THE
VILLAGES WOODWORKERS CLUB BOARD MEETING
MARCH 27, 2008
Murry Bishop called the
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Board members attending: Murry Bishop, Charlie Shark, Dave Adamovich,
Dick Brady, Al Carlson, Larry Cross, Wayne Hendricks, and John Herega. Others in Attendance:
Chuck Heise.
A
quorum has been achieved with eight of nine Board members in attendance. The minutes from the February 28, 2008 Board
meeting were reviewed and approved as written.
Copies
of Profit and Loss and Balance sheet statements were distributed; it was noted
that only half of the year-to-date column printed. The numbers are only through
March 25. Income is down this month due
to very little dues being taken in.
Expenses continue to go up as they did last year at this time, although
they go down during the summertime. We
currently have about $44,000 in assets. There was some discussion about the
Lumber Expense and Education categories. The Treasurer’s report was accepted.
1.
2.
Security
System: Both Brinks and ADT were
contacted regarding putting in a security system, and both had about the same
equipment to install. Brinks’ package
was $900 to install and $42 per month.
ADT’s package was $2100 to install and $102 per month. The system entails motion detectors and
magnetic sensors on the doors. If there
was a call to be made, Brinks would call Charlie or Murry at home and they
would decide whether to have Brinks call the police. Questions: If someone forgot to put the alarm on, would
we get a call? Will the police charge us
if they have to come out? Will the
neighborhood Village Watch come out here?
Has anyone checked this out with either of them? We’ll want the new storage facility on this
system too. This was inquired about and
is included in the price of the system (running wires to the building).
A
motion was made by Dick Brady and seconded by Wayne Hendricks to accept the
Brinks package. The Board unanimously
passed the motion to accept the Brinks package to wire and run a security
system into the shop at a cost of $900 to install and $42.49 per month.
3.
Sound System for
Certification, Safety Training, and Turner’s meeting: A proposal was made for a sound system to be
purchased. The one proposed is a tour guide type system for up to 7 people to
wear packs on their backs. The price is
$1977 including shipping of $16.30. It
is a wireless system with one main speaker and has a return policy.
4. Two new windows for the
doors from the shop to the office and the Carver’s room will be put in tomorrow
at a cost of $300 each.
5.
After the
6.
Membership: Currently, we have 705 members but only 6
joined in March compared to 16 March 2007.
Our numbers are not bouncing back as fast as they did last year. Charlie thinks we’ll settle at 120 new
members this year, and getting the new building was predicated on that amount.
We’ll need to do some belt tightening with regards to expenses from now
on. We’re in the process of developing a
budget.
Regarding
the budget, we’ve expended $4000 with regards to maintenance. Bob Behrens does a lot, but he’ll be gone in
the summer. This vacuum system is not a
perfect system, and we’ll always have problems with it. It was given to us but is not the system Dave
wanted. Dave said he would get together
with John Mills and Mike Metler. It was suggested they invite Sam to the
meeting. Mike Metler thinks the system
will handle it fine. Dave doesn’t want
to see a separate vacuum for the sander.
Larry Cross said someone bent the spindle on the new grinder on the
second day. Dave will talk to Tavares
Electrical about what they recommend for replacing it.
Education – Chuck Heise: Check the website for classes offered until
the end of May. John Herega said no one
showed up for class on St. Patrick’s Day so he’s extending the class. Question: How do we know the competency of the
instructors? Answer: Chuck said he used those who had taught
prior. He assumed they knew what they
were doing. It was suggested to have students
evaluate instructors anonymously. Chuck
said this was discussed at their last Education meeting.
Tool Crib/Greeter – Email from Max Bohnstedt: A copy of the
email was distributed summarizing what was discussed at their 3/18/08 project
meeting. We’re shooting to open the tool
crib April 21.
1. A motion was made and seconded to authorize Murry
Bishop as a signer of checks for the Club. The Board unanimously passed a motion to
authorize Murry Bishop as a signer of checks.
2. A motion was made and seconded to authorize Jim Deemer
to become the new Treasurer. The
Board unanimously passed a motion to authorize Jim Deemer to become the new Treasurer
and authorized to sign checks as of May 1, 2008.
3. A motion was made and seconded to authorize Mike
McCarty to become the new Assistant Treasurer.
The Board unanimously passed a motion to authorize Mike McCarty to
become the new Assistant Treasurer as of May 1, 2008.
4.
The Turners would
like Board approval to purchase woodturning tools. A list was submitted with the total +
shipping cost to be $1322.80. Although
half of the requested tools are needed in the classes, Larry suggested that the
Turners buy their own gouges. Part of
the class is showing how to grind the gouges.
John and Larry will continue this discussion further. The Board
unanimously passed a motion to purchase the woodturning tools per the submitted
sheet for a total of $1322.80 plus shipping.
5.
Murry suggested
authorizing establishing a credit account with Dixie Plywood in
6. John Herega presented an
After Hours Program for eligible members.
It proposed making the shop available between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. an
evening or two every week so that eligible members could use the shop for their
own projects because of the time they volunteer at the shop during normal shop
hours. It was suggested that the Board
members look at this proposal and decide on it at the next Board meeting. It will be categorized as Unfinished Business
then.
Meeting
adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
Heather
Sawyer, Secretary