Minutes from 1/27/2021 Call-In PNWBA Board of Directors Meeting
Prepared by: Steve Rubin, PNWBA Board Secretary
Roll Call:
Jane Biehl - President – Present
Pat Maddock - Vice President – Present
Lance Rasmussen - Treasurer – Present
Steve Rubin - Secretary – Present
Jason Bauer - Board Member – Present
Gregg Fujino - Board Member – Present
Dale Groestema - Board Member - Present
Rush Hoag – Board Member - Present
John Lim Hing – Board Member - Present
James Jones - Board Member - Present
Eric Mendel - Board Member – Present
Bill Stock - Board Member - Present
Steve Waldron – Board Member - Present
Paul Wenger - Board Member - Resigned
13 of 13 members present for a quorum.
The President called the meeting to order at 6:31 pm.
Agenda
Approve minutes
Motion to approve the minutes from the October call-in meeting was approved. Steve will post the October Minutes to the forum.
Treasurer's Report/Update
Lance presented the financial reports. Motion to approve the financial reports passed.
Welcome from Jane – She is missing the regular in-person January Board of Directors meeting. Welcome to returning members and new VP, Pat. Newest members Steve Waldron and Rush Hoag.
Paul Wenger – notified Jane that he needs to resign from the board due to workload. The Board agreed that the board member position should be replaced even though there is nothing binding us to fill the position. Pat recommended that we fill the position with another judge. and nominated Karen Stral. She is very experienced in nonprofits and a highly experienced judge. A motion was passed to add Karen to the Board to full Paul’s remaining term on the Board. Pat will notify her.
Standing and Special Committee chair and Committee membership appointments
Pat submitted a proposed committee roster. At least one board member on each committee. Motion to approve the committee roster passed and it will be posted on the website.
First of Year Duties required by our Bylaws:
There is a First Quarter requirement to reestablish the PNWBA headquarters address
23632 HWY 99 Suite F427
Edmonds, WA 98026-9205
Motion to reestablish our address was passed.
There is also a First Quarter requirement to approve the annual dues of PNWBA membership:
A motion to reestablish the dues was passed as follows (no change.)
Member - 1 Yr Membership - $25.00 (USD)
Member - 3 Yr Membership - $65.00 (USD
Member - 5 Yr Membership - $100.00 (USD
Non-Member - Free Subscription period: Unlimited Does not include member benefits or voting privileges.
Committee Reports:
Events Committee:
Sportsman Show – Head Judges will be Lance and Steve. Jason will be the board rep. Turn-ins TBD / ½ hour or 1 hour. Need to have awards done by 4 pm. Will add that $15 of the event entry is non-refundable. Discussed lead time for trophy order. Pat will check with a local supplier. We have not received the $100 sanctioning fee, but have received the application. Motion to sanction the event passed. Currently 5k prize money.
New Business:
Future Board of Directors meetings are currently scheduled as follows---Feb 24, Mar 24, Apr 28, May 26, Jun 23, Jul 28, Aug 25, Sept 22, Oct 27, Nov Annual Meeting TBD, Dec TBD.
Discussed some possible new events:
Spokane. June 26th. Originally was considering Father’s Day (the week before). Possible 1-day event.
Early October Oregon event in Hermiston,– Associated with Fall Festival. Also considering a judging class.
Sutherland, OR area CoC has been looking for info on a competition.
Mike White – Possible Willamette Sportsman’s Show in Salem – 5/8 & 9. Limited service sanctioning agreement. Conflicts with traditional Langley event.
All board members are reminded to get your completed Board Member Agreement to Steve asap.
Discussed the 2021 Annual membership meeting – We will use the Clearwater plans from last year. The weekend of 11/12-14 is planned. Motion to move forward was passed by the Board.
The President approved $100 to build additional shelves in our Puyallup storage locker.
Motion to adjourn the meeting was passed at 8:10 pm.
The next board meeting will be a call-in meeting on February 24, 2021, at 6:30 pm.