General Monthly Meeting Minutes for August 20, 2024

Meeting Location –

Benny’s Pizza, 968 Columbus Avenue, Marysville, OH   43043.

Members in Attendance – (13)

Attending the August meeting were members - Larry Laskorski (Secretary),  Henning Carlsen (Treasurer), Joshua Casto (Membership), Rich McCoy (Activities), Carol McCoy, Stuart Anderson, Scott Miller, Karen Miller, Al Holtsberry, Steve Wolf, Ed Caughell, Tom Andrejcak & Chris Shrodes. 

Call to Order –

Larry Laskorski called the meeting to order at 8:17 PM as Mike Allen was unable to attend the meeting. 

Secretary’s report –

Larry Laskorski read the minutes of the meeting held on July 16, 2024.  Joshua Casto moved to accept the minutes, as submitted, and that they be entered into the organization’s records.  Al Holtsberry seconded the motion.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved. 

Treasurer's report –

Henning Carlsen provided a short financial report that indicated the current treasury balance and that the club is solvent.  Tom Andrejcak moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report, as provided, and that it be entered into the organization’s records.  Rich McCoy seconded the motion.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved.  Should any members not attending this meeting need information on the current financial position of the club, please reach out to Henning. 

Membership report – 

Joshua Casto reported that we have not added any new members and that we have lost a few, since the last club meeting.  Now that Henning is back in the country, he will get together with Henning to update the membership information for the club. 

Collections efforts this year have been very labor intensive on the part of both Joshua and Henning.  Given where we are in the year, Joshua’s plan is to leave the member list, as is, for now.  On January 1, 2025, a notice will go out to the 51 members that we have on the mailing list.  They will have 30 days to make their dues payment.  Anyone not paying their dues by February 1st will be dropped from active membership.  This revised approach will simplify the collection of dues going forward and reduce the amount of time that he will have to spend contacting those members that are delinquent. 

The club will continue its policy of any new dues paying members added during the balance of 2024 will have their membership extended through December 31, 2025. 

Joshua stated that, after the September meeting, he would like the Directors to schedule a meeting to transition the two new Directors into their roles for 2025. 

Josh informed the members that he will have the new club stickers available at the next meeting. 

Tom Andrejcak moved to accept the Membership Report and that it be entered into the organization’s records.  Stuart Anderson seconded the motion.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved. 

Activities Report –

Rich McCoy reported that the club had a great ride on August 11th. 

He advised the members in attendance that he had been contacted by Viking Bags, a manufacture of leather saddlebags and saddlebag liners.  The company offered to provide the club with a set of bags in return for the club listing their logo on our website or stating that they are a supporter of the club.  Rich will follow up in more detail with the company so we can discuss this offer further at the next club meeting.  The donated bags could be used as a prize at the club’s annual banquet. 

Henning Carlsen moved to accept the Activities Report and that it be entered into the organization’s records.  Larry Laskorski seconded the motion.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved. 

Old & new business – 

Larry reminded the members in attendance that both Henning Carlsen and he will be stepping down from their positions of Club Treasurer and Secretary, respectively, after the September meeting.  Any members who would like to serve in either of these positions, or any of the current Board positions, should submit their candidacy to any of the current Board members by August 31, 2024.  Candidate names, and the positions that they are seeking to hold, will be placed on a ballot, and shared with all active members to be voted on at the September meeting.  Larry will email the ballot to all members, in advance of the next meeting.  Paul Zelenak has submitted his candidacy for Treasurer,  We still need a candidate for Secretary. 

The BMW Demo Truck is scheduled to be at BMW Motorcycles of Greater Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday, August 30th and 31st.  See Motohio’s website for more information. 

Wailin Wayne Weekend – September 4th through September 8th

• Motohio will be giving away a BMW 310 GS

• Mike Allen has arranged for the BMW Performance Center to bring a truckload of GS’s to the event to provide training and demos on the trails.  See Motohio’s website for more information.

• Joshua Casto will be there with his large tent and fire ring.  Contact him for more information. 

Beemer Bonanza Sweepstakes – both Motohio and BMW Motorcycles of Greater Cincinnati are sponsors of this sweepstakes.  Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100.  30% of the proceeds raised by each dealership will go to the AMA Museum and Middletown YMCA, respectively.  See Motohio’s website for more information. 

Questions raised – None. 

Next Meeting –

The September meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 17th.  Location:  Motohio European Motorbikes, 5936 Scarborough Blvd., Columbus   OH, 43232. 

Adjournment –

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Larry Laskorski at 8:37 PM which was seconded by Stuart Anderson.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved.  The meeting was then adjourned.