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MINUTES OF 623RD BOARD MEETING |
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The meeting was originally scheduled for Wednesday,
9/29 - 0900 at The meeting was called to order at 1400 and
adjourned at 1608. Items discussed at the board meeting – and
decisions reached – follow. |
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>> Opening Remarks - Jim Melton Jim welcomed all the board members and thanked us
for being able to adjust our schedules for the change of meeting
date/time/place. He then brought to
the board’s attention the status of Howard Singer, author of “Wake Me When
It’s Over”. Mr. Singer was approved
for an honorary membership to our association. Jim recommended that we ask the membership
to adopt Mr. Singer as co-chaplin of our organization (Mr. Singer was a
Jewish Chaplin on |
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>> Report of
Board Members - All attending board members Stan Duro reported that we have over $6400 in the
bank after paying all expenses for this convention and expenses for the
updated membership books. The board approved payment of $200 to Tracy Fisher
to cover airline expenses for reunion. Bob Hughes has asked to be relieved as publisher of
the association newsletter. Bill
Castagno has expressed interest in taking over this task; board approved Bill
if he wishes to accept. Board members discussed and decided that the
association history needs to be reviewed and updated. No one was appointed or suggested to do
this task. Stan Duro has been investigating getting our
association incorporated as a non-profit organization and getting us tax
exempt status. Dave Law resigned his position as
vice-president. Candidates for his
replacement can be submitted and discussed at the general member meeting. |
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>> Membership Dues/Membership Cards |
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<< Do
we need improvements in collection of member dues? We have no formal procedure for collection
of membership dues. Nor do we have any
official records of how many of our members are “dues paying” members. As long as our financial status is solvent,
we see no need to formalize this function. |
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How about issuing "simple" membership cards (wallet size)? The board sees no need to issue membership
cards of any kind. |
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>> By-Laws Changes - recommendations and discussion (Ray Walker) After discussion, it was decided that we need to
review and update the by-laws. Jim
Melton will appoint a committee to do this task. It was also decided that we would not include
the by-laws as part of our membership book; nor would we publish these
by-laws to the members. They will be
posted on the web site, or members can request a copy if they so desire. |
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>> Web Site - where do we go from here? (All) The general consensus of the board is that Russ Smith
wants to give up the position as our web master. Jim Melton will contact Russ personally to
ascertain his status and his wishes.
If Russ does want to give up the maintenance of the web site, then Jim
will appoint someone new to do this task.
There is a strong desire by the board to have John London take over
the web site if he is willing to do so.
After we get Russ’s decision, we will approach John to see what his
interest is. The board also has agreed
that any costs with the upgrade and maintenance of the web site will be borne
by the association. |
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>> Archival Custodian - proposal and discussion (Dave Law) (copy of this
proposal is amended to these minutes) After discussion, the board agreed with Dave Law’s
proposal on collection and archival of historical documents. Jim Melton and Dave will appoint members to
handle the archival of different sections.
The association will bear the expenses of miscellaneous office supplies
to accomplish this task. Members will
be able to request copies of the documents.
However, the member will have to pay the cost of copying and mailing
the documents. |
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>> Board Members - election/re-election (All) Except for Dave Law and Bob Hughes, all board
members in attendance have agreed to continue in their positions. |
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>> Permanent Name Badges - availability and cost (Ed Beck) Recommendation by Ed Beck was to consider having
permanent name badges made for all members to use when attending reunions or
other official functions of the association.
The board agreed that most folks would not remember these when
attending reunions; so they were unnecessary. |
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<<Annual
vs. Semi-Annual Reunions? Board members voted against having annual reunions
(6-2); however, it was agreed that the question would be presented to the
general meeting. Three possible sites
were discussed for the next convention – |
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MINUTES FOR 623RD GENERAL MEMBER MEETING |
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The meeting was held as originally scheduled on
Wednesday, 9/29 at 1300 in the Hospitality Room at |
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Opening Remarks - Jim MeltonJim Melton opened the meeting and welcomed all the
attendees to both the reunion and the general membership meeting. |
Report of Board Members - All attending board membersStan Duro gave the Treasurer’s report; bank balance
is over $6400; report was accepted and approved by the membership. Dave Cory was tardy; Ed Beck gave a membership
report in his absence. Ed requested
that all members give Dave any updates to their personal records; also update
Dave with service assignments and spouses if this data is missing from the
current membership booklet. Ed also
informed members that the next newsletter will have an entry on the label
detailing membership dues status. |
Report of Items Discussed at Board Meeting - Ed BeckThe items discussed at the board meeting were
presented to the general membership and necessary items were voted and
approved. Separate discussions were
held on the frequency of reunions and the next reunion site. |
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Election/Re-election/Appointment of Board MembersJim Melton was unanimously re-elected as the
association president. Gary Friesen
expressed an interest in the vice-president position. His name was put in nomination and he was
unanimously elected by the membership.
Bill Castagno was appointed to replace Bob Hughes as newsletter
editor. Any other needed positions
will be appointed by the president (as spelled out in the by-laws). |
Frequency of ReunionsA lively discussion was made on the frequency or
reunions --- either changing them to having a reunion each year or to
continue with the practice of having the reunion every two years. After discussion, this was put to a vote by
the general membership; and they approved staying with the current practice
(every two years) by a vote of 15-13. |
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Tracy Fisher (Update on |
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Dave Law ( Dave gave an excellent presentation on the status
of air defense radar on |
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Fred Samples (Howard Singer Update) Fred gave the membership a detailed report on how
he located Howard Singer; his e-mail correspondences with Mr. Singer. Fred explained how he led the movement to
have Howard given honorary membership into our association. |
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General discussions/PresentationsPhil Urban updated the membership on the bumper
stickers and hats the association has for sale. The bumper stickers have our web site on
them; the hats have been updated by adding “ |
Selection of Next
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Closing Remarks - Jim MeltonWith all business and items on the agenda being
completed, Jim Melton adjourned the meeting at 1537. |
