|
Minutes of the Meeting
May
2005
1. Monthly Meeting: he monthly Executive Board Meeting of the
Military Marksmanship Association was held May 19, 2005 in the Army
Marksmanship Conference Room.
a. Board Members Present:
Bruce A. Meredith, President
Stephen Goff, Vice President
Laurence K. Mosely, Secretary
Samuel W. Hunter, Treasurer
Richard D. Rebidue,
Membership Committee Chairman
Archibald V. Arnold
III, Roundhouse Committee Chairman
b. Board Members Absent: Carter
Berry, Public Affairs Committee Chairman, and MMA Times Editor
c. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Representatives: None.
d. Guests: None.
e. Call to Order: A quorum being
present, the President called the meeting to order at 10:05 a. m.
2.Treasurer's Report: Motion made, seconded, and carried to
approve the Treasurer's Report for April 2005. Additionally, the
Treasurer provided a financial preview for June 2005.
3. Minutes: Motion made, seconded, and carried to
approve the Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting held on April 28, 2005.
4. Unfinished Business:
a. Membership Form Update: The
Membership Chair reported that 434 members have returned an updated
Membership Application Form (an increase of 12 more members
responding than the April report of 412 members). He also reported
that the association was currently at 525 members (an increase of 3
members from the previous report).
b. Roundhouse Project Update: Arch
Arnold, Roundhouse Committee Chair, reviewed the status of the
Roundhouse Fund raising effort. He stated that the principal
potential donor had decided not to donate to the fund. As a result of
this development, the Roundhouse Committee Chair recommended that the
Roundhouse Fund be dissolved, donations refunded, and the USAMU
Commander be advised. Motion made, seconded, and carried to return
any donations made to the Roundhouse Fund. Mr. Arnold also noted
that contact had been made with the future National Infantry Museum
organization and a meeting was planned to see if they had an interest
in the Roundhouse.
c. Commemorative Firearm for 50th Anniversary:
Discussion was postponed until the next meeting.
d. Life Membership and Membership Dues:
(1) Life Membership: The President
withdrew his proposed age related life membership cost table and
moved that a flat life membership of $350.00 be set. He noted that
the cost of the life membership would not be tax deductible. He also
proposed presenting an engraved plaque to those who became life
members. After discussion, the Secretary moved that the life
membership cost be lowered to $300.00. Motion made, seconded, and
carried to establish a life membership at a cost of $300.00 and that
the life member is presented with an appropriate plaque.
(2) Annual Membership: Motion made,
seconded, and carried not to change the current annual dues of $15.00
for initial annual membership and $10.00 for subsequent annual membership.
e. Laptop Computer: The Secretary
reported that he had not completed a cost survey of purchasing a laptop/notebook
computer. He noted that his initial survey placed the cost at
$1,500.00 excluding office, publishing, and anti-virus software and
accessories (external floppy, mouse, carrying case, LAN adapter,
flash drive, and recording CD media). Motion made, seconded, and
carried to authorize the Secretary to purchase a laptop/notebook
computer for $1,500.00.
5. New Business:
a. Historian Position: Motion made,
seconded, and carried to authorize the Historian $200.00 for the
purchase of binders and photo books and other storage material as needed.
b. Iron Works Trade Center Reservation:
The President reported that he had placed a $100.00 deposit to
reserve a banquet room at the Columbus Historic Iron Works Trade
Center on Saturday evening, October 21, 2006, for the Hall of Fame
Induction and 50th Anniversary Reunion banquet. He stated the total
cost for the room was $300.00. Motion made, seconded, and carried
to reimburse the President $100.00 for the banquet room deposit.
c. USAMU Report: None.
6. Next Meeting: The next Executive Board Meeting was
scheduled for 10:00 AM, Friday, June 17, 2005, in the USAMU
Conference Room, Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia.
7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 a. m.
Laurence K. Mosely
Secretary
Attachment:
May 2005 Financial Statement
Approved by the Executive Board on June 17, 2005. |