THE VILLAGE CARD CLUB
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
March 28, 2008

A special meeting of the Board was called to order by President Cecil Grattafiori at 8:00 am.

Attending: Cecil Grattafiori, Fran Bazemore, Cathy Bertrand, Jim Bicknell, Peg Birzer, Ginna DeThomas, Lillian Estes, Pam Harris, Cathy Irving, Teri LaBove, Becky Rice, Richard Robertson.

Guests: Ray and Dick Banks, Andy Cosby, Jan Farnsworth, Connie Fitch, Betty Schultz.

The President asked that the board again address the matter of reclassifying teachers from employees to outside contractors, noting a 1998 IRS audit. Jim Bicknell made a motion that the teacher’s be reclassified from employees to contract workers.

Guest Betty Schultz gave the background for last year’s board change of the teacher’s status.

After noting the number of e-mails that have circulated in the past week among board members, Jim Bicknell said that this could be a matter of interpretation. He then presented a questionnaire of 14 points which the members went through, item by item. Jim also presented financial details relating to the contractor vs. employee decision, noting the cost to the club for SS and Medicare taxes. Jim started to outline a proposal to show the potential earning for contract labor teachers by changing rates of pay. Cecil asked that he postpone this until the April board meeting.

After much discussion by board members, Becky Rice asked for a Point of Order so that vote would be taken.

Cecil asked for a roll call vote, with the results as follows.
Cathy Bertrand: for the teacher’s status to stay as is
Jim Bicknell: for the teacher’s status to change
Peg Birzer: for the teacher’s status to stay as is
Ginna DeThomas: for the teacher’s status to stay as is
Lillian Estes: for the teacher’s status to change
Cathy Irving: for the teacher’s status to stay as is
Teri LaBove: for the teacher’s status to stay as is
Becky Rice: for the teacher’s status to stay as is

The vote was 6 board members for the teacher’s status to stay as employees and two members for the teacher’s status to change to contract workers.

A motion was made by Lillian that the meeting be adjourned, with Ginna seconding. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 am.

Submittted by: Peg Birzer, Secretary
Subject to Board Approval