NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BASSMASTERS

JANUARY MEETING 1-14-07

1.        RANDY BROUGHT MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:45PM.

2.        DWAYNE D. TOOK ROLL 13 MEMBERS PRESENT AND 3 GUESTS WHERE PRESENT.

3.        WAYNE GAVE TREASURERS REPORT BALANCE OF 5,390.32

4.        DANIEL MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT MINUTES AND KELLY SECONDED. MOTION PASSED.

5.        JESSE INTRODUCED JR.BASSMASTERS, TYLER NATIONS AND HIS BROTHER, AUSTIN NATIONS. THEY DISCUSSED THERE JR.BASSMASTER CLUB AND HOW THINGS WHERE GOING.

6.        THE CLUB VOTED FOR TWO NEW MEMBERS BY SECRET BALLET. DUSTIN KELLY AND CODY SMITH. BOTH PASSED AND WHERE ACCEPTED IN TO CLUB.

7.        RANDY DISCUSSED THE MOST RECENT BOARD MEETING. HE PASSED OUT PACKETS CONTAINING THE 2008 PROPOSED BUDGET, NEW PARTICIPATION GOALS, AND BASSCLUB FLYER HANDOUT.

8.        THE CLUB DISCUSSED THE 2008 PROPOSED BUDGET AND NO OBJECTIONS WHERE MADE TO ANY OF THE ITEMS.

9.        KELLY MENTIIONED THE TAGGING AND INSURING THE CATCH AND RELEASE BOAT FOR THIS YEAR. DANIEL IS GOING TO CHECK ON LIABILITY FOR CATCH AND RELEASE BOAT THROUGH HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AND REPORT BACK TO THE CLUB.

10.     KELLY MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT 2008 BUDGET. DANIEL SECONDED. BUDGET PASSES

11.     DWAYNE BROUGHT UP HE HAS A FREE PLACE TO STORE THE STAGE FOR 2008. WAYNE REPORTED STAGE IS PAID FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS.

12.     RANDY INDICATED HE WANTS TO SET A DATE TO MAKE REPAIRS TO STAGE STORAGE AND REPLACE CARPET ON CATCH AND RELEASE BOAT.

13.     NEXT, CLUB DISCUSSED NEW PARTICIPATION IDEAS. ITEM NUMBER ONE WAS DISCUSSED BRIEFLY AND NO OBJECTIONS WHERE MADE.

14.     NEXT ITEMS,NUMBER 4 DROP TOURNAMNET WAS DISCUSSED THOROUGHLY AND NUMBER 5 DOUBLE SHOW WAS DISCUSSED.

15.     IT WAS DECIDED BY THE CLUB TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS TO VOTE ON NUMBER 4 TO DROP ONE TOURNAMENT. THIS WILL BE THE ANGLER’S WORSE SCORE FOR THE YEAR. THE VOTE 7 IN FAVOR AND 5 OPPOSE. IT PASSES.

16.     ITEM NUMBER 5 WAS CHANGE TO DOUBLE THE TOTAL POINTES FOR THE PARTICULAR TOURNAMENT. THE CLUB VOTED ON THIS ITEM NUMBER 5. IT PASSED. THE TOURNAMENT TO BE DOUBLED WILL BE DETERMINED BY DRAW AT THE LAST MEETING.

17.     NEXT WE DISCUSSED A OPEN MEMBER/GUEST TOURNAMENT FOR THE CLUB. ROY BROUGHT THE IDEA OF HAVING A COOKOUT OF SOME SORT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TOURNAMENT. THIS ITEM PASSED. TOURNMANET COMMITTEE WILL SET DAT FOR THE MEMBER/GUEST TOURNAMENT.

18.     NUMBER 8 ON THE PARTICIPATION GOALS WAS TO BILL OUT THE CATCH RELEASE BOAT. DANIEL AND ROY VOLUNTEERED TO GET CONTACTS FOR TOURNAMENTS AND MEET TO DISCUSS A 50 DOLLAR FEE FOR USE OF CATCH AND RELEASE BOAT FOR EACH TOURNAMENT

19.     RONNIE HAD TO EXIT MEETING. HE STATED HE IS HAVING A TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT THURSDAY JANUARY, 24^TH AT 6:15PM AT AQ.

20.     MIKE DIAL PROPOSED A DATE FOR THE CLUB OPEN TOURNAMENT DATE. SATURDAY APRIL 26^TH. ALSO STATED SPECIAL OLYMPICS TOURNAMENT APRIL THE 12^TH. ALSO OTHER TOURNAMENT DATES WHERE DICUSSED, APRIL 5^TH IS THE ARKIE CUP ON GREERS GERRY, AND MAY 10^TH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TOURNAMENT

21.     JOHN WIGGINS VOLUNTEERED FOR CATCH AND RELEASE BOAT THIS YEAR

22.     RANDY SWORE IN ALL ELECTED OFFICERS.

23.     JASON RENFRO WOULD LIKE TO PROMOTE COMPANIES THAT DONATE PRIZES AND MONEY FOR THE YEAR WITH THERE LOGOS ON THE WEBSITE.

24.     CLUB WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THE WEBSITE ON TOURNAMENT RESULTS ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER.

25.     A ROD DRAWING TOOK PLACE AND KELLY WON.

26.     DANIEL MAD A MOTION TO ADJURN AND KELLY SECOND.

27.     MEETING WAS BROUGHT TO A CLOSE.