COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS MUSEUM 95 Craftsman Blvd, Highway 2, Kingston East
1. Call to order:
The meeting was called to order at10:00 am.
2. Roll Call of officers:
In attendance:
President:
Ron Henderson Vice President Admin: Barbara Fagg Vice president Ops: Vacant Treasurer:
Doris Potter Secretary:
Bill Wornes Past President: Ron Aquino Health & Benefits Director Arliss Berry Membership Director: Donna Henderson Communications Director: Luc Bujold Phone Committee: George Healy & Annie Healy Editor Branch Report: Walter Veley Director at Large: Noel Coward
Jim Spencer (Audit Committee Chair)
Regrets/Absent:
Marlyn Convery Peter Convery Réal Préfontaine
3. Approval of the agenda:
Approved as presented.
4. Minutes of the last meeting:
(a) Omissions and
errors: Nil (b) Discussion: Nil
(c) Motion: Accepted as amended
5. Business arising from the minutes:
(a) Our final
donation to the ANAF club has been made. A letter and a cheque were
sent on March 20th. To date we have received no acknowledgement.
6. Communications and Bills:
(a) An extra 300
association pins were ordered for distribution to members at the cost of $300.00
7. Reports of officers and committees:
President: Nil report
Vice president, Admin:Barb
attended the WMS training and found it very successful.
Vice president, Ops: Position vacant.
Past President: Proposed
slate for the new year is coming along nicely but we need a
candidate for the position of Secretary. We need to recruit
a few Directors at large as we have lost two over the past year.
Treasurer:
A question arose
reference the budgeted funds items in the financial report.It was explained that each of the funds is
set aside in case of large expenditures in certain areas.
The Branch finances are healthy.
Secretary: Nil report.
Membership: Few changes from last month. The membership stands at 3632. We benefited from the National recruiting campaign.
Health and benefits: Arliss reports no difficulties handling the four calls she received this past month.
Directors and committees:
Telephone committee:
Nil report.
Recruiting:Nil report.
Communications: Our new broadcast system is up and running. 26 memebrs have decided to avail themselves of the system.
Branch Report: Walter Veley is looking for ideas for the Summer report. He must have all input by May 8.
Audit Committee:The audit is not yet complete but we be ready for the AGM.
Directors at Large:
Noel Coward (Events Co-ordinator): Everything is in
order for the AGM and plans for later events are well in hand.We are ready to go!
8. Unfinished business:
Nil
9. New Business:
(a) 30 day plan:
The budget to be presented
to the AGM for 2009/10 was reviewed. The “Readers statement” prepared by Nancy
Moore for the AGM was reviewed and the AGM agenda was also reviewed.The AGM Agenda was discussed and it will
follow the normal meeting sequence.Reports of officers will be presented verbally with the exception of the
treasurer’s report and budget, which will be in the meeting package for all members.
(b) 60 day plan:
There
is a regional meeting in Trenton on 20 May 2009. The following members will
attend:
Jim Spencer
Luc Bujold
Walter Veley
Noel Coward
Arliss Berry
Ron Henderson
Barb Fagg
Doris Potter
26
May, HBO training in Barrie. Arliss will attend.
21/22
June, Congress 09 in Ottawa.The
president will attend as official participant for the branch.Barb and Luc will attend as observers, the
registrations are in place.
(c) 90 days and beyond:
11
August Branch BBQ. Details to be announced after liaison with Rideau Acres
Campground.
Fall
outreach. Details to be announced.
11 November: Wreaths will be laid at remembrance
ceremonies in six localities:
Kingston - Ron Henderson
Westport - Luc Bujold
Napanee - Watter Veley
Tamworth - Bill Greenley
Sydenham - Jim Spencer
Walter to include a reference in the fall Branch Report to
attendance by branch representatives at the above ceremonies and encourage our
members to attend.
(d) Other Business:
Branch birthday will be celebrated
again this year, details to be announced.
FSNA pins are in hand and will be distributed to members at
the AGM.
10. Next meeting:
AGM
5:30 pm 21 April 2009, Mino`s Village Restaurant. The next board
meeting will be 10:00am, 21 May 2009 at the Military
Communications and Electronics Museum
