GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES FOR: October 24, 2017

Call to Order: President Doug Hodson called the meeting to order at: 9:00 am.

Pledge of Allegiance was led by:  Gary Druckrey

Roll Call by Secretary John Whitney

President: Doug Hodson, Vice Pres: Rick Yeo, Secretary: John Whitney, Treasurer: Gary Druckrey, Club Liason: Bob Larsen, Member at Large: Dale Erickson, Member at Large: Tony Tilt.

Committee Chairmen
Handicap/SCGA: Clint Jay, Membership: Brian Duckworth, Tournaments: Orest Kruhlak, Publicity: Dennis Hanks, Hearts and Flowers: David Shaw, Hole-in-One: Ken Gordon, Social: Howard Hudson, Rules: Byron Harvie, AM Sweeps: Ken Gordon, PM Sweeps: Bob Bridenbach, Past President: John Coyle, Parliamentarian: Dale Erickson, Canadian Delegate: Chris Marshall, Webmaster: John  Fox

Not Present:  Tony Tilt, Clint Jay, Orest Kruhlak, David Shaw, Ken Gordon, Byron Ha0rvie, Dale Erickson, Chris Marshall.

Minutes: Without objection, the minutes of the General Membership meeting of May 16, 2017, will be approved by unanimous consent.

Treasure’s Report: Treasurer Gary Druckrey presented a written financial report as of June through September, 2017.  Balance forward: $11,296.13, Deposits: $2,725, Expenses: $1,835.54, Register Balance: $12,185.59, Tournament Fund: (0), Hole in One: ($145), Current Men’s Club balance: $12,040.59.  This report is posted on the bulletin board.

Officers Comments/Reports:

President, Doug Hodson:
Doug welcomed everyone back and thanked attendees for the nice turnout for this morning’s meeting, a full house in the Palm Room.
There are numerous openings on the Board after this season.  We have potentially filled two positions for next season: John Coyle volunteered for the President’s position and Clark Sharar will accept the Treasurer’s seat. Clint Jay will help with the Handicap Chair until we can fill his position. There are three volunteers who have stepped forward to co-manage that position.  Doug Hodson, Steve Warren and Ron Jackson have stepped up to relieve Clint of his responsibilities.
If we receive notice from candidates for any positions, we will have an election on March 14th.  If no further applicants apply, there will be no election.
We will find out who the new Grounds Superintendent is tonight at the PDG Board meeting. There are three finalists and all three are reported to be well qualified.  Mario will work with the new person for one month and then retire.

VP, Rick Yeo:
Rick has signed up 8 sponsors (and received money) for this coming season.  He has at least seven more commitments but no money has changed hands.  He isn’t worried about them coming through.  He asked members to keep their eyes open for potential sponsors as the more we have, the more we will have to spend on tournaments and club activities.

Secretary, John Whitney: N/R

Treasurer, Gary Druckrey:
Doug said those who have been chosen for team play need to get their checks in ASAP.  If you can’t play the next round, someone else will be chosen and will pay the entry fee.  Check the list that is posted outside.  8 people have been selected for all four rounds but other openings will appear.

Club Liaison, Bob Larsen:  There is a new scorecard coming out this season with hole layouts on the back.
The greenbelts will be watered but not re-seeded.  They may turn brown with time.
Charlie Hunt has made stone signs for no parking at the Club.  They will be displayed when play begins.
Green repair teams are being formed, assuming the new Superintendent wants our help.  Please let Bob know if you are interested in helping.

Member at Large, John Coyle:
John is trying to line up guest speakers for Member meetings.  He will reach out to Bob Breidenbach to address the group.  Doug reported that Peter Donovan (Desert Sun writer) will be our December speaker (Dodger fan).  We haven’t heard from Larry Bohannon for a year or so; he remains a candidate.
John also notified the group that our first Sweeps round is the same day as the Turkey Shoot.  There will be a $10 fee for the Turkey Shoot but only a $5 fee for the Sweeps if you do not want to participate in the Turkey Shoot.

Member at Large, Tony Tilt: N/R

Handicap, Clint Jay: N/R

Membership, Brian Duckworth:  Get your renewal or new member dues in by no later than November 30th.

Tournaments, Orest Kruhlak:
John Coyle mentioned that the first tournament this year is the Eclectic in December.  The dates are: December 6 and December 10.  These will be two-man teams.

Publicity, Dennis Hanks:  N/R

Hearts & Flowers, David Shaw:  David sent out some Sympathy or Get Well Cards this summer. Among them were cards for Jim Olsen, Mike Delnick, Ed Schmidt and MikeHogan.

Hole-in-One, Ken Gordon:    N/R

Social, Howard Hudson:
The Welcome Back Luncheon on November 16th will be at 11:30am in the main clubhouse.  We will have Smoked Brisket and all the trimmings.  If you haven’t registered, please do so ASAP.

SCGA, Clint Jay: N/R

Rules, Byron Harvie:  N/R

AM Sweeps, Ken Gordon:  N/R

PM Sweeps, Bob Breidenbach (temporary): N/R

Past President, John Coyle:  N/R

Parliamentarian, Dale Erickson:  N/R

Canadian Representative, Chris Marshall: N/R

Website Management, John Fox:
Jim Pollard will be helping John with the website.  As a token of our thanks, the Board voted to pay for his Social Membership.

OLD BUSINESS:  None

NEW BUSINESS: None

CLOSING REMARKS (PRESIDENT): Welcome back to all of our members and thanks for the outstanding attendance this morning.

ADJOURNMANT.   President Doug Hodson adjourned the meeting at 9:35 am.