I. Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by President Pillsbury.
II. Pledge of Allegiance and Conservation Pledge
III. Roll Call: Present: All board members. Absent: None.
IV. Minutes from November Board meeting: Motion to approve as presented by
McGrath. Second by Anderson. Motion approved.
V. Financial Report: Ending balance for November is $8,954.43. Motion to approve
by McGrath. Second by Bill Jones. Motion approved.
VI. Shoot Report: Total earned from Sight-In Days was $2,722.55. Pillsbury
presented a day-by-day breakdown of totals. Total earned from all shooting in
November was $2,973.10. Motion to approve by McGrath, second by John Smith.
Motion approved.
VII. Old Business
A. Dues increase to $75.00/ year to take effect on June 1, 2007. Much discussion
regarding maintenance of 2 high class shooting ranges. Vote was 22 yes, 3 no.
Motion to increase dues has passed.
B. Motion to start an initiation fee when a new member joins. It was noted that
other organizations have this type of fee now. Some discussion that we may need
to increase shooting fees to non members to encourage them to join the
organization. Motion to begin a $25.00 initiation fee by Besancon, second by
Reinke. 11 yes, 16 no. This motion did not pass. Motion for an initiation fee of
$75.00 by Bill Jones, second by Anderson. 10 yes, 16 no. This motion did not
pass. A motion was made to take this issue to committee to discuss allowing
members to work off initiation fee by Dan Weldon, second by McGrath. Motion
passed overwhelmingly
C. Work Requirement: Motion by Anderson to require all members to work 6 hours/
year/ member or pay $75.00 yearly fee. Second by Besancon. Labor could be
sedentary (helping keep score for trap, manning open hours for Wurtsmith range)
or physical (work bees, mowing lawn, painting clubhouse). Motion passed 18 yes,
11 no. Motion by Larry Kindell that board members should be exempt from work
requirement. Second by McKinney. Motion overwhelmingly failed.
D. Bylaw changes: Motion by Kittenger to move this discussion to June meeting.
Second by Carafelly. 21 yes, 3 no. Motion passed.
E. Conflict of Interest Policy: President Pillsbury noted that all Board members
have signed a conflict of interest policy to prevent problems.
F. Thanks from the Turkey Federation for our help.
G. Berm work done and paid for.
H. Newsletters will be sent in December.
I. Letters have been sent to Northern Truck for donation of fencing and Bill
Deckett for donation of use of his dozer.
J. Keith Wojahn has been hired to do winter plowing at Tawas range.
K. IDPA is scheduled to start in December.
VIII. New business
A. Winter trap will start on January 7 and continue every Sunday at noon.
B. Pistol League has started practice shoots and will start league play on
January 17. Pistol banquet is April 15.
C. Work parties: January 20 9:00-3:00 pm- inside at Wurtsmith range. Also Feb.
10 and 17.
D. Tawas Sand and Gravel donated a used front-end loader worth about $2,500.00.
We will spend about $1,000.00 for repairs that have already been started. Letter
of Thank you will be sent.
E. Charles Kinney from Oscoda Hypnotherapy gave a brief presentation.
F. Wright noted that we have been awarded money from the NRA Foundation. We had
to clear up some tax issues and we don’t know amount of grant yet. We have
started the application process (for a $300.00 fee) to purchase the 4.99 acre
triangle-shaped piece of property at Wurtsmith range. This will allow us to
develop the 500 yard range and may allow some room for campers.
G. Winter Tax Bill for Wurtsmith was $965.51.
H. Russ Besancon noted that there is a new book out on ducks and duck hunting on
Saginaw Bay. It will be available in the library for checkout or could be
purchased.
I. New Members: Vernor Pietras, Michael O”Farrell, Paul Walker, Curtiss Whasdorf,
Richard Youngs, Donald Cusea, Don Rousseau, Roger Tack, Jason Leslie, Gerald
Katona, Loren Wolfe. Motion to accept new members by Anderson, second by Reinke.
Motion approved.
J. Mail Bag: Fundraiser info from Access Co., vacuum cleaner sales solicitation,
Gun stuff catalog and Tawas Topics.
K. Motion to adjourn by Reinke, second by Kindell. Motion approved.
Click Here for List of Board Minutes