Hossfly

Just a tad over a WEEK before the AMA Ex. Council meets again. Here is the Agenda:
BTW any AMA Member can sit in on a meeting. Bring your own Beer and Popcorn.

Executive Council Meeting
Muncie, Indiana
April 27-28, 2013

1. Opening Business
• Introduction of guests
• Additions to agenda
• Recognition of those who have taken the final flight

All items on the Consent Agenda will be voted on at one time. Any EC member may request a Consent Item to be pulled and added to the regular Agenda.

2. Consent Agenda

a. Approval of January 2013 Minutes*
b. Approval of Mail/Conference Calls

3. President’s Report
Bob Brown

4. Executive Vice President Report Gary Fitch
a. Audit
5. Executive Director's Report Dave Mathewson
a. Northrop Plans/Documentation
6. NAA Report Jonathan Gaffney
7. Committee Reports
a. Foundation Update
Jim Wallen

b. Safety Committee
Tim Jesky
c. Marketing/Membership
Gary Fitch
d. Non Dues Revenue Jeff Nance
e. Flying Site Grant Mike Mosbrooker
f. CFO update
Gary Fitch
g. Award description in Membership Manual (AdHoc) Tougas/Underwood
h. Leader Member update Rusty Kennedy
i. Duties/Responsibilities for VPs/AVPs Gary Fitch
j. Online Sanction (non sanction listing) Mike Mossbrooker
Executive Session

Lunch
8. Old Business
a. AMS/WWD Dave Mathewson
b. National Flying Day update Tim Jesky
c. FAA/Government Relations Rich Hanson
9. New Business
a. Out of budget expense. Lawrence Tougas

10. Awards
11. Adjournment
*Requires EC Vote

I would love to attend however a local Club has BIG BIRD Fly-In that weekend so I suppose I must miss this EC item
Notice item 2. Approval only. Is that no discussion and/or correction?

mongo

My Feedback: (15)

well, approval unless some enterprising DVP request it be pulled and added to the regular agenda.
wonder who has the stones to do that?

cj_rumley

With all those Motions to consider it's going to be a long meeting.

BarracudaHockey

My Feedback: (11)

Think I'll go. I'll let you know how it was.

Hossfly

Have you attended one recently? They don't waste much time.

"YES" is the order of the day.

OTOH sometimes it gets very interesting, however one can usually figure the outcome within a couple miutes, even on the important ones

Hossfly

Excellent. I won't make it unless I should get nominated for President. [:@]

That is about the time I get up to my cabin in the U.P. of Michigan. Smallmouth are great on the Paint River. Catch and release over and over.

If I don't get a few Walleye, then some smallmouth fillets will wind up in the pan.

Will definitely be looking for your report.

cj_rumley

"YES" is an easy answer when none of their constituents have seen the motions and so might have had a clue beforehand as to what issues are to be discussed and acted on until after it's a done deal. Doing business is so much easier when you run the only game in town.

Jim Branaum

My Feedback: (3)

Horrace,

Consent items are simply formalized recognition of previously agreed upon actions that make those activities public, documented, and defensible by the organization. That is the only reasonable way to confirm telephone conference decisions which are cheaper than much more regular meetings that would raise dues significantly. This method of operation is used by several different organizations and is a reasonable approach to getting things done quickly and in a cost effective manner while avoiding the autocratic moves some make.

I prefer that to the mushroom farmer approach or rich man's tax them all to pay for more meetings.

I guess you pays your money and makes your choices...

crash99

My Feedback: (3)

What am I missing. What is this to do with the AMA. I dont see anything that the AMA is stating they plan to perform that would effect any AMA member or the AMA as a whole. It states just what they plan to talk about.

I just see what this has to do with the AMA except they are having a meeting.

Crash99

cj_rumley

Crash, I don't think you missed anything. Same perfunctory boilerplate agenda that comes out every three months. Perhaps it is only sent out of long ingrained habit or to remind EC members that it's that time again for a meeting.......a club I belong to is growing old mirroring AMA, and the need for lists and reminders grows with that. Growing more familiar - in one club I belong to many of the guys appearing at the flying field only show up on meeting days, and only two of the five perpetual BoD members have been seen flying anything for several years. Just an observation and not a complaint. My grandson, the occasional noob that wants some assistance and I never have to wait for an open pilot station. We do stand down occasionally while some geezer that should long ago have moved on to garden trains is doing nonstop circles and touch-and-goes between crashes and going to meetings.

cj

Jim Branaum

My Feedback: (3)

Be nice. The trick with circles and touch and goes is to see if you can stay under the height of the fence and inside the field without eating airplane. If you can do that regularly, you are a pilot. If not you crash just like the rest. So don't throw stones.
[X(]

rt3232

My Feedback: (6)

+ 1

I am with ya jim

Cheers Bob T
AMA13377

Stickbuilder

Write my DVP? Why on earth would I want to do that? He is not interested in what goes on in the State in which he resides, but yet he will travel to another State with an event and gush on what went on there. The State where he lives has a huge International event, but he never attends. I can't wait to vote for someone else when election time comes around.

Bill, AMA 4720

cj_rumley

edit: Oops, scratch that.....my reply was in essence an up-check on Tony Stilman, who is no longer your DVP.

littlecrankshaf

My Feedback: (58)

Are you talking about Top Gun??? If so, why the ell not... Maybe FT doesn't suck up enough LOL

Stickbuilder

No, our DVP never shows up to Florida Jets, Top Gun or Monster Planes. But let something happen in either Georgia or South Carolina and he's all over it.

Bill, AMA 4720
Bottom Feeder #1