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Armed Forces Skeet Association
General Membership Meeting Minutes
Richmond Gun Club, Richmond, VA
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Meeting convened at 1905 hours, Tuesday May 17, 2011 by President Scott Rose.
President called the meeting to order.
Reading of minutes of 2010 General Membership Meeting waived. Cotton Talbot moved to approve 2010 minutes as written and previously posted, 2nd Bob Myers. Motion carried.
Officers Reports
Secretary Clint Kreuser. Nothing new to report.
Vice-President Bradley Felton. Nothing new to report.
Treasurer Pat Knutson. Reported on the attendance numbers at the shoot which was less than the number that pre-registered. Reported on the loss of revenue due to the decreased attendance. This year’s shoot would lose approximately $6500.00. Reported that he managed to negotiate a reduction in cost from $200.00 to $85.00 annually for our web site.
New Business
Elections were held for all AFSA Officers and directors. There were 2 nominees for the office of President, Rich Menhart, USA and Chris Naler, USMC. A vote was held with the result of Menhart – 28 and Naler – 14. Rich Menhart was elected as President. No nominations for Vice-President were forwarded. Brad Felton was re-elected as Vice-President through unanimous consent. Joe Pierce was nominated for the office of Secretary and was elected through unanimous consent. No nominations were forwarded for Treasurer. Pat Knutson was re-elected through unanimous consent.
The service directors are as follows:
USA Directors: AFSA & NSSA Director – Charlie Novotny USA Retired Directors: Layne Merritt and Larry Krutsinger
USMC Directors: AFSA Darron Todd & NSSA Chris Fain USMC Retired Directors: Russ Stevens & Bill Jones
USN Directors: AFSA Tim Koller & NSSA Don Berry USN Retired Directors: John Daubenschmidt & Grant Morrison
USAF Directors: AFSA Brian Moore & NSSA James Schmehl USAF Retired Directors: Stuart Brown & Jerry Wasson
USCG Directors: AFSA Kim Gray & NSSA Brian Hill USCG Retired Directors: Jim Simmons & John Swidrak
Open discussion followed the elections.
The cost of silver was discussed. The trend of silver climbing and dropping over historical cycles was expounded upon by the Treasurer. The discussion centered around how the association could absorb the rising costs and for how many years we could afford to lose money as the cost of silver goes up and the attendance at the shoot does not. It was mentioned that for every dollar silver rises in price so does the entry fee per hundred targets. It could theoretically cause our entry fees to rise to as much as $50.00 per hundred. A new awards package proposal had been posted for all members to read for the last 5 days.
Cotton Talbot mentioned last years' shoot and the work that went into planning and running what was our largest shoot ever held. He called for a round of applause for all involved in making that shoot happen.
Scott Rose announced that Ken Pitman donated a Remington 1100 for a silent auction. Proceeds will go directly to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Don Snyder proposed that the shoot format be changed to a 4 day shoot to accommodate more shooters both active duty and retirees. Discussion centered on that including the prelim shoot this was a 10 day event and a lot for shooters can not afford to get that much time off to attend.
Other discussion centered on eligibility to enter our shoot. It was pointed out that our membership was declining for various reasons and that we should look into opening up our association membership to more military shooters that fall into other categories to attend.
Discussion then moved on to the bids that were received for next year’s shoot location. The laws of Illinois were discussed pertaining to transferring guns to winners and purchasing ammo. Shotgun ammo can be purchased in Illinois by a non-resident but the transfer of firearms is restricted to a 24 hour waiting period.
There being no further business, Grant Morrison made a motion to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Mike Malone. A vote was called for and passed with all in favor.
The General Membership Meeting adjourned at 1935 hours.
CLINT F. KREUSER
Secretary
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