Custer Rod and Gun Club
Directors Meeting
Spotted Eagle
6/16/15

Call to order 7:05

Attendance:
Keith Hall, Randy Anderson, Jesse Smith, Cheri Reed, Todd Burch, Jim Keith

Randy Anderson reported that Austin Swank has resigned from his position as a Club Director due to his out of state work schedule.

New Business (held out of order)
Bob Brown attended the meeting and asked to hold a Dog Days Silhouette Shoot to benefit the Wounded Warriors and Miles City Foster Care Project. He submitted a copy of his insurance to Cheri Reed.

Randy Anderson Motion “We charge Bob Brown $100 to use the range for his shoot Saturday Aug. 8th”. The motion was seconded, and passed.

Cheri Reed motioned “We allow Bob brown to hold the Dog Days Shoot on August 8th, and the portion of the range he will be using will be closed for him to set up on Friday afternoon until torn down on Sunday.” The motion was seconded, and passed.

Cheri Reed and Jesse Smith will babysit targets after they are set up Friday night, Aug. 7th.
Members of the Board of Directors will patrol the range durring the shoot Aug. 8th, to ensure only members are using the rest of the range while the gate is open, and to provide a club presense during the shoot.

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

Financial Report
Cheri Reed reported we have $29,527.61 in bank however $6,690.00 is part of the Friends of the NRA grant money for the Sunday Creek Range’s pistol bays and bathroom. She also has received bill from college for the dirt work for approx. $862, she didn’t have the bill with her.

Cheri Reed motioned “We donate an extra 50% of the college’s bill to MCC heavy equipment and CDL program as a thank you for doing great work and taking on our project.” The motion was seconded, and passed.

Cheri Reed reported Dodens charged $1,012 for gravel for rifle range road and donated $512 of the bill back, leaving us owing $500.

Jesse Smith motioned “We accept the financial report as read.” The motion was seconded, and passed.

Presidents report:
Keith Hall reported that FWP used the Spotted Eagle clubhouse for a youth fishing day, Keith let them in.

Also the Youth .22 shoot will be 5 weeks of shooting and 1 week of safety. The Coleman’s will run it again and will finalize the dates Jim Coleman returns from his trip. Keith will use his $200 per month expenditure authorization if they need more ammunition.

Committee Reports:
Jesse Smith reported that the steel from Pacific was suppose to ship last week and should be here this week probably.

NRA Grant – Jesse Smith reported NRA bathroom grant check has been received. He has met the utility companies to locate lines, and will meet the septic outfit next Monday or Tuesday to install the the septic tank. He said the shed/bathroom is suppose to be delivered right after the 4th of July.

100 Yard Range – Randy Anderson reported the 100 yard NRA High Power Range, berm is in. Randy needs someone to go with him to Glendive to take some measurements on their range and plan our set up fully.

Trap Range – Cheri Reed reported the college’s trap class is going on today and Thursday, students paid $25 each to pay for clays.

Cheri Reed reported both trap throwers are still down. Trap parts are here, but a bolt is stripped and will need to be drilled out in order to replace the hydraulic relay. The first parts the manufacture recommended we replaced did not fix the problem.

Cheri Reed reported the bathroom/clubhouse project at Spotted Eagle is on hold until volunteers have free time in the fall.

New Business
Pheasants Forever want to use the trap rang July 18, Aug 1, Aug 15, Aug 29, Sep 19th 9am -1pm, buying pigions from the club at $20 per case.
Todd Burch motioned “We allow Pheasants Forever to use the trap range on the purposed dates” The motion was seconded, and passed.

Austin Swank replacement
Jesse Smith nominated Larry Hudson to fill the Club Director position vacated by Austin Swank. The nomination was seconded and passed. A vote was called and Larry Hudson was elected unanimously.

MWF Sage Grouse letter
Montana Wildlife Federation requested the club sign on to a letter they are sending to the Montana Governor Bullock requesting more conservation and regulation regarding Sage-Grouse habitat in Montana. After reviewing the letter and much discussion, the Board chose not to take any action on behalf of the club members on this issue.

Annual Meeting and Banquet
Jesse Smith volunteered to organize the 2016 Annual Meeting and Banquet.

Club Memberships Cards
Randy Anderson reported there are only 23 un-issued key cards left, plus the 20 or so that are at Red Rock

John Olsen proposal for the club to buy his steel from him
John Olsen was not present to present his proposal. Jesse Smith reported that Olson has another club making an offer on his steel targets that he had been loaning to the club for the Action Pistol shooting, and wanted to know if our club wanted to make a competing offer on his steel. No motion to bid on the steel was made.

Pepper Popper targets
Jesse Smith requested the club purchase four full size Pepper Popper targets for the Sunday Creek Range.
Todd Burch motioned “We allow Jesse to purchase $1,300 worth of pepper poppers as he sees needed for the Sunday Creek Range.” The motion was seconded, and passed.

SASS Cowboy Action Shoots
Cheri Reed reported that there has not been any money turned in from the Cowboy Action Shooting in quite a while, and that she was told a non-club member is now running it.

Randy Anderson motioned “The Cowboy Action cease utilization of the Custer Rod and Gun facilities until the Rifle Range Range Master verifies that it is being ran by a club member and they will provide a breakdown of how many member and non members shoot each month and the fees charged” The motion was seconded and passed.

John Olsen’s request to run a Steel Challenge shoot on Tuesday nights
John Olsen was not present to present his proposal. Jesse Smith reported that John wants to start a Steel Challenge shoot on Tuesday nights once the steel targets from Pacific arrive. The Board requested that John present his proposal at the July Board Meeting.

Nomination and election of officers and board of directors
(see “New Business”)

Meeting adjourned 9:20 PM

The Meeting of the Board of Directors scheduled for 5/19/15 was not held do to the lack of enough directors present to have a quorum.

In lieu of of a meeting the Directors present held an informal discussion of current club events. A represenative from Pheasants Forever was present to request the use of the trap range from 9am – 1pm on July 18; Aug. 1, 15, 29; and Sep. 19 to hold their annual Youth Pheasant Hunting class. They were told we will discuss and vote on the issue at the June meeting.

The Directors present discussed the shoot that Bob Brown purposed to hold in Aug. and decided to request that Bob Brown attend to June meeting to field questions and concerns about the event.