Minutes of the April 9th Meeting

[David Drum <private e-mail address>]

Minutes of the Fifth HoMBC General Meeting
Held at the Walton Building on Providence at Elm St, Columbia, at 7:00 p.m.

1. Davis started with a mention of members who have not paid their dues.
   Frank continued with a full list.  The list was revised and now reads:
   Carrier, Joe
   Fogue, Patrick & Vicki
   Gibbs, Dennis
   Ianke, Don & Leesa
   McCorkle, Kerry
   Nelson, Belinda
   Ormerod, Norah
   Philip, Karen
   Scott, Michael & Josie
   Shocklee, Phil & Alice
   Yoakum, Michelle

2. Davis introduced the old minutes.  Reading of the minutes was waived
   by motion and vote.  Acceptance of the minutes was made by motion
   and unanimous vote.

3. Treasurer's Report (read by Deon Frank):
   As of 4/9/2001, 47 members fully paid, 23 members not fully paid.
   Checking account balance as of 3/12/2001: $592.44
   Deposits: $120.00
   Disbursements: $46.12 (for Post Office Box rental)
   Balance as of 4/9/2001: $666.32
   Report was accepted by motion and unanimous vote.

4. A post office box has been secured for the club.  Webster has the
   P.O. Box number.

5. Heriford spoke about the upcoming club flight.  There will be two
   flights on April 21st: one will involve a scavenger hunt.  The pilot
   will have a list of items to collect to be announced at the briefing.
   The other flight will involve a Las Vegas-style PDG.  The top four
   scoring pilots will be in a drawing for a prize.  The pilots (and crew)
   can bet in $5 increments on themselves (their pilot) and, optionally,
   another pilot.  The winning pilot will have three shares of the pot,
   everyone else will have one share.

6. Heriford also mentioned that the competition committee is still
   looking into sanctioned competition.

7. Davis mentioned two pieces of correspondence.  The first was a
   thank-you from Peggy Hart for the club's donation to the Ed Yost
   Historical Marker.

8. The second was Frank's resignation as Secretary.  The resignation
   was accepted by motion and vote.

9. Davis introduced the topic of a club logo.  After much discussion
   Sines made a motion to have Renee Graham and Vicki Palmer determine
   contest rules.  Motion was approved by unanimous vote.

10. Steve Foltz spoke about the opportunity for a first aid class and
    a CPR class.  The classes are 8 hours over a weekend.  There is a
    limit of 8 to 10 people.  There would be a fee for taking the class.

11. Davis introduced the need to fill the vacant Secretary position.
    After a brief discussion, David Drum was elected to the position.

12. Vicki Palmer expressed concerns about the possibility of having the
    club member roster available on the web site.  She and others would
    prefer to keep personal information private.  A motion was made and
    passed to have the Secretary notify and collect privacy preferences
    from the club membership.
 
13. Gary Sines promoted a race in Miami in May.  Sines promoted the US
    Cellular Balloon Classic in August.

Regards,

David Drum
Secretary, Heart of Missouri Balloon Club
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