January 29, 2005

Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Special Meeting of the Board of Directors
January 29, 2005

Present: Danny Lange (presiding), Stuart Clyde, Kerry Deal, Holly Furness, Ruben Garcia III, Pat Harris, David Kilburn, Conrad Mendoza, David Perez, Don Reynolds, Tracy Tabin, Bill Tomasini, Shannon Wyndsong, Mike Hughes (recording)

Guests: Janna Nichols

Call to order: 4:02 PM

1. Issue: GALA Vision – Pat moved that the following be adopted as the vision of GALA:

To have a healthy GLBT community that is respected, embraced by, and of value to the broader Central Coast Community.

Conrad 2nd. Motion carried unanimously.

2. Issue: GALA Mission – Bill moved that the following be adopted as the mission of GALA:

Through education, support, recreation, advocacy, and partnerships, we will promote the well-being of our GLBT community. GALA brings people together.

Ruben 2nd. Motion carried unanimously.

3. Issue: Committee structure – Pat moved (with further organizational agreements to follow) that we form the following five (5) committees:

Program Committee
Finance Committee
Fund Development Committee
Organizational Development Committee
Promotions/Communications/Outreach

Stuart 2nd. Motion carried with Mike voting “nay.”

4. Issue: Signature control of Pride Week contracts – Shannon moved that the board should authorize the treasurer and president (conditional on consultation between the two) to enter into any single contract on GALA’s behalf for Pride Week events not to exceed $35,000.

Conrad 2nd. Motion carried unanimously.

Adjourned: 4:22 PM

Respectfully submitted,

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Mike Hughes