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MINUTES OF MACA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – 5/28/2012
President G. Mirijanian called the Annual Membership Meeting to order at 9:00 AM at the Best Western Hotel in Marlboro, site of the 81st Massachusetts Open. Ten people were in attendance: President George Mirijanian, Treasurer Robert Messenger, Clerk Nicholas Sterling, Directors Stephen Dann, Brian Mottershead, and Richard Kinne, and four additional MACA Members: Tom Provost, Robert Norris, Eduardo Valadares, Edward Chiu. A quorum of thirty being required by the Bylaws, the meeting was declared inquorate.
Election results were read by Elections Commission Member G. Mirijanian. It was agreed to thank the Elections Commission and to vote at the June Board Meeting to dispose of the ballots.
No. of ballots issued: 736
No. of ballots returned: 105
No. of valid ballots: 105
PRESIDENT
Robert E. King of Plymouth - 66 votes - elected
Richard "Doc" Kinne of Somerville - 14
George Mirijanian of Fitchburg - 3
Ken Ballou of Framingham - 1
John Elmore of Stratham, NH - 1
Steven Frymer of Lexington - 1
William Kelleher of Watertown - 1
Brian Lafferty of Andover - 1
Maryanne Reilly of Newton Centre - 1
BLANKS - 16
VICE PRESIDENT
Steven Frymer of Lexington - 78 votes - elected
John Elmore of Stratham, NH - 1
Mikhail Perelshteyn of Swampscott - 1
BLANKS - 25
TREASURER
Robert Messenger of Nashua, NH - 101 votes - elected
BLANKS - 4
CLERK
Nicholas Sterling of Needham - 88 votes - elected
Brian Mottershead of Carlisle - 3
Mark Kaprielian of Framingham - 1
BLANKS - 13
DIRECTOR
George Mirijanian of Fitchburg - 98 votes - elected
Larry Eldridge of West Newton - 89 votes - elected
Richard "Doc" Kinne of Somerville - 87 votes - elected
Stephen Dann of Worcester - 81 votes - elected
Walter Driscoll of Cambridge - 79 votes - elected
Brian Mottershead of Carlisle - 63 votes - elected
Kenneth P. Belt of Concord - 61 votes - elected
Nathan Smolensky of Brookline - 3
Walter Champion of Wellesley - 2
Donna Alarie of Rutland - 1
Christopher Bird of Melrose - 1
Charlie Fauman of Newton - 1
Steven Frymer of Lexington - 1
Joshua Haunstrup of address unknown - 1
Bernardo Iglesias of Stoughton - 1
Alexander Ivanov of Newton - 1
Daniel Sullivan of Medford – 1
Tellers: Richard Kinne, Stephen Dann, George Mirijanian
Treasurer’s report was read by R. Messenger:
(i) (1) Net income of the General Fund year-to-date this year as of 5/28/12: $1019.03 net loss. (2) Net income of the General Fund year-to-date last year as of 5/30/11: $6606.16 net gain. (ii) (1) Special Fund income year-to-date this year as of 5/28/12: $3965.98, with $608.82 dividends. (2) Special Fund income year-to-date last year as of 5/30/11: $2340.99, with $631.44 dividends. (iii) (1) Special Fund expenses year-to-date this year as of 5/28/12: $2914.31. (2) Special Fund expenses year-to-date last year as of 5/30/11: $5540.05. (iv) (1) Special Fund net income year-to-date this year as of 5/28/12: $1051.67. (2) Special Fund net income year-to-date last year as of 5/30/11: $3199.06 net loss. (v) Changes in Fund Balances: Year-to-Date: $32.64 net gain. (vi) Total Assets as of 5/28/12: $59050.05. (vii) Reserve for Chess Horizons Expenses: $4050.
Membership: B. Messenger read the 5/25/12 Membership numbers as follows: Adults 204 (-11); Junior 385 (+45); Life 215 (-3); Affiliate 2 (+1); Complimentary 4 (-2); D. Library 5 (=); D. Subscriber 9 (-20); Exchange 16 (=); Prison 280 (+18); Subscriber 20 (-4). Total change in Membership and Subscribers: +31.
President G. Mirijanian adjourned the Annual Membership Meeting at 9:30 AM. The date, time, and place for the June Board Meeting are TBD as of the Meeting. [Clerk’s NOTE: The Meeting date, place, and time were subsequently set for Sunday 6/10/12 at 6:00 PM at the Papa Gino’s in Natick.]
Respectfully submitted,
Nicholas Sterling, Clerk |