Board Meeting Minutes – Aug. 16, 2016

Custer Rod and Gun Club
Board Meeting Minutes
Aug. 16, 2016
Spotted Eagle

Call to Order: 7:00 pm

Attendance: Randy Anderson, Ty Rainy, Jesse Smith, Shane Adams, Todd Burch, Daniel DeLong, Randy Hart, Larry Hudson, Jim keith, Marty Scheid, Chris Schlepp.

Reading of Previous Meeting Minutes:
Jesse Smith motioned “We accept the minutes from the July meeting as posted on the website.” The motion was seconded and passed.

Reading of Current Financial Report:
Randy Anderson read the Cheri Reed’s Treasurer’s report that stated have $23,846 in the bank.

President Report:
Randy Anderson reported that he talked to Brush trucking, and we can borrow a truck trailer to store the contents of the Spotted Eagle clubhouse while we remodel but they want to know when they will get it back. Randy will schedule the truck to be delivered ASAP and we will contact contractors about scheduling someone to start the block wall on the new vault.

Reports of Boards and Standing/Special Committees:
Rifle Range:
– Jesse Smith reported that EDC, LLC. held their scheduled Concealed Carry class on Aug. 13th. The class had 8 students and 6 instructors. Chris Schlepp reported that he attended the class and it was well run.

– Jesse Smith reported the Action Pistol attendance has been down to around 14 or 15 people the last few weeks. He reported that he collected $303 over the last 8 weeks, spent $138.81 of that on targets and pasters, and turned in $164.19

– Randy Hart reported the Cowboy Action Shooting has been slow, but they are expecting several shooters from Billings at the next match.

– Jess Smith reported the shotgun range has shot a combined 47 round by members, and 7 rounds by non-members, of trap and skeet. Since Aug. 3rd they have sold $236 worth of tokens and taken collected $169 worth of tokens for rounds shot, leaving $67 of tokens in circulation in addition to any tokens that were in circulation before they started tracking them on Aug. 3rd. Jesse turned in the $236 collected, to Randy Anderson who will get it to the Treasurer.

– Jesse Smith read an email in which Keith Hall reported that the Montana Hunter Education field day held at the Spotted Eagle range on July 31, had 46 students age 10 and up including 4 adults. They had 7 instructors and and the shotgun and archery ranges were closed to members and guests from 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM.

Old Business:
– Randy Anderson reported he hasn’t heard anything more about the Montana Wildlife Federation wanting to put on a sponsored shotgun shoot.

– Rifle instructors for Youth Shoot: No one has found any NRA Rifle Instructor certification classes yet.

– The board discussed the wording to be printed on the signs for the pistol & shotgun bay signs. Jesse Smith will order the signs as discussed.

New Business:
– Jesse Smith motioned, “We revise the club’s Bylaws Article 1, Section 1, Sub-Section C to read, “C) Membership renewals will be sold December 1 through February 15 at which time no further renewals will be sold for the remainder of the year. New memberships will be sold online throughout the year, only to applicants who have never been a member before. The club may, at it’s discretion, host a limited number of staffed “Range Days” where the public can attend for a fee per firearm.”” The motion was seconded by Daniel DeLong, and will be voted on at the Sep. Board Meeting.

Nomination and Election of Officers and Board of Directors:
N/A

Good and Welfare:

Adjourn: 7:36 PM