CHATTANOOGA BRIDGE CENTER BOARD MINUTES JANUARY 21, 2018

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1 CHATTANOOGA BRIDGE CENTER BOARD MINUTES JANUARY 21, 2018 Members Present: Keith Honnold, Buddy Landis, Winnell Goodner, Janie Hunt, Dan Chandler, and Bruce Antman. Members Absent: Frank Hughes, Sharon Lewis, and Don Eigenberg. Invited Guest: Myra Reneau, Club Manager. I. Meeting called to order by President, Keith Honnold. Myra met with the Board to discuss her ideas for the Club going forward. We discussed the expected role and job description of our Unit/Club Manager. Myra explained how special games are assigned. Clarification was made regarding dealing of the cards. A new committee was formed to help deal cards for our games. Bruce agreed to begin helping the Reneaus in card dealing. The consensus was that our existing bidding boxes, were in poor condition. The Board approved moving forward with updating the bidding boxes. Myra will follow-up on the process.

2 II. Minutes of December Business meeting: Bruce made the motion, Buddy seconded, and the Board approved the minutes. III. Treasurer s report: Buddy stated our Net Income down $3107 from Our capital expenditures increased $4666 from 2016 largely due to purchase of new tables, lesson TV/computer, and sewer connection cost. Our final table count was 1,847, down 5% from December play was down quite a bit due to the bad weather and the sicknesses, that were going around. Despite the decrease in revenue our cash operating account increased $4,296. Dan made the motion, Winnell seconded, and the Board approved the treasurer s report. IV. Director s Report: Deferred at the time. V. Tournament updates: A. March 9-11, 2018 Sectional Eastgate Community Center, chaired by Suzy Bryant. B. September Sectional Eastgate Community Center, chaired by Bruce Antman. C. February 24-3, 2019 Regional- Marriott Convention Center, chaired by Bert Stramko and Keith. Keith appointed an ongoing Tournament committee. No tournaments have been scheduled at this time for Keith

3 will ask the tournament committee to come up with suggested dates and report back to the Board. VI. Old Business: A. Improving communications and announcements. Utilization of the web site and the black board were determined to be the best source of communication. B. Disruptive behavior update and complaints was discussed. C. Myra Tatum will chair the Longest Day Game this year but is asking for suggestions for a co-chairman, she can train for next year. The Board members were asked to present her with any ideas for this position. D. Library Report for The Board formally recognized Bob and Alice Greenleaf for their donations to our Club Library. They donated nearly $750 of books that were all in essentially new condition. VII. New Business: Keith as President, Frank as Vice-President, Buddy as Treasurer, and Winnell as Secretary. All new officers and chairs were visited with and agreed to serve. B. Need for a newsletter was addressed. The value of having a club newsletter was discussed. Many other organizations have discontinued newsletters and replaced regular

4 correspondence with s such as a monthly message from the President or something similar. No action taken at this time. C. Club Manager Role: The Board discussed the expected role and job description of out Unit/Club Manager. Several changes were made to these during the meeting, namely the storage and retention of records. Bruce volunteered to take a closer look at what we re doing, how we can do it better, and report back to the next Board. As a reminder, the Club Manager role is for one calendar year. For 2018 Myra Reneau has this role. The position can be cancelled at any time by either party. VII. Other Business: A. In an effort to convert our newer players into regular players it was decided to continue issuing the free play cards to the newer players who have participated at our Tuesday night, Friday, and the LBIAD programs. The leaders of these sessions have the discretion and authority to issue as many of these free plays that they think is appropriate. B. The Board recognized John Friedl for his commitment to donate time and 100% of the fees for the new 2 0ver 1 class to the club. John s work is an example of what many others are also doing to help the club educationally each year. Other good examples come from Bill Adams, Dan Chandler, Teresa Moore,

5 and all of the other Bill Adams has agreed to serve as our educational Chair for VIII. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Winnell Goodner, Secretary.