Committee
Reports:
Membership
– Frank Black -
262 Members + 17 Corporate Sponsors = 279 Total Members
Jeff & Barb Augsburger will assist Frank at the membership table.
Entertainment
– Debbie
– BOD recommended the replacement cost of $50 for Debbie computer mouse,
damaged at the last event. Motion, second and vote approved. The
Tiltons have agreed to be this month’s event sponsor.
Merchandise
– Bob Wills – Debbie has ordered another shipment of flashing guitar
pins. What’s the huggie situation? Bob will send out an email for BOD
approval for the purchase of merchandise and t-shirts.
Education
– Steve
Mehlberg –
I have an approved Harmonica Workshop on Streator on Friday 1/07/11.
Steve had 56 kids at the workshop.
Newsletter – Randy – We’ve got to find someone else to handle this, I just don’t have the time…volunteers? Several people approached Randy with an interest.
Treasurer – Deborah Mehlberg - This report is from November 19, 2010 thru January 5, 2011
General Fund
|
Date |
Description |
Debit |
Credit |
|
1/4/2011 |
Flashing Guitar
Pins |
$96.00 |
|
|
Date |
No. |
Description |
Debit |
Credit |
Running
Current Balance |
|
1/3/2011 |
|
Glenn’s Sponsor
Check |
|
$150.00 |
$2,177.38 |
|
12/28/2010 |
|
Membership
|
|
$165.00 |
$2,027.38 |
|
12/22/2010 |
1615 |
Castle Theatre
for Sound & Lights |
$150.00 |
|
$1,862.38 |
|
12/22/2010 |
1614 |
Patty Curry |
$775.00 |
|
$2,012.38 |
|
12/20/2010 |
|
Membership &
Merchandise |
|
$145.00 |
$2,787.38 |
|
12/20/2010 |
|
Fund Raiser Money
– Matthew Curry |
|
$745.00 |
$2,642.38 |
|
12/20/2010 |
|
Membership &
Merchandise |
|
$820.00 |
$1,897.38 |
|
12/10/2010 |
|
Membership & |
|
$23.97 |
$1,077.38 |
|
12/6/2010 |
|
Membership &
Merchandise |
|
$728.00 |
$1,053.41 |
|
12/1/2010 |
1613 |
Frank Black -
Stamps |
$24.80 |
|
$325.41 |
|
11/30/2010 |
|
Flashing Guitar
Pins |
$96.00 |
|
$350.21 |
|
11/19/2010 |
|
Membership
|
|
$110.00 |
$446.21 |
Education
|
|
There are no
pending transactions for this account. |
|
Today's Date:
|
1/5/2011 |
|
Current Balance: |
$450.42 |
|
Available Balance: |
$450.42 |
|
|
|
General Fund _______________ $2,081.38
Education Fund______________ $450.42
Total Balance BBS Accounts____ $2531.8
Webmaster
–No Report
New
Business
– Randy - Bylaws revisions – It was proposed and agreed that Article V
Section 2 be revised to move the words ‘set-up
and tear-down’ from Entertainment to Merchadise. Vote on amending the
bylaws to be held at the next meeting per bylaw direction.
Bob
Wills suggested we make name tags for all BOD members to wear at our
functions, to be easily recognizable. It was accepted, but no
responsibility assigned. Randy will look into it.
Mike
Sacco asked if anyone knew where to 50/50 tickets were, so we could
start doing it again at our events to raise money. Ed and Pam think
there is one more Mardi Gras box that Bob didn’t get that has them.
They will check and bring to the next meeting.
Proposed BBS Bylaw Revisions
– 1/2011
Red = old language
Red = new language
Article II: Membership and Participation
B. Other Memberships:
(2)
Corporate Membership:
Any corporation contributing $100 or more (in dollars or services
approved by the BOD) shall be a Corporate Member of the Society, and
shall be recognized as such during the membership year in which the
contribution was received. A Corporate Member shall not be entitled to
vote or eligible to hold office.
influence voting or use elected office for personal gain.
Explanation:
Several of our BOD members are also Corporate Sponsors. In the past,
the individual membership over-road this language. This simply
clarifies the intent, which was to keep a major sponsor from controlling
the Society.
Article III: Meetings and
Elections
Section 1. The business of the Society and all of its component
parts shall be governed by general consensus parliamentary procedure,
except as otherwise set forth herein. The Parliamentarian shall resolve
procedural questions or concerns arising during the course of business,
according to Society bylaws or Robert’s
Rules of Order. Such determination of procedural matters is
fully binding, and may be reversed only by the Presiding Officer with
due cause or a majority of the membership
present Quarum of the Board of
Directors.
Explanation:
The new wording indicate the bylaws are the first order of
consideration, making the first sentence of this Section very important
for the Parliamentarian to consider general consensus. The second change
places the BOD in control in times of conflicting issues.
Section 6.
No elected officer shall serve more than five (5) consecutive full
annual terms in the same office.
All elected officers shall serve without compensation.
Explanation:
Several officers, including the President, Treasurer, Membership,
Education have either already violated this bylaw or will at the next
election. Once again, this rule was to prevent a dictator rule, but
that has never been an issue.
Article V: Officers
Section 2.
The elected voting chair positions of the Board of Directors shall be
the Education, Entertainment, General Board Members, Membership,
Marketing
Merchadise, Newsletter Editor, and
Webmaster.
Explanation:
Realigning the name of the chair and following, the responsibilities of
the two chairs in a manner that reflects our current operation.
B. Entertainment Chair:
The Entertainment Chair shall be responsible for coordinating all
aspects of Society sponsored functions and events, including, but not
limited to: site determination, volunteer
staffing, set-up and tear-down, all
aspects of marketing the society’s events, including, but not limited
to: education, promotions, media PR, etc.,
and with the solicitation of possible blues acts for Society functions,
etc.
D.
Marketing
Merchadise Chair:
The
Marketing
Merchadise Chair shall be
responsible for all aspects of marketing the
society, including, but not limited to: education,
development of society merchandise,
including, but not limited to: related event preparations, volunteer
staffing, and product development. promotions,
media PR, etc.
E. Membership Chair:
The Membership Chair will be responsible for, but not limited to:
creating and maintaining a current list of all active members and their
renewal status. The Membership Chair will collect dues and submit money
and status reports to the Treasurer and paid
applications to the Newsletter Editor for distribution of the newsletter.
Meeting
adjourned at 6:45.
