Business Meeting Minutes
Minutes
of the Kenilworth Chess Club's 2012 Business Meeting:
- The meeting commenced at 8:45 p.m.
- Members in attendance included Don Carrelli, Geoff McAuliffe, Greg Tomkovich, Pat Mazzillo, Lou Sturniolo, Joe Azzarello, Michael Goeller, Mark Kernighan, Howard Osterman, Bert Shiffman, Bob Sherry and John Moldovan.
- Treasurer Geoff McAuliffe announced the club had a profit in 2012 and noted that was primarily because payment for our website wasn't due this year.
- A donation to the Kenilworth Recreation Department was approved.
- Michael Goeller gave a brief report about kenilworthchessclub.org's traffic and our blogs' high ranking.
- Secretary Moldovan, announced that he was too busy to continue being a club officer.
- Don Carrelli was elected President, by a 7-4 vote, over Bob Sherry. It is Don's 2nd term. He was KCC President in 2010.
- Joe Renna was re-elected Vice-President, in a narrow 6-5 tally over Sherry.
- After Sherry and Kernighan declined nominations. Ian Mangion was elected Secretary, by acclamation.
- Geoff McAuliffe (Treasurer and Tournament Director) and Michael Goeller (Webmaster) were re-elected to their offices by acclamation.
- Greg Tomkovich was re-elected (by acclamation) to another term (2013-15) as Trustee.
- USATE sponsorship in the amount of one full entry fee ($150?) was approved. Funds will be divided between teams that contain 4 KCC members and use KCC (or Kenilworth) in the team name.
- A 5-round Swiss was chosen as the format for the 2013 Club Championship, by a 7-3 margin over an 8-player Round-Robin.
- The membership then decided, by an emphatic 10-1 count, that the Championship will not be rated.
- The Club Championship will begin on January 10 and run thru February 7th. The time control will G/75;d5 (not the 90+5 of previous years.). February 14th will be reserved as a snow date. The entry fee will remain dues + $10 + $5 anti-forfeit deposit ($30 for most players).
- Finally, regarding the Garden State Chess League...
- Members in attendance included Don Carrelli, Geoff McAuliffe, Greg Tomkovich, Pat Mazzillo, Lou Sturniolo, Joe Azzarello, Michael Goeller, Mark Kernighan, Howard Osterman, Bert Shiffman, Bob Sherry and John Moldovan.
- Treasurer Geoff McAuliffe announced the club had a profit in 2012 and noted that was primarily because payment for our website wasn't due this year.
- A donation to the Kenilworth Recreation Department was approved.
- Michael Goeller gave a brief report about kenilworthchessclub.org's traffic and our blogs' high ranking.
- Secretary Moldovan, announced that he was too busy to continue being a club officer.
- Don Carrelli was elected President, by a 7-4 vote, over Bob Sherry. It is Don's 2nd term. He was KCC President in 2010.
- Joe Renna was re-elected Vice-President, in a narrow 6-5 tally over Sherry.
- After Sherry and Kernighan declined nominations. Ian Mangion was elected Secretary, by acclamation.
- Geoff McAuliffe (Treasurer and Tournament Director) and Michael Goeller (Webmaster) were re-elected to their offices by acclamation.
- Greg Tomkovich was re-elected (by acclamation) to another term (2013-15) as Trustee.
- USATE sponsorship in the amount of one full entry fee ($150?) was approved. Funds will be divided between teams that contain 4 KCC members and use KCC (or Kenilworth) in the team name.
- A 5-round Swiss was chosen as the format for the 2013 Club Championship, by a 7-3 margin over an 8-player Round-Robin.
- The membership then decided, by an emphatic 10-1 count, that the Championship will not be rated.
- The Club Championship will begin on January 10 and run thru February 7th. The time control will G/75;d5 (not the 90+5 of previous years.). February 14th will be reserved as a snow date. The entry fee will remain dues + $10 + $5 anti-forfeit deposit ($30 for most players).
- Finally, regarding the Garden State Chess League...
- The Kortchnois' players in attendance chose to play their January match at the Kenilworth Community Center, not at Rutgers University.
- The Karpovs' acting Captain (Moldovan) revealed that the team needed another player for the January 7th match in West Orange.
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