OFWW Board Meeting Minutes

Date of Meeting:     10/1/2024           

Attendees: Joe Blankenship  Marty Blick  Stan Coburn  Gile de Beaumont Brent Johnston Alex Mentakis   David Wenner   Jack Alexander  Patrick Freeh

Absent:           

Prior Meeting Minutes

The prior meeting minutes were approved.                        

Secretary Communications Jack Alexander

Jack reported that there were no responses to the nominating committee E mail that went out asking for candidate submissions for the upcoming board member elections.

Jack will send out a note to the members listing the approved slate of candidates for the open 2025 board positions which will be voted on at the November annual meeting.   The note will contain one last solicitation for any other self-submitted nominations.  

Tournaments Stan Coburn

Stan updated the group on his plans for the October Bash including the provided lunch.

Stan updated the group on his preliminary plans for the November Bash.  He is thinking of a Stableford type tournament and $5 optional gross and net skins game.  

Interclub Patrick Freeh and Joe Blakenship

Jim, the head golf pro, has had conversations with Joe and Patrick about limiting the number of starting holes for the interclub matches for the purpose of having some tee times available for general member play.   Jim has also pressed the captains about slow play issues.  The captains and the board had some concerns about the proposals and its overall impact on interclub play.   It was decided that David and Brent would visit with Jim and or Patrick and discuss Board concerns and attempt to come up with reasonable solutions.

Vice President Alex Mentakis

Alex led a discussion on end of year prizes that are normally distributed after the holiday Bash.   Alex had several suggestions including increasing the budget for prizes and awarding them based on some form of raffle.   The Board thought that Alex had some good suggestions, and a discussion was held about the amount that should be allocated for the prizes.

 

 

 

Golf Genius and Membership Brent Johnston

Brent updated the group about his plan to implement Golf Genius functionality which will allow players to change their tee box selection before teeing off.  This adjustment will be for the round only and will not change their default tee box selections.   The Board agreed with the proposed process.   Brent will make a presentation to the members after the October Bash, and it is expected to go live starting the following Tuesday play day.

Brent also updated the group about his analysis of members who have not played or participated in an OFWW event in the last 3 years and his suggestion about purging them before the 2025 membership dues are charged.   The Board agreed with Brents proposal.   Brent will produce a recommended list, and Jack will send out a note to effected members telling them about the purge and asking them to respond is they want to continue to be a member.  

Financial Marty Blick

Marty updated the group on the financial status.   The OFWW is in good financial shape and there has been no change in the financial position in the last month.   The Chase cash balance is approximately $10,500.

Marty led a discussion about his proposed budget plans for 2025 including proposals on a year-end reserve balance.  

The agreed with Marty’s ideas for the 2025 budget and approved the proposal for an ending reserve balance of $2,000.

President David Wenner

David will visit with club officials on the issues of tee availability for the play days and interclub matches.  He will partner with Brent on this.  David is also working with the Golf committee on several issues including a review of tee boxes and distances. 

Member at Large Giles de Beaumont

Nothing to report. 

Other

Marty updated the group on the work of the nominating committee.   Marty was the chairman, and the committee included Steve Hendricksen and Steve Borys.  The committee solicited member volunteers and looked to attract a diverse group of candidates and to have representation from a broad array of handicap levels.  The nominating committee is recommending Van Perrin for the Vice President position and is pleased that he will be a low handicap member.   The committee is recommending Harvey Attwood for the one-year at large position and recommended Jack Alexander for his current role of Secretary and Communications.   The board approved the recommendations and thanked Marty and his committee for their good work.

The next Board meeting is tentatively scheduled for 11/5/2024.