Members gathered in the Highland Society “Men's Bowls” Room last Thursday for our club's first “open” Board Meeting involving all members. After dealing with the minutes, correspondence, Treasurer's report and Committee reports, we considered 5 items of business concerning a bank account for Next Gen, updated club computers, our strategic plan, Club rules and Areas of Responsibility in the club. A brief summary of outcomes can be accessed in the “Story Content” section by clicking “Read more…”.
Next Gen Bank Account: Members agreed that we set up a separate Bank account for our “Next Gen. Club” as part of our overall Club account. Next Gen members will be able to deal with their finances separately, but our Treasurer will be able to monitor and assist when necessary.
New Computers: Our Secretary's computer has “died” and the Treasurer's computer is showing its age, so we agreed to make arrangements to purchase new laptops as soon as possible.
Strategy Plan: The Club's strategy plan for 2025-26 was tabled and members were asked to read it and advise if any changes need to be made before we adopt the plan early next month.
Club Rules: With our new Board arrangements and desire to clarify Attendance requirements, it was agreed that we should immediately update our Club Rules to reflect the way the club plans to operate in 2025-26. A proposed update will be prepared and presented to members at our next Board meeting in August.
Areas of Responsibility: A draft list of proposed club jobs and roles was tabled at the meeting and we plan to start allocating these roles at next week's club meeting. Members are asked to consider the sheet of responsibilities sent out with the Board papers and think about which jobs they would like to do this year.