| Bemidji Curling
Club Board Minutes - December 2007
Bemidji Curling Club
Board of Directors Meeting
December 11, 2007
Call to Order: The meeting was called
to order at 8:05 p.m. by President Keith Hunt.
Present: Bob Fenson, Dave Chandler, Keith
Hunt, Mary Israelson , Chase Jackson, Dave Lundberg, Aaron Stodgell,
Doug Underthun, Randy Westhoff
Absent: Chase Schmitt
Guests: Mary Rollheiser
Approve Prior Minutes: A motion to approve
minutes was made by Chase Jackson, seconded by Dave Chandler.
The motion carried.
Presentations by Guests USWCA Membership:
Mary Rollheiser has been the club’s USWCA representative
for several years. The club has traditionally paid USWCA dues
of $10 plus $5 for each female member of the club. This is in
addition to USCA dues we pay for all members. Although approved
by the board, last year’s USWCA dues were never paid. Membership
benefits include participation in events sponsored by the USWCA
and funds for junior programs. None of our members have participated
in any of these events in the last few years. Mary Israelson moved,
seconded by Randy Westhoff, that the club renew its membership
this year. The motion was defeated.
Finance: Dave Lundberg presented a financial
report dated October 31, 2007 and answered several questions.
All but about ten ice ads have been paid for. At this point we
have about 275 membership applications, with all but twenty paid.
We should reach last year’s membership total of 325. Discussion
of getting member information into the accounting/billing software
(Peachtree) used by Wayne Ward followed. Dave Lundberg will talk
to Wayne about this.
Old Business:
- Webpage: Information is not getting onto
the web site very quickly. Discussion of the process for getting
information to Steve Fogelson followed.
- GM Contract: Bob Fenson has been issued a
new contract.
- Freezer Replacement: A
new freezer for the kitchen will cost $400 including delivery
and removal of the old unit. Dave Chandler moved, seconded by
Mary Israelson, to approve purchase. The motion carried.
Committee Reports
- Bar:Keith Hunt reported that the bar took
in a little over $3000 at the Eagles Bonspiel.
- Juniors: Randy Westhoff reported that three
team with Bemidji juniors will be participating in the state
Playdowns this year.
- Senior Nationals: No report.
General Manager’s Report:
- The Northern Inn charged the Ojibwe Forest Rally organizers
$300 a day for the use of their facility. Bob recommended we
charge them $1000 for three days and a refundable $1000 cleaning/damage
deposit for use of the club.
- The club’s liquor liability insurance was not renewed.
Bob is looking for a new carrier. The state also provides this
type of insurance but the limits of liability are lower. These
can be increased if our city lease requires a higher liability
limit.
- Bob distributed an updated bonspiel schedule.
- The Paul Bunyan Hockey Tournament is coming up December 30.
The bar will be made available 12-4 p.m. Sunday for parents
and a spaghetti lunch will be served.
- Our worker’s compensation policy came through at $2000,
less than last year.
- The locker room is nearly complete. Tom Steele did a terrific
job building benches for the locker room.
- The club will reimburse Bob for cell phone expenses incurred
while he was organizing the Mixed Doubles Championship.
Next Meeting and Adjournment: The next
meeting will be Tuesday, January 8 at 8:00 p.m.. The meeting adjourned
at 10:00.
Respectfully submitted,
Randy Westhoff |
