CMSARA

Central Mississippi Amateur Radio Association

Archives for October 2017

Board Meeting Minutes (10/24/2017)

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Below are the minutes from the board meeting held on October 24th, 2017. As a reminder, club members are welcome to board meetings. Because of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, the next board meeting is on January 30th, 2018.

Members Present:
Richard Lawrence KF5EZX, Mike Flanagan WM5A, Brady Aldrich KA7KWJ, Bill Stanfill K4YCD, Brooke Ridge KG5JAW, Richard Bohlman KG5QLS
The meeting was opened at 6:30 pm.
Discussed Items:
CMSARA monthly meeting programs.
CMSARA December Christmas party.
New Ham information program to be handled by Mike Flanagan.
Board meetings minutes being added monthly to the CMSARA web site.
Painting & fixing of Rankin County EOC school bus to replace current
Ham radio outdated bus.
Voted Items:
Purchase five (5) Baofeng UV-5R Handheld radios at appx. $27.95 each. These radios are to be given to new Techs, who pass their Tech exam AND join CMSARA. The radios will be programmed by Richard Bohlman and then returned to Mike Flanagan who will direct the new information/membership program.
Motion to approve by: Brady Aldrich
Seconded by: Brooke Ridge
Passed by all members present
Meeting was closed at 7:45 pm.

Board Elections

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Annual elections were held at the regular October membership meeting where outgoing President Mike Flanagan (WM5A) welcomed J. Richard Lawrence (KF5EZX) to the podium as newly elected President. Bill Stanfill (K4YCD) was elected Vice-President for Programming, and William Ray (KG5IIS) will continue his term as Vice President for Special Events. Tommy Alewine (K5TMA) will remain as the association’s Treasurer, while Brady Aldrich (KA7KWJ) and Brooke Ridge (KG5JAW) will also continue their terms as Directors. Long time Secretary Dave Van Horn (KE5MLL) ended his tenure, welcoming Richard Bohlman (KG5QLS) as Secretary.

Regarding the elections, Director Brady Aldrich (KA7KWJ) stated: “we are very happy to welcome the newly elected officers, and look forward to the new ideas and input they will contribute to this fantastic organization. At the same time, we want to thank the outgoing officers for their tremendous commitment and service to CMSARA, and will continue to value their presence and contributions at organization meetings and events. Their experience and knowledge as organization leaders will be invaluable to our newly elected board members.”

As a reminder, the Board of Directors meets at 6:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of every month. These meetings are open to all members and we encourage all interested members to attend.