RUSA Board Meeting Highlights, December 7, 2016

HIGHLIGHTS FROM A REGULAR MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

RANDONNEURS USA, INC.

Held DECEMBER 7, 2016

 

 

A regular meeting of the RUSA Board of Directors was convened by telephone conference. In attendance at the meeting were Board members Debra Banks, John Lee Ellis, Lynne Fitzsimmons, Rob Hawks, Spencer Klaassen, Susan Otcenas, and Mark Thomas. Also in attendance were newly elected Board members Nigel Greene, Paul Rozelle, and Dave Thompson. No others were present.

 

At that meeting, the Board:

 

  • Welcomed the incoming Board members as observers. Their term would commence on January 1, 2017.

 

  • Approved the scheduling of a Populaire in the Fresno, CA Region.

 

  • Accepted the resignation of Rob Hawks from the Board, effective immediately, for personal reasons. After the acceptance of his resignation, Hawks left the meeting.

 

  • Appointed Lois Springsteen to serve on the Board for the remainder of Hawks’s term.

 

  • Discussed the scheduling of Board meetings in 2017 and potential conflicts with the first Wednesday of every month, which is when Board meetings traditionally take place, if needed.

 

  • Discussed the status of the logo project.

 

  • Discussed the status of work by the Website Committee on updating and improving the website.

 

  • Discussed responses to date to the RBA insurance survey.

 

  • Received a report on financials, including RUSA Store inventory, which has been reduced through the course of the year, and membership renewals, which included approximately 2000 of the 3800 active members whose memberships were due to expire at year-end.

 

  • Approved Mike Sturgill to succeed Carlton van Leuven as RBA for the Phoenix, AZ Region.

 

  • Discussed the member awards proposal process and new awards criteria developed by the Awards Committee.

 

  • Approved the dissemination of the Awards Proposal Form for use beginning in 2017.

 

  • Discussed the creation of a master calendar for organizing the cyclical business of the Board.

 

  • Discussed the ACP’s feedback on the 2017 flèche dates, particularly events being held into June 2017 owing to the late date on which Easter falls this upcoming year. Beginning in 2018, the ACP would not permit the flèche to be scheduled after May 31.

 

  • Provided words of wisdom and advice from the outgoing Board members to the incoming members.

 

  • Scheduled the next regular meeting for January 4, 2017, at 5:00 P.M. PST.