BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
ROTARY YEAR 2009/2010

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:
President	P	Bonnie Leigh A. Black
President Elect & Vice President	P	Colin L. Read
Second Vice President	P	Jon J. Cooper
Sergeant At Arms	P	Catherine A. Forget
Secretary	P	Barbara A. Straw
Treasurer	P	Marsha K. Cook
Immediate Past President	P	Steven G. Frederick

 

DIRECTORS AT LARGE: 07/01/09-06/30/12
ONE YEAR 6/30/10		TWO YEARS 6/30/11		THREE YEARS 6/30/11
Robert J. Frenyea	A	Jody L. Carpenter	A	Ellen M. Bouchard	P
Victoria A. Marking	A	Keith D. Tyo	P	Donald C. Moore	P
Robert C. Smith	P	Martin D. Mannix	A	Cornelia B. Forrence	A
		John C. Bernardi	P

VISITORS: Eight (8)
TOTAL ATTENDENCE: Twenty-One (21)

CALL TO ORDER:
President Black called the meeting to order at 12:15 pm at the CCC Dining Room located on the old Plattsburgh AFB, NY.

MINUTES:
The Minutes of the October 19, 2009 Board Meeting were presented. Motion to accept by Bob Smith, seconded by Cathy Forget and approved.

TREASURERS REPORT:
Marsha Cook presented the Treasurers Report for October. Motion to accept by Keith Tyo, seconded by Steve Frederick and approved.

ATTENDANCE: October - 75.86%

MEMBERSHIP: October - 101

NEW MEMBERS:
Bob Parks, Co-Chair of the Membership Committee, stated that the committee had met and is presenting the following for Board consideration:

Courtney E. Chandler --

Motion to accept by Marsha Cook and approved.

CORRESPONDENCE:
A Thank-You Notewas received from Jamie Basiliere, Campaign Chairperson for the 2010 United Way of Clinton & Essex Counties Campaign, for the Clubs contribution of $1000.00.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
John Seiden, Chair of the Rotary/CVTEC House Project stated that there would be a meeting at 7:30 am, Friday, November 20 in Bob Frenyea’s office. He invited all Board Members to attend.

Colin Read, Chair of the Rotaract Committee stated that there would be a meeting November 19, 2009 at Redclay Hall at 12:30pm, all are welcome.

OLD BUSINESS:
None

NEW BUSINESS:
Rosemary Souza-Botten, Chair of the By-Laws Committee, with the assistance of Tammy Bell and Jack Dee, briefed the Board on the proposed revisions to the Club By-Laws, which also included Rotary International updates. All members present received a copy of the recommended revisions, and all members will receive a copy as well.

Rosemary also mentioned that the Club By-Laws may be revised by Clubs, but the RI Constitution can only by changed by Rotary International.

A motion was made by Bob Smith, seconded by Cathy Forget and approved, to accept the recommended revisions to the Clubs By-Laws. They will be presented at the Annual Club Meeting on December 2, 2009.

Jon Cooper proposed that the Club sponsor a Bed Race on Saturday, February 27, 2010. Race would be held in the SUNY Plattsburgh Field House parking lot. Entry Fee would be $50.00.

Motion to approve the Club sponsoring the Bed Race by Steve Frederick, seconded by Colin Read and approved.

ADJOURNMENT:
Motion to adjourn by John Bernardi. Meeting adjourned at 1:10 pm.

Barbara A. Straw
Secretary

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