Iosco Sportsmen's Club
Board of Directors Meeting
October 4, 2006

I. Meeting called to order by President Pillsbury at 7:07 pm.
II. Pledge of Allegiance and Conservation Pledge
III. Roll Call: All board members present except Carafelly and Frase.
IV. Minutes from September: Motion to approve by McGrath, second by Bertch. Motion approved.
V. Financial Report: Ending balance of $35,114.52. Motion to approve by Wright, second by McKinney. Motion approved.
VI. Shoot Report: Shooting income of $1,339.50. Motion to approve by Anderson, second by Dombroski. Motion approved.
VII. Old Business:
A. Sign: A large sign was donated by Scott Ostrander of Truly Yours, to acknowledge the NRA grant for range development.
B. Gun Show: 120-125 people were present. The club made about $250.00 profit.
C. Rental Home: Nothing new.
D. Work Bee: Fence poles were placed along Rea Road. The fence contractor is working to erect the fencing. The gate had to be moved a few feet to the side to accommodate the utility pole.
E. Computer purchase: Tabled, pending finding someone to adopt the mailing list.
F. Corner Parcel: We will start the process with the state, as it will likely be a long process. Motion to spend $300.00 on non-refundable application fee. Motion by Anderson, second by Wright. Motion approved.
G. 501C application: Returned to us as we did not submit application fee.
H. Tawas Sand and Gravel: Should be starting work soon at Wurtsmith.
I. NRA Grant notification: We should hear soon. Last year we were notified in September.
VIII. New Business
A. Wurtsmith Range: Fence project should be completed by the end of October. We will need to get more fencing, ~200’, for the Parking Lot. The fencing contractor also donated guard rails for our property along Rea Road.
B. Director Dixon suggested that the club consider having club members being trained as NRA instructors and teaching our own CCW classes. Profits would go into club funds. This could become a club fund raiser. It was mentioned by Director McGrath that CCW class participants should also pay range fees. Motion by McGrath to have Dixon investigate process, expenses, etc, of having club members teach CCW classes. Second by Dombroski. Motion approved.
C. Initiation fee: It was suggested that we should have an Initiation Fee for new members to join the club. It could be anywhere form $60-100.00, in addition to annual dues. It would not effect existing members. It was also discussed that we could have a work requirements built into the annual dues. If a members contributes volunteer hours to the improvement of the club, their annual dues may be decreased or refunded. Motion by Wright, second by McGrath to form a committee to investigate an initiation fee for new members, and to consider changing the dues structure to benefit members that work for the good of the club. Motion approved.
D. Director Bertch suggested that the Wurtsmith Range should have a designated 25 yard range.
E. Director Anderson suggested that Directors needed keys to all properties affiliated with Wurtsmith Range. Some buildings are not accessible to Board members attempting to volunteer. He also asked why we need two 100 yard ranges. Director McKinney answered that this is a request of law enforcement. They would like to rent the Wurtsmith Range for training and would prefer to have two 100 yard ranges available. A discussion regarding order of construction of all ranges at Oscoda.
F. Director Spencer suggested that the Club should develop a yearly budget. This would offset expected income versus expected expenses for 2007. This would help in planning for both ranges. At the Wurtsmith Range, expenses for new range development would be anticipated in the budget, and thus everyone would know exactly what ranges were going to be developed on a yearly basis. A motion was made by Director Wright to develop a budget for presentation to the General membership at the December meeting. It should include projected income and expenses for the Tawas and Wurtsmith Range, and should include all shooting disciplines. Second by Spencer. Motion approved.
G. Calendar: A nighttime IDPA event will be held on October 21. Sight-In Days start October 28 and continue through November 14 from 9:00-5:30 at the Tawas Range. The Tawas Police Authority will have the range on October 18 and 26th for training.
H. Director Pillsbury noted that once fence and berms are done (should be soon) members can begin shooting at Wurtsmith Range. We should have a Grand Opening Celebration in April or May. He also noted that signs advertising businesses can not be posted on the fence facing Rea Road, per local statute.
I. Bylaw Amendment: Director Pillsbury recommended a bylaw amendment to prevent Directors from having a conflict of interest regarding club business. Wright noted that Board members used to sign such a document. Wright will contact Lew Rudel to further investigate if this should be a bylaw change or a document to be read and signed by all Board members.
J. A Trap Field Shooting League will start in January.
K. A few trap shooters would like to stake out trap ranges at Wurtsmith Range.
L. New Members: No report.
M. Mail Bag: No report.