Draft Copy

January 11, 2012

President Dariel Richardson called the meeting to order on October 13th 
following the Wednesday afternoon game.  Board members present were 
Dariel Richardson, Betty Primm,  Sue  Wilkening, Carol  Costello, 
Bill Wold, Stevie Holcomb, Ann Caparros, and Jane Byram.  Also in 
attendance were John Parsons, Mary Anne Parsons, and Ron Sholes. 

Minutes: The minutes from the October 12, 2011 board meeting were reviewed.  
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the minutes were approved as presented. 

Committee reports 

- Membership (Stevie Holcomb):  Our club has signed up sixteen (16) new 
Easy Bridge players as ACBL members. The Club received an upgraded club 
championship award because of its recruiting new members and used it for 
the New year's Eve game. 

- Public Relations (Carol Costello): no report

- Hospitality (Betty Primm): no report

- Tournaments (Sue Wilkening):  Sue will update the current standings 
for the Mini-McKinney and the Ace of Clubs

Treasurer's  Report:  The board received a letter from Bob Leistner 
informing the club that an audit had been performed and everything was 
accurate. A financial statement will be completed and put in mailboxes 
next week.  It was also noted that Easy Bridge is now paying for itself.
 
Old Business

- Directors: It was once again noted that the club is in need of 
more directors.

- Web Master: Larry Christison is the new web master.  Upon review of 
board members, the minutes will put on line.

- Carpet Cleaning: The carpets were cleaned in November at a cost of $150.00.

- Easy Bridge Update:  The first day of Easy Bridge 2 had 14 tables.

- Discipline Policy Revision: Mary Anne Parsons submitted the revision for 
Disciplinary Procedures.  After some discussion, minor changes were suggested 
and the following new section will be added to the policy:

	Players who believe a violation of the club's Disciplinary Policy has
 	occurred should call the director in charge at the time of the incident.
	If the director advises the player that an incident report will not be
 	filed by said director and the player still believes the incident should
 	be called to the attention of the Board of  Directors, that player 
	may file a written report. This report should be filed with the Board 
	President, the Board Secretary, and the director in charge within 
	forty-eight (48) hours of the incident.
	
New Business

- Replacement for Tournament Chair will be discussed at the next meeting.
 
- The vacuum cleaner is not working properly. It was repaired 7 months ago 
and Stevie Holcomb will check to see if it is worth fixing.

- Ann presented a new list for appreciation certificates. The Board was in 
agreement with the list.

- Discussion was held about the high backed green chairs that are no 
longer used at the regular bridge tables.  As they are taking up a lot 
of space in the back room, it was decided that four of the sixteen chairs 
would be kept and the rest would be sold at $10.00 a piece.  

- The July 4th game will remain a "Free Play" game until otherwise determined.

- The money collected from the "Charity Games" (held in the spring) will 
go to Youth Bridge.  Ron Sholes proposed that money be earmarked for 
relatives of bridge club members to attend the youth bridge camp.
He will check if this is possible and once the Board has more information, 
it will consider the proposal at its next meeting. 

- Dariel Richardson stated that an individual had requested him to bring 
up the possibility of using the parking spaces in front of the former 
Arizona Tile building as a possibility for the Bridge Club to rent giving 
our current limited parking (especially during the day.) Ron Sholes 
requested information regarding our current lease arrangements which 
Jane Byram provided him after the meeting. The board noted that
anyone willing to gather information about lease space, parking options, 
etc, is welcome to bring that information to the board.

- Ron Sholes spoke about the need to encourage "C" players to participate 
in the Grand Nationals.  It was suggested that Ron contacted Georgia Heth 
with the suggestion that she reach out to the club managers for ideas and 
that she make efforts to provide publicity for the event. Grand National 
Teams will be held in April.

Prior to adjourning the meeting, Bill reminded the board that the next meeting 
date would be Wednesday April 11, 2012 following the afternoon game.
 
Respectfully submitted,
Jane Byram
Secretary