Directors' Notes

January 10, 2000

The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors was held at the Resource Center on Monday, January 10, 2000. Present were Messrs. Bovaird, Buoy, Cohen, David, Gingras, Ostergren, Preston, Setaro, and Mrs. Gaberel. Chairman David presided and Secretary Buoy kept the records. The minutes of the December meeting were approved. Finance and membership Treasurer Bovaird reported combined CD, checking, and postal account balances of $17,417.71, plus postage on hand of $114.80. He also reported current membership of 567, leading to a discussion of a revision of the membership form included in dacs.doc to include the source of a new member's interest in DACS and the types of membership available (corporate or electronic only), which Mr. Bovaird agreed to undertake. Elections Chairman David reported that the ballots for the election of directors at the Annual Meeting of the Membership held on December 15, 1999 were overwhelmingly in favor of the re-election of the incumbent directors standing for election, with only a few ballots technically flawed and inadmissible. RC lease and alternatives Further to the renewal of the lease on the Resource Center, Charlie Bovaird gave a report on his investigation of the use of Danbury's Senior Center (The Old Jail) as an alternative venue, predominantly favorable, with some reservations regarding storage problems that were not insurmountable. President Ostergren also reported on conversations with Mr. Bull of the COC about using space available there. It was agreed that such an arrangement would be impractical for DACS' purposes. Charlie Bovaird then gave an analysis of DACS' financial situation and of the effects on it should the Resource Center be abandoned. He also commented on current trends in membership as well as advertising revenue from dacs.doc and the projected point at which the proposed rent increase would result in a net loss to DACS. Alternatives such as increased dues or reductions in the content of the newsletter were discussed and dismissed as undesirable. President Ostergren suggested and it was agreed that a counteroffer of $50 per month rental be made. It was also suggested that increased efforts be made to recruit more, and especially younger, members. A true record. ATTEST: Lawrence Buoy Secretary

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