Spring 2024 Pensacola Board Of Directors Minutes

Skyhawk Association
FINAL DRAFT

Spring Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes
NNAM, NAS Pensacola, 12 March 2024

CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 0925.

ROLL CALL
Present were Directors Atwell, Blosser, Carroll, Cole, Dollarhide,
Frommelt, Linder (via phone), Ravgiala, Rotelli, Sanford, Stender,
and Williams. Not in attendance were Cooney, Langworthy and
Turpen.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Welcomed everybody.
Future of the SA discussions
- Path Forward with River Rats – To be discussed further at Tailhook
in August along with discussions with Tailhook staff, NNAM and
other squadron/aircraft organizations.
- Editor replacement for Hide in March 2025.

MOTIONS APPROVED SINCE LAST MEETING
- None.

MINUTES FROM AUGUST 2023 MEETING
- Approved unanimously.

MEETINGCOMMUNUCATIONS AND REPORTS
MEMBERSHIP STATUS – 698 – slowly declining. 67 overdue.
ASSOCIATION SHIRTS - Mark Williams has found a new vendor, Sew
What of Jacksonville, NC.

CARUSO PRINTS – As quoted. No changes.

CHALLENGE COIN SALES – Reference Terry Wolf email.

TREASURER’S REPORT – Attached – Linder to be new account signee
and Shadow Treasurer.
- Draft budget for 2024 presented. Dollarhide motion/Cole Second
– Passed unanimously.

 

WEB SITE REPORT – Update for software by Tailhook. Need volunteers
for Drupal 10 testing and implementation.

JOURNAL REPORT – New editor needed and it needs to be number one
priority. May need to solicit or a volunteer who is inclined to do the job.
Review by Dollarhide of all items on his personal attachment.

YOUTUBE CHANNEL - Sanford to shadow and take over.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE - Attached

FLYING A4s - Attached

MODELER – Leave Of Absence for Turpen. Linder to shadow. No attack
award for IPMS Award of the Year for 2024; to hopefully resume in 2025.

SDO ISSUES/CONCERNS – Members with no squadron affiliation or
hours/traps contacted to update roster info and find possible SDO
candidates.

STATUS OF P&W FUNDS – See Financial Report. Additional $2,000 has
been received from Pratt &Whitney.

SOP - Discussion by Dollarhide

OLD BUSINESS

- Annual Meeting in August at Grand Sierra Resort. Too many
unknowns for current determination of spaces and limitations.
Planning in progress.
- Stender is looking for guest speaker.
- Future viability of the Association. Blade working with Hill
Goodspeed and Tailhook webmaster.

NEW BUSINESS
- Denny Sapp to replace Joe Turpen as a director. Nomination
moved and seconded…passed unanimously.
- Floating Number of Board Members of 12-15. Moved and
seconded….passed unanimously.
- Turpen to be replacement for Dennis Carroll, at date TBD.
- Tailhook preparations up in the air. Sanford will man Association
booth.
- Web site security is an on-going issue and concern.
- Nominating Committee selection. Two Directors, 3 non-Directors.
- Linder is Chair and Sanford is shadow.
- Gifts for speakers in work.
GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION
Continued discussions of the Associations future will take place at
Tailhook.

FUTURE MEETINGS

Annual Meeting 23 August 2024 at Tailhook.

ADJOURN
Meeting adjourned at 1121.

 

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