June 22, 2005

Minutes of the Board of Director’s Meeting, Unit 215, South Alabama Bridge Assn.

CALL TO ORDER

Vice President Barbara Slaughter called the meeting to order at 1:55 p.m. Present were Barbara, Martha Steele, Margaret Miller, Ed Stephens, Howard Deck, and Jane Mahoney.

Guest: Howard McDonald (brief appearance).

Absent were Phyllis Haydel, Sue Hanlein, and Betty Strickland.

MINUTES

A motion was made (Howard, Martha) to dispense with the reading of the minutes of April 20, 2005, as they were had been posted and distributed well in advance of this meeting. Motion carried.

TREASURE’S REPORT

In summary, Jane reported a balance in the checking account of $7172.99 as of May 31, 2005. The balance in the Building Fund as of June 12, 2005 is $21,828.46. A motion was made and seconded (Ed, Martha) to accept the treasurer’s report. Vote was unanimous.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Howard reported that we have 227 members in Unit 215. Howard also recommended that we update our bridge flyer. He will look into it. He asked if anyone was interested in teaching Beginning Bridge at the Mason School this fall at Dauphin Way United Methodist Church. Phyllis Haydel’s name was mentioned. He will check with her.

OLD BUSINESS

District 10 Meeting: Howard McDonald gave a report on the district meeting that he attended. He reported two things of significance: One, the top bracket of Knockouts will be handicapped at Regional Tournaments, based on ACBL rules/guidelines. Second, it was suggested that Swiss Team placement be determined by average points, rather than from the top players’ points. This decision is at the discretion of the tournament committee. After discussion, it was pointed out that this is not an issue for our Regional Tournament in October since it has already been advertised. We will keep this in mind for future tournaments.

Tournament Report: Summer Sectional. No report today. Barbara does not have all the expenses/figures.

Regional: Barbara said we need to get busy organizing our regional tournament. Things mentioned were: setting up committees, advertising, and preparing a budget.

Property Damage: Martha reported that she had talked to the company about the gutters and they admitted that they had been negligent in getting our gutters replaced. They need a copy of the estimate. Martha told Phyllis and Phyllis is supposed to fax a copy to them.

Tables. Barbara reported that she had purchased the first four bridge tables from Target. When they get some more in, she will buy them. She hopes to have 20 in time for the tournament in October.

NEW BUSINESS.

Howard Deck suggested that we see if there is any interest in a once a month Sunday Swiss Teams game. It was agreed that we would talk about it and see if there is any interest.

A motion was made to adjourn (Margaret, Howard); motion was approved. Meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Margaret Miller, Secretary