Meeting came to order at 6:10 PM.

Board Members Present;  Al Cusson,  Rick Frechette,  Bob Steben, Mike Sepere,  Rick Owen, Jim Timpano, Tom Kirby, Kieran Curtis, Phil Richards, John Sawka

Motion to approve minutes: Made by Jim Timpano, seconded by John Sawka. 

Membership Corrrespondence:  Received a letter from a returning member (From a few years ago) that he feels he should pay only 160.00 as opposed to 200.00 new member fee. Board concurred that the fee structure is 200.00 with a discount of 20% (40.00) for a returning member in good standing.
Discussion ensued and board sits by it’s policy. This person is considered a new member and should pay 200.00. Another member wants a refund due to a medical condition. The board decides the outcome on a “case by case” basis. It was agreed by the board that by the bylaws, a person can join when he reaches the age of 18.

Membership Report: - Rick Owen – Membership up to 329, only off from last year by 2 members. There are 55 new members so far in 2007.

Handicap & Rules: Nothing new to report.

Web Page: - Phil Richard – We are officially on our new server. Discussed some stats with regard to people on our website. Some of these seem high

Tournament Committee:  Al – First few tournaments have light turnouts due to weather. Ringers started weekend of 4/7 – 4/8. Still trying to move the Blackledge interclub tournament to June.

Treasurer’s Report: Ed Murphy – Passed out updated budget. With discussion, it was agreed that it is imperative to keep membership numbers up to keep the budget positive. This will avoid taking monies away from tournament payouts to meet budget goals.

Advertising: Last ad is coming in South Windsor Lifestyles in May. Discussed tracking how new members joined Topstone.
 
Professional Report/Update: Topstone was approached to take part in the world scramble. Discussion ensued on whether we should get involved this year or next. It was tabled till next meeting. Gary Devaux is starting to get course improvements done and the shop is stocked.
There was also a discussion about promoting the Willowbrook driving range for our members.

New Business: There was a discussion on honorary memberships. The question is, “What are we waiving?”. Rick Owen made a motion for Any honorary membership to pay as they go (For Tournament fees). Kieran Curtis seconded it and was passed without abstention.   There was a discussion if past presidents should be granted honorary memberships. This will be tabled to another meeting.
 
Next Meeting: May 2, 2007 at 6pm – Topstone Grille unless otherwise
Nitified.

Meeting Adjourned: 7:45