MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – DISTRICT 9
HILTON DEERFIELD BEACH HOTEL
DIRECTORS PRESENT WERE:
Muriel Altus (128), Roberta Birdt (243), Bette Cohn (102), Bill Ranagan, proxy for Bud Dean (128), Shirley Seals, proxy for Martha Easter (128), Phil Altus, proxy for Harriet Eaton (128), Sandy Erickson (240), Adrienne Muslin, proxy for Betty Grandoff (128), Marshall Hall (128), Phyllis Heller (243), Michael Bela Kassay (102), Linda Perlman, proxy for Janet Laudenslager (128), Charlie Musgrove, proxy for Sterling Odom (128), Caroline Warner, proxy for Jeff Overby (128), Bob Parlin (128), Phyllis Ranagan (128), Jayne Thomas (128) and Carla Burke, proxy for Virginia Waterfield (219).
DIRECTORS ABSENT WERE:
Martha Easter, Bud Dean, Betty Grandoff,
Janet Laudenslager,
ADVISORS PRESENT WERE:
Shirley Seals, District 9 Director, Patty Johnson, Director in Charge and Steve Warner, Recorder.
ADVISOR ABSENT WAS:
Ellie Hanlon, Disciplinary Chair.
The meeting of the Board of Directors of District 9 was
called to order by President, Bette Cohn, at
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM
A copy of the Balance Sheet dated
The District is in good financial condition with $10,400 in the Operating Account,
$23,200 in the Sunshine Bridge News Account with no bills outstanding, and $82,820 in CDs which are being held for the Orlando NABC in 2010. Report was approved as presented.
The tournament is going smoothly, with 822 tables to date, up 4% over last year. (The total table count for the 4th of July Tournament was 1434 table, up from 1370 tables in 2004.)
The tournament chairpersons were complimented for a very successful tournament and exceptional hospitality.
A discussion was held regarding Sponsors donating money to be used for Hospitality at Regional Tournaments.
A motion was made to name a Committee to investigate sponsors and the liability issue of using these funds where alcohol is being served.
Committee named as follows:
Sandy Erickson – Unit 240
Phyllis Heller – Unit243
Susan Goodman – Unit 102
Phil Altus – Unit 128
Carla Burke – Unit 219
This Committee is to report by e-mail to the board members prior to our next board meeting.
Clarification of dates of August 2006 Regional were to be determined when the site for the tournament has been confirmed.
DISTRICT 9 DIRECTOR REPORT: Shirley Seals
A Committee has been formed by the National Board to investigate “Traditional Dates of Regional Tournaments” and to put into place a policy to protect these traditional dates. Each District Director was asked to respond to a survey/questionnaire and this committee will report at the Atlanta NABC.
My response to the Committee was since District 7 and District 6 (our neighboring states to the North) have tournaments sanctioned through 2008.. this entire issues becomes a moot point until 2009. Even District 7’s Gatlinburg tournament is sanctioned through 2011. If District 9 ever thought they had a traditional date for the Southeastern tournament, it is superceded by the sanctions already given District 7. The bottom line is “first come…first sanction”…and it would behoove District 9 to adopt a policy of sanctioning Regionals and Sectionals out much further than we do at present.
A Committee has been formed to report to the National Board
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Even members of the committee have written…”If it ain’t broke, why are we trying to fix it.”
No recorder problems have occurred to date.
The Goodwill Party was held at the PGA Regional in May and was well attended. Engraved vases were given to the Rookie of the Year from each Unit.
Bette Cohn asked to speak to the issue of what each Unit can do with its assigned pages in the Sunshine Bridge News. The District voted in October 2004 to no longer accept advertisements from other Districts. Bette asked the board to leave the decision of advertising other District tournaments up to the tournament chairs in District 9. She suggested that each Unit could use their assigned pages in the Sunshine Bridge News to advertise tournaments in other Districts.
The consensus of the board was that to advertise other District Regionals on Unit assigned pages would be in violation of the decision by the District board to not allow advertising in the Sunshine Bridge News by other Districts. The board recommended that Units who wish to advertise tournaments from other District do so on their Internet site.
A new printing company (Joseph Clarke & Associates) has been selected for the SBN starting with the July/August 2005 issue. Liz Dennis was given a verbal contract to be the Editor for six (6) issues or one year. (The first issue was September/October 2004.)
A motion was made to hire Joseph Clarke
& Associates to become the Editor and to be responsible for contracting
with a printing company for their services beginning with the September/October
2005 issue. The
contract consists of $2000 for the job as Editor (as opposed to $2500 paid to
Liz), but an additional cost of $500 will be charged for changing the
A motion was made to thank Liz Dennis
for her services as Editor of the
CHARITY REPORT: Nancy Hagerty
NAP AND GNT COORDINATOR: Jayne Thomas
The District gave $1700 to each of the A, B, and C Flight winners of the GNT finals. (These teams will compete at the Atlanta NABC in July 2005.) The A+ Flight winners were not included in this distribution of funds since this team consists of professional players.
OLD BUSINESS:
The Dress Code for District 9 will be discussed at a future board meeting.
Betty Grandoff and Janet Laudenslager are researching policies followed by other Districts.
NEW BUSINESS:
A motion was made to allow
Motion carried.
Carol
Clifford from Unit 128 has filed a complaint against the District for violating
its by-laws. The
issue of the location of the 2005 Southeastern tournament will be addressed by
the ACBL Appeals and Charges Committee at the National Board meeting in
The
bylaws clearly state Article I, F. “To allocate the Regionals and decide
where they will be held, subject to the approval of the District Director as
to availability of playing space and location thereof. (1)
The Florida Unit shall conduct the Southeastern Regional annually in
Dade, Broward or
Board
Meeting on
The District 9 board members were in agreement that the bylaws were not violated and that Carol Clifford’s interpretation was incorrect.
Carol
Clifford sent an e-mail dated
A motion was made by Michael Kassay, seconded by Phyllis Ranagan
that the allegations made by Carol Clifford are without merit and frivolous in
nature. Marshall
Hall was asked to respond to Carol as to the vote of the board. Marshall Hall will
also write an article for the
The following changes should be made to the 2006 calendar:
Thursday 5/18/
Friday
5/19 &
Sunday 5/21/06 Swiss
game
Bridge Club of SW Florida changes as follows:
Thursday 6/08/
Sunday 6/11/06 Swiss
The next District board meeting will take place in Daytona on Saturday,
Shirley Seals, Recording Secretary