CINCINNATI BRIDGE ASSOCIATION
REVIEW of BOARD of TRUSTEE MINUTES 1996 –
2010
SUBJECTS:
ALERT
ACBL
AWARDS
BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
BOARD
MEETINGS
BRIDGE
BUDDIES
BRIDGE
CENTER
BRIDGE
CENTER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
CBA
CBA
OWNED GAMES
CBA
TUESDAY NOVICE GAME
CHARITY
CLUB
GAMES
CONDUCT,
ETHICS & ZERO TOLERANCE
DIRECTORS
DISTRICT
ELECTIONS
FEES
FINANCE
GNT/NAOP
HOLIDAY
PARTY
INSURANCE
LIBRARY
MEMBERSHIP
MEMORIALS
MENTOR
PROGRAM
MIDWEST
MONITOR
MISSING
MINUTES
NATIONAL
TOURNAMENT
NOVICE/INTERMEDIATE
POLICIES
& PROCEEDURES
PROMOTION
& PUBLICITY
REGIONAL
TOURNAMENTS
SANCTIONS
SECTIONAL
TOURNAMENTS
SPECIAL
GAMES
STaC
SUPPLIES
SURVEY
TEACHING/EDUCATION
WEB
SITE
ALERT
02/13/96
Carole Miller is new ALERT Editor.
02/11/97
Recording Secretary has
responsibility to write summary of minutes to be published in each ALERT.
09/11/07 Board requests Promotions Committee study
issue & return with recommendations.
11/13/07 One last Alert to be mailed in early 2008
& will include return card for individual member to request continued
hard-copy mailing. Future Alerts to be
electronic & posted to website.
07/08/08 Burpee volunteers to head up for 1 year.
Board agrees if non-board-member volunteers,
club will pay with 52 free plays over 1 year.
08/11/08 Amit Raturi appointed as new editor.
04/21/09 Concensus of Board is highly complimentary
to editor Raturi.
08/14/09 Meeting with Raturi to clarify purpose of
newsletter, authority of editor & role of Board.
ACBL
12/12/00
ACBL has asked each unit to name
an official e-mail contact. Executive Secretary will handle this.
AWARDS
01/09/96 Plan
to recognize Marshall Tuly's winning a National event.
11/12/96 Points won at NAP should not be considered
for Manny Isralsky Award.
01/13/98 Board authorized a plaque honoring all CBA
Presidents.
3/21/00 Award winners will be CBA's guests at
party.
06/12/00 Rookie
of the Year trophy will be refurbished and then displayed at CBC; all but one
of the winners who are active players
contributed. Mike Purcell initiated action on this.
07/11/00 H Norris, Judy Conn, and Jodie Kieffer are
committee to study details and make a recommendation to Board to establish an award
for special achievement or outstanding service to the Unit.
08/08/00 Board
approved recommendation of "special award" committee to create
"The Patty Eber Award". (Included in appendix.)
11/14/00 Board approved a new award in Jan Weyant's
memory to recognize Unit 124 player earning most points at CBA Regional.
01/14/01 Rookie
trophy has been repaired. Nancy Sachs donated stand for trophy.
09/25/01 Jane
Ward Memorial winners will be from Middletown Sectional.
08/10/02 Board voted to use results from ACBL Senior
Game for Horwitz Award. Deschapelles will forgo its game for ACBL Senior game
which is always on a Monday afternoon.
11/09/04 In memory of Don Walker, his family
established an award to person winning most overall points in calendar year.
01/09/07 Ev Kitchen to head up Committee.
08/14/07 Board votes to honor Sachs & Wobler at
Spring Awards Banquet.
12/10/07 Awards Banquet to be held March 25, 2008.
01/08/08 Tom Deddens received the Lifetime Goodwill
Award from ACBL
01/08/08 Sachs & Wolber to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards.
03/04/08 Voted to give Golden Life Master Award only
to members who have little or no chance of making Life Master due to illness or
infirmary. Dan Sherman & Don
Brunswick to receive the award. It was
further agreed to get a list from ACBL on Jan 1,2009 and send letters to those
who may be eligible for award.
04/08/08 Voted to chage name of Steve Shameroy Award
to the Gery & Steve Shameroy Award.
08/11/08 Linda Wolber to receive Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Fred Sigler will present Dorothy Gard’s award.
01/13/09 Annual Game & Party set for March 24.
01/12/10 Scheduled for May 18. Reservations will be required. Award winners play for free.
04/20/10 $5 entry fee for non-winners with
reservations. Steurnagle committee
expects to award a recipient this year.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
1996 Bruce
Abel, Hobie Brooks, Judy Cohn, Joe Conger, Lou Epstein, Bill Higgins, Karen
Kendall, Barbara Levinson, Bernice Lipsich, Brenda Mehaiko, Carole Miller, Hal Norris,
Alex Pappas, Ken Recob, Linda Wolber
DianeTravis
elected to replace Bernice Lipsich (deceased). Dyan Vaughn elected to replace
Karen Kendall (relocating).
1997 Bruce
Abel, Linda Abrahamson, Hobie Brooks, Judy Cohn, Bill Higgins, Barbara
Levinson, Brenda Mahaiko, Carole Miller, Hal Norris, Alex Pappas, Jo Ellen
Spitz, Howard Stifel, Diane Travis, Dyan
Vaughn, Linda Wolber
1998 Bruce
Abel, Linda Abrahamson, Bill Higgins, Jodie Kieffer, Barbara Levinson, Carole
Miller, Joe Muenks, Hal Norris, Alex Pappas, Jo Ellen Spitz, Howard Stifel,
Jackie Swango, Diane Travis, Dyan
Vaughn, Linda Wolber
Dyan
Vaughn resigned; Joy Norris elected. Marlene Catino elected to complete Linda
Abrahamson's term.
1999 Bill
Brewer, Marlene Catino, Bill Higgins, Jodie Kieffer, Barbara Levinson, Joe
Muenks, Hal Norris, Joy Norris, Alex Pappas, Nate Reid, Nancy Sachs, Jo Ellen
Spitz, Howard Stifel, Jackie Swango, Diane Travis
2000 Bill
Brewer, Joe Fisher, Bill Higgins, Jodie Kieffer, Barbara Levinson, Joe Muenks, Hal Norris, Joy Norris,
Alex Pappas, Nate Reid, Nancy Sachs,
Howard Stifel, Jackie Swango, Otto Walter, Linda Wolber
2001 Bill
Brewer, Walter Bunker, Jane Burpee, Elena Hickman, Bill Higgins, Ralph Isaacs,
Jodie Kieffer, Joy Norris, Alex Pappas, Fred Pollack, Nancy Sachs, Mary Segal, Nate
Reid, Otto Walter, Linda Wolber
Bill
Brewer requested to resign from Board (meetings missed); Carolyn Ahlert was
elected to fill vacancy.
2002 Carolyn
Ahlert, Herb Behr, Walter Bunker, Jane Burpee, Elena Hickman, Bill Higgins,
Ralph Isaacs, Jodie Kieffer, Barbara
Levinson, Joy Norris, Fred Pollack, Nancy Sachs, Mary Segal, Otto Walter, Linda Wolber
Mary
Segal resigned; Joe Lutz will complete her term.
2003
Carolyn Ahlert, Herb Behr,
Walter Bunker, Jane Burpee, Sis Gleisinger, Elena Hickman, Jodie Kieffer,
Barbara Levinson, Joe Lutz, Pat Newman, Joy Norr is, Alex Pappas, Nancy Sachs,
Jerry Violetta, Linda Wolber
Kieffer
resigns: Steve Megerle elected. Behr
resigns: Diane Travis elected.
03/09/04 Bruce Able asks to address Board concerning
Unit 11 member.
2004 Carolyn
Ahlert, Patti English, Sis Gleisinger, Barbara Levinson, Shirley Levy, Joe Lutz, Steve
Megerle, Pat
Newman,
Joy Norris, Alex Pappas, Fred Pollack, Nancy Sachs, Diane Travis, Jerry
Violetta, Linda Wolber
Sandy
Orr and Larry Klein elected to Board to fill openings left by resignations of
Levy and L Wolber
2005 Carolyn
Ahlert, Tom Deddens, Patti English, Sis Gleisinger, Carol Greve, Larry Klein,
Frank Lichtenberger,
Joe
Lutz, Steve Megerle, Pat Newman, Potter Orr, Sandy Orr, Alex Pappas, Fred
Pollack, Jerry Violetta
Elena
Hickman elected to replace Gleisinger. Mike Dickman elected to fulfill Pollack's
term.
2006 Carolyn
Ahlert, Tom Deddens, Patti English, Carol Greve, Barbara Levinson, Frank Lichtenberger, Joe
Lutz, Steve Megerly, Jim Myers, Pat
Newnan, Potter Orr, Sandy Orr, AlexPappas, Fred Pollack, Jerry Violetta
Lichtenberger
resigns. English named President. Pat
Dutson elected to fulfill Lichtenberger's term.
Carol
Greve resigns (illness); John Burpee elected to replace her. Violetta resigns; Debbie Cummings elected.
Alex
Pappas resigns (illness); Everitt Kitchen elected.
2007 Pat Dutson, Patti Engl**ish, Tom
Deddens, Mike Lipp, Pat Neuman, Potter Orr, Sandy Orr, Carolyn Ahlert, Mike
Purcell, Barb Levinson, Bob VeVerka, Debbie Cummings, Adrienne Netherwood John
Burpee & Alex Pappas
07/10/07 Letter received from Sandy Orr ststing
decision to resign effective with 2007 election. She will continue to support for the board
& work for the club.
08/14/07 Deddens & Ahlert not running in
2007. Board to ask other clubs for
nominations.
09/11/07 Unanimous approval of Betty Hurst to fill Sandy Orr’s vacancy.
5 candidates
running for 5 open Board positions.
12/10/07 Patti English, John Burpee, Potter Orr,
Barb Levinson, Bob VeVerka, Pat Dutson, Debbie Cummings, Pat Newman, Adrienne
Netherwood, Everitt Kitchen, Betty Hurst, Mary Clifton, Gayle Keaney, Mike
Lipp, Mike Purcell.
President: Patti English, VP: Potter Orr,
Secretary: Bob VeVerka, Treasurer: Adrienne Netherwood
Executive Committee: Officers and Mary Clifton,
Mike Purcell & Pat Newman
Committee assignments made.
Phone Tree distributed for use when center
closed due to bad weather etc.
01/08/08 Board members to have comments re new
Constitution to VeVerka by end of January..
05/13/08 Jean Sturtevant appointed to fill vacancy
left by Mary Clifton.
07/08/08 John Stoppiello filling seat vacated by Pat
Dutson.
12/08/08 Patti English, Potter Orr, John Burpee,
Mike Purcell, Ev Kitchen, Barb Levinson, Debbie Cummings, Jean Sturtevant,
Gayle Keaney, A.J.Stephanie, Adrienne Netherwood, Chris Schwartz, John
Stopiello, Mike Lipp, Betty Hurst.
President: Potter Orr, VP: John Burpee, Secretary:
Ev Kitchen, Treasurer: Adrienne Netherwood
04/29/09 Mike Lipp resigns as board member.
07/14/09 Nominating Committee for 2010 slots –
Burpee (chair), English, Hurst & Netherwood.
12/07/09 John Burpee, Potter Orr, Barb Levinson,
Patrick Hoffman, A.J.Stephanie, Mary Clifton, Gayle Keaney, Chris Schwartz,
Debbie Cummings, Everitt Kitchen, Mike Purcell, Jean Sturtevant & John
Stopiello.
President: Potter Orr, VP: A.J.Stephani,
Recording Secretary: Ev Kitchen, Treasurer: Anirudh Pandit, Unit Secretary:
Sandy Orr..
BOARD MEETINGS
02/11/97 Board
meetings will start at 6:00 pm.
03/21/00 Meetings
will now start at 5:30 pm.
03/06/01 Motion
approved to change April Board meeting from the 10th to the 3rd
because of Columbus Regional.
12/14/02 July
Board meeting changed so as to not meet during STaC.
02/11/03 All
board meetings will be held on second Tuesday of month. Those members going to
Nationals will be excused.
05/16/06 June
board meeting changed from 6/13 to 6/6. (Note; these dates are not during
summer STaC.)
02/07 None held
04/07 Minutes not located.
11/13/07 Organizational Meeting will be held on
December 10 at Iron Horse in Glendale.
12/10/07 Organization Meeting.
Feb 08 No meeting.
June 08 No meeting.
August 10 No meeting.
BRIDGE BUDDIES
01/08/08 Discussion
05/13/08 Purcell & VeVerka discussed program.
Responsibility transferred to Ed Committee. Purcell to appoint a chair for the
program. Purcell requested Promotions Committee create a plan to get people
into the program.
BRIDGE CENTER
10/30/96 A 10
year lease (plus an additional 5 year CBA option) to rent space in property at
2860 Cooper Rd. was approved by the CBA Executive Committee.
01/14/97 Furnishings
for new Bridge Center have been purchased with no profit for provider (Wolber).
01/14/97
First game at Cooper Road location will be 01/31/97.
01/13/98 Bridge
Center Committee has been asked to investigate allocation of lockers. (No
follow-up report.)
01/21/99 Motion passed; snack machines banned.
01/13/00 Resolution
passed to deny compensation for cleaning by an individual player.
09/12/00 Popcorn
may not be served at Bridge Center.
09/12/00 Deschapelles
asked to leave Bridge Center in better condition.
01/14/01 Water
fountain will be removed from CBC.
02/13/01 Motion
passed to purchase Duplimate Machine: Kieffer brought this idea to Board.
03/06/01 Front
door of building has been left unlocked overnight.
11/13/01 Ceiling tiles will be replaced by CBA after
owner has repaired leaks in ceiling.
12/11/01 Building owner will be informed by letter
that the cost of replacing ceiling tile is his responsibility.
03/12/02
Locking front door is still a
problem.
06/11/02
Passed motion by Kieffer to add caller
information services to telephone.
07/09/02
Wolber donated tile for kitchen, vending
machine/and serving areas.
07/09/02
Price of vending machine drinks
raised from $.50 to $.75.
10/08/02
$80 donated toward installing
tile in kitchen, etc. Emergency cleaning
supplies placed outside womens' restroom.
03/11/03
Building owner had an illegally
parked car towed. The players at the CBC at that time were not notified.
Legally that is not necessary.
06/11/ 03
Fink and P Orr will post a running total of winners in CBC games. Approved;
but this ladder system not understood by Board.
07/08/03 So far
5 cars have been towed. Bunker will negotiate a solution.
08/12/03 Bunker
reports that lease does not give building owner right to have cars that are not
parked in back of building towed. He will attempt to negotiate solution to
problem.
10/14/03 Evening players have been exiting front door
of building after director has locked it, thus unlocking door.
Higgins "successfully" discussed
parking policy with building manager.
04/13/04 Lutz to investigate retrieving messages from
phone system. (No follow-up report.)
06/08/04 New Locks.
Print given to CBA by ACBL Pres. Framed and hung .Plumbing problems
persist.
12/06/04 $100 bonus voted for cleaner (Tanya),
01/11/05 Don Etson asked to be BC's
"handyman".
02/08/05 Overview of property rental agreement, etc.
attached.
05/10/05 Letter from landlord: CBC must stop using
microphone during business hours. Lease agreement was checked and CBA feels it
is within rights to use intercom. Lutz will speak to Hodash.
05/10/05 Ahlert distributed updated POLICY STATEMENT
for USE of the BRIDGE CENTER. (No copy)
06/14/05 Redecorating
committee: Etson, Newman, and S Orr.
06/14/05 Smoking room will be permanently closed after redecoration.
12/15/05 Board
voted $100 Christmas bonus for cleaner.
12/15/05 P Orr will investigate phone service. (No
follow-up reported.)
01/10/06 Dickman appointed to assist Violetta as
property manager of CBA.
11/10/06 Lease signed: rent increase approximately 3%.
02/14/06 Keys
removed from heat and ac control boxes.
03/14/06 Teaching room named for Allan Bradley. (See
Memorials. )
03/14/06 Board approved $20,000 for renovation of
Bridge Center.
04/11/06 Approximately
$12,000 spent on carpet; painting will cost $ 1000.(John Caster)Ladder
purchased; Dickman changed 45 light bulbs throughout bridge center.
06/06/06 Directors
asked to not post on walls or pillars.
06/06/06 Unlocked doors are still a problem.
07/11/06 Building
owner has been given a Bridge Center schedule for rest of year in order to
facilitate buildingmaintenance scheduling.
11/14/06 Mike Lipp is 2007 property manager.
12/04/06 $150
voted as bonus for cleaner; Deschapelles also contributing.
01/09/07 Ice
maker to be removed.
03/13/07 100
new card tables ordered for tournament use.
08/14/07 Motion
approved to allocate up to $1000 toward soundproofing costs.
09/11/07 Board
agrees issue of Facilities Manager needs to be studied & adopted for center
but does not belong in Constitution.
11/13/07 Building
has new tenant Constant Companions
11/13/07 Cummings
requests Dec 9 as ‘clean-up day’. New
shelves to be installed.
Motion
made to purchase new copier.
12/10/07 New
copier purchased.
Facilities
Manager Klein to have talk with building manager regarding various issues –
handicapped stall in bathroomsConstant Companions buses, locking doors etc.
07/08/08 Orr,
Netherwood & attorney have advised wording of building lease is appropriate. English authorized to sign lease.
12/08/08 Approved
purchase of fold-down cot.
01/13/09 Approved
$200 toward cost o Power Point Projector for education classes.
02/13/09 Approved
$250 for screen etc.
10/13/09 Repaving
of parking lot completed. CBA to be
billed for prorated cost.
Approve
up to $500 for installation of projector mount in main classroom.
11/11/09 After
months of testing new chairs Board approves reupholstery of grey chairs at a
cost of $50-60 each.
09/14/10 Discussion
on renting parking spaces adjacent to our parking lot.
10/12/10
Passed motion to not renew cleaning contractor’s contract. Stephani to talk to Kirkland about possible
direct contract with CBC.
11/09/10 Board
approved rental of 20 parking spaces from neighbor. Deschappelles to pay ½
cost.
BRIDGE CENTER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
08/14/07 Proposed job description of Facilities
Manager distributed for Board review prior to next meeting.
11/13/07 President presented detailed account of
responsibilities of Supply Supervisor, Facilities Manager & the CBC
Director. Board approved compensation
for Supply Supervisor & Facilities Manager as follows:
1 free play/week
Free plays at STaC & Regional
Debbie Cummings to be Supply Supervisor.
12/10/07 Larry Klein to be Facilties Manager.
12/10/07 Supply Supervisor will order all bridge
supplies.
07/13/10 Don Etson will be asked to replace Larry
Klein as Facilities Manager.
10/12/10 Mike Lipp to be offered new position of CBC
Coordinator (replacing position of CBC Club Manager currently held by Kay
Mulford). This position significantly expands responsibilities including some
Unit-wide. Compensation $600 and 52 free
plays per year.
11/09/10 Board approves beginning payment to Mike
Lipp as CBC Coordinator effective 11/01/10
CBA
07/13/99 State
of Ohio requires a charter renewal each five years; Hal Norris will continue to
be listed as contact.
04/08/08 Agreed
any CBA club could use CBC’s duplimate provided they suppl their own cards
& boards. CBC will provide training.
CBA
TUESDAY EVENING & OTHER CBA OWNED GAMES
03/11/97 Beginning
June 1997 game will start at 7pm.
/10/97 Dyan Vaughn will take over standby chair.
09/02/97 Motion
passed to limit psychs to one per game.
10/14/97 Board
voted to rescind above motion.
01/13/98 Free entries for first in each direction are
eliminated
06/13/ 99 Reid agrees to supply stand-by partners for
CBA Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night games.
04/11/00 Kieffer asks Board to pay salary for Monday
night game. Attendance has not been good
despite great effort to increase.
02/13/01 Motion passed to have stand-by partner for
only Tuesday night game. Stand-by will not pay if playing or will receive a
free entry if he does not get to play.
04/03/01 Motion passed by Board to run a game every
Friday night, Walter coordinating; Board members are expected to be involved.
03/12/02 Monday night game will be used to promote
Mentor Program.
08/13/02 Board
raises player fee from $4.50 to $5; suggests directors do the same.
01/14/03 Director of a Tues. game who is forced to
cancel because of too few players will
be paid Vi of salary for either open or novice game.
02/11/03 Board gives Monday night game to Mulford.
06/11/03 Motion passed to allow Wednesday night game to
be privately owned.
06/08/04 Motion approved to cancel CBA Tuesday night
games during Dayton Regional.
09/13/04 Motion approved: Board members will serve as
stand-by for Tues. evening game. Each serving 3 times a year. Free entry to
stand-by. Deddens excused from this
duty.
01/11/05 Board
gave Carol Greve Wednesday night game.
01/11/05 Kieffer will discontinue Saturday night and
Special Sunday night games; Board will "buy back" these sanctions.
12/15/05 Mulford appointed Director in Charge of CBA
Tuesday evening games.
12/04/06
Bob Ve Verka will replace Walter as 1st
Tuesday director.
12/10/07 Tuesday night standby to be given free game
coupon if she/he does not play.
12/08/08 Board agrees to continue as stand-bys for
Tuesday night game.
03/10/09 Board approves Apr 7 game & all Sept
games as extra points games.
06/08/10 Orr to ask for member volunteers as
stand-bys given the dwindling ranks of board members. Keaney announced in a previous meeting her
refusal to continue this chore.
CBA TUESDAY NOVICE EVENING GAME
10/08/96
Game is struggling. $ 40/week to run game is passed. Game could be used
as training for new directors.
02/12/02
Board voted to hold Education series prior to game. Pollack co-ordinating.
10/14/03
Board accepted Gleisinger's resignation as Novice Director.
11/11/03
Tom Deddens appointed to run game.
02/10/04
Free entry will be given to lecturer. Point range extended to 50. Stand-by partner available.
Deddens using phone calls and e-mail to
encourage players to come to this game.
CHARITY
06/10/97 $2112 raised for Children's Hospital: 28
tables in play thanks to Spitz and Abrahamson.
09/08/98 $1865 raised for Unit Home Care: 20.5 tables
in play thanks to Spitz and Abrahamson. Keiffer and Deidisheimer donated directing
services for the game.
06/08/99 $1930 raised for Red Cross: 17.5 tables in
play.
02/06/01 ACBL
returned a portion of CBA's national charity contribution to be given to local
charities. CBA designated:
American
Cancer Society $100 Children's Hospital $Cincinnati Ballet $115 Evendale Police Dept. $100 Walnut
Hills Soup Kitchen $100
10/09/01 $1370 raised for Salvation Army 9/11 Disaster
Fund at game. Additional $1400 donated.
10/12/02 Red,
White, and Blue Bash: Vz of "split the pot" will go to ACBL Charity
Foundation , winners will get 50, 30, and 20 of remainder.
07/08/03 From
ACBL to CBA for local disbursement: Children's
Hospital $100 Evendale Police Dept. $100 Wellness Center $250 Walnut Hills Soup Kitchen $115
American Cancer Society $100
11/11/03 $1125
earned for ACBL Charity Foundation for Hospice.
11/11/03 $1000
from District 11 donated to Children's Medical Hospital and Alzheimer
Association.
10/12/04 $500 raised for Alzheimer Association at low
attended CBA Charity Game.
03/08/05 ACBL
will send $351 to Free Store as contribution from CBA.
11/08/05 $2140 donated to Free Store.
11/09/07 $600
donated to Cure for Breast Cancer.
04/08/08 $100
to Constant Companions from Charity Game.
CLUB
GAMES
05/14/96
Motion passed that CBA request directors from holding Instant Matchpoint
games during Middletown Sectional.
09/10/96
Howard Stifel will manage Wednesday am game.
09/02/97
Wednesday night game transferred from Deidesheimer to Kieffer.
06/13/00 Kieffer given permission for Sunday night game.
08/08/00 New game in Springboro run by Sharon Harper.
09/12/00 Swiss
team game on 3rd Friday of month. Walter is owner.
10/10/00 Highland game cancelled.
04/03/01 Board members will promote Friday night game;
Walter coordinating.
06/12/01 Gleisinger starting game at The Lodge.
08/14/01 New
game started at Lake Waynoka and in northern KY.
09/25/01 Friday night game cancelled.
12/11/01 New game at Senior Citizens in Florence.
12/11/01
Sardinia game cancelled.
03/11/03
Motion passed to allow
Deschapelles to use CBA supplies as long
as it uses Duplimate machine.
07/08/03
Don Walker's request to hold Friday night game approved.
01/13/04 Board
approved request by Jodie Kieffer to begin a new game on Sunday afternoon, beginning in Feb.
02/10/04 Springboro game sold to Fred Sigler.
05/11/04
Motion allowing Kieffer to
conduct Saturday night games.
06/08/04 Tuesday
night games cancelled during Dayton Regional. Recommended that directors do also.
08/10/04 Bill
de la Vega is new director and will have Tues. and Wed. evening games in Mason.
05/10/05
Grieve to start Sunday game which
will include M/M strata.
11/08/05 Mulford cancelled Monday night game with no
notice.
05/08/07 George is having trouble with team
game. Suggested that Nancy or Kay help
him.
12/10/07 $10 food budget & free game approved
for MaryLou Zimmer for Tuesday night CBA game.
Annease is concerned about Thursday night
attendance
05/13/08 VeVerka started directing Monday nights.
Will include home-style.
08/11/08 Approved Burpee proposal on psych bids.
09/09/08 Psych bokk placed at front desk.
09/09/08 Approve Mike Lipp Easy Bridge game on
Saturday morning & a Wednesday eve game.
Potter Orr club Manager on behalf of these CBA sanctions.
10/14.08 Rob Weidenfeld approved to start Sunday
game using CBA’s sanction.
05/10/09 Ad-hoc Extra Points Committee formed
consisting of Keaney, Orr, Schwartz & Sturtevant.
08/14/09 Annease Comer to direct Instant Matchpoint
Game in September.
01/10/10 Orr will make a list of special unit-wide
games that we might consider.
07/13/10 Orr to encourage directors to balance
stratifications for better opportunities for less experienced players.
CONDUCT AND ETHICS & ZERO TOLERANCE
01/13/98
CBA has adopted ACBL rules of "Zero
Tolerance."
05/08/01
Zero Tolerance Committee has
finalized "Player Guidelines" for directors to read.
07/10/01
Guidelines made available to players.
06/11/03
ZT committee person. Bunker,
reports that he has handled 25 complaints!
08/12/03
ZT committee: Bunker, chair; Mulford and Cummings.
10/14/03
ZT Guidelines attached
11/11/03 Guidelines for tournaments adopted.
10/10/06 Committee: Dickman, Megerle, & Dutson.
05/08/07 Joe Lutz sent letter of apology for
behavior at Regional hospitality.
12/10/07 Lipp reported 1 Zero Tolerance incident
concerning a Director. No further action
required.
08/14/09 President retains discretion to address
situations requiring immediate action & rest of board should be notified
asap of any action. Need for more
consistent procedure discussed.
04/20/10 Clarified that Zero Tolerance/Disciplinary
Committee reports do not require board approval. While it’s actions only apply to CBA games,
the board recommended services of committee be made available to all sanction
holders.
DIRECTORS
02/10/98
Board encourages directors to participate in ACBL national events.
10/12/99
Kieffer elected CBA Director replacing De Lany.
11/09/99
Board will appoint committee in Jan. 2000 to address need for additional
directors. (No later action noted.)
12/11/01
Use of Duplimate left up to directors.
02/12/02
Directors reminded to be sure building is locked.
02/12/02
Directors will be given 8-weeks notice if any ACBL sponsored event will
replace their game.
03/12/02
Any time director uses Duplimate his supplies will be furnished by CBA.
10/08/02 Game
result correction time changed from one week to 24 hours.
04/08/03 Directors will now pay own ACBL fees and send
own monthly reports.
02/10/04 If a club game is preempted for another game,
that director will be given first right to direct.
09/13/04 Motion
to pay Gleisinger for directing Appreciation Game; Sachs and Pollack to receive
Vz director's fee each.
02/08/05 Committee
formed to look into ratings and procedures for directors. (No follow-up
reported.)
03/08/05 Motion
approved to allow Kieffer to keep current sanctions and to inform her that she
may no longer hold games at the Cincinnati Bridge Center. Letter from Lutz.
04/12/06 Pollack
would like to conduct seminar for directors. Board asked for detailed plans.
07/12/05 Babcock
relieved as CBA Director as well as director of Tuesday and Friday night games.
Board has received many complaints about directors leaving room not cleaned up.
Lutz will write letter to directors.
12/15/05 Newman
appointed CBA Director. Mulford named
Head Director for CBA Tuesday evening games.
06/06/06 Dickman
and Newman will look into ways to communicate with directors. (No follow-up
recorded.)
11/14/06 Board decided that director evaluation be
responsibility of VP.
12/04/06 Burpee
wrote to each director and teacher asking how Board could help them; poor
response.
06/12/07 Board unanimously approves elimination
of Director’s Evaluation Committee.
12/10/07 Kay Mulford will continue as CBA director
& will make periodic reports to Board including planned game director
appointments.
03/04/08 Director Relations Committee formed – Cummings
& Netherwood volunteered.
08/11/08 Melanie Onnen & Mike Lipp have passed
Directors test.
04/21/09 All directors have using facilities have
returned signed copies of rental agreement.
President Orr directed to communicate to Bob
VeVerka that rental of space to him for Monday nights after Dec 2009 is contingent
on his conducting from June through November, a regularly scheduled game with a
consistent format.
06/10/09 Motion unanimously passed to notify
VeVerka that by Aug 15 Board will seek to sublet Monday eve space.
07/14/09 VeVerka has notified board he has
transferred his Monday night game to Mike Lipp. Lipp approved by Board as
tenant.
07/14/09 Ad-hoc committee formed to review board
agreements & relationships with directors – Burpee, Cummings, Levinson
& Stephanie (chair).
09/14/10 Motion approved to discontinue CBA rental
agreement with Rob Weidenfeld for Sunday afternoons.
DISTRICT
10/13/98 Jim
Reiman was elected to serve as the District 11 representative to the Board of
Trustee of the ACBL.
02/09/99 Bill Higgins and Diane Travis were elected
as representatives to District 11. Nancy Sachs is Secretary.
10/12/99 Nancy Sachs elected ACBL 1st Alternate
District Director.
01/13/02 Linda Wolber and Jodie Kieffer were elected to
represent Unit 124 on District 11 Board. Travis is District VP and Sachs continues
as Secretary.
07/09/02 Each
Unit in District is limited to four tournaments a year, excluding regionals.
05/13/03 At District 11 Regional (ours) a 2 IMP penalty will be imposed for a ringing
cell phone and a 6 IMP penality if phone is answered.
07/10/07 Beth Reid, President of Louisville Bridge
Association attended requesting CBA support in her bid for Unit Director for
ACBL.
09/11/07 Joyce Penn, nominee for District Director,
made presentation.
Secret ballots for election of District Director completed by all
attending Board Members. Collected by
President for direct mailing to ACBL.
10/12/10 Orr & Purcell to represent CBA at
November District meeting.
ELECTIONS
06/11/96
Life Masters who have not paid service fees to the ACBL are still
eligible to vote in unit elections and also to hold office in the unit.
FEES
Note: items marked * denote increases in
directors' pay for Tuesday CBA games.
07/08/97 Caddy pay increased to $20/session, plus $5
meal allowance if working two sessions.
01/13/98 Passed: Fee for each table at CBC games
increased from $4 to $4.50. This includes
$.25 tax to assist funding 2000 NABC
02/10/98 Directors for CBA Tuesday night game will be
paid $75 plus $2 a table over 10, retroactive to 01/20/98.
09/14/99 Because
the $9 fee charged at the Middletown seemed excessive to the CBA Board, the Board
passed a resolution that the fees charged at Regionals, Sectionals, special
events/ GNT, and NAOP within Unit 124's domain will be reviewed by the Board.
01/13/00 Entry
fee for STaC was reduced from the $8 voted by the CBA Board to $6.50 by the CBA
President.
04/11/00 Directors for CBA Tuesday night game will be
paid $85 plus $3 a table over 10. Novice director will get $45/game, up from $40.
05/14/02 Motion
passed to raise table fees for CBA game from $4.50 to $5. Game owners are
encouraged to do the same.
09/10/02 Instant Matchpoint Game Director will be paid
same as director of CBA Tuesday eve game. Board voted that only one session of
299er's Tournament needs two directors. Director is paid $125/session. Finance Committee are reviewing all fees and
salaries in order to establish a consistent structure for all CBA events.
08/12/03 Caddies at sectional and STaC will be paid
$25/session plus an $8 meal allowance if
working two sessions.
12/15/05 Board considering increase in annual
membership fees. !!!!!!
03/14/06 Board approved raising table fees from $9 to
$11. (for directors ???)
05/16/06 Directors for CBA Tuesday night game will be
paid $90 plus $3 a table over 10. Associate director will get $70.
12/10/07 Approved $300 Holiday bonus for Tonya.
08/11/08 $1 surcharge for Louisville National for 1
week.
FINANCE
06/11/96 New
schedule for compensation to officers and volunteers passed. (Copy included)
08/13/96 Bill Higgins appointed chair of Capital Fund
Drive.
03/11/97 $107,500
spent on new bridge center, including legal fees.
04/08/97 Latest report on CFD: $55,300.
05/13/97 CBA
will file form 990 as a non-profit organization May 15,1997 and will also file
990s back to 1992.
10/14/97 IRS
has fined CBA $5500 as a result of late filings.
12/08/97 Motion passed to tax $.25 per CBA games to
raise money for 2000 Cincinnati National. Directors encouraged to follow.
01/13/98 Computer fees for directors eliminated,
07/22/98 Executive Committee accepted settlement of
$25,000 plus rent deposit of $2,203 from Suburban Federal Savings Bank. Attorney Vorhees will receive $8,250 of
settlement, less $2000 retainer fee paid
on 09/16/1996.
01/21/99 Voucher system for CBA expenses explained
to the new Board members. (????)
01/21/99 Common area fees are 1/3 of cost, based on
area of building the CBA occupies.
03/09/99 Accountant paid $710 for helping CBA catch
up on 7 years of unfiled tax returns (
no $ owed) and avoid IRS penalty.
11/09/99 Directors must separate requests for
payment of other services from bill for directing.
02/08/00 Table tax for NABC is cancelled; however,
directors may continue to charge players, thus gaining income.
04/03/00 Review of Sectional tournaments from 2/94
through 10/99 showing total tables, total receipts, total ACBL costs, CBA
costs, expenses, and net gain presented to Board.
12/12/00 Gift certificates for games at Bridge
Center can be purchased from Executive Secretary at game cost.
06/12/01 Audit committee of H Norris and Joe Muenks
appointed.
02/10/04 CBA now classified as sales tax exempt:
Higgins
02/08/05 The ACBL will not accept points from a
director's game if that director is in arrears for sanction fees. P Orr
contacted ACBL for the Board for this information.
Lease review questions who is responsible for
reviewing CAM charges.
01/10/06 Rent increase will be approx. 3%. See minutes
of each year for detailed financial reports, plus year end summaries. Also see
ALERT.
01/09/07 Potter Orr reported a $35 profit for 2006
& explained change in accounting method reflecting higher revenue of $22822.
09/11/07 Treasurer Netherwood reported change in
financial reports presentation – Net Income for tournaments to be included as
separate line item.
05/13/08 Dorothy Gard donated $50 to Ed Committee
& $500 for new cards.
07/08/08 Approve $60/month bonus for Kirkland
(cleaning person).
08/11/08 $500 donation from Deschapelles.
(Regional?)
09/09/08 Shameroy Fund to accrue interest earned.
10/14/08 Netherwood to prepare 1099’s for Directors
2008 compensation.
Approved $20 increase for Tom Deddens since he
is now a certified director.
12/08/08 $400 holiday bonus approved for Tanya
Kirkland, cleaner.
02/13/09 Treasurer report for 2008 Net Income
decreased by $2834 over 2007 mainly due to increase in bridge supplies.
05/10/09 Ad-hoc Financial Planning Committee formed.
Chair Orr, Burpee, Netherwood & Keaney
09/15/09 Anirudh Pandit appointed Treasurer
beginning in 2010.
12/0709 $500 bonus approved for cleaner Tanya
Kirkland.
02/16/10 2009 Financial Statements presented.
Adrienne Netherwood, former treasurer, reported
that for the 1st time 1099s were sent to directors paid $600+ during
2009… this is in compliance with IRS regs.
Approved subsidy of $250 to each GNT team
qualified for the Nationals. This will
be matched by the district.
07/13/10 Audit Committee of Gayle Keaney &
Patrick Hoffman.
Ad-Hoc Committee of Keaney, Schwartz, Levinson & Cummings
to study ways to spend CBA funds for benefit of membership.
Single-type free play coupon – Or to check on
logistics.
11/09/10 Provisional 9/30/10 financials provided.
GNT/NAOP
02/13/96 Barbara Levinson will be in charge.
07/08/97 Board
passed hosting NAOP District Finals 02/7&8/98 and GNT Finals
04/25&26/98.
01/21/99 Profit
from December NAOP was $772.
11/12/02 21-
tables competed in NAOP Unit finals. Profit: $736.
06/11/03 For 2003 motion passed to pay District 11
$6.00 per table for GNT, not the $8.00 District requested up from $4.00. Motion passed to charge $7.00 for NAOP.
09/09/03 NAOP had 17 tables with profit of $512.
02/10/04 GNT
on 2/7&8 attracted only 20 tables.
05/13/04 ACBL has eliminated Unit Finals for NAOP.
01/11/05 Betty Mattison heads GNT for District. $500 will be given to winning team, if it
participates at National
level.
02/14/05
Again questioned use of word
"final" in GNT publicity. Very poor turnout. (Super Bowl weekend )
01/08/08 GNT on Feb 2-3, headed by Barb Levinson
11/15/08 NAP at Sectional – 40 tables.
04/21/09 Approve $300 toward expenses to each of the
2 teams from unit who won the Jan GNT qualifier.
09/15/09 33 NAP qualifier games held this year. Concern expressed about possibly excessive #
of extra cost games.
09/15/09 2010 NAP awarded to CBA.
12/07/09 Passed motion to submit for 2010 NAP with
fees at about 5% higher than 2009.
Adjustment to fees to be made as deemed justified by Treasurer &
Sectional Chair.
01/10/10 District has received our proposal for 2010
NAP. Should be acted on at the District
meeting in Indianapolis.
03/09/10 Orr reported that CBA’s proposal for NAP
was accepted by the district.
04/20/10 NAP coordinator at Sectional is Chris
Schwartz.
10/12/10 Orr & Purcell asked to confirm that
District is awarding 2011 NAP to CBA.
11/09/10 2011 NAP has been awarded to CBA
HOLIDAY PARTY
1997 Party held at Bridge Center; beer and wine
included in ticket price. New Life
Masters are guests of CBA. (Free entry) 30 tables - cost CBA $1482
1998 Party will be held at Sharonville Convention
Center. Cost to CBA was $1,682.
1999 Location not reported; 30 tables in play;
ticket cost, $15; cost to CBA, $3615.
2001 Party held at Kenwood Country Club. Some CBA
members did not dress according to KCC standards, the CC
complained.
2002 Party
held at Kenwood Country Club; dinner cost $29 while CBA charged $20/person; as usual, new Life
Masters are guests and there is no
charge for their meals.
2003 Kenwood Country Club; tickets for members were
$30, CBA absorbing $3 additional cost
and bridge game costs.
02/10/04 New
Life Masters will no longer be recognized at Holiday Party but at an Awards Party in spring.
10/12/04 Board voted to allow spouses of winners to
play at Holiday Party. Cost of dinner
is $31.61; CBA will subsidize $.61. Kenwood Valet Service is charging fee of $75.
11/11/04 Lichtenberger and Lipp given free dinners for
transportation and set-up at Holiday
party.
02/08/05 Paid directors will be responsible for HP set
up.
09/15/05 Board voted to subsidize $11 for ticket.
Ticket cost will be only $20!
11/14/06 Board agreed not to hold the TRADITIONAL
HOLIDAY PARTY in 2007. All awards will
be given at a March party at Bridge Center.
Board
will hold organization meeting at restaurant.
07/10/07 Holiday
Party to be held December 16.
09/11/07 Holiday Party to be held at center. $20 per person.
12/10/07 Board to provide desserts. For 2008 we will price cost of Kenwood CC
& determine if membership will support cost increase.
04/08/08 Scheduled for December 10 with Melanie
Onnen organizing.
10/14/08 Dec 8 Holiday Party scheduled.
08/18/09 December 9 at Center.
09/15/09 $25 (includes entry fpe) for buffet. Board supplies desserts.
12/07/09 Report 106 tickets sold.
10/12/10 Chris Schwartz to chair event to be held
Dec 8 at the bridge center.
11/09/10 Board agrees to $25 ticket (including
play), agrees to pay director & authorizes 10 free plays.
INSURANCE
See attached copy.
08/14/07 Re: incident of chair hitting Carol
Berlient, liability policy covers if claim made. $1 million covereage.
LIBRARY
02/13/96 Bridge
books have been donated to CBA; Board is considering a lending library.
05/14/96 Books donated from Bernice Lipsich estate.
07/10/96 Board
authorizes $100 to purchase TWO bookcases.
02/11/97 Abrahamson setting up library. Bookcases
still needed.
03/11/97 Still
no bookcases. Library committee working
on borrowing procedure.
10/14/97
Proceeds from sale of Entertainment Books will be used to purchase
books.
04/14/98
Library will be open Mon.am/Tues.pm, Thurs.pm and Fri.am. Higgins in
charge of organizing.
05/12/98
Board approved $500 for purchase of library books.
03/21/00
Donation of Dan German's collection from Rose German.
04/11/00
Board approved purchase of library bookcase. (Cost $800 )
12/11/01
Books donated from Cleda Buck's estate.
03/11/03
Jon Spinner requested memorials sent to CBA. Spinner Fund of $810 will be "set aside" in budget
as a
different asset.
04/08/03
Total of $810 in Spinner Fund. Records of purchases will be kept.
12/10/03
Spinner Fund is now $900; this includes profit from sale of Entertainment
Books. $185 spent on books.
02/10/04
Motion approved: all profit from Entertainment Books will be put in
Library Fund.
08/10/03
New bookcase arrived damaged. (Lichtenberger and Britt will repair.)
05/08/07 Barb Levinson to help Chair Gayle Keaney.
06/12/07 Board approved $350 budget for year.
03/04/08 $350 budget for 2008 approved.
02/13/09 $250 budget for 2009 approved.
04/20/10 $350 budget for 2010 approved.
MEMBERSHIP
03/10/98
Motion passed to allow two members of Unit 124 to transfer to the Dayton
Unit which has games much nearer their home.
04/14/98
Board approved allowing players from zip 45066 to choose between
Cincinnati and Dayton Units.
05/12/98
Bruce Parent writes for ALERT and MIDWEST MONITOR about loss of Tiger Morris.
03/09/99
ACBL has imposed excessive membership requirements on units. Liasons to all outlying clubs set up.
07/13/99
Board approves sending a free game at Bridge Center along with a
membership packet to all new and transferring members. Not to snowbirds.
10/12/99
Free game tickets need to have recipient's name on ticket; also, "
not transferable" has to be printed on ticket.
1/13/00
ACBL rescinded threats to units who did not comply with membership
requirements. Unit 124 did.
08/08/00
Survey sent to all members generated no Board action. Survey results are
included in appendix.
03/06/01
Mary Segal will form committee to address partership needs. Committee to report to Board in April.
04/03/01
Next issue of ALERT will contain article explaining new partnership
program,
10/09/01
Edminsons have designed sympathy card to be sent to members; J Norris
coordinating. Postage, thanks to Edminsons.
09/10/02
Kieffer is publishing monthly newsletter for CBC players. (OK one
issue.)
08/08/03
Dorothy Slaughter is CBA's "Goodwill Person". She reported
that she sends 8 to 10 cards a month, follows up with a phone call and passes a second card around at BC.
07/11/06
Retention of new members in Unit 124 is very strong.
08/08/06
Myers replaces Grieve as Membership chair.
08/14/07 Dutson agrees to be member relations
manager.
01/09/07 Directory to be distributer at STaC
03/04.08 Burpee preparing welcoming packet for new
club members.
03/04/08 Member Services Committee approved.
MEMORIALS
Jon Spinner (See Library)
Jane Sabin - Jane Sabin's donation to CBA will
be used to enhance kitchen area of CBC.
Allan Bradley - Allan left the CBA $30,000
plus 70 books. In appreciation the
Board voted on 03/14/06 to name the teaching room in his honor.
10/10/06 Steve Shamroy Using funds presented to CBA
in Steve's memory, the Board agreed to have a semi-annual
tournament for 50- players.
Four winners will each be awarded a $75 scholarship for lessons at the Bridge
Center.
11/09/10 Concensus reached that Shamroy Fund be more
broadly utilized
MENTOR PROGRAM
02/10/98
Requirements for Mentorees: membership in ACBL with fewer than 100 MPs.
1999 55
pairs
2001
58 pairs
2002 70 pairs
2003 84 pairs
Chairman's report and many suggestions are
included with 10/03 minutes.
2005 65
pairs
08/11/08 Free
games Aug 18 & Sept 8. Finale Oct
2.
03/10/09 Board approves inclusion of free games for
Mentor/Mentees in 2009 program. Betty Hurst Chair.
05/10/09 2009 Kickoff is May 14.
06/10/09 88 M/M teams
10/13/09 M/M 2009 cost reported at about $200.
03/09/10 M/M games to be 5/13, 6/10, 7/1, 8/12 &
9/9. Middle 3 games will be free to M/Ms.
MIDWEST MONITOR
04/12/05
Jim Myers now will write for this publication.
11/15/08 Motion passed supporting quarterly
assessment of $425. Amount follows
formula based on size of club.
Additionally we pay for tournament ads.
04/21/09 Mailing of Monitor untimely for 2009
Regional
05/18/10 Board agreed to accept subsidy raise to $4K
annually (up from $2K). Increase is due
to cost of higher quality printing etc.
Board discussed lack of timely mailing and quality of content.
09/14/10 Mary Clifton volunteers to staff MM for our
unit, replacing a retiring John Burpee.
MISSING MINUTES
June (1/2)1998
July 1998
August 1998
December 1998
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
07/16/96
Motion passed to host spring NABC in 2000.
09/10/96
Cincinnati no longer considered site for spring 2000 NABC.
12/10/96 Firm decision, Cincinnati will host spring
2000 NABC.
04/08/97
Patty Eber has accepted chairmanship of 2000 Nationals.
05/09/00
Profit of $41,000
07/11/00
Board is returning $10,000 to District 11.
09/12/00
Final profit: $31,932. Complete financial report included in minutes.
NOVICE/INTERMEDIATE
01/09/96
Diane Travis chairs committee of Kendall and Recob to promote N/I activity.
02/13/96
Starting April 96 CBA will present a lecture prior to Thursday night
game.
02/13/96
Board passed a $1 Sunday game to attract new players.
07/16/96
Travis will coordinate Tuesday night novice lectures.
09/10/96
199 Tournament: 89.5 tables with $1224 proceeds.
10/14/97
199 Tournament: 82.5 tables with -@
09/14/99
299 Tournament: 91 tables with proceeds of $1864 which will be used for
N/I registral gifts at 2000 NABC.
05/08/01
299 Tournament: 51.5 tables with $612 proceeds.
09/11/01
Poor attendance at 299 Tournament reported.
10/08/02
299 Tournament: 36.5 tables.
08/13/03
Details for upcoming 299 tournament approved by Board.
03/09/04
N/I shall henceforth be called Newcomers.
POLICIES & PROCEEDURES
07/10/07 Report of Planning Committee Chair Sandy
Orr & members Frank Lichtenberger & Bill Higgins & Jerry Fink. Questions
persist re relationship of CBA & CBC particularly as they permeate
Constitution & By-Laws (review/revamp of which is included in project). VeVerka asked Committee to list changes
made. English to poll Board regarding
interest in continuing project.
08/14/07 Board
unanimously defeats motion ????????????????????
10/09/07 Special meeting date to be set within next
3 months for discussion & review of
proposed changes to
Constitution. Bob VeVerka to organize.
11/13/07 Constitution Workshop December 5 at 6pm.
12/10/07 9 Trustees attended Constitution Workshop
and agreed on draft of new Constitution to be sent to ACBL for approval and then
voted upon by membership at annual meeting 2008.
04/08/08 ACBL (with Steve Megerle’s concurrence)
provided proposed changes to proposed new constitution. Board approved as modified by ACBL. It is to be posted on website & 2
meetings are to be scheduled for members to ask questions.
07/08/08 Constitution informational meetings
scheduled for October 16 & 20 at 10 a.m. & 21 at 6 p.m.
01/13/09 Burpee supplies printed process for
establishing policies & procedures.
05/12/09 Free Plays Policy & Proceedure adopted.
12/07/09 Booklet containing Policies &
Proceedures & Job Descriptions distributed.
03/09/10 P & P manual will be available to any
member requests but will not be posted on the website.
PROMOTION and PUBLICITY
01/13/02
Enquirer has cut Mike Oechsler column to one
day/week. Members are requested to complain.
05/13/03
Mulford volunteered to be CBA publicity
chairperson.
08/10/04
Unit Growth Seminar offered by ACBL will be
held 09/19/04; Lichtenberger is coordinating.
06/06/06
Directors asked not to post on
walls and pillars, to use only the white bulletin board.
Dutson asked to do publicity.
08/08/06
The Board of Trustees for Unit
124 of the ACBL decided to focus
promotion programs on games at the CBC rather that the whole Unit.
10/10/06
Board voted to send survey to
only dues paying members of CBA (sic).
11/14/06
Board approved $4000 promotional
budget for 2007 Regional.
05/08/07 John Burpee discussed booth CBA to have at
Senior Expo.
07/10/07 Attempts to attract students throught
Senior Expo unsuccessful.
11/13/07 John Burpee gave overview of Committee
responsibilities & presented organizational plan.
11/09/10 Stephanie Richardson & Sharon Kreitzer
to assume co-chair of Publicity Committee
REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS
02/13/96
US Playing Card will sponsor upcoming Regional donating 1000 decks of
antique cards for section-top prizes.
03/12/96
Security is to be specifically included in any contract for tournament rental space.
07/16/96
Problems noted at Regional:
Senior events which
started earlier than other games were disturbed when other games started.
Congestion at prize
desk - more volunteers needed.
10/08/96
ACBL requested CBA to "jointly chair" 1998 Regional with ABA.
07/08/97
Cincinnati offered second Regional for 1998 because Indianapolis could
not find sufficient lodging; this, to be in October. Board passed motion to
accept offer. Sharonville CC booked.
03/10/98
At 1997 Regional womens ' swiss and pairs were poorly attended.
ABA attendance was much lower than
anticipated. (ABA tournament in Detroit)
10/13/98
Table count: 1147 with $7500 profit.
01/13/02
2001 Regional generated over $9500 profit.
01/14/03
Players with 0-5 points will be given free entry at 199 game on Sat, May
3 at Regional.
02/11/03
The CBA will honor Norm Coombs who has achieved Grand Life Master rank with over 15,000 Masterpoints with a gift of
three free nights at Signature Inn and will hold reception for him during
Regional.
03/11/03
Invitations by Norris sent for reception for Coombs at tournament.
04/08/03
Motion to charge $11 at Regional passed. Updated Tournament Practices and
Compensation Policies
approved. See Appendix.
05/13/03
1200 tables, expected profit of $10,000.
08/12/03 Regional head caddy will be paid $100 in
addition to regular salary
05/11/04
2004 Regional: fewer tables, profit noted in Sept. - $8500 Concession quota not met on any day.
05/10/05
2005 Regional: table count down 96
06/14/05
" " Profit only $5000 due to bill for coffee
and lack of meeting hair is pursuing Princeton HS Key Club for caddies. Promotional budget is $4000.: this is in line
with other Regionals
04/11/06 Motion approved to charge $12 at Regional
05/13/08 Preliminary profit $18858. Results of survey positive & favorable.
03/10/09 Burpee reported on Bridge Bulletin, Midwest
Monitor & Flyer ads.
04/21/09 2010 Chair to be Patti English. Sandy Orr as stand-by.
Dayton scheduled Sectional for directly before
our Regional. Orr to bring up topic at
District Meeting.
05/12/09 2009 Regional netted ~$13000. Table count down 155 (~14%) in line with
other Regionals.
Board directs Orr to request District adopt a
policy of not scheduling any Sectional within 2 weeks of any district
Regional.
07/14/09 Adopt schedule for 2010 Regional as
presented by English.
09/15/09 Report that District took no action on our
request to limit timing of Sectionals/Regionals.
04/20/10 Caddy fees to be $30. Bonuses at Chair’s discretion.
06/08/10 Sharonville Convention Center charge for
2010 will be the same as 2009.
Regional attendance was up over 2009. 1183 vs 1068.
11/09/10 Regional
dates were approved by board fro 2011-2015 with 1-2 weeks between it &
Gatlinburg
SANCTIONS
07/09/02
Sanctions for Sectionals must be submitted to ACBL one year in advance;
for Regionals, two years in advance. Sanctions now will be made on line.
08/11/08 English reports sending a letter expressing
concern over Gary Fan’s request to start a game at NKY airport.
2 sanctions assumed to be Annease’s &
VeVerka’s are actually Mulford’s.
09/09/08 Club Managers:
Monday day – Pat Newman
Monday eve – Bob VeVerka (Homestyle & Open)
Tuesday day – Annease Comer
Tuesday eve – CBA
Wednesday day Homestyle – Kay Mulford
Wednesdasy eve – CBA
Thursday day – Agnes Delancy
Thursday eve – Annease Comer ( Open &
Novice)
Friday day – Kay Mulford
Friday eve – CBA
Saturday morn – Mike Lipp has applied
Saturday day – Annease Comer
Sunday day – CBA
01/13/09 Sanction for Sunday game held by CBA
transferred to Rob Weidenfeld, stipulating it can be revoked for cause. Also, Board retains right to approve/reject
choice of new director if sanction is transferred to a new director.
06/10/09 Board moves to notify VeVerka re subletting
of space on Monday evenings
06/08/10 All sanctioned directors have returned
signed rental agreements.
10/12/10 Mike Lipp is obtaining a sanction for Sunday
afternoons. Board will rent space to
Lipp for at least 6 months.
SECTIONAL TOURNAMENTS
03/10/98
Board says Middletown Sectional reports on attendance and finances
should be made to CBA treasurer.
04/13/99
262 tables, $482 profit
07/13/99
265 tables, poor participation
from 199ers.
10/12/99
220 tables, $1000 profit
10/11/02
260 tables, 50 NAOP players
11/11/03
Players were given a $1.00 food coupon at Sectional. Sharonville Convention Center added a 20%
gratuity and calculated tax on total. The total cost, therefore, was $845 to the
CBA.
04/08/03
Updated Tournament Practices and Compensation Policies Guidelines
approved by Board. See Appendix.
07/13/04
Sectional will be a 4 day event with Sunday for NAP only: Newman.
08/10/04
CBA will rent space in the front of CBC building for upcoming sectional.
11/09/04
Newman recommended that CBA never again rent building space. These were
the problems;
roof leaked. Air
conditioning was inadequate. Not enough
playing space. Inadequate parking.
08/08/06
Board decided to provide water at upcoming tournament and that the
concession stand should be open 8 hours each day.
08/14/07 Jane Burpee presented budget for fall
Sectional. Board election to be
included.
11/13/07 Jane Brupee reports $1400 profit for 2007
Sectional.
12/10/07 2007 revised profit of $1742.
UAW Hall 647 on Reading Road to be site of
2008-2010 Sectionals. Cost $1350/day
(3days)
11/15/08 Profit of $556.50. 240.5 tables.
07/14/09 2009 entry fee approved at $8.
09/15/09 Suggestion made at District meeting that we
consider moving 2010 Sectional/NAP to September.
11/11/09 $500+ profit reported for 2009 Sectional.
12/07/09 Approve
lease with UAW for 2010 tournament.
04/20/10 ACBL had approved Oct 29-31 dates for
Sectional. Entry fee will be $8 ($20 for
Sunday includes lunch).
09/14/10 UAW Hall available for same price ($4050)
for 2011 if we provide notice by year end.
11/09/10 Sectional dates were approved by board for
2011-2015. Dates are at least 1 week
prior to Louisville Regional.
SPECIAL GAMES
01/14/97
Free game 02/16 at new Bridge Center honoring Capital Fund contributors.
11/11/97
Kieffer will hold New Years Eve Party at Bridge Center. Alcohol may be
served.
02/12/02
A World Wide Pairs Game is scheduled during STaC. Board voted that WWP
should be held if attendance is three or more tables.
02/12/02
A Goodwill-Membership Pot Luck and Game, free to players, will be held
in Aug. Kieffer directing for free. (26.5 tables)
04/08/03
Team match with Dayton scheduled: Hickman, chair
07/08/03
Requirements to play in Membership Appreciation Game: ACBL membership plus attendance at four or
more games at Cincinnati Bridge Center.
02/10/04
Motion approved to hire a caddy for any special game of two or more
sessions and director has to make up hands.
11/09/04
Ahlert,Newman,and Pollack are committee to determine dates for 2005
bridge activities.
Dayton Challenge Match - Good work by
Pollack
09/15/05
Hickman recommends eliminating Dayton Match.
02/14/06
$700 allocated for Awards - Membership Appreciation Night, Board indicated that (as always) only first
place winners of Ace of Clubs and Mini McKenney be recognized. Committee of Levinson, DicKman, Violetta, and English.
08/08/06 Board will have game on 9/12 honoring Matt
Granovetter for his recent world championship.
02/16/10 Schedule of special games was approved
including Charity games, International Fund games, NAP qualifying games,
Louisville National Fund, Instant Match point, Jane Johnson club appreciation
game.
03/09/10 Middletown Sectional will be last weekend
in Aug & is returning to Union Hall
at I75& rt 63.
05/18/10 Louisville National. Week of 8/31-9/6 will charge extra $1 entry
fee to support the game.
09/14/10 Middletown Sectional reported increased
table count to 214.5.
10/12/10 Agreed to ask Comers to conduct 2010
Instant Matchpoint Game on a Wednesday.
STAC
03/12/02 Board approved getting a temporary phone
line during STaC.
08/12/02 District 11 will hold two STaCs yearly.
Dayton will host in January and Cincinnati will host prior to or just after
summer Nationals.
11/12/02 Discussion
about STaC expenses and compensation resulted in motion that Board be given a
written analysis of STaC financial structure before decision made (Included in
2002 minutes.)
12/14/02 Board
approved changing STaC directors' fee from $13 to $10.50/table.
04/08/03 Updated
Tournament Practices and Compensation Policies accepted by Board. See Appendix.
08/13/03 Net
income from 03 summer STaC is $3153.
01/13/04 Board voted to allow $33 per game for
refreshments.
03/09/04 Board
recommended that all games start at 1 and 7pm.
08/10/04 Profit from recent STaC is $1500 with 263
tables (at CBC ?), 22 clubs participated. Committee of Megerle, Higgins, and Ahlert
appointed to study STaC finances.
09/13/04 STaC
profit amended to $1000.
10/12/04 Final STaC profit, $1377.
06/14/05 Charge $8, extra dollar amount going to our
club; Ahlert
07/11/06 Profit from STaC, $3279 (reported in Aug), 261
tables at CBC, 987 total tables. Motion passed to advertize fee
for STaC games while still leaving responsibility with individual directors.
One director charged more to players at recent STaC than the advertized price.
05/08/07 Entry fee raised to $9. 1st place N/S & E/W to get
free entry card.
06/12/07 Recommend all club owners follow CBA lead
in awarding free entries to 1st place winners.
08/14/07 Ahlert reports $4000 made on July STaC
05/13/08 Entry fee lowered to $8, one-time promotion
as goodwill gesture. All agreed July 4
game not wise. $30 for snacks allocated for each CBA run game. Potter will work
out fees to be paid to Directors.
07/08/08 2008 didn’t do so well – perhaps due to 4th
of July.
11/15/08 Debbie Cummings to be Chasir of Jan 2009
STaC. Entry fee will be $8.
SUPPLIES
02/13/96 Higgins is equipment chairman for
tournament.
04/09/96 70 bidding boxes for tournament use only
bought at $20ea. $100 allocated for bookcases.
10/08/96 CBA will purchase 3 sets of boards with
cases.
11/11/97 Time clock purchased for $315.
04/14/98 Approved purchase of 80 bidding boxes and 40
card refills for $220.
01/12/00 Bulletin board donated by Philip Cohen (Lois
Cohen's son).
07/11/00 Another ice maker purchased.
08/08/00 Library cabinet purchased for $588.
09/12/00 Vacuum cleaner purchased for $250.
03/06/01 Fillers missing from bidding boxes.
07/10/01 Purchase of boards and etc. approved with
the stipulation that CBA does not use ACBL tournament supplies that cost
$l/table.
08/14/01 New printer and copy machine purchased.
02/10/04 Motion approved to purchase new coffee pot,
not to exceed $100.
04/13/04 50 chairs purchased.
07/ 13/04 38"x 38" card tables purchased at
$49 each-$1400.
09/13/04 Motion passed to purchase new Duplimate and
500 decks of cards.
10/12/04 Motion passed allocating $1000 to purchase
another ice machine.
11/09/04 S Megerle is in charge of copy machine.
12/16/04 Megerle is in charge only for paper for
machine.
02/08/05 Duplimate purchased and 648 (corrected
3/05) decks of cards for $5472.
05/08/05 Name badges can be purchased for $3.00 from
Carol Grieve.
08/16/05 New compressor and computer purchased.
01/10/06 Approved purchase of 24 bid box fillers for
$744. (????) The tip of each one club card will be protected with clear tape. (Pappas)
05/16/06 Building committee may spend .without Board
approval, up to $250.
06/06/06 Lipp will refill cartridges for copier.
09/12/06 New copier will be purchased.
10/09/07 Both duplimates to be refurbished for a fee
of $300 each plus parts & shipping.
06/08/10 Unanimous approval for 30 day trial of
Bridgemate Electronic Scoring Devices.
10/12/10 Approved purchase of 40 tables worth of
electronic scoring equipment.
SURVEY
01/09/07 Pat Dutson reviewed survey… 3 areas of
focus: Facility, Unfriendly Competition & Partnerships. To be posted on
website.
TEACHING/ EDUCATION
05/14/96
Free bridge lessons will be offered Friday and Saturday afternoons at
Regional.
05/13/97
Motion granting Fred Pollack use of CBC to teach two series of five advanced bridge lessons. Also permission
to advertize in the ALERT.
06/10/97
CBA donated $150 to send Dan Kieffer to a bridge camp in Italy.
OS/11/97
Board recognized that it must not allow classes to be held at the same
time of a game at the Bridge Center.
02/10/98
Rick Magnus would like CBA's support for a Cincinnati Inter- scholastic
Championship under his direction.
03/10/98
Motion passed to give Magnus $200 seed money for CIC program.
06/09/98
Magnus is working on CIC program with mailings and collection of decks
of cards. (No follow-up.)
08/10/99
Board will permit Marvin Comer to use CBC on Sundays for EZ Bridge
classes. The program must be run precisely as outlined by ACBL and CBA
Education Committee. (Not included.) Board reviewed Policy Statement for Teaching
at the Bridge Center. (August 1994, included)
01/13/00
Board approved invitation to Audrey Grant to speak at CBC on 02/01/00 in
advance of the Nationals. Note: huge
success.
11/08/05
Board approved raising fee to $1.50/person/session for teachers using
CBC for classes.
Approved Matthew Granovetter to teach at CBC; he may
post fliers.
11/14/06 In
2007 teacher evaluation will be
responsibility of the Vice President.
01/09/07 Board agreed to larger ads in strategic community press papers.
05/08/07 Linda Wolber & Nancy Sachs resign. Expressed concern that Matt
Granovetter did not pay appropriate fees (not so). Board expressed no intention of favoring one
teacher over another. Sachs said she is
losing $ teaching bridge & does not want to teach at the center any more. She declined to discuss the situation further.
06/12/07 Chair Mike Purcell sent letter to Sachs & Wolber thanking
them for past contribution.
07/10/07 Rob Weidenfeld attended expressing his opinions and asking
questions re Sachs & Wolber decision to resign.
07/10/07 Mike Purcell presented recommendations. Board disagrees with
recommendation to eliminate lesson table fee.
Board agrees all lessons to be arranged by an
Education Committee which Mike will organize.
Attempts
to attract students at Senior Expo unsuccessful. VeVerka recommends that newspaper ads be postponed.
08/14/07 Purcell reports ads will appear in Suburban Press.
Board
agrees to honor Sachs & Wobler at Spring Awards Banquet.
09/11/07 Bridge classes are starting with Bob VeVerka, Rob Weidenfeld
& Linda Wolber. Agreed to provide new students with free play.
Netherwood
distributed her letter to Sachs & Wolber re table fees issues.
01/08/08 There will be 3 ads prom rossover
& co-ordination between Education & Promotions Committees.
Bridge
Buddies discussed.
03/04/08 VeVerka reported 11 of 20
students have buddies & have begun playing at center.
07/08/08 Purcell to be Partnership
Chair as outlined in Educational Initiatives report.
08/11/08 Lipp to chair Partnership
Committee.
09/09/08 Purcell discussed Education proposal & modification to fee
structure. VeVerka suggested
contrsctor/employee
Potential
problem. English to check with lawyer.
10/14/08 Purcell reviewd changes to his proposal & guideline for
teachers. Board approved all except #6
Rent to CBA.
11/15/08 Burpee provided writeup about promo support for Ed classes
Board
approved class schedules for 1st qtr 2009 for Sachs, Wolber &
Weidenfeld.
12/08/08 Mike Purcell appointed Chair of Education Committee.
Board
approves Room Rental Fees of $5/session when less than 6 students, $10
otherwise.
Board
approves $1400 expenditure for Enquirer ads in Jan 09. 2 dissenting votes.
01/13/09 4 ads running for classes being funded 75% by ACBL
Discussion
of Veverka classes.
02/13/09 Ed Committee tabled intent to require continuation of classes as
condition of teaching beginner classes
03/10/09 Burpee reports $750 paid by ACBL on ads in Jan. Our cost $1400.
Board
oks free plays be provided to students completing initial courses taught by Sachs.
06/10/09 Nancy Sachs to move a class to the center.
08/18/09 Approved placement of 8 september ads for classes in Cincinnati
Enquirer.
09/15/09 Report 50% less response from Enquirer ads… may be due to
placement in business section.
11/11/09 Motion that CBA exclusively promote & rent space to Sachs,
Wolber & Weidenfeld for N/I classes failed.
02/10/10 Report on problems in advertising for classes starting at
different times
03/09/10 Report continue to use Buy 1/Get 1 free ads with Enquirer.
10/12/10 Board approves 3 free plays for attendees at beginner classes.
WEB SITE
10/13/98 Bob
Ve Verka presented Board with plans for a Unit 124 web site.
02/12/02 Bridge
Center game results and also hand records are now available on web; thanks to
Bill Bohmer and
Ve
Verka.
04/13/04 Potter
Orr is taking over web site responsibility. Ve Verka given 10 free entries in
appreciation of web site work
06/12/07 Bob VeVerka to back up webmaster Orr.
10/14/08 Membership
committee dissolved.
11/15/08 New Constitution approved by 97% of voting members.
02/13/09 Motion passed giving Ed Committee authority to approve (only)
teachers & classes. Authority to
disapprove same to reside solely with the Board.