> January Minutes for the Executive Committee Meeting of Richland
> Section of the ACS.
>
> Meeting: 5:30 PM on Monday, January 10^th^ 2005 at the Richland
> Library, Richland, WA.
>
> Tom Jones (Present Chair)
>
> Sam Bryan (Chair)
>
> Tim Hubler (Alt. Councilor/NORM)
>
> Jeff Woodford (Treasurer)
>
> Steve Kosgrud
>
> Dick Hermens
>
> Bill Samuels
>
> Karen Grant
>
> Bruce McNamara (Secretary)

-   The Minutes from the December Meeting were approved.

-   The focus of the first meeting was to establish the 2005 budget. Tom
    had brought a proposed budget based on last year's numbers and
    presented that as a startup for discussion. The proposed budget and
    2004 expenses sheets are attached below.

-   As part of the proposed budget Tom raised the question of an
    additional \$1500 to support CBC student travel, as requested by
    Karen Grant while retaining the \$1500 support for EOU.  This
    \$3,000 for student travel would represent over 25% of the projected
    Section income for the year and would consume \~20% of the long-term
    Section savings. 

-   Prior to budget discussions Karen Grant came in with a CBC student
    Erica.  Erica requested \$1500 support for three CBC students to
    attend the Regional meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska.

-   The request was approved unanimously.

-   Jeff indicated that the Regional Meeting was during Finals Week
    -that this would result in a smaller number of EOU students
    attending and suggested \$1000 would cover expenses.

-   The budget was walked through item by item and most entries except
    for the TCTC dues were left as in 2004. It was felt that Section did
    not know what the money was being used for and as there was no
    response or recognition of the dues (except for their collection)
    that this could be eliminated.

-   Then Tim voiced a fiscal responsibility issue -- that the Section
    endowment of \$1500 for CBC students and of \$1000 for EOU student
    travel purposes was an irresponsible use of the Sections CD monies
    and if that sort of commitment continued --it would quickly diminish
    the Section's holdings.

-   Jeff countered that something could be done with the CD funds to
    offset these sorts of expenditures or that other fund raising
    efforts might be adopted.

> *Issue: Should the Executive Board consider some investment
> alternative?*
>
> *What is the path forward on that?*

-   Tim reiterated that a poor fiscal plan we would have indeed if we
    allowed expenditures based on an unpredictable stock market or
    well-intentioned marketing plans.

-   This sort of arguing went on for some time and was added to by each
    voice at the Table.

-   The budget was redone with an increased determination to cut back
    costs. One can compare the proposed and final budget as attached for
    the results of that effort. Briefly, there were certain costs upon
    which no challenge was made and a satisfactory result --that is one
    in which both EOU and CBC students could be allotted monies with no
    adverse consequence to the CD balance -was not achieved.

-   Ultimately, a motion was made and seconded that monies would be
    allotted for both the EOU and CBC students for travel. By any
    account, the motion only cauterized the Great Budget Feud of
    February 2005 and the issues discussed will be revisited in future
    meetings.

-   The Great Feud took up most of the evening and over-shadowed some
    other upcoming activities: These include:

-   The whereabouts and time for the first tour Speaker for Spring; Ned
    Heindel: subjects were listed as: "Folk Medicine in the 19^th^
    Century" or "Anti-Alzheimer's Therapeutics"

-   The first news letter will arrive in mid February.

-   The Annual Report from the Section to Headquarters will be headed up
    by Sam. The Report will be due February 15^th^. And its timeliness
    is necessary to assure that the Section's allotment from
    Headquarters is received.

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-   The meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM.