Sep 2017 Club Meeting Minutes

Officers

Upcoming Dates
2017-10-06 to 2017-10-07 :: Belton Hamfest
2017-10-21 :: Next Meeting and Jamboree on the Air / Radio in the Park
- VE session prior to meeting; will be last for year

Membership still 75 members
starting balance: $6347.55
no deposits
no checks cashed (some written, but not cashed yet)
- to KG5EYV for paper handling $4.26
- to N5GQB for August donut shortage $5.90
ending balance: unchanged
we can now take donations
- need a standardized form/receipt to give to those who do
Account balance is tending toward an increase of $1500 each year
- Okay, but we don’t want too much for IRS
  - Less than $50K
- upcoming big expense: repeater maintenance for KD5DLW’s new tower
  - new cables; contact K5ZY
  - installation by tower engineer
  - D-STAR, saltgrass?

KD5DLW has been very gracious to let us have a spot on his tower
- write-off tower rental costs to 501(c)(3)
- single source can’t be more than 15% of annual gross club income (includes non-monetary assets)
Motion by KG5EYV for funding to meet with accountant with KF5WGJ
- Seconded by KG5LYE
- passes unanimously

VE session next month

Email sent out to W5BCS listserv
- Contains officer positions and description
Election in December
Contact N5ZKF or KA5HIA with officer nominations
New, important opportunities now that we are an Association with 501(c)(3) status