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Minutes of the Meeting
September
2006
1. Monthly Meeting: The monthly Executive Board Meeting of the
Military Marksmanship Association was held September 15, 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
Carter Berry, Public
Affairs Committee Chairman and MMA Times Editor
Phil Cannella,
Reunion Coordination Chairman and Past President
Richard D. Rebidue,
Membership Committee Chairman
b. Board Members Absent: None.
c. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Representative:
Mr. Robert Aylward, USAMU Deputy.
d. Guests: Mr. William “Doug”
Duncan and Mr. Charles Davis, MMA Members.
e. Call to Order: A quorum being
present, the President called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m.
2. Treasurer’s Report: Motion made, seconded, and carried
to approve the Treasurer’s Report for September 2006.
3. Minutes: Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve the
Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting held on August 18, 2006.
4. Unfinished Business:
a. Nomination Committee: The President
announced that COL (Ret) Robert I Hoidahl, Jr. and MSG (Ret) Ronald
F. Martere had accepted the nomination of President and Vice
President respectively. The Secretary and Treasurer agreed to
continue in their positions if re-elected.
b. Audit Committee Status: The
President announced that Mr. Hawkins expected to complete an audit of
the association’s financial records by the end of September.
5. New Business:
a. MMA Pins: The President noted an
order for 400 additional MMA Pins was made. After discussion, it was
resolved that each reunion attendee would receive a pin.
b. USAMU Coin: The President remarked
that he saw a need for additional USAMU coins and he had instructed
the vendor to produce an additional 250 coins at an estimated cost of
$500.00. Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve to the
purchase of 250 coins at $500.00.
c. Membership: The Membership Chairman
announced that the association’s membership had increased from
590 members to 604.
d. Reunion Registration: The Secretary
reported that 237 persons (145 members, 88 Spouses and Guests, and 4
USAMU soldiers E-4 and below) had register for the reunion.
Additional, he said that he had sent an e-mail message to the 450
plus members with an e-mail address asking members to respond whether
they would attend or would not attend the reunion.
e. Reunion Raffle: The President had
stated in the August meeting that MMA could not conduct a raffle on
post. The question before the board concerned whether a raffle could
be held during the banquet at the Iron Works in Columbus. The
Secretary noted that Section 1, Article V of the MMA Constitution
stated that, “Raffles conducted off post will be in conformance
with Georgia law and with the approval of the county sheriff.”
It was resolved not to conduct a raffle during the reunion. The
President noted that any items donated to the MMA for the reunion
would be drawn for as door prizes.
f. Round Robin Shoot: The question
before the board concerned whether reunion attendees could bring
there own weapon to use in the Round Robin Shoot. It was resolved
that only weapons provided by USAMU could be used.
g. Reunion IPR: The USAMU Deputy
announced that the USAMU S-3 would be conducting two 50th Anniversary
IPRs (1300 hours, October 2nd and 17th) and the MMA was invited to attend.
6. Next Meeting: The next Executive Board Meeting is
scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 10, 2006, in the USAMU
Conference Room, Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia.
7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 12:25 p.m.
Laurence K. Mosely
Secretary
Attachment:
September 2006 Financial Statement
Approved by the Executive Board on October 10, 2006. |