Minutes from the PNWBA Board of Directors Meeting

Date: January 31, 2024

Prepared by: Diane Mee, PNWBA Board Secretary

Roll Call:

11 of 14 Members present for a quorum.

The President called the meeting held by Google Meeting to order at 6:30 pm.

Discussions

Approve Minutes – Diane

A motion was made to approve the minutes from the December 20, 2023 meeting. The motion was made by Karen S. and Jane B. seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and approved.

Diane will post the minutes to the forum for the membership.

Financial – Lance

Lance presented the December 31, 2023, financial statements. The current bank account balance is $118,527.07. Most of the financial activity surrounded the end of the year banquet and the feed the troops costs in November. A motion was made to approve the financial report as presented, and it was voted on and approved.

Committee Reports:

Events –
Spokane – There was a long discussion about the individual events happening at the Spokane contest, and the logistics surrounding the judging of the Dutch Oven events. 
It was determined that ale will recruit celebrity judges from the exhibitor for the Kids Q event.

Vancouver Rib Rally – We received funding from OBR (Operation BBQ Relief) for the tri tip to be served.  We need to work on getting local teams to sign up.

Lynden – Day 1 of the event will be a Feed the Troops event for 50-100 people. Local firefighters will supply the meat, and the PNWBA will be cooking the meat.

Spring Fair – There will be a judging class in the 4H building at the fairgrounds on Friday April 19^th. There will also be public demos by the adjacent open barn area.

Sampling at the event will be the same format as last year. Space for the teams is limited, so we need to stick to 20x20 spaces for the teams.

Load in will be on Thursday and Friday, hours to be determined.

Pendelton – We have not received an application yet, and the organizer has not decided what they are going to do for the event.

Myrtle Creek, OR Fly in Pig – The event will cover 3 days, with load in on Friday and Saturday, turn ins will be on Sunday. There will be sampling with a 75/25 split. There will also be a Firefighter and Backyard division for local teams.

Kalama – Discussions were had with the contest organizer, and she wanted to do a side category of burger, and also a kid’s burger event on Saturday.

Hometown BBQ & Brew Fest, Black Diamond, WA – We received a sanctioning application from Ten Trails Community in Black Diamond. Contest date is 7/20-7/21. This is also the date for the KCBS contest in Sutherlin, OR. The prize purse is 10-15k, and there will be sampling with 100% going to the teams. The board discussed the date conflict but decided that the distance between the two contests would still allow ample teams to show up. Jane B. made a motion to approve the sanctioning request, and Doug C. seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and approved.

Training – Karen S.

There will be a judging class at the Spring Fair event, with an enrollment of up to forty-two students.  The board discussed what the cost of the class should be, and it was determined that we should charge $95 (of which $25 goes to a PNWBA membership). Enrollment for the class will begin on March 1^st.

Finance – Lance R.

No Report

New Business

It was discussed that the Events committee should have a committee meeting before the monthly board meeting in order to discuss the items around the events, so that we can keep the board meeting time for discussion on the events to those items that are substantial in scope, and that need to whole board needs to vote on.

Announcements:

The next board meeting will be held in person on February 24^th. The meeting will be held at the Hotel Interurban, 223 Andover Park E Tukwila, WA 98188. The starting time will be announced.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made at 8:10pm by Karen S, and seconded by Dale G. The motion was voted on and approved, and the meeting was adjourned.