Buzzard Droppings February 2010

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The 2009 AMA card was only good until December 31^st.  Also, you can renew your club membership for 2010.  Vaughan also highlighted the upcoming NW Model Hobby Expo scheduled for February 12-14 at the Evergreen State Fair Arena building.  For more information you can contact the event contest director, Ron Swift.

Treasurer – Rick Hanners reported that the Buzzards have $6,195.88 in the bank.  Rick shared the BBMAC 2009 Finance Report.  The balance sheet compares income and expenses.  For the year 2009 the club came out $430.51 in the black. 

Rick also talked about the urgency of planning and taking appropriate action to begin the process of removing items from our current field in preparation for vacating to our new one.  This preparation is necessary ultimately because we will be leaving the field and Dale could ask us to leave within a moment’s notice.

Safety Officer – Vince reported no accidents occurred during 2009.

Field Manager – Jay Bell reported the club’s mowers were moved to Brian Illston’s for winter storage.

Newsletter – Ron Swift welcomes photos and articles you might want to share.

 

Old Business

The Northwest Model Hobby Expo is fast approaching.  Here is the web site for more information:  http://www.nwmodelhobbyexpo.com/.  Sign up sheets were passed around for members to support set-up, club table, and the swap table.  Ron Swift will have arm bands for members working the expo. 

 

New Business

Proposed practice fly-in at field Jennifer owns.  A set date has not been established.

Rick Hanners reviewed the proposed 2010 budget.  Rick presented a proposed 2010 budget.  He talked about some of the differences between 2009 and 2010.  The major difference is a proposed rent increase to $1,500.00 in anticipation of a new field.  The increase in field rent pushes our finances into the red, should the budget align to actual expenses.  A motion was made to accept the proposed 2010 budget.  The motion was seconded, voted on, and passed.

Revision in event fees.  In the past, members entering an event were required to pay $5.00.  The fee covered the event and lunch.  Now, lunch will not be included in the event fee.  Additionally, the person responsible for coordinating the event will be required to collect receipts and money, which will be submitted to the treasurer.

Revision to meeting dates.  A proposal was made to move the monthly meetings to the second Tuesday of the month.  There are several holidays throughout the year that either conflict with our meeting dates or are close enough that attendance is affected.  This proposed revision was opened for discussion.  A motion was made to move the March meeting to March 9^th and the subsequent meetings to be held on the second Tuesday of the month.  The motion was seconded, voted on, and passed.  As a reminder, the February 2010 meeting will still be on 2/2/2010.

Field situation.  Again, we are still looking for members to store tables and any other items from our current field location.  We are also looking for a truck and flatbed trailer to move the

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