Retrosheet Board Meeting, Kansas City, MO June 9, 1996; start time: 8:00 am CDT Third Meeting of the Board In Attendance: Absent: David Smith, Chair Ron Rakowski Sherri Nichols, VP David Vincent, Secretary Luke Kraemer Non-voting attendees: Charlie Vascellaro Jim Johnston David Nichols Herm Krabbenhoft Neal Traven Susan Nichols Pete Palmer John Pardon Doug Pappas Rich Hansen Scott Fischthal Clem Comly John Holway Dick Lutz Gary Skoog Tom Tippett Tom Peters Mark Pankin Colby Duerk Motions: Sponsor Purpose Result Nichols To accept minutes from 4-0-0-1 (Rakowski absent) previous meeting Kraemer To remove section 5.8 from 4-0-0-1 (Rakowski absent) the by-laws and to renumber sections 5.9 through 5.14 accordingly Vincent To change paragraph 2 of 4-0-0-1 (Rakowski absent) section 7.2 of the by-laws to read: "In the event of the death, resignation, or removal of any Officer or any other Director, the President shall call a special meeting to select a replacement." Nichols To change section 6.4 of the 4-0-0-1 (Rakowski absent) by-laws to read "shall have three major areas of responsibility" Kraemer To change section 6.4.B of the 4-0-0-1 (Rakowski absent) by-laws to read: "In the absence of this specific assignment of authority by the Board, the President is the only individual who may represent the corporation in legal or financial matters, subject to the functions of the other officers, listed below." Nichols Elect new Board members 4-0-0-1 (Rakowski absent) David Vincent and Luke Kraemer Kraemer Select David Vincent as Secretary 4-0-0-1 (Rakowski absent) Nichols To direct the President to file 4-0-0-1 (Rakowski absent) the application for tax-exempt status to the IRS by 7/15/96 and report back to the board Kraemer Motion to adjourn 4-0-0-1 (Rakowski absent) Other discussion: 1. Secretary's Report - two votes taken by email/phone since last meeting to approve Expense Reimbursement Form and Policy Manual; voting completed on 8/26/95 with votes of 5-0-0-0 each. 2. Treasurer's Report - Financial Report (attached) 3. Discussion of donations to the corporation 4. President's Report - IRS situation concerning tax-exempt status Summary of last newsletter 27,000+ games entered 12,000 since last year Detroit Tiger acquisition (back to 1953) Joe Dittmar's newspaper form Possible acquisition of last Mariners game from Dave Niehaus Acquisition of pitch-by-pitch accounts of World Series from 1908-30 Smith on KC radio today