I. Call to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Pillsbury.
II. Roll Call: Absent: Frase. Tina Carafelly standing in for Ron. All other
board members present.
III. Pledge of Allegiance and Conservation Pledge.
IV. Minutes from March: Motion to approve as presented by Smith, second by
McGrath. Motion approved.
V. Financial Report: Presented by Assistant Treasurer Brad Saegesser. Motion to
approve by McGrath, second by Bertch. Motion Approved. Beginning Balance of
$18,216.56. Ending Balance of $16,206.60.
VI. Shoot Report: Shooting income of $1,201.00 for March.
VII. Old Business
A. Trap Committee members of Dan Welton and Tom Marsh are present tonight.
B. Note that Membership dues for the Alpena Gun Club are only $65.00/year.
Members must also pay range fees and it was noted that their range is only open
3 days per week.
C. Election Committee: Brian Loeffler has 5 names of people to run for the
Board.
D. Wurtsmith Update: 100 and 300 yard range are almost ready for shooting.
E. Key Cards for Wurtsmith range: Director Spencer will investigate types and
costs of key cards for presentation at next Board meeting.
F. Membership Committee has decided that additional types of membership would be
too confusing. Instead we will maintain our current types of membership that
does allow for a Family membership (Nonvoting).
VIII. New Business
A. Audit reconciliation: Brad Saegesser presented information to Board. His
recommendations to prevent future problems include:
1. Write off $660.18 discrepancy to start off 2007 with even balance.
2. Simplify process of recording income and expense transactions.
3. Implement procedures to provide detail of bank deposits.
4. Automate the process of creating monthly Financial Reports by purchasing
bookkeeping software.
5. Perform monthly bank reconciliations.
6. Create Assistant Treasurer position.
7. Record Tawas and Oscoda transactions separately.
8. Destroy Huron Community Bank checks 6091-6120.
9. Close Huron Community Bank Accounts.
Motion to accept all recommendations by Wright, second by McKinney. Motion
approved.
Motion to create Assistant Treasurer position by Wright, second by McKinney.
Motion approved.
B. Director Wright suggested we should do a complete bylaw review periodically
as bylaws have not been updated for about a decade. He suggested that NRA may
have bylaw examples for shooting clubs to follow.
C. Eugene Kindell and Bob Taylor have been constructing a shooting shed for the
300 yard range. Materials cost $4,430.00 and permits for construction cost
$323.00. Discussion that this bill has already been paid and timing did not
allow for the Directors to meet in advance to approve. Director Wright noted
that this expense was not approved within the methods of our Bylaws and should
not be repeated. Retrospective straw vote indicated that all directors would
have approved of this expense. Motion to approve of this expense by Anderson,
second by Dombroski. Motion approved.
D. Director Spencer suggested that Club should have budgets and financial
planning for a construction project of the magnitude of the Wurtsmith Range. All
projects and expenses should be planned in advance and approved.
E. Discussed roof for shooting shed for 300 yard range. Debated merits, labor
and costs of standard shingles versus metal roofing versus rubber shingles.
Motion to spend up to $3,000.00 for roof by Dixon, second by Bertch. Motion
approved.
F. President Pillsbury has been talking with Bolen Asphalt regarding possible
donation of materials.
G. Director Wright made a motion to donate the equivalent of a $500.00 Platinum
Founder’s Club membership to Eugene Kindell and Bob Taylor for the labor they
have donated to construct the shooting shed. Second by Smith. Motion approved.
H. Founder’s Club: Need to consider ordering signs (plaques) soon so they will
be up for our Grand Opening.
I. Motion to repair tire on a front-end loader by Wright, second by Anderson,
Motion approved.
J. Wright may have a line on a storage shed to be donated to be placed out by
the shooting line.
K. Ron Heinz has donated a Ranger pickup to the Wurtsmith Range. The truck
cannot leave the property as it is not licensed.
L. Tina Carrafelly questioned the Founder’s Club as the minimum membership level
is only $100.00. This membership fee is less than the regular new member fee of
$75.00+$100.00 Initiation Fee. Motion by Dombroski, second by Wright to
eliminate the lowest level of Founder’s Club, Silver. Platinum and Gold levels
will be left as is. Motion approved.
M. Grand Opening of the Wurtsmtih Range is scheduled for May 6. 9:00-noon is for
members only, and noon-3:00 pm is open to the public. We will need lots of
publicity- magazines, newspapers, Chamber of Commerce, etc.
N. New Member packet of information should be created to include: Patch, bylaws,
copy of range rules, club brochure, etc. This could be sent to each new member
by the membership secretary. Also discussion that sponsors of new members should
take more responsibility to ensure that new members are invited to participate
in events and welcomed to the club.
O. New members: Felix Pingot, Paul Schell, Roger Simpson and Larry Alda. Motion
to accept new members by Anderson, second by McKinney. Motion approved.
P. Mail bag: Solicitation for donation for Chamber of Commerce from Woody’s
Cycle Sales.
Q. Calendar updates should be sent to Director Wright.
IX. Adjourn 8:55 p.m..
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