President Wright called the Director’s Meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. Roll
call was answered by President D. Wright, Vice President H. Frase, Director D.
Anderson, Secretary J. Hanley, Director C. Michalski, Range Officer L.
Pillsbury, Director T. Dombroski, Members Secretary R. Carafelly, Building
Director R. McKinney, and Treasurer T. Marsh.
Motion made and passed to accept the April meeting minutes.
Treasurer report for March:
Beginning Balance $ 9,935.35
Income 1,479.40
Expenses 1,262.51
Ending Balance $10,152.24
Major Income Items
House Rent 250.00
Pistol League 631.40
Major Expense Items
Truly Yours (shirts) $ 276.50
IDPA Targets 244.00
Raffle Account balance $7,632.54
Motion made and passed to accept treasurer’s report
Shoot Report: $782.00
Motion made and passed to accept shoot report
Discussion was had on time frame and process of getting event earnings to the
treasurer. Decision was made to implement new procedures after elections.
OLD BUSINESS
President Wright briefed board members on the April 26th. meeting in Grayling
with the DNR that was held to discuss the WAFB range. The meeting was positive
with a tentative time frame of July. The property is being logged at this time
and a permit will be issued to allow fill dirt to be delivered.
Director McKinney presented a $3,500 bid for doing the vent and insulation work
plus new fascia and soffit boards on the club house roof. Insulation alone would
run $2,700. The board will delay decisions for repair work until the WAFB range
negotiations are complete.
The shoot shed is being painted. The storage room should be completed this
weekend along with the installation of 4-foot eyebrow.
Septic field working.
Nothing new to report on acquiring a range hood or dishwasher for kitchen.
Discussion was had on necessary changes to bring the kitchen up to code to serve
food to the public.
Nothing new to report on the 501-C non-profit status application.
Nothing new to report on paint ball fun raiser event.
Nothing new to report on range rules update.
Nothing new to report on range improvements accept a new flag has been acquired
for the range.
Nothing new to report on storage room door.
Candidate names for next month’s election were reviewed and will appear in the
upcoming newsletter. Newsletter items were reviewed.
Director Anderson briefed board on the May 16th. Ladies day and spring swap
event.
NEW BUSINESS
Calendar of events was reviewed and updated.
Items to be included in the newsletter were reviewed.
President Wright suggested the board needs to consider the restructuring of
membership dues for the future in order to cover expenses to run both the Oscoda
and East Tawas range. He reviewed several options for consideration.
Range Officer Pillsbury opened discussion on the purchase of fill sand for the
Oscoda range that will be needed for berm work. He has access to fill sand for
$2.00 per yard. Motion made and passed to spend $2,000 for 1,000 yards and ask
the contractor if the club could take delivery on a total of 3,000 yards and pay
the balance of $4,000 after obtaining approval from the general membership in
June.
NEW MEMBERS John Graham Harold Coles Gerald Breuer
William Brashaw
Motion made and passed to accept new members.
From the mail bag President Wright reviewed an offer to sell sweepstakes tickets
for the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance for 50% of ticket sales. Motion made and
passed to sell tickets as long as the offer complies with Michigan lottery
rules. Building Director McKinney will take the project.
Motion made and passed to adjourn meeting at 8:35pm
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary, John Hanley
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