NORTH JERSEY BRIDGE ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Wyckoff Bridge Club, Wyckoff
January 11, 2003

President Betty Price called the meeting to order at 9:25 A. M. Board members in attendance were:

Betty Price President
Glenda Calkins Vice President
Frank Grunebaum Treasurer, Annual Dinner
Carol McMackin Admin/Rec Secretary, Club Coordinator
Barbara Dahl Tournament Co-Chair
Betty King Tournament Co-Chair
Marilyn Marion Newsletter, Electronic Contact
Richard Rosner Recorder, Pairings
Elaine Meyers Pairings, Pro-Am
Harris Schenker Auditor
Mary Giannella Annual Dinner
Tod Thorgersen Johnke, Conduct & Ethics, Prizes Reitman
Gerald Goodman Budget, District 3 Representative
Kay Roelke Membership
Blair Seidler Webmaster, NAOP/GNT
Amy Nellisson Novice Promotion
Lee Ohliger Player of the Year, STAC/Unit-Wides
Penny Paikin Charity
Betty Hough Pro-Am, Mailing, Site
Andy Lohan Past President, Site
Paul Nickerson Past President
Ruth Bernstein Past President,Caddies
Absent and excused:
Mike Jeshion Mailing

A motion was made by Mary and seconded by Jerry to accept the minutes of the November 9, 2002 meeting as sent. The motion was carried unanimously.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

Betty provided a listing of all job assignments for 2003. Any questions or corrections should be referred to her. Betty announced that Lee and Jerry are part of the Executive Board at her request.

Correspondence received from Joan Gerard regarding the annual dinner was read.

TREASURER'S REPORT

Frank stated that there have been no changes since the annual dinner, at which time a 2002 profit of $1200 was reported. No expenses greatly exceeded the budgeted amount. The unit is in good financial shape, and all board members were refunded the cost of their attendance at the annual dinner.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

BUDGET
Jerry presented a spreadsheet showing actual expenses for the past 5 years, budget amounts for 2002, and proposed budget amounts for 2003. Most categories remain close to last year's budget. Equipment was increased to buy tables, chairs and bidding boxes. Novice Promotion was also increased to continue Amy's very successful program. The budgeted amount of income from District 3 is low because, although we received more money from the district this year, it is not guaranteed for the upcoming year. Charity expense for 2002 was high due to the donation to Guardian Angel Church for lighting. The amount budgeted for prizes may be too low due to the increase in Life Master gifts.

Tod raised a question about the budgeted amount for the Reitman KO Teams, which was budgeted to show a small profit. He stated that the Reitman is poorly attended, and perhaps a change in format would increase attendance. He proposed a one-day event in the fall to qualify into a KO, which would finish be the annual dinner. Rules would be similar to the Johnke, and there would be A, B, and C brackets. The exact format would be developed by the committee, and reported to the board at the next meeting. Since the unit would be subsidizing the dinner, a loss of approximately $1000 is anticipated.

A motion was made by Jerry, seconded by Harris, to accept the proposed budget at amended. A second motion was made by Tod, seconded by Frank, to change the format of the Reitman and amend the budget to reflect the $1000 loss for the event. Both motions were carried unanimously. Betty thanked Jerry for his hard work on the budget.

TOURNAMENTS
Betty King will set the dates for the 2005 sectionals. She and Barbara will meet this week with Betty to discuss the upcoming sectional. There will be a Swiss teams event for novices at the sectional on Friday night, February 7. If it is successful, this event will be continued in the future.

CADDIES
Ruth is setting up the February schedule.

UNIT-WIDES/STAC
Lee is working with Unit 140 to set dates for bi-unit-wides that are agreeable to both units. STAC will be the week of June 23.

NAOP/GNT
Blair announced that the District GNT is April 5-6, and questioned whether the something is being done to increase attendance. Jerry said that Peter Kalat, the district contact, would be working on it after the Rye regional. The date for the Unit NAOP will be 10/18 or 10/19, and the District NAOP will be 12/6. Blair will check with the District NAOP contact to determine the exact date.

REITMAN
This event was discussed as part of the budget discussion. Tod announced that the Mel Baranoff team defeated the Charlie Friedman team last year.

JOHNKE
The date for this year's event is March 29, and has been booked with Immaculate conception Church. Glenda, Mike and Tod will coordinate the event this year. Tod will give Marilyn a flyer for the April newsletter outlining the format changes previously agreed upon.

ANNUAL DINNER
Frank reported that the Annual Dinner went well, and that Gatsby's in Cresskill has been selected for next year's event on December 7. The cost will be $48 per person. A loss of approximately $3000 is expected. If the unit's finances remain satisfactory, the board may decide to refund the cost of the dinner for board members, as was done this past year. Frank also thanked Mary for a job well done. Discussion about the possibility of playing first and then having dinner, pre-duplicating the boards, and having the dinner in January instead of December during holiday season ensued.

PRO-AM
Elaine reported that a tentative date of October 11 has been set.

NEWSLETTER
Marilyn stated that the April newsletter will be moved up 2 weeks in order to advertise the changes in the format of the Johnke, and that the deadline to get information to her is February 20. Blair will write something on the GNT and Lee will write something on STAC for the newsletter.

CLUB COORDINATOR
Betty asked about the possibility of changing the format in which the clubs report winners for the newsletter.

MAILING
Betty thanked Mike for his efficiency in mailing the newsletters.

WEB PAGE
Blair stated that, after reviewing all of Arnie's work on the website and looking at other units' websites, our website has better content than most. Blair wants to maintain the good content and make the site easier to navigate by reorganizing the home page. Old articles lingering on the website will be removed.

CHARITY
Penny reported that last year's event was held on a Saturday night at the sectional. She proposes changing it to a Sunday Swiss teams when the attendance is better. There would be a special dessert with an increased price. Betty asked Penny to firm up her ideas and bring a complete proposal to the board at the next meeting.

NOVICE PROMOTION
Amy discussed her advertising costs and the reimbursements from ACBL.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lee reported that the Annual Dinner was the first event for the year.

CONDUCT AND ETHICS
Tod had nothing to report.

MEMBERSHIP
Kay distributed the membership report. She stated that changes are usually due to members moving in and out, usually to or from Florida. Glenda stated that Marilyn, as electronic contact, would receive a general database from ACBL. Kay needs this information to have accurate membership numbers.

OLD BUSINESS

Jerry mentioned that the copy of the by-laws that was distributed was incorrect. Betty collected those copies and will bring correct copies to the next meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

Betty announced that the date for the next Executive Board meeting is April 10, and the next Board meeting is Saturday, April 12 at 9:15 a.m. at Bergen.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mary, seconded by Frank, and carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 10:55 a.m.

Carol McMackin
Administrative/recording secretary

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