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Minutes of the Meeting
January
2004
1. Monthly Meeting: The monthly Executive Board Meeting
of the Military Marksmanship Association was held January 15, 2004 in
the Army Marksmanship Conference Room.
a. Board Members Present:
Archibald V. Arnold
III, President
Bruce Meredith, Vice President
Laurence K. Mosely,
Recording Secretary
Samuel W. Hunter, Treasurer
Carter Berry, Public
Affairs Committee Chairman, and MMA Times Editor
b. Board Members Absent:
Richard D. Rebidue,
Membership Committee Chairman
c. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Representative:
Robert Aylward, USAMU Deputy
CPT Howe, USAMU
Operations Officer
d. Guests:
Phillip Cannella,
Jr., MMA Past President
James "Gus"
Youmans, CPA
e. Call to Order: A quorum being
present, the President called the meeting to order at 1145.
2. Treasurer's Report: Motion made, seconded, and carried to
approve the Treasurer's Report for December 2003. Additionally, the
Treasurer provided a financial preview for January 2004.
3. Minutes: Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve the
Minutes of the Meeting for December 2003.
4. Unfinished Business:
a. Tax-exempt Status: Gus Youmans
briefed the board on our tax-exempt application. He suggested that an
alternative option was to submit our tax-exempt application as a
veteran's organization. He noted that the composition of the
membership must be ninety percent veterans. He further noted that he
had prepared an application for the association as a veteran's
organization if the Board wished to pursue that course of action. A
review of the membership roster was conducted to identify what
percentage of members were veterans and it was determine that the MMA
met the ninety percent criterion. The President signed the new application.
b. Annual Membership Meeting Planning:
Phil Cannella briefed the Board on the status of refreshments for the
January General Membership Meeting. Phil noted that all food items
had been ordered and coordination with USAMU for the serving tables
had been done. The President suggested that the attire for
association officers at the meeting be coat and tie.
c. Soldier of the Year Vote: As a
matter of record, the President stated that the Executive Board had
voted unanimously for SSG Joe D. Harless as the MMA Soldier of the
Year. The Secretary remarked that Smith & Wesson had donated the
award (pistol) and that it was in transit.
5. New Business:
a. USAMU Report:
(1) The project to
refurbish Maertens Range has been completed.
(2) The USAMU Deputy
requested Support Hall of Fame recommendations.
b. MMA Times: Mr. Berry noted that
input for the March issue of the MMA Times was due not later than
March 5, 2004.
c. Reunion Dates: The Vice President
recommended two date periods for the 2004 reunion: 15-17 October and
22-24 October. The USAMU Deputy stated that he would discuss the
dates with the USAMU Commander and would try to have a date fixed by
the next meeting.
6. Next Meeting: The next Executive Board Meeting is scheduled
for 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 26, 2004, in the USAMU Conference
Room, Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia.
7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 PM.
Laurence K. Mosely
Recording Secretary
Attachment:
January 2004 Financial Statement
Approved by the Executive Board on February 26, 2004.
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