MINUTES OF THE UNIT 195, WESTERN MICHIGAN, ACBL BOARD MEETING 
in Muskegon at Roosevelt Park Recreation Bldg. and 429 E. Circle Dr. on 
Saturday, 
July 16, 2005

The meeting was called to order by President Dennis Carman at 3:40 PM.

Present were:
President Dennis Carman
district 1 -  Duane Little, Joe Manhart and Nancy Yarbrough
district 2 -  Joanne Molt, Dave Kamm and Roger Anderson 
district 3 -  Eugene  Kales, Jackie Oman, and Paul Christ
district 4 -  Alan Bau, Tom Eadie, Judy Euler and Marian Vyverman,
district 5 -  Brenda Walz and Pete Fleming
Board Member absent: - none
and guests
    The Minutes of the Board Meeting at Jackson, January 8, 2005 were 
approved.
    Dennis reported that at a Membership meeting in Grand Rapids on April 30 
a by-law change was approved to hold only two Board Meetings per year and 
other minor changes to be compatible with that.  He suggested that the two 
meetings should be about 6 months apart, thus Jackson and Muskegon or Lansing and 
Kalamazoo.  Either schedule would fit with meetings between those of the District 
Board.  Kales proposed that a December meeting in Lansing would provide a 
cleanup for the year and a time to plan the next year.  Alan Bau said that they 
plan to continue with three sessions of Bridge on Saturday at the Kalamazoo 
Sectional.  That schedule does not provide a convenient time for a Board meeting. 
 A motion to hold Board meetings in Jackson and Muskegon in 2006 was approved.
    The Financial Report was presented by Joe Manhart.  He stated that the  
tournaments so far have produced a profit to the Unit of $1579, whereas those 
tournaments last year lost $100. Financial results of tournaments held this 
year are shown under Tournaments Results included in the handouts.  The report 
was approved.
    Alan Bau reported that the District web site has been improved and 
updated and asked whether the Board thought we should continue with both the Unit 
and District sites.
The Board seemed in favor of continuing both sites.     
                            
TOURNAMENT RESULTS:
    The table count in Jackson was up 15 tables and the profit up $375.  The 
Board     meeting room was a big improvement.
    The Lansing NLM produced a higher profit with fewer tables and Gene’s 
food was applauded.
    Grand Rapids was up over 30 tables and profit was up $717.  
    Kalamazoo was up 36 tables with a new schedule and more and enjoyed.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULING:
    The site of the St. Jo Sectional has changed.  Remind players to look at 
the revised directions on the web site and on current flyers.
    Tournaments for 2006 are anticipated to be essentially the same as this 
year except no Sectional in St. Jo.   Dennis and Bob Houtrow are working on a 
Sectional in Battle Creek 
    Kales asked for approval of a one day Sectional in late August.  The 
Board approved. (This plan has been canceled as a Sesctional, but continues as a 
Charity Game)
    The Regional will be in Grand Rapids in 2005 and 2006
    The NAP Unit Finals will be in Lansing, Kalamazoo, Muskegon or Grand 
Haven, and, probably, Traverse City.
    The District Final will be in Lansing on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005

DISTRICT INFORMATION
    Dennis reported that the Spring NABC will be in Detroit,  March 6-16, 
2008.  The co-chairs are Bill Arlinghaus, Sandy Arlinghaus and Ron Horwitz.  The 
web site  is www.Detroit2008Nationals.org.  The ACBL has given them $90,000($9 
per table for 10,000 tables-unknown whether they give back money if fewer 
tables). SOMBA and MBA are contributing $25,000 each and Unit 195 is being asked 
for $15,000.  The other two Units are being asked for $5000 each.  Pittsburgh 
had $208,000 and Detroit wants $250,000.  No budgets from other NABC’s or 
proposed for Detroit is available.  A proposal to have regionals surcharge $1 per 
person per event was not voted on in May. At a meeting July 11 it was decided 
to begin this surcharge in October and if Joanne wanted to do it in August 
they would be happy to accept the money.  She declined. Sectionally rated pair 
games at clubs August 8-14 will pay $4 per table. These games will be held in 
2006 and 2007 too.  Dennis stated that until we see a budget we should not 
promise any money.  The Board approved of this thought.  
MENTORING
    Kalamazoo is the only organized mentoring program collecting subsidy from 
the Unit. Judy Euler stated that in St. Jo the experienced players are 
playing regularly with the less experienced and that attendance has been good and it 
is working well.
NEW BUSINESS:
    There was a lengthy discussion over a ruling and recorder actions and 
what some people thought was an unsatisfactory conclusion to the mess.  Somehow 
the ACBL got involved and wants our Recorder, Dave Kamm, to do more.  The Board 
voted to send ACBL a statement supporting what Dave has done and that we 
consider the matter closed.  Dave agreed to send a suitable text for this 
statement for the Secretary to send to ACBL

    The next Board Meeting will be January 7, 2006 in Jackson.
 
    The Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted,



Joe Manhart


Note:  Next year is an election year.  The number of Board members from each 
Precinct is determined by the membership in the Precincts.  Each Precinct is 
entitled to two members and if the membership exceeds 150, a third member.  If 
the membership exceeds 250 a fourth member.  As of September 2004 the 
Precincts had:  1, 221;  2, 208; 3, 150; 4, 251; and 5,51.  At that time Precincts 3 
and 4 were close to losing a member.  The membership will be counted as that 
available form ACBL on June 1, 2006.  I know that certain members have requested 
membership in precincts other than their home one.  I do not have an accurate 
current listing of these and would like to receive request from anyone 
wishing to swiltch.