April 10, 2019 Board Meeting

MINUTES OF A MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

RANDONNEURS USA, INC.

Held April 10, 2019

 

A meeting of the RUSA Board of Directors was convened by telephone conference and called to order by the president at 1708 PDT.

The following Directors were in attendance:

• Debra Banks

• John Lee Ellis

• John Capn Ende

• Nigel Greene

• Lois Springsteen

• Dave Thompson

Jake Kassen (RBA Liaison) was absent.

A Motion was made and passed to approve the meeting minutes from March 6, 2019.

The Treasurer distributed a financial report for review prior to the meeting and answered questions from the group during the meeting.

The president stated that there is nothing new to report on the Romo v. RUSA case. The president will request a status report from our legal counsel.

The insurance committee is working with our agent to list all regions as additional insureds under our new policy.

Discussion was had on the New Member mailing with the idea of saving money. Dropping the Handbook from the initial new member mailing is a significant saving on postage. A preference for an entirely electronic welcome packet was expressed and discussed.

Fleche proof of passage options were discussed in light of the fact that the ACP says photos and ATMS are OK for Fleche and BRM proof of passage. MOTION: Allow Fleche and Trace teams to design routes that use photo or ATMs as proof of passage at the discretion of the event organizer.

The meeting was adjourned at 1855 PDT.