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Below are the notes from the recent Monthly DFOK Meeting, held on Thursday October 29th, 2015. (These notes are a colaboration of 3 members present (taking turns). If you were in attendance, feel fre ... show more ›

Below are the notes from the recent Monthly DFOK Meeting, held on Thursday October 29th, 2015.
(These notes are a colaboration of 3 members present (taking turns). If you were in attendance, feel free to correct of claify by using the "reply" link below)

1. League Updates
a. Points League has finished. Justin won Intermediate division and AJ won Advanced.
b. Rob Belyea is potentially going to run a league. Working with JP
c. Double league is finished. Questions about the 2015 Doubles Ace Fund were discussed.

2. Course Updates
a. Tuttle:
i. Alan Fox wants a key to the baskets.
ii. Discussion about sending the State Park a letter about DFOK’s opinion on a Key checkout procedure.
iii. Motion made to on item ii above. 7-0 in favor
iv. Motion made to establish a committee to write said letter 6-1
v. Committee volunteers are Mark,Rick, and Justin
b. Fairmont: Water fountain discussion.
c. Warner:
i. Jeremy going to talk to Casey w/ City to move wood chip piles to places on course. Ex. hole 8 and 5. Jeremy will organize workdays.
ii. Meeting at 4:30 (City of Manhattan Parks Advisory Board) to discuss Warner update. Meeting is at City Hall on Monday,November 2nd.
iii. Looking for new Warner Park Completion Project Co-Chair, as Jeremy will be moving to VA.
d. Penny Land
i. Approved helping the City of Wamego to re-design, if they will let us.
3. Mark moved and Shad seconded to define DFOK Officer job duties. After discussion,we decided this is a process more easily done with a white board or projector so everyone knows what we are discussing, Mark retracted his motion.
4. Jeremy moved to discuss the election process,Shad seconded. After discussion, motion approved 7-0.
a. Who runs for positions? Members of the club must volunteer for the office (no one can be forced to take a position).
b. Even if you run unopposed, must every one still vote for that person? (so we don’t wind up with someone no one trusts in a position) Most people seem to approve this idea.
c. How do we ACTUALLY cast a ballot? Shad wants digital (survey monkey or the like, the link should be posted on discgolfscene because all members of DFOK are those that follow DFOK on dgscene.com) Damon and Roberto pointed out the benefits of physical voting.
5. Rick moved that voters must be current members on the "exact date" that the votes are totaled (to be an current 2015 DFOK Member, you have to "follow" DFOK on discgolfscene.com).
Shad seconded. The Motion approve 5 –0 (2 abstained).
6. Justin moved that voting process stays open for exactly 2 weeks. Motion approved 7–0.
7. Rick moves that the voting process be on an online survey/website and the ballot is open so that everyone can see who voted for whom.
Justin seconded. The motion approved 7 – 0.

8. Shad moved that for DFOK’s first election, it should be beheld on December 7th, closing December 21st of 2015.
Someone seconded. Approved 7–0.
9. Shad moved we have a “special”meeting November 5th, to finalize/discuss officer descriptions/definitions.
Jeremy seconded. Approved 6 - 0 (1 abstained).
10. Shad moved to amend the date and time. Sunday,November 8th at 1pm.
Belyea Seconded. Approved 6–0 (1 abstain).
11. Rick moved that people must file to run for office one week before voting opens, thus December 1st.
Shad seconded. Approved 5 -1 (Belyea left early).
12. Jeremy moved to adjourn the meeting.
Justin seconded. Mark wants to furthe discuss the pros and cons of ending the meeting. Approved 4 - 2

Members in attendance were as follows:
Rob Santiago
Damon Funke
Rob Belyea
Shad Schafer
Justin Nolasco
Mark Kewley
Jeremy LeCrone
Myself (Rick Petrie)

Sincerely,
Rick Petrie