The first call was at 3:00 PM. Since there was not a quorum, the meeting started at 4:00 PM with the 23 members present. The members of the Board of Directors present were:
| Pat Miranda | Eduardo Piza |
| Frederika Houtkooper | Steve Allen |
| John Mac Gregor | The Oversight Officer, Lilia Castelán de Lara |
The minutes of the Ordinary General Meeting of 2003 were read. Pilar Vitoria moved their approval, Amalia Meltzer seconded it, and it was approved by a majority.
The President, John Mac Gregor, read his annual report explaining that all was in order. Lee Riggs moved approval, Gloria Chapin seconded it, and it was approved by a majority.
The Treasurer, Frederika Houtkooper, presented her annual report and said there are no debts and there is a positive balance in colones and dollars in the respective accounts of Banco Interfin. Amalia Meltzer moved approval, Nora Abdelnour seconded it, and it was approved by a majority.
The Oversight Officer, Lilia Castelán de Lara, read her annual report and said that the financial operations are in order, the meetings of the Board of Directors have been complied with, and ARNB is taking an adequate direction. Pilar Vitoria moved approval, Nora Abdelnour seconded it, and it was approved by a majority.
It was proposed to elect the following people as new members of the Board of Directors:
| John Mac Gregor | President | age of majority, single, Canadian passport BC 124806, neighbour of Mata Redonda, San José, teacher. |
| John Goold | Vice President | age of majority, married once, Canadian passport VK 135393, neighbour of Rancho Redondo, San José, retired. |
| Pilar Vitoria | Secretary | age of majority, widowed once, Costa Rican cédula 8-050-550, neighbour of Ciudad Colón, San José, journalist. |
| Frederika Houtkooper | Treasurer | age of majority, married once, Dutch, resident cédula 742-95571-341, neighbour of Escazú, San José, businesswoman. |
| Lilia Castelán de Lara | Oversight Officer | age of majority, married once, Costa Rican cédula 8-0048-00807, neighbour of Escazú, San José, pensioner. |
| Eduardo Piza | Member at Large | age of majority, single, Costa Rican cédula 3-244-739, neighbour of Tibás, San José, professor. |
| Steve Allen | Member at Large | age of majority, married once, United States of America passport 710687464, neighbour of Moravia, San José, businessman. |
| Irving Ferencz | Member at Large | age of majority, married once, Costa Rican cédula 1-655-231, neighbour of Escazú, San José, mechanical engineer. |
The indicated names were submitted to a vote and approved by a majority.
The amount of the Fidelity Policy that protects the Treasurer was discussed. Amalia Meltzer moved to give a vote of confidence to the Board of Directors and it will decide. Lee Riggs seconded it, and it was approved by a majority.
The Karem Cup for the National Teams of Costa Rica was handed over.
Bruce Zuckerman requested the e-mail addresses of the members of the Board of Directors. He suggested that any member should be able to attend meetings of the Board of Directors for specific issues and that it be published when the meetings are to be held. It was decided that any member could attend meetings of the Board of Directors if he or she asked ahead of time.
Bruce Zuckerman wanted to discuss the situation with Hank Karczynski, but he was told that Hank Karczynski is not a member of the ARNB. It was also suggested that the Board of Directors should decide on sanctions for behaviour issues.
John Goold moved to end the meeting, Gloria Chapin seconded the motion, and it was approved by the majority, ending the meeting at 5:12 PM.
|
|
|