Georgia Barbecue Association
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
June 29, 2013
Perry, Georgia
Called to order by Rick Godfrey
Attending: Rick Godfrey, Danny Evans, Alex Khoury, Danny Meadows, Greg Hoyt, Jimmy Nelms, and Harry Faircloth.
Membership Present: Buster Davis, Audrey Evans, Ed Vesley
| Action: | Vote: |
| Motion: |
To approve the 2013-2014 budget
Approved
7-0
Motion:
To reduce the mileage rate to 25¢ per mile.
Approved
7-0
Motion:
To change the dues structure to have only two tiers, Individual and Corporate effective for the 2013/14 Cook Year.
Motion Amended to include:
Dues already paid for the 2013/2014 Cook Year will be honored as paid.
Approved
7-0
Tabled for 2013/2014 for further consideration.
Motion:
To change the minimum payout at a Sanctioned GBA Contest to be $1,500.00 for Grand Champion and $500.00 for Reserve Grand Champion – to apply to all contest that have not already submitted sanctioning packets.
Approved
7-0
Motion:
To set the sanctioning fee for 1st time contests at $150.00. To set the sanctioning fee for all other contests at $400.00.
Approved
7-0
Motion:
To set the “Cooking for Fun” division sanctioning fee at ½ of the regular sanctioning fee and to require contests sanctioning a “Cooking for Fun” division to provide an additional hotel room for an extra scorer, if necessary as determined by the Lead Rep for the Contest.
Approved
7-0
Motion:
To amend the Bylaws to provide that candidates for officer positions can run for only one position per election.
Approved
7-0
Motion:
To post BOD meeting minutes and schedules on the GBA website
Approved
7-0
Motion:
To eliminate disqualification for pooling/puddling.
Failed
Not seconded
Motion:
To award participation points only upon the turn in of qualifying product.
Failed
5-2
Motion:
To establish a tie-breaker for the team of the year as follows:
1st Tie Breaker—Most participation points
2nd Tie Breaker—Most Grand Championships
3rd Tie Breaker—Most Reserve Championships
4th Tie Breaker—Most category wins.
Approved
7-0
Motion:
To require equal payouts in dual-sanctioned events.
Failed
4-3
Motion:
To require that GBA cook times are given priority at dual-sanctioned events.
Approved
7-0
Motion:
To adjourn the meeting.
Approved
7-0