The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held
on Thursday August 2, 2018. President Al Schmidt called the meeting to order at
10 AM. Roll was called and 7 members were present.
The secretary read the board meeting minutes from July 5, 2018.
The minutes were approved as read.
Dave Tarditi gave the treasurers report
and it was approved for audit. Dave indicated that he will pay the insurance
bill which is the same as last year, $505. He raised the question of whether
officers and directors of the club should be indemnified from damages, e.g.
from a lawsuit. After discussion, it was agreed that Dave will talk to Henry
Bean & Sons to determine if our current policy covers this and if not what
the premium increase would be to have it modified.
Membership
Bruce Allen was approved as a regular member and John Long was approved
as a guest member in the club.
Speakers
Jay Cokos reported that he has speakers through early November. He
also has a speaker for the Fall Luncheon
Trips
· Bill Brown
reported that he has 16 people signed up so far for the Phillies game trip on
August 28th. Notices have
appeared in one local paper and should be in the other next week. He will
contact other local organizations to extend an invitation to participate in
this event.
Old Business
· Nothing new
on the restaurant fund-raiser at this time.
· Jay reported that the pop-up tent has
been ordered and he expects to have it delivered this week or next.
· Jay asked about the wine & cheese
party in the fall. Al reported that the hall has been reserved and Bill Brown
indicated that he will take care of the wine and the cheese purchase.
· Bernie reported that the borough auditor provided guidance
regarding our use of the Borough tax-exempt status for our activities and
suggested a possible approach to obtain tax-exempt status. Tax-exempt status
would save us considerable money on our trips as well as any other taxable
purchase made for the club.
New Business
· Bill Brown brought up the amount of our HMHS Scholarship
for consideration. After discussion, Bill made a motion to “Increase the amount
of our Perseverance Award from $500 to $1000”. The motion passed.
· Bill also requested that we regularly provide the
microphone to the speakers at our meetings. It is especially difficult to hear
in the summer when the AC is running.
· Al Schmidt indicated that he would not be available for
the August business meeting. In addition, Jay will be at the shore. Bill Brown
agreed to preside over the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 11:00
AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Bernie Schaming, Secretary
