Board News

Denver Turnverein Board Meeting Oct 17th News Albert Evans President Present David Tippett VP - Ballroom chair, Building Chair Present William Murakami Treasurer Present Tina Davis Secretary Absent William Buck Membership Present Art Abington Director at large Present Steve Blakely Director at large Present Carla Murphy Director at large – Decorating Chair Present George Potts Director at large Present Jeanette Hensley Director at large – Grant & Fund Raising Chair Absent Jennifer Corey Director at large – Marketing Chair Present Larry Long Director at large – Dance Hosts Present Members in attendance: none A quorum was met. Meeting called to order at 6:28. The minutes of the September meeting were approved as corrected: Ballroom - David Tippett Ballroom report, no motions or votes in this area. Country – Bert Country report for Tarasa. No motions or votes in this area. Dance Hosts – Larry Dance Host report. No motions or votes in this area. New Year’s Eve – Bert The pricing is $60 for tickets purchased through November 30th, $80 for ticket purchased December through 12/28/23, and $100 for last minute sales starting on 12/29/23. Ticket sales will be capped at 125. Decorations - Carla Murphy. Carla moved to increase the decorating budget from $50 to $100 per month. William Buck seconded the motion. The motion carried 5 to 3. Building committee. – David David asked the board if they would approve getting bids on restoring the sign on the front of the building now. He would like to combine sign improvement with basement window restoration. The next grant application window for History Colorado is the spring of 2024. Board consensus was that he should move forward with bids for next spring’s application. Reflective striping has been placed on one side of the front steps. The board approved testing white parking lot stripe paint on the other side to see which would be more visible. Treasurer’s report William provided financial statements. Marketing & CRM Solution Report – Jennifer Marketing report. Jennifer updated on CRM solution status. No motion or vote in this area. Membership – William Buck Membership report. No motion or vote in this area. Grants – William Buck for Jeanette Hensley Grants report give by William Buck. No motion or vote in this area. Conflict of Interest – George George sent the proposed conflict of interest policy to all board members before the meeting. There was discussion about the word significant. The board approved the policy with the following changes: 1. In Article 3 the words “the potential for significant benefit to” are replaced by “the potential to benefit.” 2. In paragraph 3 of Article 4 the words “has a sufficient conflict of interest” are replaced by “has a conflict of interest.” Harassment Policy – George and Carla Report give on status of the new Harassment policy. No motion or votes in this area. Dance Bash Trademark Renewal assigned to TIna. Fire Safety and Emergency Plan - Jennifer Liability Waiver The board agreed to remove the vaccination clause from the Turnverein Rules and Regulations. Meeting adjourned at 8:32 pm Next meeting: November 14, 2023, at the Turnverein