June 24, 2007
Halberstadt Fencers Club
The meeting was called to order by Jonathan Jefferies, Division Chair, at 5:47 pm
Present were Greg Massialas, Bill Cracraft, Eric Dew, Jane Meinhardt, Martha Young, Maureen Seller, Dave Caldwell, Sandor Mandoki, Harold Hayes, Deborah Bjonerud, Samantha Ross, Anthony Joslin, Richard Vidor, Chloe Soroquere, Jonathan Jefferies, Edmond Hon, and Jim Liebich. A quorum was achieved.
The proposed agenda included (1) Approval of the 2006 Annual Membership Meeting Minutes, (2) Chair and Treasurer’s reports, (3) Sectional Meeting Report, (4) Old Business, (5) Nominating Committee Report, (6) Elections of Officers and Members of Congress, (7)
New Business:
The June 24, 2006 Annual Membership Meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
Chair and Treasurer’s reports:
Jonathan Jefferies officially thanked his Northern California officers for their work and support throughout the year. Ed Hon, Treasurer, advised that he reconstructed the financials for the 12 months period of July 2005 through July 2006 and filed the 2006 Financial Statement on behalf of the previous treasurer and Chair. For that period, total revenue was estimated at $300 and total expenses were $2,080 resulting in a net deficiency of $1,780. For that period, Northern California Deposit accounts balances were as follows:
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Checking
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Savings
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| Date: 7/31/05 |
Beginning Balance:
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$7,028
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$14,200
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| Date: 7/31/06 |
Ending Balance:
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$5,048
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$14,500
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Excess/ (Deficiency):
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($1,980)
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$300
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Ed Hon will be working on the Northern California Division Financial Statement for the 2006-2006 fiscal year and will submit to the new Executive Board along with the 2007-2008 budget at the first Executive Board Meeting in late August.
Sectional Meeting Report:
Bill Cracraft presented report on the Pacific Coast Section meeting and elections held in Las Vegas. Frank Van Dyke and his officers’ slate were elected. Bill Cracraft is now the USFA Pacific Coast Sectional representative for the Northern California Division.
Old Business:
Jonathan Jefferies reminded everyone that the Northern California Division website needs to be transferred to a new hosting site. This will be a priority task for the 2007-2008 Executive Officers. Jonathan also reminded everyone that the Bay Cup website monthly fees have been paid by Gavin Towey and that he should reimbursed by the Bay Cup for his last year’s expenses.
Nominating Committee Report:
Bill Cracraft provided a brief report of the Nominating Committee which was made up of Greg Massialas, Peter Burchard and himself. The only change to the candidates that hey had proposed for election was that Alice Huang had withdrawn her candidacy for the Treasurer position.
Election of Officers and Representatives to the USFA Congress:
No nominations from the floor were made for nay of the Officers positions.
A written vote election was held for the position of Vice Chair as there were two candidates running: Jim Liebich and Samantha Ross. Samantha Ross won the election for Vice Chair. Running unopposed, Martha Young, Ed Hon and Chloe Soroquere were unanimously elected to the Executive Officers positions of Chair, Treasurer and Secretary, respectively.
Due to its large membership size (585 members in 2006), the Northern California Division can elect 8 representatives to the USFA Congress. The following representatives were proposed and elected unanimously:
- Eric Dew
- Jane Meinhardt
- Dave Caldwell
- Anthony Joslin
- Jonathan Jefferies
- Greg Massialas
- Jim Liebich
- Don Henvick.
New Business:
Jonathan Jefferies put to a vote the decision of whether or not the Northern California Division will participate in and support the Bay Cup for the2007-2008 season. The vote was unanimous in favor of full participation of the Division in the Bay Cup. The new Chair will designate an Executive Board member to be on the Bay Cup Board by the end of August.
The attendees also discussed the need to schedule qualifier competitions and posting them early on the website. The first date selected was to have the Junior Olympic qualifiers the week end of December 15 and 16, 2007. It was agreed that by holding the qualifier that late will allow fencers to potentially qualify at other regional competitions. The deadline for submitting qualifying reports for the 2007-20008 JOs is January 11, 2008. JOs will be held February 15-18, 2008 in Charlotte, NC.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 pm. |
