Members in attendance were Tom, Steve, OD, Wally, Duane, Mike, and me. Thanks, Wally, for saving me the corner seat in the back. A 70% turnout!!
Meeting was "called to order" with us ordering breakfast at 0903.
April GLRC newsletter was passed around for members to review. No treasurer's report as Robin was unable to attend.
New membership cards were handed out to members in attendance. Steve took Robin and Dick's cards; I still have Jeff's card in my vest.
Vests - we talked with the former owners of the leather vests brought to last month's meeting, and it was decided that $50 was an acceptable price for each leather vest. I have Mike Smith's address, so he can be sent the money for the vest he turned in when he departed the club.
I read the list of events as posted on our "events" page. The Fools' 100 is running next weekend - access information through the link on our "events" page. I can't make the spring GLRC as I have a wedding in which I'm standing up that weekend (that sucks). Sounds like nobody from WI IV pre-registered; I hope at least one of us represents us that weekend.
Steve's membership card has him listed as a "director". He's a past-president, not a director! I will contact Int'l to see about getting that fixed.
UPDATE 4/12/09 - Steve was made director for 2009 due to Karl's departure. Steve's "position" of Past-President is something that is apparently only valid for a year. That explains it now, doesn't it?
Speaking of directors, Karl's departure from the club created a vacancy on our board of directors. As only three of our members are eligible, and two were in attendance, the absent member was elected to fill the vacancy until such time as elections are held again.
Membership - I downloaded the 2007B application for membership and will e-mail to members to print as needed for new recruits.
I updated the 2009 roster to include cell phone numbers for our members. We used to list the year and manufacturer of members' bikes on the roster - do we want to do that again?
(For a good time, call Wally.) Check and see what weekend works best for you, so we can ride to Stevens Point and have a cookout at Wally's Cabin - coming back on a Sunday. We might need to make a trip up earlier to drop off some stuff, to facilitate taking the motorcycles. There is plenty of room up there to pitch tents on level ground. Select two weekends that work best for you; that way we have a rain date. Tom will work out a ride route for us. Keeping in mind that not everyone can make every event, given the nature of the beast that is law enforcement, we still want to do what we can to accommodate as many members as possible. We'll cement a date at our next meeting (May 9th). "Wally's Weekend" will be our charity ride, with a "camping fee" of $10/bike which will be donated to Sheboygan Safe Harbor.
I need to get in touch with Clint Cagle to get more information on the Safety Officer program for the Knights. In the April 2009 GLRC newsletter, there is information on the "5=Zero" program that the Dells chapter is into heavily - I'll have it with me again at our next meeting for review.
Meeting adjourned at 1034.
After the meeting, Steve followed me to my house and we submitted our e-postcard to the IRS for our chapter taxes, so we can maintain our not-for-profit status. We're good for 2009.
Paul H. Oosterhouse
Secretary/Webmaster, WI IV