NCA Board Meeting, January 9, 2015

La Floresta

There being no quorum, an informal meeting was held.

Present:  Doug Friend,Nancy Friend, Shannon Blair, Amy Friend.

Absent:  Bill Friend, Lori Skoda, Enrique Lopez, Jim Dickinson., Sharon Ford.

  • Nancy will see Ismael of Gossips Restaurant today, to check into menu / cost possibilities for the Rock ‘n Blues Gala fund raiser.
  • Saturday morning, Nancy and Margarita will work at the NCA office.  They plan to make a visit toDanza del Sol to check price and availability.
  • The office keys need to be rationalized, and colour-coded with nail polish.  Also, Shannon needs a set of keys.  Keys for the padlock on the front door need to be provided to Board members.
  • We all need to use Help Desk!
  • Doug and Nancy propose we consider the services of Eduardo, their accountant, for specified tasks on a monthly basis.  He is efficient and cost-effective.
  • Shannon suggests we determine the annual operating costs to run the office, and divide this figure by the number of sponsors.  A discussion of expenses and potential savings ensued.
  • Missing files have been isolated.
  • The Gala silent auction was discussed, Michael will be requested to do the pricing of the items.
  • The meeting was adjourned at 2:40 pm.