for April was $147.82. The month’s table count was 117. Mary reported the insurance policy discussed last month has been received.

Club Manager’s Report: Barbara asked for clarification on when, or if, tables will be set up by The Department of Parks and Recreation’s personnel. Bill D. will ask for clarification of the policy at the next Senior Center Board Meeting.

Old Business: (1) Bill R. reported that the Morro Bay club had not yet made a decision about use of the dealing machine but has asked the Unit for a $400 contribution to the purchase of their own machine. That amount has been pre-approved by the Unit Board. The Morro Bay Board is to vote next week. (2) Maintenance of the dealing machine will be $300 plus shipping charges, which is less than anticipated. The AG and SLO clubs are each putting $50 per quarter into the maintenance fund. When the fund reaches $400, the contributions will be discontinued. (3) The Unit is still working on an up-date of e-mail lists. Any e-mail changes should be sent to Charles Davis. Louise Abbott passed out a member phone number and address list which Mary will copy for those who need it.

New Business: (1) Torre Houlgate-West dropped by the meeting to ask that we form a club policy and inform our directors on the procedures for calling an appeals committee when a player wants to appeal from a judgment call of a director. Bill R. is asking Barbara to look into this. (2) Leda Fields wants to organize a pro-am game on the first or third Saturday in August. Barbara Hardin is available to direct. Bill R. will discuss details with Leda. (3) Bill D. will inquire at the Senior Center Board meeting regarding use of an alternate room, such as the conference room, by the Wednesday evening Book Club so that the inner room can be left open to improve air circulation during Wednesday evening games.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:10 p.m. The next meeting will be after the game on Friday, June 8, 2012.

Respectfully submitted,

Dolores Soll, Secretary