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Minutes of the Meeting
December 2004

1. Monthly Meeting: he monthly Executive Board Meeting of the Military Marksmanship Association was held December 17, 2004 in the Army Marksmanship Conference Room.

    a. Board Members Present:

        Archibald V. Arnold III, President
        Laurence K. Mosely, Recording Secretary
        Samuel W. Hunter, Treasurer
        Carter Berry, Public Affairs Committee Chairman, and MMA Times Editor
        Richard D. Rebidue, Membership Committee Chairman
        
    b. Board Members Absent: Bruce Meredith, Vice President.

    c. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Representative: Mr. Robert Aylward, USAMU Deputy.

    d. Guests: Phil Cannella, MMA Past President.

    e. Call to Order:  A quorum being present, the President called the meeting to order at 10:15

2. Treasurer's Report: Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve the Treasurer's Report for December 2004. Additionally, the Treasurer provided a financial preview for January 2005.

3. Minutes: Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve the Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting held on November 18, 2004.

4. Unfinished Business: None.

5. New Business:

    a. MMA Soldier of the Year Vote: The Executive Board reviewed the biographical sketches of the nominees for MMA Soldier of the Year. The board then voted MAJ Mike Anti as the 2004 MMA Soldier of the Year.

    b. Roundhouse Project:

    (1) The President reported that Flowers, Inc. had inspected the Shotgun Roundhouse and provided the following estimates:

  • Demolish the present structure and rebuild a replica Roundhouse building: $250,000.

  • Renovate the present building and restore the building to its original design: $200,000.

    (2) The President remarked that the company providing the estimate was primarily in the demolition business and he would seek another estimate. The President also noted that the Roundhouse Committee established November 2005 as the date for groundbreaking to restore or rebuild the Roundhouse.

    (3) The Board voted unanimously to pursue the Roundhouse project as a renovation project rather than a demolition then rebuild project because renovation:

  • will be substantially less costly,

  • has a shorter and simpler Army approval process, and
  • will best preserve the character and feel of the original building.

    c. Membership Directory: Motion made, seconded, and carried to print the 2005 Membership Directory in January and to mail it at the next monthly Executive Board Meeting.

d. USAMU Report:

    (1) New USAMU Headquarters Building: The USAMU Deputy announced that a new USAMU Headquarters building was scheduled for construction in FY 09, and it would be located on Alamo Road.

    (2) Squad Marksman M-16 Rifles: The USAMU Deputy reported that the USAMU Custom Gun Shop had accurized 250 M-16 rifles for designated Squad Marksman. The rifles were built for the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq.

    (3) All-Army Matches: The USAMU Deputy announced that USAMU would host the All-Army Matches in February. He noted that the courses of fire would be combat events with service weapons.

    (4) All-Army Match Awards: Motion made, seconded, and carried to provide $3,000.00 for All-Army Match awards.

6. Next Meeting: The next Executive Board Meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Tuesday, January 17, 2004, in the USAMU Conference Room, Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia.

7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 noon.

Laurence K. Mosely
Secretary

Attachment:
December 2004 Financial Statement

Approved by the Executive Board on January 17, 2005.

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