Bennett Valley Golf Club

Meeting 01/05/08

 

 

Present: Vic Shellenberg, George Elbert, David Marquez, John Christenson, Gary Davis, Mike Duggan, Steve Pasadis, Jeff Goering, Wayne Thompson & Tony Conrardy

 

Absent: Bob Andrews, Jim Gordon & Ralph Thomas

 

Call to Order: 7:10 AM by Vic

 

Minutes: Were read and approved.

 

Treasurer’s Report: George reported on his efforts at the Bank of America to transfer his duties as Treasurer to David. There turns out to be certain requirements that the bank has requested, among them a list of the Officers of the Club. They are as follows as of 01/08:

  • President-Vic Shellenberg, 2831 Creekside Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95405                    707-579-9427
  • Vice President-Stephen Pasadis, 7317 Rassmussen Way, Rohnert Park, CA 94928       707-795-3503
  • Treasurer-David Marquez, 3113 Carvel Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95405                          707-527-5133
  • Secretary-John Christenson, 5013 Rincon Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 

      707-538-0801

It should also be noted that George Elbert retired from his post as Treasurer, effective 01/08 and David Marquez was duly elected to the position by majority vote of the Board.

George also noted that, in his conversations with the B of A representative, he discovered that the bank did not really hold to our stated policy of having 2 signatures for checks over $500. He will revisit this issue with the bank and request that our policy be followed.

We have $3,502.30 in the CD and $44,131.31 in the checking account for total of $47,633.61. We also have 10, $40 gift cards left over from this year’s Ham Shoot.

George has also completed this year’s (2007) taxes and completed the paperwork necessary for our non-profit status.

David was authorized to buy the latest edition of Quicken for this upcoming year.

 

Publicity: Steve complimented everyone on a successful stuffing party and reiterated that we should keep under consideration the 2 options for an event next December-a past and present Board members dinner or an awards banquet.

He has posted the entirety of the yearly mailer on line.

NCGA: No report.

 

Membership: No report.

 

Tournaments: The Skins Game next week will tee off from 8:00 to 10:00.

Gary again asked that the Board members sign up along with the prepays for the tournaments for next year with their respective groups so that he can have a better handle on who’s playing when. The Board need not pay in advance, just commit to the tournament.

Gary also said that this year, once he turns the tee times into the Pro Shop, members who fail to show up or wish to cancel will be fined. This is our stated policy and this year, he wants to stick to it. After some discussion, the consensus of the Board was positive to this approach. Again, if a member signs up for a tournament, he is obligated to pay all fees germane to that tournament once the times are set with the Pro Shop.

 

Old Business: Steve once again brought up the idea of mentoring replacement Board members for the jobs crucial to running the Club. There is tentative progress on this.

 

New Business: Vic reported that he has been approached by various members with regards to having a separate fight during the tournaments for players who wish to use the white tees. This idea sparked spirited discussions, followed by several inconclusive votes on different avenues to approach this. Eventually, it was decided that, since this is why we have a handicap system after all, we will continue with our current practice of using white tees for the NCGA events and any other time that Gary feels the conditions warrant it.

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:35

 

Respectfully Submitted,

John Christenson, Secretary