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| Next Membership meeting Wednesday October -5-th Next Officers meeting Wednesday October-19-th Membership Meetings to be held at the Spartin club Range Hours Sunday 12:00 Noon - Sunset All Year March 1 thru September 14 Monday - Saturday All Day September 15 thru February 29 Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Saturday Closed All Day |
| Bullseyes & Fishtales The Voice of New Britain Hunting & Fishing Club, Inc. Volume 5 Issue 9 September 2005 |
| 2005 Officer’s President John Wrobel Sr. (860) 828-1942 Vice President - John Koba (203) 269-0818 Recording Secretary - Steve Savage (860) 537-1995 Financial Secretary - Bob Gagliardi (203) 239-6421 Treasurer - John Rzeplinski 860) 828-9739 Bookkeeper - John Chaponis (860) 537-3500 Corresponding Secretary Jim Bascetta (860)-224-1873 Auditors/Comptrollers 2 years - John Steiner -(860) 635-3112 Ray Szajkowski - (860) 828-5563 1 year Randy Schmidt(860) 632-7978 Pete Pasqueretta - (860) 537-8400 Sergeant-at-Arms - Val Piera Jr. |
| By-Laws CommitteeThe By-Laws review committee headed by Chairman Harold Gannon will present the attached amendments (changes are highlighted in BOLD print) at the September membership meeting and a vote will be taken to accept or reject the amendments at the October membership meeting.. |
| Reminder: Revised Member Yearly Obligations Each member must participate (work) in at least one major function and attend at least 4 membership meetings per year. Failure to do so is grounds for disciplinary action as determined by the Executive Committee. Each member must accumulate a minimum of fifteen points as determined by the points distribution document in force for that year. Of those fifteen points at least 5 must be accumulated by participation in a major function and another four must be accumulated by physical participation in a Property Management approved work detail. There is a $15.00 assessment (due in January with your annual membership dues) for each un-acrued point. |
| Tree Planting This project has been postponed until late September or early October. Further information may be obtained at the September 7th membership meeting or by contacting either Bill Gervais @ (860) 951-0223 or Jim Ciancimino @ (860) 666-5903. Tree Planting This project has been postponed until late September or early October. Further information may be obtained at the September 7th membership meeting or by contacting either Bill Gervais @ (860) 951-0223 or Jim Ciancimino @ (860) 666-5903.g. |
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| Deer and Turkey Permits Deer and Turkey permits where distributed to members in good standing at the September membership meeting. |
| Membership Meeting Reminder Membership meetings will now be held at the Spartan’s Club in Kensington beginning at 8:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. |
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| Property Management Committee Chairman – John Rzeplinski – (860) 828-9739 – jrzeplinski@comcast.net Co-Chairman Building Maintenance – Mark Burleigh – (203) 238-1819 Co-Chairman Grounds Maintenance – Ken Jones – (860) 342-2927 Co-Chairman Shooting Range Management – Phillip Gorneault – (860) 828-7743 Co-Chairman Wildlifee Management – Joe Piera – (860) 229-5762 Co-Chairman Special Project Planning & Implementation – unassigned |
| Schedule of Events for 2005 Fall Turkey & Deer Permits – Wednesday September 7th Clam Bake – Sunday September 25th Opening Day Pheasant Season – Saturday October 15th Turkey Pies – Wednesday November 9th Deer Firearms Season – Wednesday November 16th Summer Meetings at the Colchester Club grounds Wednesday September 7th |
| Work Points The following list of members have completed their 4 work point obligations for 2005 and some have earned additional points as well. If your name does not appear and you have performed some duties please contact Property Management Chairman John Rzeplinski. Joseph Buccheri Mark Burleigh Richard Christensen Mike Costardo Sr. Mike Costardo Jr. Steven Dubowsky Guy Dumas Thomas Fornabi Bob Gagliardi John Gallucci Harold Gannon Bill Gervais Keith Gooley Phillip Gorneault Tom Gray Sebby Gurciullo Ken Jones Rob Labonte Ron Lucco Mark Norton Pete Pasquaretta Martin Perzanowski Val Piera Jr. Scott Revoir John Rzeplinski Steve Savage Michael Shine John Steiner Jack Stockburger Ray Szajkowski Miro Tanski Chris White Guy Dapkus This list is complete through 8/28 weekend. In addition there are a couple of names from the Work Sign-In sheets who appear to have completed part of their 4 point obligation. Mark Ferrante Tim Kalberg Richard Lockery Randy Schmidt |
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| Newsletter Articles If anyone has an article or photograph that they would like put into the monthly newsletter please contact Corresponding Secretary Jim Bascetta or send them to the club’s e-mail address nbhf@sbcglobal.net. All articles should have a heading followed by the text of the article that you would like published. |
| NBHFC Web Site The club’s website is beginning to take shape and Corresponding Secretary Jim Bascetta and his wife Gene (she is really the one that does all the work) are looking for suggestions for improvements or additions. If you would like to see something added to the website please bring it to the attention of the officers at any meeting of the organization. If you have not been to the website please get out there and check it out. The address of the website is as follows: http://www.oocities.org/nbhf@sbcglobal.net/index.html |
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| Mailing Address: New Britain Hunting & Fishing Club, Inc. P.O.Box 1613 New Britain, CT 06050 E-mail Address: nbhf@sbcglobal.net |
| ARTICLE III
Membership Section 1. The general membership of the Organization shall consist of active, participating members. An active participating member must take part in at least one (1) major club function per year and attend a minimum of four (4) meetings of the Organization during the year. Failure to participate will automatically subject said member to disqualification and their name will be brought up before the Executive Committee for review. Section 2. In order that the Organization can progress and accomplish goals, members are also required to meet their point obligations as defined by the Executive Committee and accepted by a vote of the membership. If a new point distribution system is not proposed and accepted by the March membership meeting, the current system will remain in effect for that year. A monetary penalty will be assessed against any member who fails to fulfill their point obligation. Section 3.Associate Members, Honorary Members, Life Members and Junior Members are excused from the requirements of Article III. Regular members may request to be excused from meeting their obligation under Section 1 if a hardship exists. The request is to be made in writing to the executive committee. The committee may request further documentation before accepting or rejecting the request. The executive committee will present the request and their decision to the body for approval. ARTICLE VII Admission of Members Section 1. Any Person 18 years or over desiring to become a member in the Organization must fill out and sign an application for admission and must be sponsored and seconded by members in good standing. Upon receipt, all applications will be dated and signed by a member of the membership committee, and when there is a vacancy the applicant whose application has the earliest date will be called and appear before the membership committee for screening. If the applicant is qualified, the application will be signed by a minimum of three members of the committee and the applicant will be required to pay his initiation fee. The application, accompanied by the initiation fee, will then be presented to the membership at the next membership meeting and the applicant's name will be read into the minutes of the meeting. A former member seeking admission back into the Organization may opt to pay back dues from the date of resignation to the date of screening by the membership committee instead of the initiation fee. Section 10. Honorary Membership is conferred by a vote of the Club. It is given to members who have made outstanding contributions to the Club but who are removed from active participation because of physical disability, geographical distance or other considerations. Honorary Members are entitled to all rights and privileges of the Club. They are not required to pay dues nor shall they be permitted to vote. If the reason why a member was voted to become an honorary changes, he/she will automatically become a regular member again with the approval of the membership Section 11. Associate Membership may be requested by a member after 15 years of active membership or having a long term disability. Associate Members will continue to pay regular membership dues and be allowed the use of the club grounds. Associate Members will be excused from meetings and work requirements of the Organization. Associate Members lose their right to vote, hold office and are not allowed to hunt or fish unless as a guest of an active member. An Associate Member may return to active membership at the first available opening after January 1st of the year following the request to do so. Associate membership may be obtained by a member only once. ARTICLE X Duties of the President Section 15. In the absence of an officer at a regular membership meeting, the President shall appoint a temporary replacement to assume the responsibilities of that position. At the close of the meeting The President shall collect all records and/or moneys and forward them to the elected official. The President has the right to waive the requirement for officers having to attend all meetings of the organization. ARTICLE XI Duties of the Vice President Section 1. The Vice President shall perform the duties of the President during his absence, and shall attend all meetings of the organization. Section 2.If the Presidency remains vacant, the Vice President shall assume this authority until the following election. During this interim, a new Vice President shall be elected by the Executive Committee. Section 3. Once the dates have been confirmed, the Vice President will be responsible for ordering tickets for the clubs Ham Raffle, Game Dinner, Spring Function and Clam Bake. ARTICLE XII Duties of the Recording Secretary Section 1.The Recording Secretary shall attend and keep a record of the minutes of all meetings. Duties of the Corresponding Secretary Section 1.The Corresponding Secretary shall attend all meetings and be responsible for all correspondence of the Organization and he shall keep copies for its files. Duties of the Financial Secretary Section 1. The Financial Secretary shall attend all meetings and keep on file the name and address of each member of the Organization. Section 6. After the adjournment of each meeting, the financial secretary shall remit to the Treasurer all money received since the last meeting, furnish the Bookkeeper and Treasurer an itemized account of same and retain a duplicate copy for the files. Section 7. The Financial Secretary will be responsible with keeping a list of junior members and will inform the President when a junior member becomes eligible for regular membership and how much has been paid towards his/her initiation. ARTICLE XV Duties of the Treasurer Section 1. The Treasurer shall attend all meetings and be the depositor of all the Organizations monies, and of all other money remitted to him/her and to be deposited in the name of the Organization. ARTICLE XVI Duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms Section 3. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall keep a list of attendance of members at the regular meetings. He/she shall submit the names of those who have not attended at least four meetings to the President at the September officers meeting and submit a year end report to the executive committee at the December officers meeting. ARTICLE XIX Duties of the Auditors (Comptrollers) Section 1. The Auditors shall attend all regular, and executive committee meetings. The auditors will assist the officers in the affairs of the organization. ARTICLE XXXIII Payment of Dues Section 1. Yearly dues are due and payable by January first. Section 2. If dues are not paid in full by the February meeting of the Organization a penalty (late fee) will be assessed. Additional penalties (late fees) will be assessed for every month thereafter that the member is in arrears. The penalty will be determined by a vote of the membership and will remain in effect until altered by a subsequent vote of the membership. Section 3. The Executive Committee may approve time payments for members who the Executive Committee feels have a valid hardship reason. The member applying for time payments must present their reasons for hardship to the Executive Committee prior to the February meeting of the Organization. The Executive Committee may waive all penalties (late fees) if a hardship waiver is granted. Time payments will be set up so that dues are paid no later than the June membership meeting. |
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