Minutes Of June 2008
End of year annual meeting.
In attendance: Chris and Ninfa Villarreal (Calallen), George and Charlene Tintera (Baker/King), Ken and Norma Muir (Flour Bluff), Trenton Burnett, Bill Wheeler, Mike and Pra Wallett (Flour Bluff), Augie Rivera (IWA)(left at beginning of meeting), Anisa Hernandez (St. Patricks), Eddie and Regina Rios (Kingsville), Corina Carter (Chula Vista), Randy Ramirez and Irma Gonzalez-Ramirez, Sandy Riggs (Collegiate), Rolando Garza and Ted Garcia (John Paul HS).
Location: Fuddruckers.
The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m. by George Tintera, President.
The minutes of the meeting of April 13, 2008 were passed by motion, seconded and unanimously accepted.
Treasurer's report and financial update by Chris Villarreal. The balance as of May 2008 was $19,183.81.
Old business:
a. Grades Tournament at IWA (May) went well without TD problems, according to Ken and Ninfa. Augie was not present to comment further.
b. Eddie reported that Bob James had found a site which could routinely host chess tournaments for a fee of $300.
c. George reported that efforts were ongoing to explore with CCISD the best way to support scholastic chess. The committee is made up of Bob, Eddie, Ninfa and Augie.
New business:
a. Incorporation with the state of Texas required an amendment to the Bylaws. It was proposed with amendment by Eddie and second, and unanimously passed by acclamation. The language is as follows:
The Board of Directors shall consist of all OCBCF officers, including the President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, willing to serve in this capacity and elected by a majority vote at the annual meeting. If at any time the Board consists of fewer than three members, additional members may be elected from the membership of the OCBCF by a majority vote at any scheduled meeting.
b. Ken observed that there were not a lot of new T Ds joining the organization, and mentioned the idea that in order to induce new Tournament Directors, that a discount be offered when their kids play in a tournament in which they are volunteering. It was pointed out that normally lunches are provided and annual family USCF membership is normally paid, and so it was tabled for future discussion.
c. Ninfa presented George with an honorary plaque in recognition of his past three years of service as OCBCF president, and a gift certificate. The members in attendance indicated their deep appreciation for his devoted service.
d. Officer elections: Ninfa announced the search group's recommendations and nominations. There were no additional nominations from the floor. By unanimous acclamation, the following were approved as the new officers by the membership: President, Augie Rivera Jr.; First VP, Chris Villarreal; Second VP, Ted Garcia; Secretary, George Tintera; and Treasurer, Mike Wallett.
e. New Tournaments: George discussed the upcoming tournament season with the membership and representatives from the various schools in attendance. At the time of this writing, he had already posted the tentative listings of the upcoming tournament schedule on the OCBCF web page and so they will not be duplicated in these minutes. He mentioned that any thoughts or corrections to the tentative schedule should be raised by the August meeting.
f. Ken mentioned the possibility of a TD tournament at his house during the summer, solicited possible dates and said he would email people to see who was interested.
The next meeting will be held August 10 at 2 p.m. at John Paul II High School.
I hereby declare that this is a true and correct rendition of my notes of the meeting held on June 14, 2008.
Signed /Ken Muir/OCBCF member