October Beacon

NCYC Regular Meeting Minutes

22 August 2012

Page 6 of 7

Proposed Change:

Junior membership shall be available to the immediate family of current members in good standing between the ages of 18 and 30 years of age. Junior members shall enjoy limited privileges or extension of age limits of membership as determined by the Board of Directors, however, they shall not hold office or vote. Junior members up to age 25 will be credited 1/7 of initiation per year if they full fill their work requirements as stated in Club Policies. At age 25-30 Junior members, in good standing, may join at anytime. The Committee also recommended after the age of 25 the work hours be increased to the same as a regular boating member, 16 regular and 4 work party. After the age of 25 if they do not work their full hours they would be charged for them. The Junior members will NOT be able to bring a boat to the island until after the age of 25 even then no boat on party weekends, after the age of 25 they will be required to pay dockage. That will have to go to the Policy and Procedures Committee. Brian Michel is also on that board and said he will present this to that committee. MOTION: Moved by P/C Hugh Vestal, seconded by Greg Brigman to approve the proposed changes for the Junior membership as presented by the By-Law Committee. Motion Carried Election/Campaign Policy Last year there was a ban on campaign banners except for goodies on the bar. This year it will be allowed with restrictions: You must wait until after the General Membership meeting before you can place a single item in the clubhouse, no taping things to the paneling, no writing or drawing on other candidates posting. It has created a fun atmosphere in the clubhouse in the past. So let's have fun again. Member of the Month Don Reiss wrote a note read by Diane French suggesting Ian Blackburn & Marie Pepin as Members of the Month. They have been spending a lot of time on the island this year. and working on something for NCYC the entire time. They have restored the "Marry-go- Round", replaced boards, sanded, primed and repainted. Diane also read a letter from Marie Pepin wishing to donate extra work hours that she & Ian worked to Kathleen McKeown. Commodore Vanover on behalf of Greg & Yvonne Murray would also like to nominate Steve & Diane Marten. Besides working and cooking for opening weekend, they have been doing a lot for the rendezvous, hauling, setting-up, delivering, cooking. It's ironic that they were both nominated by different people and they are also close friends. The Board decided there is no reason we cannot have two couples at the same time. III. NEW BUSINESS