Board of Directors Meeting Minutes ACBL Unit 503
Monday, August 8, 2022 via Zoom
Directors Present
David Merenbach, Marc Cervellino, Dianne Giancarlo, Gerry MacDonald, Jon Raden, John Schwartz, Dan Thatte, Eli Wismer, Stephanie Youngquist
Others Present During All or Portions of the Meeting
Alan Templeton, Paul Davis
M/S/P = Moved/Seconded/Passed
Call to Order
David Merenbach, President of the Board, served as Chair of the meeting, called the meeting to order at 4:00PM and announced that a quorum of the Board members was present and that the meeting, having duly convened, was ready to proceed with business.
Approval of Meeting Minutes
Eli W. announced that the minutes of the July 11, 2022 Board Meeting were approved via email.
Region 12 Representative to ACBL Board, Candidates Presentations
Stu Goodgold, Laurie Rowe, and Jackie Zayac each made brief presentations and answered questions regarding their qualifications to be the representative from the new Region 12 to the ACBL Board of Directors.
Financial Update
Marc C. presented an update on our Finances. There was positive Net Operating Income and Cashflow for the month of July, due to the very successful Firecracker Sectional and a grant from PBEF. There is still a deficit in both Net Income and Cashflow for the first 7 months of the year, but the results are better than the budgeted plan to date.
Mask Policy at PABC F2F Games
John S. led a discussion of our current policy regarding mask wearing at our F2F games at the club. It was recommended that we adopt the policy that: “Masks at the table are optional unless requested by others at the table.” M/S/P.
October and November Sectionals
Marc C. led a discussion about upcoming Unit 503 Sectionals. We have two Sectionals scheduled for October 14-16 and November 4-6. Both are now three days long, and both are Open tournaments.
Holiday Party
Stephanie Y. led a discussion regarding a Holiday Party at the end of the year. It was decided to hold an in-person event this year.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:45PM.
ACBL Unit 503
Board of Directors Meeting Agenda
August 8 at 4pm
To be held by video teleconference
for information about how to join the call, Unit members may contact merenbach@yahoo.com