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1995 October Women's Bar Association Minutes, May-December 1995 [1] (1995)

handle is hein.peggy/wbamxmd0005 and id is 1 raw text is: Amended: 11/30/95 Approved: Fv- o; MINUTES OF THE WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Board of Directors October 17, 1995 Present at the meeting were: Cory Amron, Ellen Berick, Jean Bower, Saundra Brown, Elizabeth Cullen, Barbara Douglas, Nancy Long, Elaine Lubin (guest), Martha McQuade (President), Lora Pollari-Welbes (Executive Director), Diana Savit, Lalla Shishkevish. I. Minutes of September 17, 1995 The Board approved the September minutes and the minutes from the September Executive Session as amended. II. Executive Committee Report Martha reported that the committee had taken no new actions. i. Treasurer's Report The Board reviewed the four-month budget performance report prepared by Barbara Grewe. Martha inquired about the $261 payment from the WBA Foundation; Lora agreed to check. Martha also noted that the newsletter did not run a deficit last year (totaling a cost of $12,000). Lora indicated that the report does not show deferred revenue of $7,000 from last year. Lora noted that the report contains a typo on p.2 regarding the amount received from the elections; it is the amount budgeted but not yet received. IV. Executive Director's Report A. Membership. Lora reported that total revenue from revenue for this year equals $94,136 (compared with last year's total of $91, 677). Martha renewed her request that board members telephone the members who have not yet renewed as soon as possible. B. Lawyers-at-Home. Lora reported that 122 people receiving the newsletter are members; 27 are not. C. Senior Attorneys. Eighty-one people pay the special fee to participate. D. New Members. Board approved 31 new members and approved retroactive membership for four individuals whose names were not included in the list for September. E. Audit. Lora reported that the audit is now complete, but said that the auditor had recommended closer monitoring of WBA's accountant. Martha asked Lora for recommendations on how to monitor the accountant better. Lalla suggested that a WBA member may be able to assist with the year-end report. V. Old Business A. D.C. Bar Mid-winter Convention. Martha reported that WBA met the deadline for proposing topics, suggesting both the topics of the political process and various computer-related issues. Nancy Long will get Martha the name of a possible speaker she knows on the computer issues. Ellen noted that Lisa