Cincinnati Bridge Association: Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 20, 2010
The March minutes were approved.
The Mentor Mentee program for 2010 now has 48 pairs with an additional 15 mentees not yet having mentors.
Kickoff session is scheduled for May 13.
Plans for the awards party to be held on Tuesday, May 18 are proceeding on schedule. The board agreed to charge $5 per attendee for the evening with pre paid reservations. The Steurnagle awards committee expects to have an award recipient this year.
Gayle Keaney reviewed hospitality assignments and logistics for the Regional with the board members. Patti English reported that setup people on Mon will be provided free lunch at the convention center. Costs will fall within the minimum guarantee we need to provide to the food concession. Caddy fees will be $30/session. Bonuses will be provided at Patti’s discretion.
The board approved a $350 budget request for the Library committee.
Gayle also reported that ACBL has approved the schedule for Oct. 29-31 Sectional. Jay Albright will be the director- in- charge. More recommendations will be made next month. Plans include a $8/session fee except for Sunday when $20 for the 2 Sessions will include lunch. NAP coordinator for Sat and Sunday is Chris Schwartz.
The board thanked AJ Stephanie for his
well written, informative, clear report from the Zero
Tolerance/Disciplinary Committee about a recent incident. The board
clarified that the committee’s reports do not require board
approval. President Orr reiterated that the committee’s actions
apply only to CBA games. The board agreed with his recommendation
that an offer be circulated to sanction owners to encourage them to
use the services of the committee for their games, including the
information that this is the same group that deals with complaints
raised about directors.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
Everitt Kitchen, Recording Secretary