CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 6:45 PM at the Comfort Suites, Clifton Park, NY by President Luke Brewer. The participants were welcomed and the meeting agenda was presented. Twenty-seven participants were in attendance.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

President Brewer explained that he did not seek a second term because of increased professional responsibilities, and thanked the membership. He expressed satisfaction that, with help from many people, the Society has got off to a good start.

TREASURER'S REPORT

Treasurer Dunn reported a balance of $34. Corporate sponsorship was sufficient to cover all expenses so far, and the attendees contributed to the cost of annual dinner. In future, sponsors will be asked to join as Corporate Members, with a yearly membership fee, rather than being asked to sponsor specific events.

VICE-PRESIDENT'S REPORT

Vice-President Reeves provided sign-up folders for formation of committes: Event, Financial, Membership, Outreach, and Steering. Each committee will be chaired by a officer of the Society.

SECRETARY'S REPORT

Secretary Marko reported that we have 87 members, with an average of 35 attending meetings. The results of the membership survey were distributed.

ADOPTION OF BY-LAWS

Changes were proposed in the By-Laws. The altered By-Laws were made available to the membership on the CDMMS website and were distrubuted at this meeting. The changes were: (1) the annual business meeting is to be held in December, but not on any specific date in December, (2) officers are elected by a majority vote of those present at the annual business meeting, and may serve consecutive terms, (3) the Society books must be audited yearly only if the amount in the treasury exceeds $10,000, and (4) the By-Laws do not automatically expire.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, the ammended by-laws were adopted.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Nominations had been solicited in the weeks preceding this meeting. One nomination for each office was received, and a biographical sketch the new officer-nominee, John Sutliff, was distributed. The nominees left the room and the following officers were unanimously elected:

DUES

President Reeves continued the meeting. It was proposed that the Society should collect dues from all members. Since the average amount of dues suggested by the survey respondents was $25, the amount of $20 was proposed.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, annual dues in the amount of $20 were accepted.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 PM.

last update 21 May 2002