Coast Rifle and Pistol Club

Meeting Minutes May 18th, 2011

Present were…

Tom Wilz, Vice President

Paula Wiles, Treasurer

Joe Newman, Safety Officer

Hale Switzer, Secretary

Chester Abbot Ex President

Glen Dawson and John Stubbendick, Ken Hablitzel, Directors

#1 Meeting was called to order

#2 Minutes from April were approved by unanimous vote

#3 Paula gave a treasurers report (attached) it was accepted by unanimous vote

#4 The insurance bill is due in June

#5 Joe gave a membership report for April. There were 24 new members, 2 associate members, one military prorated member and one maintenance badge issued. There were 8 renewals, one badge for a life member and one for a free member issued. There were 23 members who did not renew. There are 989 members active in the database.

#6 Chester Abbot, Oscar Jordan and Jon Lewis will meet Monday night (5/19/11) to finalize the wording of the Verizon Wireless contract. It will be stipulated that

·   Verizon will be responsible for paying any increases in taxes due to a reappraisal.

·   The Harrison Country School Board will take over the lease if the CRPC loses its lease

#7 $160.00 will be paid to pour concrete for eight left handed shooting benches. This is eight benches at $20.00 each. This was unanimously approved and a check was cut to Mr. Sammy Hodges.

#8 John Lewis is on the agenda for the annual meeting to give a report to the membership RE the findings of the membership audit committee.

#9 Ducks unlimited will be using two skeet ranges on Saturday July 23rd 2011 for a fundraiser. The third skeet range will be available for overflow. This was unanimously approved by the board.

NOTE: Volunteers will be needed for this shoot, a call for volunteers needs to be posted on the website.

#10 The SASS, Single Action Shooters Society will be holding their convention in Mississippi in December 2012. They asked to use two of our pistol ranges for a side match. They will pay $200 to the club. This was unanimously approved.

NOTE: 4H was offered the opportunity to hold concessions as a fund raiser.

#11 The board appointed a committee to investigate prices for paving and to develop proposals for what needs to be paved. Chairing this committee will be Guy Saenger, Members will include Randy Brownlee, Julie Russell and Don French.

#12 Guy Saenger turned over the key to coke machine to Paula. He will contact Paula when it needs to be filled and emptied of money.

#13 Guy Saenger wants the board to discuss removing Andre Champaign from his position as president of the club.

#14 Randal Rushing will begin mowing the new skeet fields as part of the normal mowing. This will bring the mowing to $575. This was unanimously approved.

#15 The board unanimously voted to pay $2181.72 to Randy Brownlee for installing new camper pads.

#16 A request was made to host a 4H state shoot in July. The board voted unanimously to deny this request primarily due to short notice. The 4H liaison, Jean, needs to forward the original e-mail to the club secretary so he can make an official response.

#17 The board voted unanimously to host the next 4H district shoot which will be the third or fourth weekend of April 2012.

#18 The chairman of skeet shoots needs to make a report on profits and the balance of the skeet account. Tom Wilz will contact Randy Brownlee on this matter.

#19 The board appointed a committee to develop a list of needs and prices for running electricity and water to the rifle ranges and new pistol ranges. Ken Hablitzel will chair this committee, Hale Switzer and Dennis Ingram will help.

#20 The club voted unanimously to purchase a $150 fry cooker.

#21 The skeet log book is out of sheets, John Steubendick will get copies.

#22 Ken Hablitzel is going to investigate the possibility of making our pistol matches USPSA sanctioned.

#23 Tom Wilz is going to talk to Ray Pell about putting a cover over the entrance to the clubhouse to prevent water rotting the door.

#24 To receive a ballot at the annual meeting a member will have to show his or her badge and Joe will check it against the membership database. There will be one ballot and a three person committee will be selected from the membership to count. Candidates can be nominated that day and will get three minutes to speak to the membership.

#25 Julie Russell was nominated to run for President.

#26 The meeting was adjourned to executive session. Paul Markel (badge #210) is suspended until he comes to before the board for a safety hearing. If he is on the property before that he will be trespassing.

#27 Executive session was adjourned.