{"id":4576,"date":"2023-04-13T15:59:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sangamastl.org\/?page_id=4576"},"modified":"2024-04-18T13:58:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T13:58:43","slug":"gbm-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sangamastl.org\/home\/event\/gbm-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0ce8\u0ce6\u0ce8\u0cea \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cae\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf \u0cb8\u0cad\u0cc6 \/ 2024 General Body Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4576\" class=\"elementor elementor-4576\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bd5ba9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bd5ba9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c68c6b\" data-id=\"0c68c6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c0536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1c0536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Body Meeting (2024)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79518e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79518e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd68ce7\" data-id=\"dd68ce7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6b7e0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d6b7e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Meeting Minutes \/ Summary:<\/span><\/h6>\n2023-2024 General Body Meeting was held on 4\/13\/24 at Bridgeton Trails Library Branch at 10:35 AM. Once the quorum (25% of the members present), we kicked off with a prayer.\n<ul>\n \t<li>President addressed the ascended members shared the overall agenda.<\/li>\n \t<li>Since Secretary Smt. Shweta Pejataya was not available due to personal commitment, President Hemanth Kumar went through the secretary report highlighting major cultural events organized by Sangama EC. Major notable events organized by 23-24 EC team were:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>Meet and Greet with the renowned Veena maestro Shri. Balakrishna on May 17th &#8211; Many Sangama patrons attended and learnt many tricks and tips on veena.<\/li>\n \t<li>Father&#8217;s Day Picnic was held on June 18th @ Bernie Park. All day storms created a cozy\/rainy environment with karoake, Corn on the cob, and other food items. Of course we wrapped it with one youngest father and oldest father cutting the cookie cake.<\/li>\n \t<li>Dr. Shri. Vidyabhushana &amp; Grand Sitar Symphony event was hosted on Aug 5th Saturday. This was a milestone event not only for the EC Team, but for the Sangama overall. A grand success with patrons having a mesmerizing evening. The whole community came together to make this a success. EC thanked all Sangama Patrons who contributed one way or other.<\/li>\n \t<li>Celebtrated Gowri-Ganesha On Oct Ist at MG Center. Dr. Shankar Shastri led the pooja activities with his colorful stories followed by delicious lunch.<\/li>\n \t<li>Naada Habba and Deepavali was celebrated on Dec 10th at MG Center. Huge crowd, awesome food selections (North Kannada menu followed by Thamboola) &#8211; the cultural event was wrapped by a dance performance on &#8220;Varaaha Roopam&#8221; &#8211; which gave goose bumps to everyone. EC also took time to recognize three exceptional volunteers of Sangama for their unselfish contributions over many years. Patrons who were recognized are:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n \t<li>Dr. Raghu Pandurangi<\/li>\n \t<li>Mr. Ramachandra Murthy<\/li>\n \t<li>Mr. Vinod Shenoy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>Sangama Science Day &#8211; Sangama in partnership with Bayer Scientists &#8211; organized a Science based experiential hands on experiments for Sangama kids. Roughly 30+ kids took advantage of this and enjoyed learning many complex science experiments and theories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>\u00a0Treasurer Mr. Girish Dixit shared financial report<\/li>\n \t<li>Then, Election officers Sri. Rakesh Ramagounda (Mr. Krishna Bayyareddy couldn&#8217;t join due to personal commitment) shared election results for both BOT (2024 thru 2027) and Executive Team (2024-25).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA very hearty &#8220;Congratulations&#8221; to the below candidates who were elected unanimously (uncontested).\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Executive Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>Shri Anil Cashikar (President)<\/li>\n \t<li>Shri\u00a0Vinod Shenoy (Vice-President)<\/li>\n \t<li>Smt. Sheetal Ramgounda (Secretary)<\/li>\n \t<li>Shri\u00a0Umashankar Kadambar (Treasurer)<\/li>\n \t<li>Smt.\u00a0Jyoti Sridhar (Member)<\/li>\n \t<li>Shri\u00a0Shashikanth Gajaraj (Member)<\/li>\n \t<li>Shri\u00a0Rachappa Balkunde (Member)<\/li>\n \t<li><em>Advisory<\/em> &#8211; Smt.\u00a0Uma Nagabhushan, Smt.\u00a0Bharati Hebbar, Shri\u00a0Raghu Pandurangi, Shri\u00a0Ramachandra Murthy, Shri\u00a0Vinu Sharma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Board of Trustees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>Smt.\u00a0Deepthi Venkatram<\/li>\n \t<li>Smt.\u00a0Madhuri Gururaj<\/li>\n \t<li>Shri Lakshman Milli<\/li>\n \t<li>Shri Mohan Hebbar<\/li>\n \t<li>Shri Srikanth Patlu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>After this, the President requested outgoing BOT&#8217;s to address the patrons briefly to share their experience and thoughts on how to improve Sangama going forward.<\/li>\n \t<li>There were no motions presented nor approved at this GBM.<\/li>\n \t<li>Meeting was adjourned soon after.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1dd21c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1dd21c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #993300; font-family: 'Archivo Black', sans-serif;\">Agenda <span style=\"color: #008000;\">[COMPLETED]<\/span>:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Sangama&#8217;s Annual GBM, followed by the elections for the new Executive Committee for 2024-2025, and Elections for BOT&#8217;s was held on<\/span><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">\u00a0Saturday, April 13th\u00a02024<\/em><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">, at\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Bridgeton Trails Branch Library,<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"> 3445 McKelvey Rd, Bridgeton MO 63141, starting at 10:45 AM CST. GBM agenda discussed during the GBM is below.<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><table width=\"707\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"246\"><strong>Agenda Item<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"72\"><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"123\"><strong>Start \u2013 End Time<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"266\"><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"246\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assemble and socialize<\/td><td width=\"72\">5 Minutes<\/td><td width=\"123\">10:30 am \u2013 10:35 am<\/td><td width=\"266\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"246\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome note: President<\/td><td width=\"72\">5 Minutes<\/td><td width=\"123\">10:35 am \u2013 10:40 am<\/td><td width=\"266\">Mr. Hemanth Kumar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"246\">3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Secretary&#8217;s report<\/td><td width=\"72\">10 Minutes<\/td><td width=\"123\">10:40 am \u2013 10:50am<\/td><td width=\"266\">Mrs. Shweta Pejateya<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"246\">4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Treasurer&#8217;s report<\/td><td width=\"72\">10 Minutes<\/td><td width=\"123\">10:50am \u2013 11:00am<\/td><td width=\"266\">Mr. Girish Dixit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"246\">5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Discussion and approval of Secretary&#8217;s and Treasurer&#8217;s reports<\/td><td width=\"72\">15 Minutes<\/td><td width=\"123\">11:00am \u2013 11:15am<\/td><td width=\"266\">General Body<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"246\">6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elections &#8211; Executive Committee and BOTs<\/td><td width=\"72\">15 Minutes<\/td><td width=\"123\">11:15pm \u2013 11:30am<\/td><td width=\"266\">Conducted by Election officers \u2013 Sri. Krishna Reddy and Sri. Rakesh Ramgounda<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"246\">7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Open discussion on any amendments to By-laws<br \/>or relevant topic<\/td><td width=\"72\">10 Minutes<\/td><td width=\"123\">11:30pm \u2013 11:40am<\/td><td width=\"266\">General Body<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"246\">8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New committee introduction<\/td><td width=\"72\">10 minutes<\/td><td width=\"123\">11:45am \u2013 11:55pm<\/td><td width=\"266\">President Elect Mr. Anil Cashikar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"246\">9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vote of thanks \/ Motion to\u00a0adjourn<\/td><td width=\"72\">5 minutes<\/td><td width=\"123\">11:55am \u2013 12:00pm<\/td><td width=\"266\">Mr. Hemanth Kumar<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>General Guidelines<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>To run the meeting effectively and in an orderly fashion, we will be adopting the following process keeping the spirit of by-laws and high-level principles of Roberts rules of orders.<\/li><li>As per section 110.2 of the by-laws, President and EC are responsible for setting the agenda and providing the rules\/guidelines to run the meeting in a constructive manner. President and or Secretary will act as chairs of the GBM meeting representing EC.<\/li><li>Meeting is open to all 2022 \u2013 23 paid and life members that are in good standing (definition of by-laws statue 103.1 a) and in the rolls of the organization. A roster of GBM attendance will be maintained to assist with future questions on who attended, when, and where type questions.<\/li><li>Main business for the upcoming GBM is to conclude Sangama\u2019s activities of 2022\u20132023, discuss and act upon agenda items, and elect\/ratify 2023-24 Executive Committee.<\/li><li>Upon the conclusion of Secretary and Treasurer reports, members who have questions shall raise their hands. The chair shall take note of members\u2019 intent to ask questions and will call upon them to speak one at a time during the allotted time for Q&amp;A.<\/li><li>All Q&amp;A shall be completed within the allotted time. Questions may be pooled by EC to answer them at once, depending on the nature of the questions.<\/li><li>EC will move motions with advance notice for discussions within the allotted time to facilitate pending financial and membership issues.<\/li><li>Members can raise general motions if time permits. All such motions shall be addressed to the chair, and each motion shall have a primary member raising the motion and another member seconding the motion to be considered for discussion. The chair will decide if the motion is already addressed or answered before tabling, and if tabled, allows a fixed time to discuss. Members speaking on the motion shall come to the front of the podium and provide their remarks within the allotted time. Any motions that are in direct contrast to by-laws or legal statutes\/opinions (where applicable) shall not be tabled during the current GBM, and members intended to move such motions shall follow the by-law amendment guidelines for future GBMs.<\/li><li>A complete minutes of the meeting will be published for reference by all members within 30 days of hosting of the meeting. The whole meeting may be video recorded to assist in this process.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Appendix 1 : <\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sangamastl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sangama-Article-and-By-laws-approved-on-9-April-2022.pdf\">Sangama By-laws<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Body Meeting (2024) Meeting Minutes \/ Summary: 2023-2024 General Body Meeting was held on 4\/13\/24 at Bridgeton Trails Library Branch at 10:35 AM. 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