North Florida Archers meeting minutes
April 6, 2016

The meeting was called to order by Billy Loudermilk and the pledge of allegiance was given. A moment of silence was observed for our men and women serving at home and abroad.

The meeting was again called to order and the minutes from the previous meeting were given by Mike Chesser. A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes as read and approved by the membership.

The Treasurers report was given by Lesa Clifford. A motion was made and seconded to accept the treasurer’s report as given and approved by the membership.

Billy Loudermilk discussed the targets that were purchased at TBOF. A total of 15 targets were purchased and he was very satisfied with the quality and condition. The award for shooter of the year was discussed. An embroidered shirt with club logo was discussed along with a plaque and was agreed upon by all present. Charlie Nelson is still researching the design for the plaque. A motion was made and seconded and approved by the membership to purchase a case of hats with the club logo embroidered for resale.

The membership discussed the upcoming rendezvous. Food arrangements have been taken care of. Raffle Items were discussed and several members agreed to work on getting or contributing donations.

Charlie Nelson discussed several missing checks for memberships the were found in the black box located in the shelter area. The Box was taken down to prevent that from happening in the future. Charlie also discussed complaints of unleashed Dogs on the property. Violators have been warned previously and any future violations will not be tolerated. Charlie also discussed people shooting the kids range. Rules regarding this will be enforced and further violations will not be tolerated. Changes to the Bylaws were discussed. It was recommended that the position of Webmaster be added and the disbursement of club funds in case the club is dissolved should be updated to a local charity. Bylaw changes will by further discussed and presented to the membership at a later date.

Will Clifford discussed having an ethical shoot sometime in October, It was agreed by everyone that it was a good idea and there will be details to follow.

A motion was made and seconded and approved by the membership to create a separate longbow class for our monthly club shoots. There will be no minimum number of shooters for this class.

A motion was made and seconded to accept the equipment rules that are in place for the rendezvous as the general equipment rules for the clubs traditional tournament classes (Recurve and longbow). No Stabilizers or sights will be permitted for tournaments. A motion was made and seconded and approved that lighted knocks will not be permitted for use for the coon shoots at the rendezvous.

There being no further business, a motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

 

Respectfully submitted by Mike Chesser

 

 

Recorded by Michael Chesser