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September '08  Membership Meeting Minutes
 

Date:   September 4, 2008

Time:   9:00 am

Place:  Chaparral Center

 

Attending Officers: Al Miller, President; Dot Reeve, Treasurer; Maureen Garcia, Secretary;

June Foy, Past President

 

The President opened the meeting.  The minutes of the previous meeting were distributed via e-mail.

  • The Treasurer’s report was given.  Total assets $14,215.18

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

MONITORING:

  • All materials are now computerized.  There is a book labeled “membership hours where all papers are kept

  • Monitors now need to have a witness sign that they are indeed doing their service

  • There is to be no doubling up of monitors unless the calendar is full, especially in the summer months

  • Sharon Rothzied is now in charge of monitor training.  The orientation people for clay and ceramics stays the same

 

STUDIO OPENERS

  • The is a need for an opener for Fridays and Saturdays

 

EDUCATION

  • A meeting will be held immediately following this meeting

  • There is a interest sign up sheet on the board

  • Jen is in the process of restructuring the sign up book

 

SOCIAL AND SUNSHINE

  • No report

 

PURCHASING

  • Several clays have been discontinued and new ones added.

  • Price of clay has been increased to $12.50 per bag

  • Weekly deliveries from Marjon’s will begin in September

  • Jen Oberle and Barbara Spinner will make up a list of each clay available with its characteristics

 

GLAZING

  • Jerry Osborne has resigned as representative for Connie Johnson who also wished not to be chair.  Aleta Basso has accepted the position of chairperson

  • All previous problems with glazes has been cleared up

  • New test tiles for the new clay should be made

 

KILN

  • Jerry Balman has stepped down from the chairmanship but will remain on the committee.  Pam Leitner and Lynn Shanrock will co-chair

  • One kiln has been recoiled and another new relays have been applied

  • New shelves have also been put in place

  • New rings are being done for platters

  • Pat Dumbacher continues to make new shards

  • The board has agreed to new rules regarding the firing of large pieces

    • Any piece large enough to take up the whole kiln, the cost will be $5 for bisque and $7.50 for firing

    • Size limit for pieces is 18 inches.  If a platter is bigger than that it must wait to be fired until a top shelf is available.  No piece can be over 20 inches

 

RAKU

  • Bob and Al have attended several meetings concerning the new raku area.

  • The proposal has passed the CARE board and will go before CAM at their next meeting.  If the proposal passes our donation of $5,000 will be given

 

EQUIPMENT

  • Jerry Balman is filling in for Bob Little during the summer months.

  • Hopefully if routine maintenance of clay traps is performed, problems will disappear.

 

SUPPLIES

  • Howard Greene has resigned.  New person is needed

 

CLEANING

  • More workers are needed

 

MOLD MAKING

  • no report

 

CLUB SALES

  • Jan Nolan is in charge of the Octoberfest.  A sign up sheet will go up this week.  Set up with be Friday evening, October 10

  • Recording of studio sales

    • Some people have not paid their 10%

    • The board has agreed that any member in arrears will loose their privileges until paid up

 

NEW BUSINESS

  • A suggestion was made that a job description for each job should be available

  • Aleta is looking for donations for the Tennis Club.  They are hosting a fund raiser for Hospice of Surprise.  All donations are needed by October 24

  • Pat Dumbacher is looking for donations for the Singles Club.  They are having a dance to raise money for Toys for Tots.  Donations needed by September 20

  • A nominating committee has been appointed

    • Sharon Rothzied, Chair

    • Rose Youngman

    • Barbara Spinner

  • Jack will be notified to put on the web site that the nominating committee is in the process of setting up the slate for 2009.  Any person interested in running for an office should contact one of the nominating committee members

  • Trash bags are now being kept in the supply room.  They are for trash and not to cover large pieces

  • Visitors

    • CAM policy states that a visitor can only use the club 3x a year and must pay the $2 visitor fee each time

  • There has been some confusion about entitlements for committee members

    • If you have been a chairperson for a full year then you are entitled to a full year of service free the following year.  If you are a member of a committee for a full year then you are entitled to 6 months free the following year.

  • It has been decided that those who are here year round may do more monitoring than once a month only during the months of June-July-August and for no more that 2 times in a month

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Maureen Garcia, Secretary