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I Ann r n r r : l O f i " { i n u t e s a s d i s t r i b u t e d e a r l i e r .2 . T r e a s u r c r ' s R e p o r t .3 . L e g a l S t a t u s U p d a t e . ( F r e e m a n )a . G e n e r a l .b . A r t i c l e s o f f n c o r p o r a t i o n ( i r o p e f u I I y w i l l h a v ef i r s t d r a f t o f A r t i c l e s p r e p a r e d b y a t t o r n e y ) .c . B y - L a w C h a n g e s . ( d r a f t a v a i l a b l e a t B o a r d m e e t i n g )4 . C a l f e r A p p r e n t i c e P r o g r a m . ( S c o t t )5 . L ine Dance Reco r c r s . ( C l a i r e )6 . B i l I D a v i s D a n c e . ( S c o t t )7 . S p a c e f o r C l a s s b e g i n n i n g i n J u n e , 1 9 8 5 . ( S c o t t )B . R e v i e w o f t em por a r y P o l i c y N o . 5 , w h i c h e x p i r e dL 2 / 3 I / 8 4 - * T a g g i n g - I n . ( s e e a t t a c h e d )9 . R a w h i d e B e n e f i t o n F e b r u a r y 3 . ( J a m e s )

1 0 . I n s u r a n c e U p d a t e . ( F r e e m a n )1 1 . G e n e r a l l 4 e e t i n g o n J a n u a r y 3 0 . ( S c o t t )L 2 . O t h e r B u s i n e s s .1 3 . i r l e x t B o a r d M ee t i - ng .

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Pol icy Sta tement No. 5TAGGING- IN

GENERALTagg ing- in is a procedure wh ich a l lows aI I ava i lab le dancersto par t ic ipa te in a s ing le t ip when there are dancers w i l l ingto dance but a comple te square cannot be fo rmed. I t i s , how-e v e r , p o t e n t i a l l y d i s r u p t i v e o f t h e d a n c e .

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fo l low shou ld be ac ted upon w i th cour tesyn igh ts and at fo rma l dances .

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e . Befo re the beg inn ing o f the t ip , pe rs ons t agg ing - i ns tand beh ind c oup le # I (o r #Z o r #3 respec t i ve ly f o radd i t i ona l c oup les ) . Eac h t ime the ac t i ve danc e rsreturn to a squared-up format ion, those wai t ing tagin and those tagged out rotate and wait behind thenex t pos i t ion a long the l i ne o f danc e .

DURATION OF THIS POLICYThis pol icy for tagging- in is cons idered a temporary pol icy ine f fec t un t i l December 31 , 1984 . A f t e r t ha t da t e , i t mus t berev iewed and appropr j -a te ac t ion taken by the Board of D i rec tors .

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T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 2 2 , l 9 B 5P R E S E N T : C h r i s A n d e r s o n , B o b B e l 1 v i l l e , s c o t t c a r e y , B r y a n F i n c h ,J a m e s O z a n i c hA B S E N T : C l a i r e M e i s e l , K e n M i e r o wA T T E N D T N GE X - O F F r c r o : B i l l H a b e c k , F r e e m a n s t amper , To m T r i p p

T h e M i n u t e s o f t h e D e c e m b e r 2 7 , L 9 8 4 , m e e t i n q o f t h eB o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s we r e app r oved a s d i s t r i b u t e d p r i o r t o t he m e e t i n q .TREASURERI REPORT

C h r i s A n d e r s o n , a s a s s i s t a n t t r e a s u r e r , s t a t e d t h a t i t w a stoo ear ly to have a comple te repor t fo r the month o f January . i {er epo r t ed t h a t d u e s ha d been r ece i ved f r om 6 0 m e m b e r s a nd t ha t 3 8d a n c e c a r d s ha d b e e n s o l d . T he c h e c k b o o k b a l a n c e a s o f Janua r y 22i s $ 4 , 2 6 8 . 0 1 .

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c o ^ ^ h A 6 ; a n ^ c a r r i e d t h a t t h e a t t a c h e d P r o p o s e d C h a n g e s t o t h e q r r sBy - Laws o f t h e W es t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s b e p r esen t ed t o t h e g e n e r a l m e m b e^ r ^ . . : - +b r r - Ly c t L d s ; r e c i a l l y c a l l e d m e e t i n g o n W e d n e s d a y , J a n u a r y 23 , f o rv o t e .

F r e e m a n a l s o p o i n t e d ou t t h a t t h e t a x - e x e m p t a p p l i c a t i o nwh ich i - s cu r r en t l y b e i n g p r epa r ed i s f o r t he S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a o n l y .W e w i l l a l s o h a v e t o app ly f o r f e d e r a l e x e m p t i o n . Th e m a t t e r w i l l h a vt o b e d i s c u s s e d w i t h M a r k P l a n l < w h e t h e r o r no t h i s $ 5 0 0 f e e i s t oc o v e r b o t h S t a t e a n d f e d e r a l t a x - e x e m p t a p p l i c a t i o n s .

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r e c e i v e d t o t h e f i r s t d r a f t an d t h a t h e h o p e s t o h a v e a f i - na l d r a f tpu t t o g e t h e r s o o n .

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no t i n a t t e n d a n c e , t he m a t t e r w a s t a b l e d t o t he nex t Boa r d m e e t i - n q .

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f o r t h e C l u b in 1 9 8 4 i n v i t i n g t hem t o m a k e e n g a g e m e n t s i n 1 9 8 5 . Heh as r e c e i v e d n o r e s p o n s e s ve t .

B i l I D a v i s i s a v a i l a b l e f o r a dance on M a y l B . T h e B o a r dac r oa r { f A i n r r i l s h i m t o ca l l a dance on M a y l B a n d t ha t t he d a n c ew o u l d b e B a s i c , M a i n s t r e a m , a n d a P l u s s t a r t i p .

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f o r t h e i r u s e b e g i n n i n g i n J u n e , a n d w i l l a l l o w u s u s e o f t h a t s p a c eo n e n i g h t a w e e k Monday t h r ough Thu r sday . The " h a l l m a n a g e r " w a sd i r ec t ed t o have a w r i t t e n p r oposa l f o r a l t e r na t i ve space by t h enex t B o a r d m e e t i n q .TAGGING- IN POLICY

T he P o l i c y N o . 5 , T a g g i n g - I n , w a s t e m p o r a r y a nd exp i - r edD e c e m b e r 3 1 , 1 9 8 4 . T h e r e w a s e x t e n s i v e d i s c u s s i o n a s t o t h e n e e d t oc o n t i n u e t h e p o l i c y s t a t emen t . A m o t i o n w a s m a d e , s e c o n d e d , a ndca r r i ed , t ha t t h e t a g g i n g - i n p o l i c y w o u l d r e m a j - n i n e f f ec t w i t hr on r r r l r - n l r ^ - I - ) , bu t t ha t i t w o u l d n o t b e a p p l i c a b l e t - o s i n g i n g c a l l s .A m o t i o n wa s a l s o m a d e , s e c o n d e d , a nd c a r r i e d t o e x t e n d t h i s a m e n d e dn n l i n r r + n M r r z 3 0 a n d t h e n s o l i c i t i n p u t f r o m t h e g e n e r a l m e m b e r s h i pa s t o t h e n e e d f o r s u c h a p o l i c y .

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been a v a i l a b l e t o d i scuss t he ma t t e r and t ha t de t a i l s we r e no t knownye t . T h e h e a r s a y i s t h a t W es t e r n S t a r " d r e w " t he t h i r d s lo t o fB : 1 5 - B : 3 0 t o u s e a s w e w a n t . I t w a s d e c i d e d t h a t a t t h e b e n e f i tnn Fe l ' r r r r a r r z ? , I VSDw o u l d u s e i t s t i m e t o t e a c h a c a l l and t hen do al r t v v ! s \ l ! tc - ^ i ^ ^ n r ' l ' l w h i c h i n c o r p o r a t e s i t . J a m e s o z a n i c h a n d B o b B e l l v i l l ev o l u n t e e r e d t o h a n d l e th i s d e m o n s t r a t i o n .

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a p p l i c a b l e t o pa r t i c i pan t s i n t r a n s i t t o a nd f r om a f u n c t i o n . Th ea n s w e r t o t h e q u e s t i o n w a s "no . "

I t w a s d i s c u s s e d t h a t s o m e a s s o c i a t i o n s d o p r o v i d e i n s u r a n c ewi th such coverage, bu t po in ted out tha t we were not members o f thosea s s o c i a t i o n s a n d w o u l d p r o b a b l y m e e t r e s i s t a n c e a s i n t he pas t i na p p l y i n g f o r m e m b e r s h i p . T h e R . F . L y o n s C o . d o e s n o t re q u i r e m e m b e r -s h i r : i n a n v a ss o c i a t i o n .

A m o t i o n w a s m a d e , seconded , and p a s s e d t ha t t he C l u b t akeo u t i n s u r a n c e w i t h t h e R . F . L v o n s C o . t o c o v e r c l u b a nd c l a s smembers and the add i t iona l p remium to cover gues ts .

I t w a s a f s o s u q q e s t e d t ha t t he Boa r d c o n s i d e r a t i t s n e x tm o a f i n o t _ h o m 1 l l s 1 o f a c o n t i n g e n c y f und aS a m e a n s o f s e l f i n s u r a n c eF a r r h j n n q F ^ r w h i C h w e C a n n O t g e t i n S U r a n C e , s u C h a S O u r e q u i p m e n t .J a m e s O z a n i c h a n d B r y a n F i n c h a g r e e d t o d o f u r t he r r esea r ch f o ri n s u r a n c e o n e q u i p m e n t a n d m e d i c a l cove r age .

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g e n e r a l m e m b e r s h i p a t t h e m e e t i n g o n J a n u a r y 3 0 w o u l d b e g e n e r a li n f o r m a t i o n .

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n u m b e r o f c o m p l a i n t s a b o u t D o u g C l a r k ' s f i a n c e e s i n g i n g a l o n g w i t hh i m . J a m e s O z a n i c h a g r e e d t o s p e a k w i t h D o u g .

2 . B o b B e l l v i l l - e m e n t i o n e d t h a t s o m e t h i n q needed t o bedone t o c r ea t e a l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e on W e d n e s d a y c l u b n i g h t s . S c o t ti n d i c a t e d t h a t h e w o u l d r e * emphas ize t h i s t o t he con t r ac t ed ca l l e r s .r / 22 / 85 4 -

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I t was dec ided tha t the nex t theme n iqh t wou ld be ont r ' oh r r r : r r z ) n ^ nd h a V e t he t h e m e " B a d g e S , B U t t O n S , a n d B O W S . t ' I t W aSa l s o d e c i d e d t h a t t h i s w o u l d b e " h a s h " \ , r l ednesday on Ash W ednesday .

4 . F e e f o r B i l l H a n z e f . C h r i s A n d e r s o n i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e rwas some d isc repancy about the amount B i l l Hanze l was to be pa id fo rc l a s s i n s t r u c t i o n . B i l l b e l i e v e s t h a t w e a r e p a y i n g h i m $ 7 5 a n i g h t .S c o t t i s t o c h e c k h is no t es f r on t he Boa r d r e t r ea t m e e t i n q b u t s t a t edt ha t h e b e l i e v e d t he r e w a s a s l i d i n q s c a l e w i t h a $7 S m i n i m u m .C a l c u l a t i o n s s h o w t h a t e i g h t s q u a r e s w i t h $ 7 5 f e e i s e x a c t l y t h el . r r o a l z a r z o n n ^ i n t w i t h C a l l e r f e e , r e n t a l , a n d b a d g e S . T h i S i S S U e i st o be r e s o l v e d a t a mee t inq o f t he B o a r d o n W ed n e s d a y , J a n u a r y 2 3 .

l N o t e : A t a n i n f o r m a l m e e t i n g o f t he B o a r d o nJanua r y 2 3 , i t w a s ag r eed t h a t t h e C l u b w o u l d p a y a $ 7 5 f l a t f e e t oB i l l H a n z e l f o r c l a s s i - n s t r u c t i o n . l

5 . F l a g s . A m o t i o n w a s m a d e , s e c o n d e d . a n d c a r r i e d f o r] - ha r T ' l r r l - r- a ^ u r chase a n A m e r i c a n f 1ag , a C a l i f o r n i a f l a g , p O l e s , a nds t a n d s f o r a n e s t i m a t e d c o s t o f S I 0 0 .

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B . T . O . U . ' s . T h e f a c t t h a t s o m e I . O . U . ' s h a d s h o w e d u p i nt he c a s h b o x f o r m e m b e r s h i p f ees and dance p a s s e s w a s d i s c u s s e d . I twas agreed tha t there was no prob lem at th is t ime and not wor th anyo f f i c i a l s t a t e m e n t .

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W es t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s i s o b t a i n i n g ( a ) co r po r a ' . e non - p r o f i t: n r l t h \ 1 - : v - o x s 1 1 p l s t a t u s e s . T o d o S o r c e r t a i n i t e m s i n t h e C l u b ' sr t' ! 1 r r an# Qr z - r 'ws m u s t b e c i r a n g e d t o m e e t m i n i m u m l e g a l r e q u i - r e m e n t s .1 . N u m b e r o f D i r e c t o r sThe By - Laws m u s t se t a s p e c i f i c n u m b e r o f m e m b e r s on t he B o a r d o1D i r e c t o r s . T h e A r t i c l e s o f I l r c o r p o r a t i o n m a y s t a t e a r a n g e o f t h en u m b e r o f B o a r d m em b e r s , bu t t he By - L a i vs r nus t b e s p e c i f i c . i { e w i I Ii n c o r p o r a t e u s i n g t he r ange o f f i ve t o seven , as t h e B y - L a w sc u r r e n t l y a 1 l o w .A r t i c l e V , S e c t i o n A ( 1 ) C U R R E I . I T L Y t a t e s :

T h e B o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s sha l l b e c o m p o s ed o f f i v et o s e v e n e l e c t e d m e m b e r s .I t i s P R O P O S E D h a t A r t i c l e V , S e c t i o n A ( I ) b e r e v i s e d t o r e a d :

T h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s s h a l l b e c o m p o s e d o fs e v e n e l e c t e d m e m b e r s .

A r t i c l e V , S e c t i o n B ( 3 ) ( a ) C U R R E N T L Y t a t e s :A s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n r ' : us t be he1d i f t he m e m b e r s h i po f t he Boa r d o f D i r ec t o r s d r ops b e l o w f i v e .

I t j - s P R O P O S E D h a t A r t i c l e V , S e c t i o n B ( 3 ) ( a ) b e r e v i s e o t o r e a d :A s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n m u s t b e h e l d i f t h e m e m b e r -s h i p o f t h e B o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s does no t equa l5 C V C l r .

A r t i c l e V , S e c t i o n B ( 3 ) ( b ) C U R R E I { T L Y t a r e s :A t t h e d i s c r e t i o n o f t h e B o a r d , a s p e c i a l e l e c -t i o n m a y b e h e l d i f t h e m e m b e r s h i p o f t h eB o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s i s b e l o w s e v e n .

I t i s P R O P O S E D h a t A r t i c l e V , S e c t i o n B ( 3 ) ( b ) b e d e l e t e d a n d t h a ts u b s e c t i o n s ( c ) , ( d ) , a n d ( e ) b e r e n u m b e r e d t o b e ( b ) , ( c ) , a n d( d ) , r e s p e c t i v e l y .

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Of f i ce rsT h e o r g a n i z a t i o n m u s t des igna t e a t l eas t t h r ee i n d i v i d u a l s w ho a r eau t ho r i zed t o conduc t t he a f f a i r s o f t he o r g a n i z a t i o n on a day - t o -d a y b a s i s w h e n t h e B o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s i s n o t c o n v e n e d . The t h r eep o s i t i o n s m ay b e e n t i t l e d w h a t e v e r i s d e s i r e d bu t m u s t b e a u t h o r i z e d{ - n . / 1 \ n n n A ru v . \ ! , , v v r r u . r c t mee t ings , ( 2 ) s ign con t r ac t s , ( 3 ) m a k e f i n a n c i a lt r a n s a c t i o n s , a n d ( 4 ) m a i n t a i n t h e r e c o r d s o f t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n .I n o r d e r t o k e e p t he o r i g i n a l i n t e n t a n d s p i r i t o f t h e B y - L a w s i nt a c t , i t i s P R O P O S E D ha t t he By - Laws o f W es t e r n S t a r Dance r s bea m e n d e d b y a d d i n g a new sec t i on f o r o f f i ce r s t o A r t i c l e V , B o a r d o fD i r e c t o r s , a n d t h a t i t r e a d a s f o l l o w s :

D . O f f i c e r s :T he B o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s sha I l a p p o i n tby December I o f each y e a r a t l e a s t t h ef o l l o r v i n g t h r e e o f f i ce r s t o conduc t t h eb u s l n e s s o f t he B o a r d w h e n i t i s n o tc o n v e n e d .

Admin i s t r a t o r . T h e A d m i n i s t r a t o rmus t be appo in ted f rom among then e w l y e l e c t e d m e m b e r s o f t he Boa r dwh o w e r e e l e c t e d i n S e p t e m b e r o fthe year in wh ich the appo in tmenti s m a d e . T h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r i sau t ho r i zed t o c o n v e n e m e e t i n g s o ft he Boa r d o f D i r e c t o r s a nd g e n e r a lm e e t i n g s o f t h e C l u b ' s m e m b e r s h i p .T he A d m i n i s t r a t o r i s au t ho r i zed t on e g o t i a t e and s i - gn con t r ac t s , sub jec tt o r a t i f i ca t i on b v t he B o a r d o fD i r e c t o r s .T r easu r e r . I n add i t i on t o m a i n t a i n i n gE l e f - i n a n c i a l r e c o r d s o f t h e C l u b ,t h e T r easu r e r m u s t b e o ne o f t h ec o - s i g n a t o r j - e s on t he C l u b ' s banka c c o u n t s a n d i s a u t h o r i z e d t o r e l e a s ei n f o r m a t i o n a s t o t he C I u b ' s f i nan -c i a l s t a t u s . T he T r e a s u r e r m ay beappo in ted f rom among any of them e m b e r s o f t he C I u b .. Sc r - r e i - r v - The Ser - r e f a r v sha l l t akem f t u t e s o f a l l n e e t i n g s o f t he Boa r do f D i r e c t o r s a n d t he g e n e r a l m e m b e r s h i p

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a nd i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a l l w r i t t e ncommunica t ions . The Secre ta ry maybe appo in ted f rom among any of them e m b e r s o f t he C I u b .

A l l o f f i c e r s s e r v e a t t h e p l e a s u r e o fthe Board o f D j - rec to rs and may beappo j -n ted and removed at any t ime bys i m p l e m a j o r i t y v o t e o f t h e f u l - l - Boa r d .Di sso lu t i on

A n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n m u s t , u p o n d i s s o l u t i o n , g i ve i - t s r e m a i n -i n g a s s e t s t o ano t he r non - p r o f i t o r gan iza t j - on o r t o t he S t a t e .T h e y canno t be d i s t r i bu t ed t o an y i n d i v i d u a l s .I t i - s P R O P O S E D ha t t he B y - L a w s o f V ies t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s be a m e n d e db y a d d i n g a n e w A r t i c l e V I I I e n t i t l e d " D i s s o l u t i o n " a n d t h a t i tr e a d a s f o l l o w s :

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I i O O n t h e 6 l c e n l r r { - j n n r i i c 1 - = n . ' l i - n ^ r ^ t h e f, u ! J v q J r u f r r Y ' v lt e r m ina t i on o f W es t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s , a l l t her e m a i n i n g a s s e t s o f t h e C l u b , a f t e r f i n a l e x p e n s e sas d e t e r m i - n e d b y t h e t soa r d o f D i r ec t o r s , s h a l lb e d i s t r i b u t e d b y t l - r e B o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s t os u c h o r g a n i z a t i o n ( s ) a s m a y q u a l i f y a s c h a r i t -a b l e d e d u c t i o n s f o r i n c o m e t a x pu r poses u n d e rt he I ncome T ax Laws o f t he Un i t ed S t a t es i ns u c i r p r o p o r t i o n s as t he B o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s mayd e t e r m i n e . f n no even t sha l - I any pa r t o f t heasse t s be r e t u r ned t o o r d i s t r i b u t e d a m o n g an yo f f i c e r , m e m b e r o f t h e B o a r d , m e m b e r , o r a n yo t h e r i n d i v i d u a l c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e C l u bd i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y .

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AGENDAT u e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 2 6 , 1 9 8 57 : 3 0 p . m .a tB o b B e l l v i f l - e & C h r i s A n d e r s o n

l . A p p r o v a l o f M i n u t e s a s d i s t r i b u t e d e a r l i e r .2 . T r e a s u r e r ' s R e p o r t .3 . R e s i g n a t i o n o f T r e a s u r e r r s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y .4 . A p p r o v a l o f d r a f t A r t i c l e s o f I n c o r p o r a t i o n ( s e e a t t a c h e d ) .5 . A p p o i n t m e n t o f Admin i s t r a t 0 t ! i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h r e v i s e dB y - L a w s ( see a t t ached copy o f r e v i s e d B y - L a w s f o r y o u rf i l e ) .6 . H o t e l r o o m s f o r 1 9 8 5 I n t e r na t i ona l C o n v e n t i o n . ( B r y a n )7 . A n g e l b a d g e r e q u i r e m e n t s . ( 8 i 1 1 H a b e c k )B . M a i n s t r e a m g r a d u a t i o n . ( B o b )9 . S p a c e f o r c l a s s b c g i n n i n g i n J u n e . ( S c o t t )

1 0 . S q u a r e H e a d s . ( S c o t t )1 1 . L i n e d a n c e r e c o r d s . ( C I a i r e )L 2 . C I u b L a S t a r .1 3 . C o n t i n g e n c y F u n d f o r s e l f i n s u r a n c e .L 4 . ( l l o e a r r i e r t h a n 9 : f 5 ) D i s c u s s i o n o f s p a c e a n d p l a n s f o rW S D h o s t i n g j _ n t e r n a t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n . ( R a m o n )1 5 . O t h e r B u s i n e s s .16 . N e x t B o a r d M e e t i n g .

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Western S tar Dancers58 4 Cas t ro S t ree tSan Franc isco, CA 94LL4Re: A r t i c l es o f I nco rpo ra t i on

Dear Fr iends :Enc losed p lease f ind my or ig ina l d ra f t o f p roposed ar t i c lesof incorpora t i on . Th is i s the abso lu te 'bare bones ' ! examp leof how the ar t i c les shou ld be composed . I do no tbe l i eve tha t i t i s advan tageous to be more e labora te ins ta t i ng the co rpo ra t i on ' s pu rpose t ha t as i t i s p resen t l ydesc r i bed i n a r t i c l e I I .You should note that I bel ieved that the nur , tber of Di r -ec to rs must be s ta ted i n d re a r t i c l es , however researchedshowed that the code does no t requ i re t ha t to be s ta ted.Accord ing ly t have de le ted -a p rov i s i on re la t i ng to thatl_ssueI apo log i ze fo r the la teness in fo rward ing th is to you.I f you have any ques t i ons re la t i ng to t h i s document , p leasedo not hes i ta te to con tac t t he unders igned . I sugges t t ha ti f any changes are made that you consul t the unders ignedbe fo rehand to insure i t s acceptab i l i t y by the Secre tary ofS ta te . Thank vou fo r vour a t t en t i on to t h i s issue.

u.:y ,EIyny.,eurs,//a( tL', /:(c.Q-_Mark W. PlankP.S .

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WESTERTI TAR DAI{CERS, II,JCL -

The name of th is co rpo ra t i on i s 'Ves tern Star Dancers , Inc . "I I

The corpora t i on is a nonpro f i t nu tua l bene f i t co rDora t i onorgan i zed under . the Nonpro f i t i 4u tua l t sene f i r corpo i "a i ; ; - i ; ; . - "The .pu rpose of - t h i s co rpo ra t i on is to engage in bny law f -u r ac t or: n 1 - i r r i l - r r f n r rrhespebificll"l,i,::;T:$:::"*?Lo;n?:f;'1fr?:0":i$:i":I:l3*organized are to educa- te and inform rnenrbers of the gineral publ icin square dancing as an art form. The means of proi id ing s lcheduca t i on and i n f o r raa t i on inc ludes , but i s not l im i ted t ; , thema in tenance o f educa t i on fac i l i t i es for s tudent ins t ruc t ion ,menber ins t ruc t ion and prac t i ce , and pub l i c pe r f o rmances .I I I

The nar ' re and address in the s ta te of ca l i f o rn ia of t h i sco rpo ra t i on lg lgen t l o f se rv i ce o f p rocess i s sco t t ca rey , whoseaddress i s r l oakwood S t ree t , san F ianc i sco , ca l i f o rn ta g+ t t o .IV

The name of t he un inco rpo ra ted assoc ia t ion which i s be inginco rpo ra ted i s "Wes te rn S ta r Dancers l ' .V

The un inco rpo ra ted assoc ia t ion whose name is se t f o r t h inA r t i c l e IV o f t hese A r t i c l es o f I nco rpo ra t i on i s be ing inco rpo ra tedby the f i l i ng o f rhese A r t i c l es .VI

l lo tw i ths tand ing.any o f t he above s ta tements o f pu rposes andpor ters , th is co rco ra t i on sha l l no t , except t o an i nsu6s t i n t ia l degreengage in any ac t i v i t ies o r exe rc i se any 'powers tha t a re no t i nf u r t he rance o f t he spec i f i c pu rpose o f t h i s co rpo ra t i on .IN I,JIT!{ESShIHEREOF, heo f \ r i es te rn Star Dancers , I nc . ,corporation on

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BY-LAWSof theWESTERNSTAR DANCERSPURPOSES

The purposes1 . To2 . To3 . Toand

A R T T C L E I :a r e a s f o l l o w s :

promote square danc ing as a na t i ona l ac t i v i t y ,p rov ide an ident i t y f or Ma ins t ream dancers ,prov ide and promote opportuni t ies for l " la inst reamins t ruc t i on . c a l l i n g

A R T I C L E I I : P O L I C I E Si c i es a re as fo l l ows :

To promote fel rowship wi th in the group by square dancing ando the r ac t i v i t i es ,To pursue a sp i r i t o f coopera t i on , suppor t , and pos i t i veencouragement ,T o e n h a n c e t h e l i f o < l - r r l e o f g a y m e n , l e s b i - a n w o m e n , a n d t h e i rf r i ends ,To encourage the shar i ng o f respons ib i l i t i es and du t i es bya I l members ,To avo id a l l ow ing ou t s ide issues and in te rna r po l i t i c s tod i v i de the group ,To be non-compet i t ive in our deal ing with other groups as welas wi th in our own c lub .

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ARTICLE Ir I : IVIEI\,IBERSA. Qual i f i ca t ions fo r Membersh ip

Membership in Western Star Dancers j-s open to anyone regardless orace ' re l i g i on , e thn i c background , d9 , gender r o r sexua l o r i en ta -t ion. Membership is avai lable to those *ho have successful lvcomp le ted a course of Mains t ream ins t ruc t ion .C lub DuesDues sha1l be determined by the general membership. Membership

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shal l be for twelve (12) months f rom receipt of the membershipfee. I r lembership wi l l be lost for reason o? , ro. r -payment of dues.C. Benef i t s o f Membersh ip

Benef i t s o f membersh ip inc lude bu t a re no t r im i ted to :The fe l lowsh ip of the group ; pa r t i c i pa t i on in , and reduced feesfor , t he ac t iv i t ies and spec i l r events of t he c lub ; vo t i ng r srV-ing on commit tees, and hold ing of f i -ce; communicat i6ns of ler l i -nentc lub informat ion; a copy of the By-Laws; and a club badge-.

I .\ R T T C L E I V :

A g e n e r a l m e e t i n g o p e n t oa q u a r t e r .

GENERAL IVIEETTNGS

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a l - I members sha l l_ be he ld a t leas t onceNot jce of the meet ings wi l l - be mai led at least 14 days in advance.P ar l i amen ta ry p rocedure wi l l app ly t o a I l meet ings and the cha i r -pe rson wi l l be a member o f t he B oard o f o i rec to r i .I t4embers n at tendance at the meet ing shal l const i tute a guorum.only members wi l r be able to vote. wr i t ten proxy votes are per-m iss ib le . A ma jo r i t y vo te i s needed to pass a l l measures .I ' l inutes of each meet ing shal r be kept and be on f i le for therev iew of any member.

ARTICLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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6 .

A. S t ruc tu re :r . The Board of D i rec tors shar r be composed of sevene lec ted members .

The B oard sha1 l de te rm ine , amongs t i t se l f , the d i s t r i bu t i ono f respons ib i l i t y and author i t y .Term of of f ice sha11 be four teen months wi- th a two-month over-lap between the outgoing and the incoming Board dur ingseptember and october . The new Board shal I conmence onNovember I .

E l e c t i o n s :

2 .3 .

1 . Regu la r e lec t i ons to the BoardSeptember .a . E lec t i ons sha l l be run by ab. Any member who wishes to bename p laced on the ba l lo t .

o f D i rec tors sha l l be he ld eacvo lun tee r commi t tee.a cand idate sha1 l have h is , /her

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c . Vot ing sha l l be by secre t baI1ot . Ba l lo ts w i l l be ma i l edto a l l members four teen days before the elect ion date.Vot ing by wr i t t en p rox ies sha l1 be perm iss ib le .2. Members may vote for up to seven of the candidates on theba1 lo t .

a. The seven candidates receiv ing the largest numbers of voshal l be e lected to the new Board of Di rectors . In theevent of a t ie which would cause the Board to exceed sevmembers, the t ie shal1 be broken by toss of a coin.b . No cand idate sha l l be e lec ted to the Board of D i rec torswho has not received votes equal to at least one-hal f thenumber o f va l i d ba l l o t s cas t .c. I f fewer than seven candidates are elected to the newBoard of D i rec tors , those e lec ted sha l I cons t i t u t e thefu l l Board un t i l t he nex t regu la r o r spec ia l e lec t i on .3 . Spec ia l e lec t i ons sha l l be he ld t o f i l l one o r more vacanc ieson the Board of D i rec tors .a . A spec ia l e l ec t i on mus t be he ld i f the membersh ip o f theB oard of D i rec tors does no t equa l seven .b . E lec t ion p rocedures fo r regu la r e lec t ions shaI I app l y a tspec ia l e lec t i ons . C r i t e r i a f o r e lec t i on a t a spec ia le lec t ion sha l l be the same as t hose a t a regu la r e lec t i on .c . The number o f cand idates e lec ted to the Board o f D i rec torsi:";";o::'il":l:::':il"=l:*"::"ffi;"il:'":::: ?""1Ht o seven .d . A f ter any spec ia l e lec t i on , dDy prev ious members o f theBoard of D i rec tors p lus any cand idates e lec ted a t thespec ia l e lec t ion sha l l cons t i t u t e the fu l1 Board o f

D i rec tors un t i l t he nex t regu la r o r spec j -a l e l ec t i on .C . Respons ib i l i t i es :

Respons ib i l it i es sha l l i nc lude bu t no t be l im i t ed to :1 . Ensure tha t the Club 's bus iness and ac t i v i t i es a re ca r r i ed oin accord wi th the By-Laws.2 . A r range and schedu le Club meet i ngs and dances .3 . P ub l i sh and d i s t r i bu te re levant C lub in fo rmat i on .4 . Keep f i nanc ia l and o the r reco rds and be f i s ca l l y respons ib le .5 . Make a l l day - t o -day dec is ions .6 . Hand le a l l co r respondence .7 . Report to the CIub on a quarter ly bas is .

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The Board is empowered to delegate author i ty and responsib i l i tyto the general membership.O f f i ce rs :

The Board of Directors shal l appoint by December 1 of eachyear at least the fo l lowing three of f icers to conduct thebusiness of the Board when i t is not convened.a. Adminis t rator . The Adminis t rator must be appointed f romAmong-TEe newly elected members of the Board who wereelected in September of the year in which the appointmenis made. The Adminis t rator is author ized to convenemeet ings of the Board of Di rectors and general meet ingso f t he Club 's membersh ip . The A dmin i s tra to r i s autho r -i zed to nego t i a t e and s ign cont rac ts , sub jec t t o ra t i f i -ca t ion by the B oard o f D i rec tors .b . T reasurer . In add i t ion to main ta in ing the f i nanc ia lrecoras of the CIub, the Treasurer must be one of theco-s igna to r i es on the C lub ' s bank accounts and i sau tho r i zed to re lease in format ion as to the C lub 's f inan-c ia l s tatus. The Treasurer may be appointed f rom amongany of the members of the C1ub.c . Secre tary . The Secre tary sha l l take minutes of a l lmeet ings of the Board of Di rectors and the general membship and is respons ib le fo r a l l wr i t ten communicat ions .The Secretary may be appointed f rom among any of themembers o f the C lub .

A11 o f f i cers serve at the p leasure o f t he B oard of D i rec torsand may be appointed and removed at any t ime by simplemajor i t y vo te o f the fu11 Board.ARTICLE VI :

A reca l l o r spec ia l meet ing canof the general membership or byThese meet ings sha l l be he ld i ngenera l mee t i ngs (A r t i c l e IV ) .

RECALL OR SPECIAL }4EETINGSbe cal led by ei ther twenty- f ive percea ma jo r i t y o f the B oard o f D i rec tors .accordance wi th the ru les governing

1 .2 .

A R T I C L E V I I : FINANCESA check ing accoun t sha l l be ma in ta ined . Two s igna tu res sha l l berequ i red on a l l checks . These two peop le sha1 l not be co- res identTh i s i s a non-p ro f i t o rgan i za t i on . Dues and o the r mon ies rece i vedw i l l be spen t en t i r e l y f o r ca r r y i ng ou t ou r s t a ted purposes . TheC lub may compensate ind i v i dua l s for ins t ruc t ion , ca1 l i ng , or o thework o f a spec ia l i zed na tu re . I nd i v i dua l s who rece ive remunerat ioa re no t e l i g i b l e to serve on the B oard of D i rec tors .

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A R T I C L E VI I I : D T S S O L U T I O NUpon t he d i sso lu t i on , d i sband ing , or o the r terminat ion of Western StaDancers , d I I the remain ing assets o f the C lub , a f t e r f i na l expenses ade te rm ined by the Board of D i rec tors , sha l l be d i s t r i bu ted by theB oard o f D i rec tors to such organ i za t i on (s ) as may qua l i f y as char i t -able deduct ions for income tax purposes under the Income Tax Laws ofthe Uni ted States in such propor t ions as the Board of Directors maydetermine. In no event shal l any par t of the assets be returned toor d is t r ibuted among any of f icer , member of the Board, memberr or anyother indiv i -dua1 connected \di - th the Club di rect ly or indi rect lv .

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WESTERNSTAR DAI{CERS, II.]CT

The name of t h i s co rpo ra t i on i s 'Ves tern Star Dancers , Inc . "I I

The corporat ion is a nonprof i t mutual benef i t coroorat iono' rganized under the Nonprof i t Mutual Benef i t Corporat ioh Law.The purpose of th is corporat ion is to engage in bny lawful act oract iv i ty for which a corporat ion may be organized under such 1aw.The spec i f i c and pr imary purposes fo r which th i s co rpo ra t i on i sorganLzed are to educa"te and inform rnenrbers of the general publ icin square dancing as an ar t form. The neans of prov id ing sucheducat ion and informat ion inc ludes , but is not l imi ted to, themain tenance of educa t i on f ac i l i t i es for s tudent ins t ruc t ion ,mer ' . rbernst ruct ion and pract ice, and publ ic per formances.I IT

The name and address in the Sta te o f Cal i fo rn ia of th isco rpo ra t i on ' s agen t f o r se rv i ce o f p rocess i s S co t t Carey , whoseaddress i s 11 Oakwood S t ree t , S an Franc i sco , Ca l i f o rn ia 94110 .IV

The name of t he un inco rpo ra ted assoc ia t i on wh ich i s be inginco rpo ra ted i s "Wes te rn Star Dancers l ' .V

The un inco rpo ra ted assoc ia t i on whose name is se t f o r t h inA r t i c l e IV o f t hese A r t i c l es o f I nco rpo ra t i on i s be ing i nco rpo ra tedby the f i l i ng o f t hese A r t i c l es .VI

Notw i ths tand ing any o f t he above s ta tements of pu rposes andpowers , Eh is corDorat ion sha l l no t , excep t t o an i nsubs tan ti a l degreengage in any ac t i v i t i es o r exerc ise any powers that are not inf u r t he rance of the spec i f i c purpose o f t h i s co rpo ra t i on .IN VJITNESS .IHEREOF, heo f l l Jes te rn S ta r Dancers , I nc . ,corporation onac t r .

unders igned , be ing t he I nco rpo ra torhave executed these Ar t i c les o f I n -, 1985 , wh ich execut ion i s my deed andD Co t t Carey , I nco rpo ra to r

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AGENDATuesday , A pr i l 23 , I 9B 57 :30 p .m.a tB ob B e l l v i l l e / C h r i s Ande r son

I . A p p r o v a l o f M i n u t e s a s d i s t r i b u t e d e a r l i e r .2 . T r e a s u r e r ' s R e p o r t .3 . C l a s s s p a c e b e g i n n i n g i n J u n e .4 . C o n t i n g e n c y f u n d .5 . M a y c a l e n d a r .6 . P r o p o s e d p o l i c y s t a t e m e n t s .

a . M e r i t o r i o u s A c h i e v e m e n t R e c o g n i t i o n ( s c o t t ) ( a t t c h ' d )b . S i s t e r C i t y C l u b ( F r e e m a n ) ( a t t c h ' d )7 . 1 9 8 5 f n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n .

a . G e n e r a l l y .b . B y - L a w s o f t he I n t e r na t i ona l A s s o c j _ a t i o n ( I . r eeman)( s e e a t t c h ' d )8 . T - S h r r t s . ( J a m e s9 . P a r a d e D a n c e . ( S c o t t )

1 0 . C a z a d e r o . ( S c o t t )1 I . L i n e d a n c e s o n C I u b n i g h t . ( B i I 1 )L 2 . S i n g l e s S / D C l u b s D i r e c t o r y . ( S c o t t )1 3 . O t h e r b u s i n e s s .L 4 . N e x t B o a r d n e e t i n g .

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P o l i c y S t a t e m e n t N o .

MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION

G e n e r a lM a n y W es t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s m e m b e r s a r e w i t h t he C l u b f o r

v a r y i n g I e n g t h s o f t i m e a n d t h e n , f o r a v a r i e t y o f r easons , a r eno l o n g e r a b l e t o p a r t i c i p a t e w i t h t he C I u b . H o w e v e r , d u r i n gt h e i r a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h W es t e r n S t a r , t hey m a k e c o n t r i b u t i o n s w h i c hs i g n i f i c a n t l y b e n e f i t t h e C l u b a s a w h o l e . L i k e w i s e , t h e C l u b i st h e r e c i p i e n t o f s e r v i c e s f r o m i n d i v i d u a l s w i r o a r e no t squa r edance r s b u t t h e i r e f f o r t s a d d i m m e a s u r a b l y t o t he o v e r a l l o r g a n i z a -t ion o f the Club and the rewards inure to the membersh ip asi n d i v i d u a l s .

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T h e p u r p o s e o f t h i s p o l i c y s t a t e m e n t i s t o e s t a b l i s h af o r m a l p r ocedu r e b y w h i c h ex t r ao r d ina r y se r v i ce t o W es t e r n S t a rf ) a n r - e r q h r z f o r : m e f m e m b e f S a n d n O n - m e m b e r s m a v h e r e c n c r n i z o d ' i n a " rn r r ' l . r l i a : n r l ^ ^ n t - i n r r i n c r m A n n o f .t r u v ! f I q r r u u v r r L f r r u f r r Y r r r q l l l l s

P r o c e d u r el . P e r s o n s w h o a r e squa r e dance r s a nd p r o v i d e s i g n i f i c a n t

se r v j - ces t o W es t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s ma y b e a w a r d e d t h e d e s i g n a t i o no f " H o n o r a r y M e m b e r o f W es t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s . "

2 . P e r s o n s w h o a r e no t squa r e dance r s and p r o v i d es i g n i f i c a n t s e r v i c e s t o l r l e s t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s m a y b e a w ar d e d t h ed e s i q n a t i o n o f " F r i e n d o f W e s t e r n S t a r D a n c e r s . "

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3 . I t 1s i - n t e n d e d t h a t t h e a \ ^ T a r r l i n . r n f l - hese d e s i q n a t i o n sw i l l b e d o n e w i t h a d e g r e e o f r es t r a in t s o a s n o t t o d i l u t e t hei m p o r t a n c e o f t he awar d . w h i l e t he r e a r e n o p r esc r i bed g u i d e l i n e sf o r m e a s u r i n g t he a m o u n t o f s e r v i c e necessa r y f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n ,' i1 - i q : n { - i n i o a t e d t h a t " s i g n i f i c a n t " w i I l b e c o n s i d e r e d a s s u s t a j - n e d ,e x e m p l a r y o r e x t r a o r d i n a r y p e r f o r m a n c e o f se r v i ce .

4 - E i t h e r o f t hese a w a r d e d d e s i g n a t i o n s c an be d o n e o n l yb y a m a j o r i t y vo t e o f t h e f u l l B o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s .

5 - A s a n hono r a r y m e m b e r o r a f r i end , t he i n d i v i d u a fw i l l n o t b e r e q u i r e d t o pa y m e m b e r s h i p d u e s a nd w i l t h a v e n o r i g h tt o vo t e o r h o l d o f f i ce . T h e o n l y b e n e f i t s acco r d . ed . t h e d e s i g n e eis an appropr ia te Cl -ub badge and the oppor tun j - t y to be l - i s ted int he Cf ub I s D i r e c t o r y w i t h a n i n d i c a t i o n o f h i s o r h e r awar d . ed s t a t us .

6 - The appropr ia te badge fo r an honorary member i s as t anda r d c l u b badge , c o m p l e t e w i t h r h i n e s t o n e d s t a r p o i n t s , w i t ht h e a d d i t i o n o f t h e w o r d " H o n o r a r y , ' i n t h e u p p e r l e f t c o r n e r .

7 . The app r op r ia t e b a d g e f o r a f r i e n d o f t he c l u b i s ar e p l i c a o f t h e s t anda r d C l - u b b a d g e j - n r eve r se c o l o r s , c o m p l e t e w i t hr h i n e s t o n e d s t a r p o i n t s , w i t h t he a d d i t i o n o f t h e w o r d " F r i e n d "i n t he u p p e r l e f t co r ne r .

B - In the event an honorary member re tu rns to danc ingw i t h t h e C l u b o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s t o p a r t i c i p a t e a s a r e g u l a r m e m b e ror a f r iend becomes a square dancer and pa. r t i c ipa tes wi th the Cl_ub: s : : - e ; ; - i a : ' ; e , i he r , h e o ( s he w r i i oe e x p e c c e o r o pa y dues a n d ,t hus , r e c e i v e a l - l t he b e n e f i t s o f a r e g u l a r m e m b e r o f wes t e r n S t a rD a n c e r s .

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BackgroundI n A p r i l , 1 9 8 4 , a f t e r t h e c l o s e o f t h e F l r s t I n t e r n a t i o n a l

ca r u Qn r r a r a n^ . r ce C O n V e n s i O n i n S e a t t l e , I , V a S h i n g t O n , a g r o g p O f n i n e" *_ 1W es t e r n S t a r member s w e n t t o V a n c o u v e r , B . C . , C a n a d a , t o d a n c e w i t ht he g ay s q u a r e d a n c e c 1 u b , S q u a r e s Ac r oss t he B o r d e r , o r r t h e i rc l a s s n igh t . The r e we r e t en o f t h e i r m e m b e r s a t t ha t c lass an dw e s o c i a l i z e d f o r m a n y h o u r s a f t e r c 1 a s s . T h e c l u b s e n j o y e d e a c hother so much tha t those members present dec ided tha t the two c lubsw o u l d b e c o m e s is t e r - c i t y c lubs . T h i s f o l l o w s t he p r e c e d e n c e o fS a n F r a n c i s c o h a v i n g a s i s t e r c i t y i n a n o t h e r p a r t o f t h e w o r l d .

P u r p o s eT h e p u r p o s e o f t h i s p o l i c y s t a t emen t i s t o m e m o r i a l i z e

t he f ac t t ha t t h i s a r r a n g e m e n t e x i s t s b e t w e e n V ies t e r n S t a r D a n c e r san d S q u a r e s A c r o s s t h e Bo r de r . T h i s ges t u r e i s i n k e e p i n g w i t ht h e h i o h c s t ' i d p a I e n f q . r r r ^ r F d a n r ' i n c r i n t h a t i t e n 6 o u _ r a c r e s f h eY q q r Lg r owt h o f f r i e n d s h i p s a nd p r omo t es s q u a r e d a n c i n g a r o u n d t he w o r l d .

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two c lubs agreed tha t the n ine Western Sta r and tent h e B o r d e r m e m b e r s w h o da n c e d t o g e t h e r i n A p r i l ,- j - - ^ - - ^ ' r - - L b a d g e o f t h e i r s i s t e r c i t y c l u b s i g n i -r v E r l q u f u r J u q u Y c u ! L l l c r

o t h e r"hono r a r y ' m e m b e r s . The r ea f t e r , any / member f r om o ne

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c l u b w h o d a n c e d w i t h t h e s i s t e r c l u b a t o n e o f i t s h o m e f u n c t i o n sw o u l d r e c e i v e a n hono r a r y m e m b e r b a d g e f r om t he s i s t e r - c i t y c l u b .

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Q n n { - { - 1 - a r a \ /Ron Doug l -assR e i s a G l i c k m a nA l a n H a l lB e r t H o b b s

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pRoposElt EyLtugFORTHE XETIOII 'L ISSOCITTIOI{ OF OEY SOUEREDETCE CLUESTRTICLE I - I I I I IE 4+erThc n l i t o f th t r C t roc l r t ton rhr l l b r thc /hr t tonr l Ar roc i r t l ono f Ory Squr rc Drner C lubr .TRTICLE I I PURPOSE

I t rh r l l b r the co l lec t l v r punporc 'o f !h r ' r r rbcr r to rncouFrgcrnd prov i .dc roc l r l , rducr t l onr l rn , t l rc i r r r t lonr l oppor tunl t l r rfo r l lodr rn l fcr t r rn Equr rc Drnc tng on I l oer l r rGglonr le tnd n ! -t l ona l l cvc l . : .A l l e tnbr r c lubr . l r r r xprc t rd to opr r r t r undr r four pr tnc lg l r rth r t un l?y th r Ar roc t r t l on . Thor r pr lnc tp l r r l n l lr ) l l cebr r c tubr l rc gry or t rnt ld . Thr t l r r thr t thry mln ly( though not noc t l r . r t l y r xc lu l l v r l y ) conr l r t o? t ry t t rb rnr lrnd rx l r t r l th th r ln t rnt o f pnovtd l ,ng mlrbr r r o? thr t tycoeeunl ty r l th opportunl t l r r to fnt t r i r 1n l lodcrn l f r r t r rnEqur r r Drnc lng .b) f l cnber s lubr u t ! Cr l l r r l rb lonr r t ?or thr t r rchtng rnd pr r -fo rernc l of rqur r . dens lng . . Thr ml t r vr r t rnsr thr t r rebl rc lubr hrve r t th Ca l l r r l rb 1 r th r lnc lu r lon o? l f re t t x cou-p les . .c l f l c rbr r e lubr ( r t th thr rxcrpt lon oo . l lo l . r . r . mrbrnr ) r r t. nonpro? l t ln r tnuetur r rnd tnt tnt . Thr t l r r mrbr r c lubrrx l r t e r ln l y ?or roc l r l , r r c r r r t tonr l , tnd rducr t l onr l pun-porcr , rnd l r r not pr t l t r r l11) p t r?on lhg l roupr or l roupr thr tr r k r rpprDnrncot ?or pro f l t . ' ; + , . - , r . ,d ) | | rnbcrc lubr l r !non.Go| tp r t1 | t v r l ' l . t co 'nc?Pt . |h rbr rc lgbrdo not rngrgr tn corpr t t t lvr drnclng r l t { r othrn m;brr c lubr .

ARTICLE I I I l fE i lEERSHIP . , :n . - 11 ,, . i - i !Srct ton | - Rcqul r r l tn t r ; i : , .

f l r rbrrrhlp 1r oprn to rny clu.b thrt l i r t r thr cr l t rntr of thr?our pr lc tp l r r t l out t lnrd ln CRTIGLE, ' ' ! .1 , r;Src t lon 2 - tpp l tc r t lon rnd f iccrpt r i lc i l , i i l , ,' . . i 1Elubs r i rh lng to b lconl mrb: r r o l thd:hroGlr t lon u l l l br r rk rdto ?ornr l ly rpp ly . Thr Exrcut lv r 3omd. o? th r l r loc l r t lon r l l ll x rn inr thr .pp l ic r t lon tnd t f thr c lub r?ply lng r r r t t thr ?ourunt fy lng pr tnc ip lc r ?or nrnb: r rh tpr thry r l t , l br gnrnt rd r r rb*r te tur u?on 'pry l rn t o? dUl r l , r ; . ; : r . * , , , r : l : . . , , , . ; - . , . . - ' igaetlon g Ducr ,: ;

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Sect ion 4 l {enbeneh ip Categon iera) Fu l l l l e rbersh ip

Fu l l neabersh ip i r gnanted to any c lub tha t neets the ?our "pn inc ip les as ou t l i ned in ARTICLE I , and is approved by theExecut i ve Board . Fu11 nenbersh ig i s cont ingent upon geyncnto f dues . C lubs tha t ane granted fu l l r cnber s ta tuc r i l l se-lee t , by the i r o rn procer resr . r cpnesenta t i ve to the Execu-t t ve Boand.

b ) Ind iv idua l l {eabcr rh ipI nd l v i dua l nenenben c Iub . r sh ip 1s gnanted t o e a ch e en be r o t a ?u l lana pnopq-i-glg_ f egf h ln a ?u I l aenber c I u v iduanenbens ere gnanted nenben sta tus at a l I asroc ia t ion func-t i ons , and r ray pant i c iaa te eB vo t ing renbers in a l l gencra laeet ings of the Argoc ia t ion . They have the n igh t to vo icethe tn ideas and op in iong to the Exesut i vc Boand ?or cons i -dera t i on

c ) Assoc a te l l enbensh ipAssoc ia te nenbersh tp r tay be granted to groups or c lubs tha tdo not neet thc four pr inc ip les BE out l i ned in eRTICLE I I .These groupB or c lubs , ray havc non-vo t ing nepnceenta t ion tothe Execut l ve Bbard , and the i r renbens nay at tand genena lneet ings o? the Assoc ia t ion 1n a non-vo t ing cepac i t y .

ARTICLE IV EXECUTIVE BOARDS ec t i on | - E xccu t i ve B oard f l eabersh ip

E ach c lub t ha t i s gnan ted fu l l aenber rh ip r t a tus i n th e A ssoc ia -t i on sha l l r e l ec t , by i t s o rn p rocesscs , a rep resen ta t i ve to thcE xecu t i v r E oard . E ach . seoc ia te neaben c lub sha l l se lec t a non-vo t i ng nGpncsen ta t i ve to the E xecu t i ve B oard . A t t he ennua lconven t l on o? the A ssoc ia t i on , t he E xecu t i ve B oard rhs l l e l ec t .i l a t i ona l Cha inpenson rho y i l l E e rve un t i l t he ncx t conven t l on 'S ec t l on 2 l l u t i es o f t ha E xccu t i v r E oard

a) Represen ta t i ves fnoa nenber c I ubs .Repne :en ta t i ves f roa nenber c lube gha I I se rve es vo t i ng l l e t r -be rs o f t he E xecu t l ve E oand en d sha l l sa rve . s the i r c l ub ' svo i ce t n d iecuss ing boerd bue inese . They sha l l subn i t anon th l y E un ia ry o f t ha i . r c l ub ' s i deas rn d concarn r pe r t l l n -1ng to A ssoc ia t i on B us inese . They sha l l ne lay thc ideag endconcenns o f o the r renben c lubs to t he i r hoae c lub . Thcyrha l l e l ec t t he Na t l ona l Cha l rpenron a t na t i ona l conven t i ons .I n add i t i on they eha l l pe r?onr a l l du t i es inc iden ta l t o t heo? f l ce . A s roc ia te nenber P epnesen ta t i ves rha l l pc r f o rn there ie du t l cs ln a non-vo t i ng caP ac i t y .

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P R E S E I \ T : C h r i s A n d e r s o n , B o b B e l l v i l l e , S c o t t C a r e y , B r a y nF i n c h , C l a j - r e I I e i s e l , J a m e s O z a n i c h , F r e e m a n S t a m p e rA B S E N T : N o n eATTENDING EX-OITFCIO: Tom Tr ippB i l - l H a b e c k ( a r r i v i n g a t B : 4 5 a f t e rr e h e a r s a l )

T h e M i n u t e s o f t h e F e b r u a r y 2 6 , 1 9 8 5 , m e e t i n g o f t i r eB o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s w e r e a m e n d e d t o r e f l ec t t he f ac t t ha t K enM i e r o w r s r e s i g n a t i o n w a s a c c e p t e d w i t h r e g r e t b u t w i t h g r e a ta p p r e c i a t i o n f o r t h e s e r v i c e s h e h a d r ende r ed t o t he C l u b an dt he B o a r d a s a n e l e c te d B o a r d m e m b e r . A m o t i o n w as m a d e ,s e c o n d e d , a nd c a r r i e d t h a t t he M i n u t e s o f t h e F e b r u a r y 2 6 m e e t -i n o : c a m o n r l a r l h a a n n r n r r o r l* v _ Y '

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t o t he B o a r d a s a n e l e c t e d m e m b e r a n d r e i t e r a t ed t he Boa r d ' sI o n g - s t a n d i n g p o l i c y o f c o n f i d e n t i a l t y o f t h e s p e c i f i c s o f i t sd i s c u s s i o n s a t i t s m e e t i n q s .

TREASURER'S Rt rPORTC h r i s Ande r son g a v e t h e f o l l o r v i n g r e p o r t :t r ' o h r r r : r r z h o a - i n n ' i n n h a I e n r - 1 5 .! 9 v ! g q ! - / v 9 Y r I I I r t I ] : ,Feb r ua r y r e v e n u e s :Feb r ua r y e x p e n s e s :F ' a h r r r : r r z a n d i n n h : I e n r - o -

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$5 ,437 .42755 .39L ,498 .2 I$4 6 94 .60I t was announced t ha t t hese f i gu r es do no t i n c l u d e a n y C l u b I aS t a r o r Ann ive r sa r y D a n c e r e v e n u e s , an d t ha t on l y s o m e o f t h eC I u b l a S t a r e x p e n s e s w e r e i n c l u d e d . N o A n n i r z e r q a r r z D a n c eexpenses a r e r e f l ec t ed above . T h e A n n i v e r s a r y D a n c e g e n e r a t e da b o u t $ 3 8 0 . 5 0 i n r e v e n u e s ; w e w o u l d p r o b a b l y m a k e a b o u t 9 1 7 0p r o f i t f r om t h e D a n c e c o n s i d e r i n g e s t i m a t e d e x p e n s e s .

I t w a s a l s o a n n o u n c e d t h a t , t o d a t e , 2 7 a p p l i c a t i o n sf o r C l u b m e m b e r s h i p h a d b e e n r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e M a i n s t r e a m c l a s sw h i c h w a s a b o u t t o q r adua t e .

A m o t i o n w a s d u l y m a d e , s e c o n d e d , a n d c a r r i e d t ha tt h e T r e a s u r e r r s R e p o r t b e a c c e p t e d .

SPACE IN JUNErLamon Smi t .h was not present , bu t Sco t t Carey repor ted

t h a t a n a d h a C b e e n p l a c e d i n t h e B . A . R . b u t t h a t n o r e s p o n s e shad been rece ived by Sunday , l " la rch 24 . The ad had been runn ingf o r a w e e k .

As t h e ma t t e r o f s p a c e i s o f ex t r eme im po r t ance , t h eB o a r d o f f e r ed s u q g e s t i o n s a s t o p l a c e s t o c h e c k o u t . T he l i s tw a s :

1 . N e w S F B a l l e t b u i l d i n g I 0 . C h u r c h e s2 . N O V A A c a d e m y f l . S t . A n t h o n y ' s3 . L i v e O a k S c h o o l ( o n M o n d a y s ) L2 . G G B A4 . H a s t i n g s L a w S c h o o l5 . V a l e n c i a R o s e6 . C h u r c h b y P a y ' n S a v e o n C h u r c h S t .7 . W o m e n ' s B u i l d l n gB . D r e a m l a n d9 . S c h o o l s

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T h e f o l l o w i n g p e o p l e a g r e e d t o c o n t a c t t h e d e s l g n a t e da r e a s c o n c e r n i - n g s p a c e a v a i l a b i l i t y :

B o b B e l l v i l I e - g ay o r g a n i z a t i o n sTo m T r i p p - d a n c e s t u d i o sSco t t C a r e y - SF Ba l - I e t and N o v a A c a d e m yB r y a n F i n c h - C h u r c h e sF r e e m a n S t a m p e r - W o m e n ' s B u i l d i n g & H a s t i n g sJ a m e s O z a n i c h - S c h o o l sS c o t t c a l l - e d a m e e t i n g o n l { e d n e s d a y , A p r i l 3 , a t 1 0 p . m . a f t e rC l u b n i g h t f o r p e o p l e t o r c p o r t o n t h e i r f i n d i n g s .

CONSIDERATION OF CLASS NIGHT OTHER THA}J THURSDAY

J a m e s O z a n i c h i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h r e e c l u b s i n S a n F r a n c i s ca r e i - a r : h ' i no B a s i C s 6 n J f ug1 . c r i r r z r l o f a l l t ha t W es t e r n S t a rs h o u l d c o n s i d e r a n o t h e r n i q h t o t he r t han Thu r sday i n an a t t e m p tt o i - n c r e a s e t h e c l a s s s i z e .

D u r i n g d i s c u s s i o n i t w a s p o i n t e d o u t t h a t B i l t H a n z e l ' sbes t n i g h t i s Thu r sday , bu t t ha t h e c o u l d p o s s i b l y t e a c h o nM o n d a y . As w i t h a n y c l a s s , t he ava i l ab i l i t y o f t he i ns t r uc t o rwas t he mos t impo r t an t f ac t o r . I t w a s a l s o no t ed t ha t a l l o u rs u r v e y s i n d i c a t e t ha t a t l e a s t B 0 % of t h e c l a s s m e m b e r s c o m ef r o m c l u b r e f e r r a l s . W i t h o n l y 2 0 2 p o s s i b l y c o m i n g b e c a u s e o fou r e x t e n s i v e a d s , w e d i d n o t s t a n d m u c h o f a c h a n c e o f i n c r e a s -i n g t h e c l a s s s i z e b y s h i f t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n n i g h t s i n o r d e r t ono t c o m p e t e w i t h o t h e r c l u b s ,

I9B5 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONI t w a s n o t e d t ha t A p r i l 4 was t he da t e t ha t W es t e r n

S t a r m u s t r el e a s e i t s b lock o f un r ese r ved r o o m s i n o r d e r t o n o tbe f i n a n c i a l l y o b l i g a t e d . I t w a s a g r e e d t ha t Sco t t Ca r ey / John

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C o n l e y an d C h r i s Ande r son / eob B e l l v i l l e w o u l d o c c u p y t h e s l e e p i n gr o o m s a d j o i n i n g t he W S D h o s p i t a l i t y r o o m . B r y a n F i n c h w asr e q u e s t e d a q a i n t o m a k e t h e r ese r va t i on .

I t was agreed tha t anyone on the Board who wanted towou ld meet on Monday , Apr i f l , a t the home o f Bob and Chr is toassemble in fo rmat ion about the convent ion to be inser ted in to theN e w s l e t t e r w h i c h w o u l d b e re a d y f o r m a i l i n g t ha t n igh t .

MAY & JUNE CALENDARST he f o l l o w i n q c a l e n d a r i t e m s w e r e a n n o u n c e d :A p r i l 3 c a l l e r B i l l H a n z e lA p r i l 10 c a l l - e r D o u g C l a r kA p r i l 1 7 c a l l e r J o h n n y K o z o lA p r i l 2 4 c a l l e r B i l l H a n z e lM a y 1 - c a l l e r B e r t S w e r e rM a y B - c a l l e r a p p r e n t i c e B o b B e l l v i l l eM a y 1 0 & 1 7 - c a l l e r V i c k i W o o d s f o r P l u sM a y 1 5 c a l l e r B i l l H a n z e lM a y 1 8 - d a n c e w i t h c a l l e r B i I l D a v i sM a y 2 2 - c a l l e r B i l l H a n z e lM a y 2 9 c a l l e r E r i c H e n e r f a u

I t w a s ag r eed t ha t t he r e wou ld be a q e n e r a l m e m b e r s h i p m e e t i n gi - n J u n e .

FALL RETREATI t w a s dec ided t ha t t he f a l l r e t r e a t w o u l d b e h e l d a t

Cazade r o M u s i c C a m p o n S e p t e m b e r 13 , L4 & 15 . A m o t i o n w as m a d es e c o n d e d , and ca r r i ed t o send a d e p o s i t o f $380 i m m e d i a t e l y t os e c u r e t h e r ese r va t i - on .

MAINSTREAM CLASS QUESTIONNAIREBo b B e l l v i l l e save t he r esu l t s o f t he q u e s t i o n n a i r e s

c o m p l e t e d b y t h e member s o f t he g r adua t i ng c 1 a s s . A c o p y o f t he3/26/Bs 4 -

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w h o ar e no t a l s o m e m b e r s o f W es t e r n S t a r . On May 15 , t h e B a s i c sc l a s s w i l l b e i n v i t e d t o j o i n t h e C l u b n i g h t , a n d , o n M a y 2 2 ,W es t e r n S t a r w i l l p av t r i bu t e t o t he wo r nen d a n c e r s .

LEGAL UPDATEFr eeman S t amper s t a t ed t ha t a l l t h e pape r s h a d b e e n

sent to the a t to rney and tha t the a t to rney had adv ised tha t thed o c u m e n t s h a d b e e n f i l e d w i t h t he S t a t e . The a t t o r nev i s send insa D e c l a r a t i o n t o b e s i g n e d b y S c o t t a n d F r e e m a n , a s n a m e do f f i c e r s o f t h e C l u b , s t a t i n g t h a t t h e u n i n c o r p o r a t e d g r o u p h a dvo t ed t o inco r po r a t e . A f t e r a b r i e f d i s c u s s i o n , i t w a s t h ec o n s e n s u s o f t h e B o a r d t h a t t h i s w a s a p r o p e r a c t i o n a s t h eq e n e r a l m e m b e r s h i p o f t h e C l u b h a d r a t i f i e d t h e c h a n g e d B y - L a w sf o r t he exp r ess p u r p o s e o f s e e k i n g i n c o r p o r a t i o n as a non - p r o f J - tco r po r a t i on .

CLASS BADGESF r e e m a n i n d i c a t e d t ha t t he cu r r en t B a s i c s c l a s s s t i I I

d i d n o t h a v e p e r m a n e n t c lass name badges . T he B a d g e M a s t e r w a sa u t h o r i z e d t o o r d e r 35 n o r e b a d g e s an d a g o o d - q u a l i t y D y m o gu nt o i r ave t hese badges a v a j - l a b l e as s o o n as p o s s i b l e .

HONORARY MEMBERSS c o t t C a r e y p r esen t ed h i s i d e a o f b a d g e s f o r " h o n o r a r y "

m e m b e r s o r " f r i - ends " o f t h e C l u b f o r excep t i - ona l s e r v i c e t o W SD.Sco t t was r eques t ed t o d r a f t a w r i t t e n p r oposa l f o r t h e A p r i lB o a r d m e e t i n g .

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POLICIES UPDATEThe Leve l o f Dance po l icy was tab led to the May Board

m e e t i n g , a n d B r y a n F i n c h ag r eed t o p r e s e n t a d r a f t o f t h i s p o l i c ys t a t emen t .

S c o t t r epo r t ed t ha t he i s s t i l l w o r k i n g o n t he s e c o n dd r a f t o f t h e C a l l e r A p p r e n t i c e P r o g r a m , a f t e r s o l i c i t i n g c o m m e n tt o t h e f i r s t d r a f t .

CALLER I S TAW '' S NG_ALONG 'A s i t a p p e a r e d t ha t t h i s ma t t e r had no t b e e n d i s c u s s e d

w i t h Doug C la r k , t he Boa r d r e i t e r a t ed i t s des i r e t ha t J a m e sO z a n j - c h s p e a k w i t h D o u g a b o u t t h e ma t t e r .

MEMBERSHIP NON-RtrNEWALS FOLLOI{-UPFreeman ind ica ted tha t some peop le who were cur ren t ly

par t ic ipa t i ruJ wi th the Club had no t renewed the i r membersh ip fo rI 9B5 and s t a t ed t ha t he f e l t t he Boa r d s h o u l d f o l l o w - u p on t hosei n d i v i d u a l s . T o m T r i p p a n d F r e e m a n ag r eed t o hand le t h e ma t t e r .

SQUARE HEADSSco t t s t a t ed t ha t we had been f a i r l y success f u l i n

ge t t ing the cur ren t members to s ign up for one or more squareh a = z l e l - r r r J - + - h a l _ r . r o m r r c { - a o r t h e s v s f e m t O W O f k . C h f i S A n d e f S O nv s Y e ui s t o r e n e w h i s e f f o r t s t o g e t t h e p r o g r a m g o i n g .

INSURAhTCEBryan and James ind ica ted there was noth ing new to

r epo r t , and t he ma t t e r i s t o b e a g e n d a e d f o r A p r i l .I n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e c o n s i d e r a t i on o f a c o n t i n q e n c v

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Ken l4 ie row was reques ted to have a proposa l fo r the Apr i l meet ingfor an amount o f money cur ren t ly ava i lab le that cou ld be se tas ide f o r t h i s p u r p o s e . H e i s t o m a k e a n e v a l u a t i o n o f p r oposedr evenues a g a i n s t p r o p o s e d e x p e n s e s p r i o r t o t he nex t " m a j o r "source o f revenue "

O T H E R B U S I N E S Sl . Chr is Anderson announced tha t he was immedia te lv

i n s t i t u t i n g a n e \ { p r ocedu r e a t bo t h C l u b M a i n s t r e a m a n d C l u b P I usf o r t he co l - I ec t i - on o f dance f ees . M o