MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 10, 2001 MEETING

OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OF THE NEW JERSEY COMPUTER CLUB

Present: John Beck, John Biegel, Rich Byrne, Stephen Emde, John O’Neill, Jim Russ, Fred Sabin, and Doris Smith.

The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. at the North Branch Reformed Church by Fred Sabin.

1.) Motion (Made/Seconded & Approved): That the “NJCC Constitution & By-Laws / Article 3 - MEMBERSHIP - SECTION 1” be changed FROM the current: "Meetings shall be open to the public at no cost." TO the proposed: "Public 'guests' are invited to attend a maximum of two NJCC meetings at no charge, after which they must join the NJCC as 'members' if they wish to attend further meetings and/or participate in NJCC affairs."

NOTE: This is in conformance with ongoing NJCC policy and our IRS 501(c)7 tax exempt filing and approval status. If the NJCC is "open to the general public" we can lose our tax exemption. It will require a majority vote of the regular membership present and entitled to vote at any regular or special meeting, AND must then be ratified by two-thirds vote of the regular membership present and entitled to vote at a subsequent meeting within six months of the meeting at which it was first proposed.

2.) Motion (Made/Seconded & Approved): That Doug Beck be elected NJCC Webmaster per “NJCC Constitution & By-Laws / Article 5 - Officers - Section 2.”

NOTE: The position of NJCC Chairman will be left vacant at this time.

3.) Motion (Made/Seconded & Approved): That Doris Smith be appointed Chairperson of a special Ad Hoc Committee to investigate and recommend a NJCC Scholarship/Award Program in memory of John Huemer, George Porcella, and Ann Yacka per “NJCC Constitution & By-Laws / Article 8 - Committees - Sections 6 & 8.”

4.) Stephen Emde volunteered to develop NJCC stationery for Executive Committee approval.

5.) John Beck won the “Microsoft Office 2000 - Premium Edition” for bringing in the most new paid members in the NJCC Membership Drive.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be scheduled at a later date.

The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.

            Respectfully Submitted,

            Fred Sabin, President