SUN LAKES AERO CLUB
Minutes
of the Board Meeting
Date
of Meeting: December 19, 2006
Present at the Meeting:
Dick Vaughn, President
Bob Walch, Vice President
Ben Thompson, Treasurer
Gary Vacin, Provost
Bill Johnson, Assistant Website Administrator
Al Galvi, Member at Large
Absent from the Meeting:
Elton Dyal, Program Officer
Larry Lathom, Activities Officer
Vern Nelson, Website Administrator
Call to Order:
Dick Vaughn opened the meeting at
9:31 AM.
Note about Attendees:
Dick Vaughn announced that Vern
Nelson had submitted notice to the Board that he was retiring from the club.
Recording Secretary:
Dick Vaughn appointed Bill Johnson
for this meeting.
Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting:
The minutes of the November 14,
2006 meeting were reviewed and approved without change.
Old Business:
Al Galvi brought the idea of
conducting a raffle before the Board, reviewing what we discussed at last
month’s meeting, and asking for new ideas.
The raffle is intended to be an incentive to pilots toward covering the
cost of Fly-Ins. It was agreed to table
this until the next Board meeting in January.
Reports:
Treasurer’s Report:
Ben Thompson reported a Balance of
$1,062.67 in the Treasury. The report
was approved by all Board Members.
Website Report:
No report. Vern Nelson was not present at the meeting.
Programs Report:
In Elton’s Dyal’s absence, the
following was reported:
December 20th Meeting (tomorrow evening):
Major Al Fox, USAF (Ret) will
relate his experiences while in the U.S. Air Force.
January 17th Meeting:
Elton Dyal will present a report
about the crash of TWA Flight 800.
February
21st Meeting:
Tentative
Gary Vacin will attempt to locate a speaker on the subject of sailplanes.
The Programs schedule is posted on
the website.
Activities
Report:
Dick Vaughn reported that
beginning in January, Fly-Ins to local destinations will be scheduled. Suggestions are: Sedona for breakfast or
lunch; a sign-up list will be circulated at the Monthly Meeting tomorrow night.
Other possible destinations
suggested are: Parker, and visiting a casino; Tucson; Eloy to see parachutists.
Provost Report:
No report. Gary Vacin was present at the meeting, but
had just recently returned to the valley.
Nominating Committee:
Al Galvi is chairing the
committee.
Bob Walch has accepted the nomination for the position of President.
Bill Johnson has accepted the nomination for the position of Secretary.
Dick Vaughn will present the
nominations for the offices of President and Secretary to the membership at
tomorrow evening’s meeting, and a vote will be taken for acceptance of the
nominees.
New Business:
Dick Vaughn appointed the
following members to serve for 2007:
Programs, Elton Dyal; Activities,
Dick Vaughn; Provost, Gary Vacin; Website Administrator, Bill Johnson, and
Member-at-Large, Larry Lathom.
Meeting Rooms: Al Galvi suggested
that we investigate using meeting rooms in Oakwood. Also, that we arrange the meeting room in a semi-circle for
better interaction and listening.
Fly-Ins - Generating new life in
club: There was discussion about encouraging more participation of pilots. Al Galvi will summarize his ideas and
forward to Bob Walch, who in turn will send a letter of appreciation to all
pilots and encourage their participation in 2007. (A draft of the SLAC letterhead is available on the
website.) Bob will draft a letter to
invite other non-member new pilots to join and participate in the Fly-Ins, and
to state that the annual dues will be absorbed by the club. For the next year emphasis will be placed on
local Fly-Ins, e.g., to Globe/Apache Gold Casino, and similar short distance
destinations. It was also suggested
that planning should be done with alternate dates in the event it is necessary
to cancel due to weather conditions.
Next Meetings:
Monthly Board Meeting: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Monthly General Meeting:
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Meeting Adjournment:
Dick Vaughn adjourned the meeting at 10:30 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Johnson,
Recording Secretary appointed for this meeting