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Minutes of the Meeting
August
2006
1. Monthly Meeting: The monthly Executive Board Meeting of the
Military Marksmanship Association was held August 17, 2006, in the
Army Marksmanship Conference Room, Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia.
a. Board Members Present:
Bruce A. Meredith, President
Stephen Goff, Vice President
Laurence K. Mosely, Secretary
Samuel W. Hunter, Treasurer
Archibald V. Arnold
III, MMA Immediate Past President
Phil Cannella,
Reunion Coordination Chairman and Past President
Richard D. Rebidue,
Membership Committee Chairman
b. Board Members Absent: Carter Berry,
Public Affairs Committee Chairman and MMA Times Editor
c. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Representative:
Mr. Robert Aylward, USAMU Deputy
d. Guests: Mr. William “Doug”
Duncan, MMA Member.
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 July 2006.
3. Minutes: Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve the
Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting held on July 13, 2006.
4. Unfinished Business:
a. Nomination Committee: The President
announced the formation of a nominating committee. The composition of
the committee is the President, Vice President, and Immediate Past
President. The committee had discussed names but had not yet
contacted to anyone.
b. VIP Invitation List: The USAMU
Deputy remarked that the VIP invitation list was a work in progress.
5. New Business:
a. Life Membership: The President
announced that the total number of Life memberships had increased to
31 with the addition of four new members: Lanny R. Bassham, Michael
R. Hadley, Dr. James M. Lally, and Anthony T. Parish.
b. Life Membership Escrow: The
question before the board whether to hold a certain amount of Life
Membership dues in escrow was tabled until after the reunion.
c. Membership: The Membership Chairman
announced that the association’s membership had increased to 590 members.
d. MMA Financial Audit: The President
reported that he had talked to Mr. Richard Hawkins about serving as
chairman of the audit committee but noted he could not start until mid-September.
e. Reunion Registration: The Treasurer
reported that 125 persons (74 members and 51 Spouses or Guests) had
register for the reunion.
f. Reunion Raffle: The President noted
that the MMA could not conduct a raffle on post.
g. Membership Directory Update: The
Treasurer noted that because of the increased membership he was out
of Membership Directories. He requested that the Membership Chairman
provide an updated Membership Directory so he could reproduce copies
for new members who join at the reunion.
h. MMA Times Newsletter: The MMA Time
Editor stated that input for the September issue was due not later
than September 1, 2006. In order to have extra copies of the MMA
Times available at the reunion, the Treasurer recommender that
additional copies be printed. After discussion, it was resolved that
700 copies should be printed.
i. USAMU Report:
(1) Hall of Fame Ballot Results:
The USAMU Deputy announced that the Hall of Fame ballots had been
tabulated and due to the nearly identical count of several nominees,
the USAMU Commander authorized induction of three additional soldiers
for a total of six inductees.
(2) USAMU 50th Anniversary Coin:
The USAMU Deputy announced that the USAMU Commander was reviewing the
possibility of purchasing a 50th Anniversary coin.
(3) Reunion IPR: The USAMU
Deputy announced that the USAMU S-3 would be conducting periodic 50th
Anniversary IPRs and the MMA was invited to attend. IPR dates to be published
j. Guest Remarks: Mr. Duncan remarked
that he was speaking not only for himself, but also for several other
members. He had a number of suggestions, questions, concerns, which
were addressed by the Board.
(1) Suggestion: Publish the
schedule of the Executive Board Monthly Meetings in the MMA Times.
(2) Question: He noted the
Reunion Schedule was not clear concerning Section Dinners. He wanted
to know whether the active USAMU soldiers or the “Old
Timers” were responsible for coordinating the Section Dinners.
(3) Concerns: He expressed
his concern that the reunion registration costs were too expensive
considering the MMA Treasurer’s Report of the Balance On Hand.
Additional, he felt the Life membership cost should be pro-rated by
age rather than the current single rate.
The President thanked Mr. Duncan for his attendance and invited him
to return.
k. Results of MMA Pin E-mail Vote:
(1) Authority: Article II,
Section 2, MMA Bylaws.
(2) Motion: Motion made by the
President and seconded by the Secretary to authorize the President to
order 400 additional MMA 50th Anniversary pins at an estimated cost
of $1.50 per pin for a total estimated cost of $600.00 excluding shipping.
|
Name |
Vote |
|
Bruce A. Meredith |
Aye |
|
Stephen Goff |
Aye |
|
Laurence K. Mosely |
Aye |
|
Samuel W. Hunter |
Aye |
|
Archibald V. Arnold |
Aye |
|
Carter Berry |
Nay |
|
Phil Cannella |
Aye |
|
Richard D. Rebidue |
Aye |
|
Total |
AYE: 7 NAY: 1 |
(3) Motion Carried: Yes.
l. Results of USAMU Coin E-mail Vote:
(1) Authority: Article II,
Section 2, MMA Bylaws
(2) Motion: Motion made by
the President and seconded by the Secretary to authorize the
expenditure of $2,000.00 for the purchase of USAMU 50th Anniversary
coins should USAMU funds not be available to purchase USAMU 50th
Anniversary coins.
|
Name |
Vote |
|
Bruce A. Meredith |
Aye |
|
Stephen Goff |
Aye |
|
Laurence K. Mosely |
Aye |
|
Samuel W. Hunter |
Aye |
|
Archibald V. Arnold |
Aye |
|
Carter Berry |
Nay |
|
Phil Cannella |
Aye |
|
Richard D. Rebidue |
Aye |
|
Total |
AYE: 7 NAY: 1 |
(3) Motion Carried: Yes.
6. Next Meeting: The next Executive Board Meeting is
scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 15, 2006, in the USAMU
Conference Room, Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia.
7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m.
Laurence K. Mosely
Secretary
Attachment:
August 2006 Financial Statement
Approved by the Executive Board on September 15, 2006. |