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Club Board Minutes - May 2007
Bemidji Curling Club
Board of Directors Meeting
May 8, 2007
Call to Order: The meeting was called
to order at 7:02 p.m. by President Rob Aitken.
Present: Rob Aiken, Dave Chandler, Bob
Fenson, Keith Hunt, Mark Lafond, Dave Lundberg, Chase Schmitt,
Mark Schmitt, Randy Westhoff
Absent: Doug Underthun
Guests: John Liapis, Bev Matson, Charlie Schmitt,
Mary Simon, Aaron Stodgell, Wayne Ward
Approve Prior Minutes: A motion to approve
minutes as written was made by Keith Hunt, seconded by Randy Westhoff.
The motion carried.
Presentations by Guests
Committee Reports
Finance: Dave Lundberg presented copies of all
current financial reports. The current checkbook balance is approximately
$10,000. A Junior checking account will be set up to better track
expenses/revenue. Revenue is up slightly from projected revenue
due to increased membership, higher bonspiel revenue and higher
bar revenue. Bob is still seeking a refund of $2200 from Minnesota
Energy for a double payment. Expenses were close to the projected
expenses. A motion to approve the report was made by Chase Schmitt,
second by Randy Westhoff. The motion carried.
Bar: Chase Schmitt presented a financial report
for the bar and a check for $22,000 to the club. This represents
the beverage sales profits for the year. Rob Aiken thanked Chase
and Mary Simon for all their work this year.
Juniors: No report.
President’s Report: No report.
General Manager’s Report: Bob Fenson reported
that the Duluth Curling Club was audited and had to pay $13,000
in back taxes and penalties for bonspiel revenue they did not
pay sales tax on.
A new National Mixed Doubles Championship will be hosted by the
Bemidji Curling Club next year. A date in December is to be determined.
Coke is willing to sell the curling club the cooler currently
in storage at the club for $250 plus a $50 moving charge to be
used as a keg cooler.
Plans for the remodeling of the locker rooms were discussed and
Bob circulated a letter to go out to members about purchasing
new wooden lockers for the locker rooms. Member who purchase a
locker for $175 would have it rent-free for five years. After
five years they would have first option to retain the locker but
would have to pay a yearly rental fee.
The board gave Bob the go ahead to install a programmable thermostat.
Old Business: Wayne Ward presented some
ideas he had for simplifying our financial reports and better
matching revenues and expenses. He charges $55 per hour and anticipates
needing between 2 and 5 hours a month, depending on the time of
year, to keep our financial records. The Finance Committee will
meet with him and make a recommendation to the new board.
Rob Aiken went to City Hall with Rich Reierson to announce that
we had been selected for the 2008 Senior nationals and secured
the Neilson-Reise ice sheet for the bonspiel. It will start February
21, 2008 and we anticipate 80-90 teams will participate.
Discussion about moving the date of the Paul Bunyan Bonspiel resulted
in a motion from Mark Schmitt, seconded by Keith Hunt, to move
the Paul Bunyan Bonspiel to the first weekend in March next year.
Dave Chandler and Bob Fenson led a discussion about remodeling
the second level of the club and upgrading the kitchen equipment.
Bob Fenson will get prices on replacement kitchen equipment for
the next board meeting.
Election of Officers
Dave Lundberg nominated Keith Hunt for president, seconded by
Randy Westhoff.
Keith Hunt nominated Dave Chandler for vice-president, seconded
by Randy Westhoff
Dave Chandler nominated Dave Lundberg for treasurer, seconded
by Keith Hunt.
Keith Hunt nominated Randy Westhoff for secretary, seconded by
Aaron Stodgell.
All motions carried.
After thanking the outgoing board members Rob Aiken, Mark Lafond
and Mark Schmitt the new board continued the meeting. Aaron Stodgell
agreed to replace Rob Aiken on the Finance Committee.
New Business: None
Dave Chandler made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Aaron Stodgell.
The motion carried.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 5 at 6:00 p.m..
Respectfully submitted,
Randy Westhoff
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