- Board Members Present
- Chris Hull, Mary Anne Laier, Kathy McCabe, Diana Rogers, Clint Schuhmacher, Jim Wueste.
- Chairmen Present
- Vera Chimene, Larry Davis, Kevin Perkins.
The meeting was held at the Austin Chapter of the Texas Society of CPA's at 512 East Riverside Drive compliments of Clint Schuhmacher. Chris Hull, President, called the meeting to order at 3:35 PM.
- Secretary's Report:
- The vote to approve of the June 12, 2002 minutes (enclosed) was unanimous.
- Treasurer's Report:
- The vote to approve this report (enclosed) was unanimous.
Old Business
- Revised Schedule of Unit 207 Events:
- Gene Cavanaugh passed out a revised schedule (enclosed) which the board reviewed in great detail. The changes made now (enclosed), and in the future by Gene, will be reviewed again at the next board meeting.
- Report on July 2-7 Regional:
- Larry Davis went over the final budget (enclosed) in some detail.
- Status of Sept. 12-15 Sectional:
- Mary Ann Laier volunteered to be the Hospitality Chairman. All agreed that using Mike Stout as our caterer would be great. Vera Chimene mentioned that she needed caddies.
- Status of Directory:
- Chris reviewed the cost of the new book-form for the directory. A motion to keep the directory in the old form was 2-5. Therefore, the book form won. The 300 copies will have to be run off by the unit copier and stapled at Kinko's.
A question of where the mailing list is, was brought up by Gene and was unresolved.
New Business
- Proposed Funding for Austin Teams:
- There was a question regarding the funding for the Grand National A & B Teams. The District gives them a total of $750 per team. But it was uncertain what Unit 207 supplies. It was suggested that both Diana Rogers and Clint Schuhmacher look into the records of the Secretary's and Treasurer's reports, respectively, to ascertain the answer. Chris will notify the team with the answer.
- Membership Chair Needed:
- As reviewed earlier this year, John Oakley is unable to attend any meetings. There was a unanimous vote to ask Mark McAllister to become a board member and be Membership Chairman.
- Education Chairman:
- Kevin Perkins volunteered to fill this position.
Other Business
The meeting adjourned at 4:55 PM.
- Dues from the ACBL:
- Chris Hull received a notification that the unit would be sent a check for $1007.24 from the ACBL.
- District 16 Report of July 2002:
- Larry Davis's report is enclosed. Larry mentioned that an Education Chairman is needed, asked if we wanted liability insurance for the unit tournaments, and noticed that the cost of play for the September Sectional was absent in the Scorecard advertisement.
- Special Events Chairman:
- Mary Ann Laier volunteered to be the Food Chairman (Special Events Chairman) for the small tournaments and the vote was unanimous.
- Round Rock Warehouse:
- The storage fees will now be paid yearly rather than monthly to avoid late fees.
- Regional Tournament Workers' Party:
- Kathy McCabe volunteered her house for the pool party to be held on Sunday, either on August 4 or 11.
- Boards and Bidding Boxes:
- Kevin will set a time for the board and volunteers to look over the boards and bidding boxes. Pizza will be served.
- May Sectional, 2003:
- A unanimous vote was cast for Larry to sign the contract with the Clarion Inn. But they won't sign contracts for more than one year out. Larry will therefore have to sign the September, 2003 this September.
Respectfully Submitted,
Diana Rogers, Secretary