NIBGA Board Meeting agenda November 15, 2009

Location: Southwest Conservation Club - Fort Wayne, IN

• Call to order; roll call; agenda changes?
• Minutes of the last meeting e-mailed: no meetings since last festival; minutes posted
• Treasurer reports:
• October reports, e-mailed — Linda W.
• F09 festival final, e-mailed — Linda W.
• Year to year report, e-mailed - Jim W What should we plan for 2010 attendance? Income?
• Information items:
  
  
  • Statistics on web page -- e-mailed
  
  
  
• Old Business
  
  
  • $80 fee to connect and disconnect the 50 amp plug ins behind the bleachers at the Noble Co. fairgrounds. Jim will check on it and report back.
    
  • Port-a-jons - Review use and requirements for 2010
    
  • Golf carts - Review use and requirements for 2010
    
  • Golf cart taxis - review procedures, new plans for 2010? Call a ride - use a cell phone number, not Linda. Put in publicity material, use different channel for taxi's - Chris C. Manager;
    
  • 501c3 versus 501c4 status
    
    
    • Should dues be revised?
    
    
  • Discuss how many food vendors should we allow for the festivals. consider space and no duplicates of vendors.
    
  • NIBGA as a International Bluegrass Music Association sponsor for the 2010 World Convention in Nashville. Joe S.
  
  
  
• New Business:
  
  
  • Kruse Auction financial troubles - e-mailed
    
  • Don Moore - 2011-2015 contract
    
  • Don Moore - exception for sleeping in barns
    
  • Dues renewal from now until May 2010
    
  • Update on bands hired, being considered - Joe S
  
  
  
• Approval of expenses
• Motion to adjourn
• Miscellaneous:

Next board meeting, Sunday January 17, 2010

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