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Red Knights Motorcycle Club NY XII
RKMC NYXII MINUTES
December 10, 2011
The meeting was called to order by President, Rick Merchant at 1:15 PM at Mechanicville FD, Station #2.
24 Members Present
Pledge of Allegiance.
Prayer by Chaplain Bill W.
Guests:
Minutes from the 11/12/11 meeting were read. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Bob H., seconded by Pauletta R. Motion carried.
Treasurer, Pauletta Rucinski read the Treasurer’s Report for November 2011. . A motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report was made by Bob H., seconded by Steve K. Motion carried.
OTHER TREASURER REPORT NOTES
None
CORRESPONDANCE
We received a post card for the Dixie Convention. May 18-20, 2012 in Prince
We received a check from the American Legion Post 234 (Ballston Spa) for $1,000.00 for Give A Child Christmas. They presented Rick & Candy the check on Thanksgiving Eve. There is a picture on their website.
Candy read an email from Bill Snodgrass regarding what we have TMLA’s for and what we do not. At this point we cannot sell any of the items that we do not have TMLA’s for.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Rick thanked everyone who came out this morning and helped with the toy handout. Laurie said she bought for almost 400 kids. She also thanked everyone for their support.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Board of Directors: No Report
AMA: No Report
NYS Association: No Report
Quartermaster: Some of the items in Bill Snodgrass’ email were prior to having to have TMLA’s (mugs, afghan, etc.). A couple of years ago Ed L. filled out all of the paperwork with pictures of the items and gave them to John R. who was still President at that time. John then sent them on to Bill Snodgrass. So at this point we are not sure what happened to them. Candy gave the email to Ed L. Ed is going to contact Bill Snodgrass directly and try to get this straightened out.
Audit Committee: Mike C. reported that the committee is going to meet at Pauletta’s house on 01/28/12 at 1:00 PM to audit the Treasurer’s records. The committee will then meet at a later date to audit the Quartermaster’s records. Mike reminded us that there will need to be new signature cards for next year.
Toy Run Committee: Rick and Candy met with Laurie Dudka after the toy handout to discuss her intentions, etc. Rick did ask her if she would be willing to come to one of our meetings yearly to discuss what she does and answer any questions. Rick suggested maybe our July picnic. The November meeting may also be an option and at the point we can hand over all the money that we raise, etc. She also filled Rick and Candy in on her medical issues and what she has going on. Bill W. suggested putting a picture in the paper giving Laurie the money with a write-up about Give A Child Christmas and the Red Knights helping out. Rick stated that next year he like to put together a Publicity Committee that can help take care of those things as well as the publicity for the Poker Run and the Toy Run. This year’s Toy Run was advertised in several papers, two radio stations and a TV station.
Ride Committee: John R. stated that a piece of 911 steel is being placed in
Steve K. spoke about a ride to the RKMC Memorial and 911 piece of steel in
Event Committee:
Americade: No Report
Poker Run: Candy stated that Burnt Hills FD is set for the start and end. John G. got his Fire house approved. John B. suggested maybe
Parades: No Report
Other: No Report
Investigative Committee: No Report
OLD BUSINESS
Reminder that dues are due.
Enclosed trailer – Dan V. is checking with his neighbor who sells trailers. Mike. C. suggested checking with Wells Fargo about a donation.
Motorcycle trailer – Bill W. stated that he donated the trailer to the club but it has still been registered in his name. John R. stated that he has given the money to Bill each year to register it. Candy stated that he should have been reimbursed by the club for that. Bill would like to see the trailer registered in the clubs name. The signature should be the Quartermaster as he is responsible for all the club’s merchandise. Steve K. will look into what we need to do to make this happen. John R. stated that if he could have gotten his tractor started he would have brought the trailer to the meeting and given it to Ed. Rick asked if Ed was aware of this possibly happening, which he was not. Rick told John that before he just brings it to Ed he needs to make arrangements with Ed so that Ed can make accommodations for it.
NEW BUSINESS
Mike C. questioned the SOG that states members must attend three meetings per year in order to be eligible to vote. His question is, are we counting Dec. The decision was made that we are counting Jan- Dec.
Elections 2011
President – Rick Merchant
Vice President – Steve Kellogg
Secretary – Candy Merchant
Treasurer – John Green , Jim Alexander
Sergeant-At-Arms – Paul Hussey
Quartermaster – Ed Landy
Executive Board (Active) – Paul Lavigne
Executive Board (Social) – Donna Green
President: Rick Merchant. No additional nominations. A motion was made by Bill W. to close the nominations, seconded by Deb K. Motion carried.
Vice President: Steve Kellogg. Additional nominations: Jon H. nominated Bob H. Bob H. accepted the nomination. A motion was made by Trish to close the nominations, seconded by Bill W. Motion carried. The membership voted via secret ballot: Bob H. – 15 and Steve K. – 8.
Treasurer: John Green, Jim Alexander. John G. removed his name from the nominations. No additional nominations. A motion was made by Bill W. to close the nominations, seconded by Connie H. Motion carried.
Secretary: Candy Merchant. No additional nominations. A motion was made by Pauletta R. to close the nominations, seconded by John B. Motion carried.
Quartermaster: Ed Landy. No additional nominations. A motion was made by Deb K. to close the nominations, seconded by Trish. Motion carried.
Sergeant of Arms: Paul Hussey. No additional nominations. A motion was made by Connie H. to close the nominations, seconded by Donna G. Motion carried.
Executive Board (Active): Paul Lavigne. Additional nominations: Connie H. nominated John G. John G. accepted the nomination. A motion was made by Pauletta R. to close the nominations, seconded by Deb K. Motion carried. The membership voted via secret ballot: Paul L. – 1 and John G. – 22.
Executive Board (Social): Donna Green. No additional nominations. A motion was made by Bill W. to close the nominations, seconded by Paul H. Motion carried
Deb K. made a motion for the Secretary to cast one affirmative ballot for the offices of Pres., Treas., Quartermaster, Sgt. of Arms, and Exec Board member (Social), and for the President to cast one affirmative ballot for the office of Secretary, seconded by Pauletta R. Motion carried.
Next meeting: 01/14/12 at Mechanicville FD, Station #2 at 11:00 AM.
This will also be our
February Meeting –
March Meeting –
April Meeting –
May Meeting – Sun. 05/13/12 (Poker Run is on Sat. 05/12/12)
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by John R., seconded by Jim A. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 2:50 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Candy Merchant
Secretary
