North Florida Archers meeting minutes
August 01, 2023

The regular monthly club meeting of North Florida Archers was called to order at 6:58 pm by Butch White, Club President

    1. REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES

      2. The minutes for the previous meeting was reviewed by Debbie Chesser, Club Secretary and accepted.

    2. REVIEW OF TREASURER’S REPORT

      3. The Treasurer’s report was reviewed by Jeremy Hall, Club Treasurer and accepted.

    3. OLD BUSINESS OR OPEN ISSUES

      4. ASA Championship and 3-D Circuit Shoots held in July went well. Positive comments were expressed by many. The Club profited around $2400 for both shoots.

      City of Jax has agreed to fix road/driveway leading into the Club; a work order has been placed.

      Jeremy continues to work with the IRS to have the Club’s EIN # reinstated. One possibility is the Club may have to file taxes for the past 3 years and pay the penalties. More to come regarding this.

      TBOF Fall Shoot is coming up on August 3rd, 4th and 5th.

      NFA Championship Shoot will be held on August 19th and 20th. Traditional shoot on Saturday and the Compound shoot on Sunday. If the participation continues to decline for this shoot, we will look at removing this shoot next year.

      Stickbow 100 Shoot sponsored by Traditional Archery Society will be held on August 26th, 27th and 28th.

      The Club has a new sponsorship with Arrows Unlimited. Bradley Farhat, formerly with Green Acres has opened a new Archery shop in Fleming Island. He has agreed to offer the Club and Club member discounts on Archery equipment.

      Abby is still working on putting together an order for the Archery Jerseys.

    4. NEW BUSINESS

Butch is discussing the possibility of having indoor bathroom facilities installed at the Club financed by the City of Jax. More to come regarding this.

Discussed the rising costs of port-a-let rentals for Club events. One idea is to purchase a port-a-let instead of renting. We will explore pricing and compare the cost of buying vs. renting. More to come regarding this.

Mike Shea made a motion to eliminate term limits for elected Club officers, particularly the Club President. Discussion was made to clarify that this did not cancel elections and yearly voting. It would only alter Article 4 in the bylaws to remove the 2 term limit. This would enable an officer or President to continue to run for office past the 4 year limit that is now in place. This does not mean that an officer or President cannot be removed since Article 8 of the bylaws states they can be removed by a vote of the Board of Directors and/or a vote by the Officers of the Club. The motion was seconded and was voted on and passed. The change will be written up and posted on the website. A vote to add to the bylaws will be held at the September monthly meeting.

Mike Chesser discussed TBOF will be adding a 4th shoot to the schedule for 2024. This shoot is tentatively planned for December 2024 and will be held at various clubs every year. There will be a 60% payout to the hosting club.

Motion to adjourn meeting was made at 7:45 pm and carried.

Meetings minutes completed by: Debbie Chesser, Club Secretary

 

 

Recorded by Debbie Chesser