Directors' Notes

December 13, 1999

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors was held at the Resource Center on Monday, December 13, 1999, at 7:30 p.m. Present were Messrs. Bovaird, Buoy, Cohen, David, Gingras, Heere, Ostergren, Preston, Setaro, and Mrs. Gaberel. Wally David, Chairman, presided and Larry Buoy, Secretary, kept the records of the meeting. The minutes of the meeting held November 8th were approved. Finance & membership Treasurer Charles Bovaird reported total CD, checking, and postal accounts of $17,458.85 plus $34,80 postage on hand with no accounts payable. He also reported current membership of 563. Elections The board discussed the procedures for conducting the annual election of directors at the December general meeting. It was agreed that candidates for nomination be announced from the floor at that meeting. Honorary membership for Patrick Also reviewed was the planned presentation of an honorary life membership in DACS and a plaque to Mr. John Patrick at the General Meeting to be held on December 15. Several suggestions were made for the wording on the plaque and its procurement. Resource center lease impasse Continuing the discussion of the impending renewal of RC lease, the board learned of an apparent impasse in negotiations for reducing the rent increase proposed by the City of Danbury's Housing Authority. Various methods of presenting beneficial DACS community activities that might influence the Housing Authority's continued negotiations were explored. It was agreed that DACS compile and forward to city officials a comprehensive list of these. New members Also continued were discussions of options in attracting new members to DACS, especially young people, with a possible change in name, focus, and/or image. Larry Buoy offered to conduct a survey of the more recent dropouts from DACS to determine if there are any common and definable reasons for those dropouts that could be identified. Mug promotion One of the promotional coffee mugs procured as authorized at the previous meeting was examined, and a list of member activities for which they might be rewarded was developed during a brainstorming session. It was agreed that such a list, with refinements as may be found necessary in application, be presented to the general membership at the December 15 meeting. Y2K links from dacs.org The subject of establishing links from the DACS Website to Y2K solution sites was discussed. The consensus was that the limitations imposed on our use of the Library's server, combined with the time window available and the availability of other material on the subject would make such a project impractical to implement. Ad revenues Charlie Bovaird reported that advertising revenue from dacs.doc was diminishing. It was also suggested that in view of the negotiations regarding renewal of the Resource Center space, it might be prudent to consider alternative venues. A true record. ATTEST: Lawrence Buoy Secretary

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