Board Brief July 2023

President’s Report: Greg Moss

The September Board Meeting will be switched to Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 4:30 PM
A new agenda format will be used going forward
Two articles were attached regarding Club Managers managing the club, highlighting that the BOD should function in an advisory capacity, allowing the GM to effectively manage the club. We have 120 days ahead of us to discover best practices on how to achieve a working balance to this end.

Minutes from The July 26, 2023 BOD Meeting were approved.

The Consent Agenda was accepted.

Update on Member Communication: Greg Moss and Adam Zubek

Past President’s Meeting went well
Greg and Alan will attend up-coming Committee Meetings to share their presentation
Adam wants all Member Classifications to be informed and is creating a strategy to be brought to the BOD first, then out to membership.

Bridge Bond Update: Alan Harden

Nominating Committee Update: Russ Werner

According to the By-Laws, Nominating Committee members shall be appointed by the BOD at least sixty (60) days prior to the Annual Meeting.
Russ has done extensive work to improve the process of selecting potential candidates both for the BOD positions and as Committee Members.. On or before fifty (50) days prior to the Annual Meeting, the Nominating Committee will present a slate of nominees to the Board, and at least forty (40) days prior to the Annual Meeting the Nominating Committee will present the final slate to the Secretary.

General Manager’s Report: Adam Zubek

Adam’s objectives:

Create organizational clarity among staff
Finding best practices for Club wide communication
Reformatting weekly email
Website needs tweaking
New member orientation improvements
Create an in-staff communication process
Working with a 3rd party to update the Club App, which integrates with North Star and other Apps (Brooke is working on this project)
For the Club to be recognized as an “Employer of Choice”, enticing and retaining employees
Advancing a partnership among leadership and membership

Long Range Planning Update: Greg Moss

Membership Survey: Jim Buttimer

Club Benchmarking to assist in creating a Membership Survey as a follow up to the one done last Fall.
The intent is to perform these surveys annually
In process of finalizing a draft early September

Membership: Jim Buttimer ( Motion attached)

To approve the following applicants for membership: