Summary of 2016 USMCCCA Annual Business Meeting

Jack Paxton, Executive Director gives his report to the 2015 old board members during the 2016 National Conference and Training Symposium in Fredericksburg, Virg.

(Note:  The following is an executive summary of the USMCCCA Annual Business Meeting held in Fredericksburg, VA during our National Conference and Training Symposium.  It carries all actions taken by the Old and Foundation Board Meetings.  For copies of those, please contact the Executive Director at usmccca@cfl.rr.com.)

2016 Annual Business Meeting
August 26, 2016

President Manny Pacheco called the 2016 USMCCCA Annual Business Meeting to order at 8:26 a.m. A quorum was present.

Reports

Secretary:  Secretary Chris Whiting was asked to read the minutes.  Bob Mergle made a motion to accept the minutes as published in the Now Hear This newsletter.  Seconded and passed. Treasurer:  In the absence of Treasurer Rick Lavers, Executive Director Jack Paxton told the members that the Association has $69,604.82 in three CDs and the checking account.  He said we are in good shape.

Executive Director:  Paxton started his report, saying that the conference was a success.  He said we had 58 registered for the banquet, and we actually fed 91.  He said we made Paxton expressed appreciation for Dave and Diane Biesel for the new history book.  He asked people to read it and give him any changes by November 1.  The book will be published in January.  Paxton told the members that the Now Hear This quarterly newsletter is no more.  He said he had been complaining that it was worthless because he had been pulling old news back off the web site to put in it.  He said we will now place our emphasis on the web site and our Facebook page.  He added that those who cannot access news via computer can get a hard copy, upon request. He said that Keith Oliver and Sally Pritchett were the first to pledge their contributions to the Foundation, spreading out payments over the year.  Paxton said it is an easy way to give and you can set it up through your bank.  He said four or five oral histories were done during the conference.  He will ask the History Division for copies.

President:  President Manny Pacheco told the group that the old board approved the San Diego Crowne Plaza Hotel for the 2017 conference, August 21–24.  He explained the revamp of the awards program.  Pacheco said we whittled down the categories last year and we will take a look at the current list and scale it down and also change the focus on a few.  He said we are looking at taking the $100 currently given to the first place winners and replacing it with scholarships for an all-day professional seminar of the winner’s choosing.  It would go to four or five first place winners and be capped at $500.  Pacheco reiterated what Paxton said about the newsletter, adding that one more newsletter would be mailed before it ends.  He said he wants to use the money from the newsletter and put it into the web site.  He said Kate Stark will look at how to make it more user friendly.  He said Stark does a good job with what we have, but we need stuff to put on it.  He said he would like to see the field be more involved, possibly giving us news about promotions, for example.  He reminded the members that we also have two Facebook sites.  Stark explained that we have one closed group that needs approval to join and one open page for the public.  We also have a twitter account.  Paxton encouraged people to send some of “that good Facebook stuff” to the website.

Old Business: No old business was discussed.

New Business

Election:  The membership was asked to approve the following slate of officers and directors:  President Keith Oliver, Vice President Kate Stark, Secretary Chris Whiting, Treasurer Rick Lavers and Directors Dale Dye, Mike Frank and Bob Mergle.  Tom Kerr moved to approve the slate by affirmation.  The motion was seconded and passed.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:44 a.m.

Foundation Meeting

Immediately following the Annual Business Meeting, Foundation Vice President called a USMCCCA Foundation meeting to order at 8:45 a.m.

Present were Present were: Vice President/Acting Treasurer Tom Kerr, Directors Red Carpenter, Manny Pacheco, Kate Stark, Chris Whiting, Don Coleman, Mike Frank and Bob Mergle, and Executive Director Jack Paxton.  The USMCCCA members were present for this meeting.  A quorum was present.

Foundation President Appointment:  Kerr announced that Manny Pacheco had been recommended to become Foundation President.  Pacheco accepted the position and this was affirmed by the members.

Secretary:  Association Secretary Chris Whiting took the minutes for this meeting.

Treasurer’s Report:  Kerr gave a Foundation Treasurer’s report saying the Foundation has $73,000, including $12,000 in the scholarship fund.  He stressed that we need money for scholarships.

New Business

Florida Chapter Golf Tournament:  Red Carpenter recommended that the proceeds from the 2016 Florida Chapter Golf Tournament be donated as follows:  $2000 to the Semper Fi fund, $2500 to the scholarship fund and $500 to Support the Troops.  Dale Dye made a motion to that effect and it was seconded and passed.  Pacheco said he appreciates the chapter’s continuing fundraising efforts.

Lucas Chapter:  Jack Paxton announced that Don Knight would like to resurrect the Lucas Chapter in the Washington DC area.  He told anyone interested to contact Knight.

Minutes of Previous Foundation Meeting:  Kerr explained that the Foundation Board met as a committee on Monday and he asked for a motion to approve the minutes of that meeting as part of this meeting.  A motion to that effect was made, seconded and passed.

The meeting adjourned at 8:51 a.m.

Semper Fidelis, Jack

Jack. T. Paxton, Executive Director
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