The first quarter of the meeting was devoted to discussion of the role of the Sgt. at Arms. That was eventually tabled and left to the Board and the Sgt. volunteers meeting in the near future to work out some arrangements to streamline order at the meetings. I don't think there was much support for adopting the text of Robert's Rules, but rather to identify some key points to adhere to. The Board and the volunteers agreed to try to have these key points in place for adoption at the next Club meeting....The next quarter of the meeting was spent working through a long Christmas list of everything the Grant Committee could think of in the course of the month since the last meeting. It sounded like the majority could see applying for funds to purchase materials to shore up eroded areas and build stairs; not so much support for getting funds to pay volunteers to do things because it cuts into how much materials you could get. I don't know if it was new or old business but it pretty much ate up all the time for that. The officers reports went quickly with a few questions popping in along the way. The nominations were also quick, the question being whether a nomination needs a second or not. It does need to be accepted by the nominee......
Probably half the people sat around for another 30 minutes and got better acquainted.