Milwaukee
Scottish Country Dancers
Annual General Meeting
July 16, 2018
Present: K. Phipps, V. Phipps, R. Winnie,
L. Garner, T. Garner, N. Stangler, C. Sterling, J. Fitak, S.
Fitak, P. Gunderson, P. Garragues, D. Hankes. J. McCormick ex
officio. Quorum
present, meeting called to order at 7:20 p.m.
I.Minutes of the 2017 AGM
accepted as distributed.
II.Treasurer’s report
distributed, discussed and approved.
a.The “teaching video” item is
superfluous and will be deleted. Multiple teaching videos are
available on line.
b.The group remains
financially viable after disbursement of the TAC scholarships.
III.Election of Board of
Directors for 2018-2019.The
following slate was elected by acclimation.
a.President – Becky Glamm
b.Co-Vice-presidents - T
& L Garner
c.Treasurer -V. Phipps
d.At Large – D. Hankes
IV.Old Business
a.An ad hoc board meeting
previously approved the disbursement of the TAC scholarships to
T. Garner and R. Winnie.
b.A revised RSCDS web site
is being constructed. Our group has submitted the requested
group profile for inclusion on the site.
c.The concept of videoing
our “signature” dances is still viable. As a start on the more
ambitious project of having our videos included on the
international Scottish Dictionary the suggestion was made and
approved to continue our efforts to video one dance for
inclusion on our web site.
i.T.
Garner will continue to hone skill in the video process after
the 2018 TAC.
ii.A
general consensus of members present committed to the project,
understanding much practice will be needed.
V.New Business
a.Suggested changes to the
bylaws were distributed to members a month ago.
i.Section
2 – The fiscal year shall be July 1 through June 30.
ii.Section
6 - Terms of office shall start on August 1.
iii.The
changes were approved.
b.Change in the amount of
dues and Halloween Dance fees.
i.T.
garner moved to raise the yearly dues to $15 – seconded and
approved
ii.C.
Sterling moved to raise the fee for the Halloween dance to $15 –
seconded and approved
iii.Maintenance
of a close association with RSCDS is one of the aims of our
group.
1.Payment as an Affiliated
Group will be paid yearly until such time as we become a Branch
2.Membership in the
international organization will become an increasingly important
construct as we become a branch with multiple teachers.
VI.Announcements
a.K. Phippsannounced the dates
and times of our involvement at the Highland Games
i.He
will not be attending the games, the liaison will be done by the
Garners.
ii.A
demo for the Friday opening of the games will be done and
audience participation events will be held both Saturday and
Sunday of the games
b.October Halloween Program
i.The
program is complete, crib sheets and list of dances will be on
the Web site
ii.The
“manual” of preparations for this event has been constructed and
will be shared with new board members.
iii.J.
Fitak will construct the programsfor the Halloween dance..
iv.P.
Gunderson will distribute PR info to the appropriate sites.
c.Other
i.L.
Garner has accepted the task of scheduling the Monday evening
classes with the respective venues (St. Paul and Our Lord)
1.She is seeking new
site(s) that have more pliable flooring than Our Lords
a.Valley View Yoga Studio
at 5307 S. 92nd Street may become available.
b.Members agreed to a price
of $50 per Monday session if this site becomes available
c.Hankes will report back
on this issue.
ii.Dance
Works is not available on Monday evening but can be rented on an
ad hoc basis at other open times.
VII.Meeting adjourned at 8:05
p.m.It is
generally agreed that more than one board meeting per year is
advisable. The next Annual meeting will be held on the third
Monday July 2019.