Celebrating our 40^th Year of Service

Serving the Mendocino Coast since 1973

January 2010 Board Minutes

REDWOOD COAST SENIORS, INC.

Board of Directors Meeting

Minutes

January 29, 2010

Friday 1:00 p.m. in Conference Room

1)    Call to Order

a)     Board members present John Whatley, Pheobe Graubard, John Garratt, Kathleen Johnson, Wilma Gromer, Laurel Moss, Jim Graham, Brbara Cole

b)    Staff  Charles Bush, Janice Thomaides

c)     Guests:  none

2)    Approval of the Minutes Garratt motion, Gromer second, Board approved

3)    Announcements none

4)      Audience Comments none

5)    Correspondence Over 300 letters with contribtions received, most with notes of congratulations and appreciation.

6)    Board Reports

a)    Presidents Report  No problems eported with the holiday closing -

b)    Treasurers Report (Will be included in Directors Report)

7)    Executive Directors Report

a)     Financial Statement/Fund Raising Currently running about $15,000 better than budgeted. Savings mostly in Bus operation. Meal collections are running behind anticipated revenues. Reserve fund continues to recover from Recession decline.

b)    Food Service/Meals onWheels Will work this month on a campaign to increase meal donations – may be down due to recession impact. Plan will be reported to Baord next month.

c)     Transportation Cost remain low. Some decline in riders this month.

d)    Day Care Program Lost some clients – attendance currently at low for the year

e)     Activities/Programs/Outreach Attendance high. Movies successful, Starting Bridge Club

f)      Administration/Staffing Stephen moved to Building Maintenance, Experience Works providing half time front desk employee at no cost.

g)     Board questions and comments

8)    Old Busines

a)     Discussion and Vote on New Bylaws Johnson motion, Moss second, Board approved motion to adopt new bylaws effective January 29, 2010 – official copy filed in records with these minutes, and to be placed on Web site.

b)    Update on Bingo Progress License obtained. Staffing arranged. Will start in March

9)    New Business

a)     Personel Policy Discussion Committee appointed to review before next Board Meeting – Phoebe Graubard, John Whatley, Laural Moss, Jim Graham

i)       Vacation Benefits

ii)     Medical Benefits

b)    Setting Date for Next Meeting February 26

c)     Next Meeting Focus on Senior Center Programs/Activities

10)           Adjournment