Minutes from the
ISC Members’ Meeting
3/9/205 held in room 341 IMU
Read and adopted by the ISC on 3/23/05.
The meeting called to order to Commodore Schneider at 7:04. 12 persons attending (which includes officers Schneider, Flowers, Steinman, Clark, Adkins, and Huntley)
1. Minutes from the Members’ Meeting of 2/23/2005 were read and adopted.
2. Officers’ Reports:
A. Commodore’s report, Lindsey:
1. CPR classes for ISC officers still confront scheduling problems.
2. The Racing Team met Sunday to discuss regatta schedules. 11 members, old and new, attended.
B. Vice Commodore’s report, Erin:
Tentative (but nearly final) dates for upcoming events will be posted both on the web calendar and by e-mail for Club consideration.
C. Membership Officer’s report, Heather:
An updated member list will be posted that includes ratings.
3. Unfinished business:
A. CPR training? No action taken; no dates seem possible for all. Lindsey will continue to investigate.
B. Tree trimming, Tom Hart reporting. We have a bid from Dustin Carsen for $350 to trim overhanging branches from the Lock-Up to the water’s edge. Moved to accept this bid (Huntley / Woodworth). The motion discussed, question called, and it passes unanimously.
Moved (Tom Hart / Erin) that if in the judgment of the Harbor Master, an additional $150 would be a worthwhile expense for cleaning up the debris, this expenditure should be authorized. Motion discussed, question called, and it passes unanimously.
4. New Business:
1. A motion to establish a standing audit committee for Iowa Sailing Club finances:
Moved (Huntley / Adkins) that a committee of 3 persons, the present Commodore, the past Commodore, and the Faculty Advisor, audit the Club’s financial records once each sailing season (at the end of Spring, of Summer, and of Fall) to assure ISC members that all income has been clearly identified, entered, and properly deposited, and that all expenditures have been identified, correctly attributed, and can be justified by bills or receipts.
Motion discussed, question called, it passes unanimously.
2. A motion to promote the involvement of Club members in the work of the Iowa Sailing Club:
Moved (Huntley / Woodworth) that--
(1) Each elected officer of the Club draw help when needed from the list of volunteers provided by the Membership Officer. Furthermore, that each officer mobilize, instruct, focus, and recognize Club members who volunteer their help, keeping a record of volunteer effectiveness in learning and doing Club work .. Also, that each officer take note of Club members who seem to be potential leaders for the Club’s future.
(2) That this effort, using this list of volunteer interest, continue through the Spring and Summer 2005 sailing season, but that during this time, the Club’s web masters (Todd and Heather) investigate alternative ways to solicit member involvement in Club operations, to publicize up-to- date explanations of club work, and to promote variety in what members are asked to do
And finally, (3) that next Fall, ISC Officers evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this 2-season experiment for member involvement and, if appropriate , design and adopt a more effective program for involving more of our members in more varied aspects of Club operations and to train future leaders of the Club.
Motion discussed, question called, it passes unanimously.
5. Announcements, etc.
Tom Hart: Tuesday, 3/15, at 1:00 at the boathouse, a work group meets to move the pontoon boat from its trailer onto Kennedy Marine’s trailer.
John Huntley: A letter of thanks (with the Scheels’ gift certificate) has been sent to Jesse Jans; and letters updating our safety efforts have been sent to Gwen Prentice of the DNR and Wayne Fett of RecServices.