PATC Council Report 

December 2024 Meeting



By Anstr Davidson, Secretary

Council met on December 10. Its significant action was to approve a budget for 2025. The budget is prepared by the Finance Committee under the direction of the Treasurer.  The proposed budget is reviewed by ExCom and then goes to Council for approval. 

This budget is important because it predicts a deficit for the coming year. The budget motion has an extensive discussion of the issues and supporting financial data. Members are encouraged to consult this information on the PATC website at www.patc.net/council-reports. 

Officer and committee reports as well as agenda are also available to members on the web page above. The minutes from a meeting are, under current practice, available only after they are approved at the next Council meeting.

The next Council meeting is scheduled for February 11. (Council does not meet in January.) 

Members may attend Council meetings. Council meetings are virtual, so you don’t have to drive to Vienna to view one. To observe a meeting, contact the staff director (staffdirector@patc.net) for the login credentials.

Parting comment: The December meeting was my last as secretary. The secretary’s work is understandably not interesting. Few members read Council minutes and related documents. The council-reports web page has few visitors. It is rare that a member joins a virtual Council meeting. This report is probably no one’s first read. There are, however, important issues on the horizon including the club’s finances, its management, and even its mission. Also, we will need new officers in two short years. 

Hopefully, you are interested in club management. If you don’t want to read these exciting documents, talk to a Council member. You can find a list of Council members on the website at www.patc.net/patc-directory  Reach out. You will likely get an earful. 

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