This is a scan and OCR of minutes done in 2021.  I have corrected OCR errors,
but left original errors intact, if any.  Everything inside square brackets,
(e.g "[sic]") is added by me.  Underlining, if any, is represented by
surrounding words with underscores.  The original minutes were typed, so have a
fixed width font, and this copy duplicates the formatting as far as possible.
Exception: page breaks are not noted and page headers and/or page numbering
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[handwritten: "Minutes typed up 2 May 74 - my apologies for lateness thereof. - DL"]

[handwritten: "C3 #2"]


Minn-STF Board Meeting -- March 31, 1974 -- Blyly/Young apartment

Present: Board--Caryl Bucklin[handwritten: "(President)"], Ken Fletcher, Margie Lessinger, Blue
Petal, Jim Young.; Other--Chuck Holst (Vice President); Dennis Lien
(Secretary); Don Blyly (Minicon co-chairperson).

Meeting opened at 3:35; President Caryl Bucklin turned (non-existent)
gavel over to Jim Young.

Secretary (D. Lien) reported briefly on outcome of March 23 Board election.

Treasurer (C. Bucklin) report: we have _circa_ $400; Bev Swanson has over $250
in Minicon moneys. Upcoming expenses will include $60 film rental, $20
projector rental, $60 art show display panels _circa_ $200 party supplies.
We have already spent $40 on postage, $50 on party supplies, $70 on printing.
CBucklin will have itemized report for next con meeting.

Minicon (D. Blyly) report--attendance should hit 300 plus.  Big art show:
10 cover and 50 small FKFreas included. ((Question, C. Bucklin: Freas
eligible for prizes?  Answer: No, up for display only.)) Pro artist
Rick Sternbach will be attending with paintings.  Kansas City people
will be up and throwing a KC in '76 bidding party.  Nashville people
also coming up.  90 to 100 hotel registrations already received. Pro-
gramming now more or less set.  We are paying part of Freas' travel
expenses (up to $100 or so) plus room for FKF and Tucker and for 5
banquet tickets (rooms, c.$60 each; 5 banquets for $25).  Nineteen
banquet tickets sold so far (thus c.$100 in so far earmarked for that.)

New Business:
JIm [sic] Young set up Secret Masters of Minicon meetings for Tuesday, April 2,
at Uncle Hugo's, and for Saturday, April 6, at the Minn-STF meeting.

Blue Petal brought up problem of ambigious [sic] by-law _re_ requirement that
President must or must not be a Board member (IV. Officers -- #1, third
sentence).  Discussion; Jim Young said that his understanding is that
Bob Schmeltzer and Bill Merlin intended this to mean "must not;" while
Margie Lessinger said that Bob S. believes it to mean "must" as is more
usual in organizations of all types.  After discussion, Blue Petal moved
that "IV., Section 1, Sentence 3 of the Minn-STF constitution be amended
to read 'Officers may or may not be members of the Board of Directors.' "
Seconded; vote called; passed without dissent.  This change is to be
announced and published in _Rune_; it will come into effect as of the next
election.

Old Business:

Caryl Bucklin brought up the problem of meeting selection and related
problem of hosts rejecting specific activities at meetings, especially
collation of Minneapa.  Caryl Bucklin will discuss with Mike Wood and
bring up again after the con.

Dennis Lien gave highlights of last Board meeting (March 23).  Next
Board meeting will be scheduled at the Minn-STF meeting of April 20.

Blue Petal moved and Ken Fletcher seconded adjournment; Ken Fletcher
moved and Margie Lessinger seconded the calling for a vote on adjourn-
ment; passed without dissent.

Meeting adjourned at 4:16.

                                 [signed:] Dennis Lien
                                              Dennis Lien, Secretary

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