The Wilde Bunch Board Meeting
Albuquerque Square Dance Center
02/17/2014

Attending: Rick Weber, Scott Amspoker, Jean Maher, Dave Meltzer, Randy Elliott Coburn, Turtle Bear Guillermo, and Aaron Wagner

Call to Order: 1800 by Rick

I. Review of previous minutes from January
•	Motion to approve: Scott
•	2nd: Dave
•	Motion: passed

II. Treasurer's report: Scott
•	Review of current finances
•	Major expenses for January and February included a T3 venue deposit and the purchase of CTC t-shirts
•	Expenses were offset by CTC member registrations and t-shirt sales
•	Motion to approve the treasurer's report: Dave
•	2nd: Jean
•	Motion: passed

III. CTC 2014
•	Sandy Bryant has not formally responded, but the contract has been accepted
•	T-shirts have been produced and are currently being sold for $20 each
•	A picture of the t-shirt has been placed onto the Wilde Bunch website with the goal of also having a registration link
•	The Denver president has been approached to advertise the event with square dance members; Austin has also been contacted for potential recruitment

IV. T3  (late September 2015)
•	   Marriott Uptown contract has been signed and a deposit has been made
•	   A verbal and electronic agreement has been completed with all five callers; an official contract will be sent out for them to finalize and sign 
•	  A preliminary budget has been made for an anticipated 125-150 participants
•	  Four sound systems and other equipment are still needed (Extra money has been budgeted to pay for miscellaneous expenses if these items need to be rented.)
•	  A temporary flyer has been created, but it still needs price points

V. Class Director
•	   Basic class has 3 new members
•	  Challenge C1 has 13 dancers, with inconsistent attendance by Wilde Bunch members; class director will encourage regulars to continue attending if angel participation decreases

VI. Member at Large
•	  General consensus that the Valentine’s dance was a success by group members
•	  Plans for a St. Patrick’s Day dance are being made for a corned beef and cabbage dinner
	
VII. Review of Goals:	
•	  Finances:
•	Anticipate a net gain from the Fly In
o	Hope to make money from t-shirts sales since only 38 of the 62 shirts purchased need to be sold to break even
o	Goal for at least 100 people to participate
•	Two yard sales, instead of three, will be conducted this year 
o	March 21-22 is the official date for the Wilde Bunch yard sale; members have been asked to make item donations if interested in contributing
o	A possible yard sale might occur in the fall
•	  Bylaws: 
•	Proposal to change position term limits and responsibilities (namely VP no longer being the coordinator of the CTC) by end of year
o	Because we are an ad hoc group, Turtle Bear commented that the bylaws for term limits do not need to be altered because the group can be run as committee members see fit. Time and energy should be focused on other endeavors. The intent of the constitution is to circulate group members into all of the elected positions.
•	Motion to make CTC coordinator an appointed chair position because it requires a two-year commitment vs. the one-year term of the vice president. VP duties would be altered so that they no longer include this responsibility.

•	Motion: Jean
•	2nd: Scott / Randy
•	Motion: passed

VIII.  New Business
•	Dave is investigating ads into local publications for Albuquerque Pride 
o	Proposal to start basic/mainstream classes for July 14, 2014
•	Because many members will be traveling for the annual convention, Bill will be contacted to see if July 7 class will be held or not

Next meeting set for: Monday, March 24, 1800 at ASDC

Meeting adjourned: 1844

Respectfully Submitted,

Aaron Wagner
Secretary to The Wilde Bunch