Meeting Minutes
Wilde Bunch Executive Board
Date: January 9, 2005
Place: Scott & Brian’s House

Attendance:  Jim Effinger, Shannon Wagers, Tony Horvat, Scott Ferris, Brian Blackwell, William Andrews and Alan Martinez.

The meeting was called to order at:  6:20 P.M. by Jim Effinger, Wilde Bunch President.

Officer reports:

President:  Past president, Scott Ferris, handed out calendar planners for 2005 and a folder of past materials to incoming president, Jim Effinger.  Scott said that in the absence of a vice-president, he would be willing to assist in those duties for 2005.  Scott mentioned that it was Kris’ turn to be retained as the caller for the 2006 fly-in.  Scott also mentioned that Bill Eyler would like to go back to two nights a week, when workable.

Vice President:  Tony Horvat presented a folder of fly-in materials and a diskette containing promotional items, etc. from the 2004 fly-in.

Secretary: Shannon passed along the post office box key and past minutes to Tony Horvat.

Treasurer: Brian Blackwell sent a check to the caterer for $757, which reflected a 20% discount.  That closes out the last expense for Chase the Chile.  There will be a carry forward of $1,587.51.  Brian ordered new name tags and officer bricks, which should be ready in 3-5 days.  A new bank authorization for check signing was passed around to all the officers for signature, and will be effective as of January 10th.

Outreach Director:  Shannon contacted the New Mexico Voice, a new newspaper serving the GLBT community, to add an item on their calendar regarding the start of classes for the Wilde Bunch, placed at no charge.  The Board thanked William for his past service as Outreach Director.

Class Director:  Brian Blackwell will organize new class materials on January 10th.

New business:  Tony Horvat will carry a fly-in registration to Gordon Macaw for Chase the Chile 2006, to be a part of the raffle at their upcoming fly-in.  

The calendar was reviewed, and Dec. 26, 2005 and Jan. 2, 2006 will be dark.  A Valentine’s Day dance and potluck was planned for Feb. 14th.  The Wilde Bunch anniversary date was set for March 21st.

Old business:  There was some discussion about whether or not the Member-At-Large position on the board should be eliminated or merged into one of the other board positions, but the matter was tabled for further discussion at a later date.  There was also brief discussion about whether the Wilde Bunch should remain a fully active club in the IAGSDC.  If so, we would need to submit $1 per member.  If the Wilde Bunch went to an active associate membership status with the IAGSDC, this fee would not be assessed.  Scott explained that if the club went to associate member status, we would no longer be eligible to make application to the Peterson Fund.  However, we would be eligible as an IAGSDC associate club to apply for funds from All Join Hands.

Open Forum:  Alan Martinez voiced his preference to holding board meetings after square dancing on the first Monday of the month, rather than on weekends, and this schedule was adopted by the board.  

There was a question regarding the status of the new shirt order and the catalogue availability for ordering additional items.  Jim Effinger assured that he would start putting out the catalogue, and would make an announcement.

Adjournment at: 7:25 p.m.