The member attendance for this meeting equaled the number serving and present on the board - 9! Thanks were given to the election committee and the people who decorated for the holidays. Minutes from the October regular board meeting were approved and the minutes to two "open meetings" called by the board. A reserve account will be opened at a new bank (more to follow).
Overall the meeting moved quickly and without the usual drama.
What was interesting was that as almost every committee chair gave their report they also sought approval for committee members for 2014. We'll analyze the members approved for each committee later on. De Marchi gave a Compliance Committee report for the first time in months. He sought to change language under petty cash. He did not name, or list, committee membership as many of the others did. What is the treasurer of the organization - finance chair, member of several committees, doing serving as Compliance Chair? Look at the conflict alone of the treasurer - finance chair, bringing a proposed change to the policy manual to the board for a vote.
A quick review of the current policy manual and those from 2002 and 2006 brought more questions than answers. Shouldn't the list provided by the board on the website that lists the approved changes to the manual include the fact that Audit Committee was removed and a brand new one added - Compliance? Will Compliance end up having the same strange undocumented appearance that the Confidentiality Agreement had? We'll see as we look into it after the new year.
More to follow on the December meeting after the new year.
