ALPINE AERO SQUADRON DECEMBER 2004 NEWSLETTER

These are the minutes for the December 9, 2004 meeting. Our President Tom Clark brought the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. A motion was made, seconded, and approved to accept the minutes of the November meeting as read at the December meeting. Seventeen club members were present at the December meeting. The club now has 98 members.

Mark Miller reported that we have $3183.39 in the bank as December 9, 2004. A motion was made, seconded, and approved to accept the Treasurer’s report as presented.

Old Business:
Yearly dues become due on December 31st of each year. Dues are $40.00 for the whole Year. Amended corrections to the By-Laws will be available at the next meeting or at the field. Mark Miller’s address is (1118 Hamlet Drive, El Cajon CA 92021) The Club made $13.00 from the Float Fly. The Float Fly at Otay Lake started out with some heavy rain around 7:00 A.M. and lasted for about a half hour. The rest of the day was partly cloudy & a little bit on the cool side. There were 21 Pilots at the lake & they all had plenty of time to fly. The Alpine Aero Squadron approved the following people to serve another year as board members. Tom Clark for President, Bob Davis for Vice President, Regan Schutte for Secretary, Mark Miller for Treasurer & Tom Beecroft for Editor.

New Business:
Letters of appreciating will be sent out to the following organization for supporting the Float Fly at Otay Lake. Hobby People, Diamond Hobbies, Hitec & the people at Otay Lake. The field will be closed on weekdays, but will remain open on weekends and holidays. The county is doing some major rework during the weekdays to the land. The field should be opened on weekdays by March 1, 2006. Wayne Bolin suggested that the Club become incorporated. This will be discuss at the next meeting or sometime in the future.

A raffle is held at each meeting and the raffle tickets are 6 for $5.00. The following members won items at the raffle.
Greg Gavin - One Gallon of 15% Fuel.
Howard Valentine - One Gallon of 15% Fuel, a Hinge Slotted Kit & one 5 Minute Epoxy.
Mark Miller - Nylon Wing Bolts.
Tom Clark - Micro Shear Spruce Cutter & a 6 Piece Precision Screwdriver Set.
Bruce Hartley - Pocket Knife with Clip.
Regan Schutte - Exhaust Deflector for 0.35 to 0.90 Engines.
Manual Ainza - Hobby Knife.
Tom Seevers - Rubber Bands # 64.

The next meeting of the Alpine Aero Squadron will be at 7:30 p.m. January 13th, 2005, (2nd Thursday) at the Kennedy Recreation Center, 1675 Madison Avenue, El Cajon, CA. A motion was made, seconded, and approved to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m. Check your controls prior to your first flight of the day.

The following Proposed Amendments have been presented and approved by the members attending the December 9, 2004 meeting.

Alpine Aero Squadron Proposed Bylaw Amendments: November 10, 2004

General Club Operating Procedures:

Section B – Expenses

Club operating expenses shall be paid from the treasury. Expenditures in excess of $200.00 must be paid by a check signed by two (2) officers. Special funding may be authorized by the membership.

The Board of Directors is authorized to spend up to $200.00 in a single expenditure to expedite paying club administrative expenses.

Expenditures over $200.00 must be authorized by a majority vote of the members present at the monthly meeting.

Note: If approved, this change will become effective on 1-1-2005.

Organization: Section B

Paragraph 3 – Treasurers duties.

The Treasurer shall collect all monies and keep records of income and expenditures. He shall report at each meeting on all monies received, spent and the treasury balance. He shall maintain a bank checking account in the club’s name and process bank signature cards for all the club officers. Two board members (one should be the Treasurer) must sign all club checks in excess of $200.00. He will arrange for the transfer of the account to the succeeding Treasurer. He shall process the club chartering paperwork with the Academy of Model Aeronautics. The Board of Directors will audit the Books at least once per year.

Note: If approved, this change will become effective on 1-1-2005.

Membership: Section C – Dues

Yearly dues become due on January 1st of each year. Membership renewal shall start on October 1st and continue through December 31st. A 15-day grace period shall be allowed after December 31st. Members who have not paid their yearly dues by January 15th shall be dropped from the club roster and will be considered Non-Members, subject to new member initiation fees. Exceptions to this rule due to special circumstances where the member was unavailable or unable to pay during the 3-month renewal period may only be approved by a vote of the Board of Directors requiring 3 out of 5 members consenting.

Note: if approved, this change will become effective for the 2006 renewal period starting 10-1-2005.