Meeting was called to order at 3:03 PM by Ed Lewis, President. In attendance were: Ed Lewis, President, Ray Gomez, Vice President Membership, Phil Dupont, Secretary, Rob Harris, Mike Austin, Orin Segall, John Mano, Dennis Toland, and Dick Emmert. Peter Hall, Vice President, Tony Amundson, Jim Hardman, Larry Bugden, and Bill McElmurray were absent.
President’s Report:
None.
Vice President Report:
The Nominating Committee presented their recommendations to the Board. Ken Jones, Marc Fontaine, Jim Knowles and Alan Godfried were unanimously accepted.
Ed and Peter will serve another year as President and Vice President respectively. Not two years. Ed will seek to find someone to serve as Vice President that will accept the Presidency next year.
Treasurer’s Report:
Dick Emmert gave the Treasurer’s report. We have a balance of $5,262 in our checking account. The report was approved unanimously.
The Champion’s Dinner cost $1,448 versus $1,600 last year. Ed recommended that this event should be seriously discussed next year as to whether or not to have the event. Turnout was low again this year. Mike Austin suggested that Wednesday Play collect an additional dollar that would be applied to paying for the banquet. This way more people would be “invested†in the banquet and more people would attend. Ed asked Ray Gomez to figure out how much extra we would collect if this idea was adopted.
Secretary’s Report:
The minutes for the last meeting were approved unanimously with revisions and sent to Mark O’Brien and Bob Weiss.
Membership-Vice President’s Report:
On 10/1/09, Membership was 264 versus 326 at the same time last year. It was agreed that we need a good Marketing Plan for next year in order to raise our membership numbers. There are roughly 500 Course members that are not CCMGA Members. We should market hard to this group.
Handicap Report:
No report.
Website Report:
Rob Harris will be web master next year. Dennis Toland will back Rob up.
Brewster Golf Commission Report:
Non-resident memberships equal 183 which are up by 67. Roughly 10 former non-residents returned. Ed requested a list of the new members and their email addresses. Ed will offer CCMGA membership through April, 2010 and invite the new members to the November 4, 2009 CCMGA Annual Meeting. Orin suggested to Bob Weiss, Commission Chair, that the Pro Shop conduct an orientation for the new members. The orientation would include meeting the Pros, lay of the course, rules, reservation system, etc. Bob said an orientation such as this was the responsibility of Mark O’Brien. Orin made the same suggestion to Mark. The idea is currently in Mark’s hands.
The Commission continues to look at member rates.
The next Commission Meeting is November 3 at 1pm at the Course.
Old Business:
Pace of Play: No report.
Annual Meeting:
Ed requested that all Board members attend.
Raffle: There will be a free raffle. What items are actually raffled will depend on the turnout. Ray will create and post a flier for the event.
New Business: None.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:15pm.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be on November 4, 2009 at 2:30PM (just before the Annual Meeting) at the Captains Course. The next monthly meeting will be on January 20, 2010 at 10am. ( To avoid confusion a Board Meeting is planned for December 3, 2009 at 9am at the Captains Course).
Respectfully submitted,
Phil Dupont, Secretary
11/9/09