Meeting called to order 9:00 a.m. by 1st Vice President Pat Frantz. Board members present: James Chitwood, Dave Price, Don Mellum, Gary Konop, Lee Schwartz, Wendi Boos. Rod Flack and Larry Myers were absent. No guests were present.
A motion was made by Don and seconded by Gary to approve the October 3, 2020 Board minutes – all were in favor.
Treasurer’s Report: James reviewed the status of club accounts. He provided an update on the PayPal account process used for online dues and locker renewals this year. James described the transfer of funds from PayPal to the newly created Western State Bank checking account into the primary checking account. To date, 89 members have renewed their 2021 dues; 36 of them have utilized the online payment method.
2021 Board Election: Nominations for Board positions closed on November 6, 2020. Each position is uncontested. An acclamation vote will be conducted via email for members to confirm the slate of candidates. The deadline to respond to this vote will be November 13, 2020.
| 1. | President | James Chitwood |
| 2. | 1st Vice President | David Price |
| 3. | Secretary | Wendi Boos |
| 4. | Treasurer | Dona Lockyer |
| 5. | 2nd Vice President | Gray Konop |
| 6. | Assistant Treasurer | James Filipiak |
| 7. | General Purchasing Agent | William Smith |
| 8. | Metal Purchasing Agent | Don Mellum |
| 9. | Welding Purchasing Agent | Lee Schwartz |
Roundtable: Dave reported that New Member Orientation sessions will be conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for November & December due to the increase in new members.
Lee reported that reps. from Vern Lewis Welding Supply will be scheduled next week to review the trade-in of welding equipment. This is in preparation for the purchase of the new Lincoln welding machine.
Gary asked that club members be reminded that maintenance functions for all club machines and equipment should be coordinated through him. Recently, members have pursued maintenance items without his involvement resulting in the purchase of unnecessary parts and supplies.
It was reported that the Laguna machine has been down for the past 4 weeks. The Laguna tech rep is asking for additional information from us to identify the source of the problem before an onsite tech visit is scheduled.
It was moved to adjourn the meeting by Gary, seconded by Don. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 9:30am.
Next Board Meeting:
Saturday, December 5, 2020
9:00 a.m. at the Metal Club
Submitted by Wendi Boos, Secretary:
November. 7, 2020