Approved
MACA Board Minutes of
July 9, 2000
The
meeting at the Kennedy Senior Center was called to order at 1:07 p.m. by
President Harvey Reed,. Attending were
(alpha List) Donna Alarie, Robert Cruickshank, William Gennert, Franklin
Herman, Mark Kaprielian, Peter Lee, Geoffrey Polizoti, Harvey Reed and Bradford
Wyatt
Harvey
Reed opened the meeting by suggesting that the Board should concentrate on the
major items on the agenda. Motion
011: (Herman moved, Cruickshank
seconded) It was moved that the
Treasurer should present a summary of MACA’s accounts from January 1, 2000
(subsequently amended to March 2, 2000), including unreconciled items, with the
Treasurer being given discretion as to the manner of presentation, which should
be done at the next Board meeting.
Treasurer
Donna Alarie referred to the continuing problems in determining MACA’s
financial condition. These include the
prior disbursement of monies from various accounts, commingled funds and the
lack of backup information from the previous Treasurer. These factors make it more difficult to
establish an initial balance as a starting-point for calculations. Donna estimated that there will be $8,100.
received from memberships next year and that Chess Horizons expenses would be
about $18,000. Motion 011 was then passed with 8 in favor (Reed,
Gennert, Cruickshank, Lee, Herman, Polizoti, Wyatt, Kaprielian) and 1
abstention (Alarie).
(Member
Robert King joined the meeting at 1:27 p.m.)
Motion 012: (Alarie
moved, Polizoti seconded) The motion to
first consider the appointment of Committee Coordinators was passed without
dissent.
Motion
013: The motion to appoint Peter Lee as Promotion
Coordinator, to be assisted by Robert King as Promotion Manager, was passed
with 8 in favor (Reed, Kaprielian, Alarie, Gennert, Cruickshank, Herman, Polizoti,
Wyatt) and 1 abstention (Lee).
Motion
014: (Herman moved, Lee seconded) The motion to appoint Donna Alarie as
Tournament Coordinator was passed without dissent.
Harvey
Reed referred to Peter Sherwood’s list of requests regarding his continuing as
Editor of Chess Horizons. Motion
015: (Herman moved, Alarie
seconded) The motion to thank Peter
Sherwood for his contribution to MACA as Editor of Chess Horizons and to accept
his resignation as Editor, effective immediately, was passed without dissent.
Harvey
Reed left the meeting at 1:55 p.m., and Vice Kaprielian assumed the
chairmanship. It was agreed that Peter
Sherwood should be asked to return all physical goods and properties belonging
to MACA. The Clerk was designated to
advise him accordingly in writing.
Motion
016: (Herman moved, Polizoti seconded) The motion to appoint Mark Kaprielian as
Parliamentarian was passed without dissent.
Motion
017: (Alarie moved, Herman seconded) The motion to appoint Mark Kaprielian as
chairperson of the Bylaws Committee was passed without dissent.
Motion
018: The motion to appoint Robert Cruickshank as
Scholastic Coordinator was passed without dissent.
Motion
019: The motion to appoint Mark Kaprielian as Web
Master was passed without dissent.
E-zine
was described as providing access from the MACA Web site regarding upcoming
events with emphasis on recruiting and volunteerism. Motion 0110: (Kaprielian
moved, Herman seconded) The motion to
appoint Harvey Reed as Volunteer Coordinator with the charter of publishing
E-zine was passed with 7 in favor (Alarie, Cruickshank, Gennert, Herman,
Kaprielian, Polizoti, Wyatt) and 1 abstention (Lee).
Motion
0111: (Polizoti moved, Wyatt
seconded) The motion to appoint
Franklin Herman as Fund Raising Coordinator was passed without dissent. Bill Gennert noted that some local companies
could be available to sponsor tournaments, such as Scholastics, and to make
donations.
Motion
0112: (Herman moved, Alarie
seconded) The appointment of Geoffrey
Polizoti as Education Coordinator was passed without dissent.
In
a discussion about the future of Chess Horizons it was suggested that several
Board members interview candidates for the Editor’s position. Donna Alarie stated that the
September-October issue of the magazine
should resemble “the current
product”. (Franklin Herman left the
meeting at 2:50 p.m.).
Motion
0113: The motion that the Executive
Board be authorized to negotiate a contract for an interim Editor of Chess
Horizons and to effect the return of any photos, archives, computer, software
and files to MACA was passed without dissent.
(Peter Lee left the meeting at 3:00 p.m.).
Bob
Cruickshank reported that the Scholastics committee has had three meetings with
good results. Five Scholastic
tournaments are being planned.
Supportive parents are needed. A
list of chess teachers will be prepared, and all schools will be
contacted.
Motion
0114: (Alarie moved, Wyatt
seconded) The motion to add Vice President Mark Kaprielian as signatory on MACA’s checking and savings
accounts was passed without dissent.
Motion
0115: (Alarie moved,
Cruickshank seconded) The motion to have MACA proactively pursue
becoming the sponsoring affiliate of the U.S. Open 2001 tournament, subject to
a favorable contract with USCF, was passed without dissent (6-0).
Motion
0116: The motion to appoint Donna
Alarie as the chairperson of MACA’s U.S. Open 2001 tournament committee was
passed without dissent.
It
was agreed that Board meeting minutes are to be posted on the MACA Web site
prior to their being officially approved.
The
meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
The
next Board meeting will be held at the Kennedy Senior Center on Sunday, August
13, 2000, starting at 1:00 p.m.
William R. Gennert, Clerk