October 2011 Club Business meeting minutes

[Mako Shark II]

Bryan & Lindsey Hosted us tonight. Thank you!

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2080570&page=2

Meeting Minutes:
Secretary & Treasurer Bill Hampton gave the financial report on the Frag Swap:
We nearly broke even (and that was Great News, given the huge investment we made this year), but we were only down a hundred bucks. (Marty & Bill reported on all the extemporaneous expenses we realized this year. Next year will see an overhaul to the Fee structure; particularly to non-Club Members.

By-Law Revisions pending
Required revisions of the By-Laws will be posted on the Club webpage and voted on at the December Meeting in time For January implementation.

Next Meeting mid-November
will be held in a Commercial venue. Purpose:

2012 Club Officier Nominations
Details to be held on a separate post.
We will VOTE on 2012 Officers

December Meeting
Venue Needed at a Member's Home.
We will VOTE on By-Law Revisions

Storage Space Needed
For Club Owned Assets, Frag Swap "stuff" and etc.
Anybody can volunteer space. Please help.
We need approx 10x10' space

Fiscal Year
is Calendar Year, however individual Club Dues can be collected throughout the year and we be credited thru the 1-year anniversary of the Member Renewal Date.

Club Dues
will only be accepted via PayPal, to bring transparency and better accounting to our (future) Treasurer.

Monthly Meeting Format
Marty suggested a bi-monthly at a Commercial venue (e.g. restaurant). Opposite months to be held (i.e. only 6 per year) to be held at Member's homes.

2012 Frag Swap
Marty also discussed recent Frag Swap and opportunities for improvement, volunteerism, Fees, Sponsors, Vendors and non-Member vendors. New Volunteers are encouraged to reach out to Marty at any time for Next Year's planning session.

 

[ducklabdad]

We certainly can accept dues other that through paypal, but paypal is the preferred means.

thanks,

Bill Hampton

 

[OneReef]

I hate the word bi-monthly. No one ever knows if that is twice a month or every other month....lol

 

[shirley386]

I hate the word bi-monthly. No one ever knows if that is twice a month or every other month....lol

Yeah, either that or semi-monthly. I like to say every two weeks or every every other month or something like that. The problem is that some people (like me) will think they know what you mean and won't ask questions, then leave with the wrong impression.

 

[Mako Shark II]

Definition of BIMONTHLY

Definition of BIMONTHLY

LMAO!

bi·month·ly adj \(ˌ)bī-ˈmən(t)th-lē\

Definition of BIMONTHLY

1: occurring every two months
2: occurring twice a month = semimonthly

Most people get paid (basically) Bi-Weekly. Understand now?


(And don't even start in on me about 24 pay periods vs. 26 pay periods; otherwise I may have to hurt you...)

:debi:

 

[neuroslicer]

That's the problem with the English language... you have to learn it to use it. Just remember by the word "bi-centennial" as in the celebration of our country's 200 year old birthday... (oops, most of you youngsters probably don't remember that either!)... or you could think of a "semi-annual" report... twice a year.... (having a report due once every two years would be pretty silly!) Or a semi-circle... half a circle....

Once a professor, always a professor...!