May 3, 2016 — Board Minutes
The Ipswich Outboard Club Board of Directors held a regular meeting at the home of Rick Tucker, Ipswich, Ma. Commodore Wright called the meeting to order at 7:25 pm. All IOC officers and directors were present except for Donald Clapp and John Sioninen.
The minutes from the previous meeting on April 19, 2016 were approved.
Secretary’s Report:
- Membership counts:
- RG 209
- LO 22
- DR 9
- JR 7
- WL 41
- HM 3
- Membership now full, waiting list is open.
- Application rec’d from Chris Tsoutsouras with proper paperwork. Motion to place on the waiting list, seconded and approved.
- The cookout mailer was completed.
- The secretary’s report was approved as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report:
- Deferred to June meeting.
Vice Commodore’s Report:
- The docks are in.
- Sign for shed will be hung before the cookout.
- Dave Horrigan will grade the loading area.
- The flagpole rigging will be replaced.
- The trim on the shed is being painted.
- Diamond plate for the docks is being worked on.
- Loam will be spread by the light pole and seeded.
- The ramp will be washed soon.
- The vice commodore’s report was accepted as submitted.
Old Business:
- Cookout date will be Saturday May 21, 2016 at 1 pm. Rain date Sunday May 22, 2016. The IOC Board will run the event.
- The guest pass policy and new forms were approved.
- Tide charts are in and will be distributed at the cookout and by the dockmaster.
- Five scholarship applications have been rec’d. Motion to give each applicant a $300 scholarship, seconded, and approved. A scholarship jar will be placed at the cookout. A large discussion on future scholarships took place.
- Dave Morin has been appointed to the Ipswich WAC and will attend the first meeting on May 11, 2016.
New Business:
- Next board meeting will be on June 7, 2016, at the IOC parking lot.
- Motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 pm, seconded, and approved.
Attest: David Morin, Secretary
Joseph Wright, Commodore