General Monthly Meeting Minutes for July 16, 2024

Meeting Location –

Gresso’s Restaurant and Bar, 961 S High St, Columbus, OH 43206.

Members in Attendance – (8)

Attending the May meeting were members - Mike Allen (President), Larry Laskorski (Secretary),  Joshua Casto (Membership), Rich McCoy (Activities), Al Holtsberry, Steve Wolf, Ed Caughell & Chris Shrodes. 

Call to Order –

Mike Allen called the meeting to order at 7:46 P.M. 

Secretary’s report –

Larry Laskorski read the minutes of the meeting held on June 18, 2024.  Joshua Casto moved to accept the minutes, as submitted, and that they be entered into the organization’s records.  Mike Allen seconded the motion.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved.  

Treasurer's report –

No Treasurer’s report was provided as Henning Carlsen is currently traveling in Europe. 

Membership report – 

Joshua Casto reported that he is continuing his efforts to collect dues from members which have not paid the current year’s dues.  He noted that Henning has received some dues payments from members.  However, with Henning currently out of the country, Joshua is unable to provide an accurate report of his efforts.  He will provide an update after Henning returns home. 

Joshua updated the members in attendance that the app that he is developing to track membership dues and provide notifications to members has five active members.  He plans to move forward with the app to post events and eventually process dues payments.  This app should ultimately replace the club’s current communication platforms of social media and direct email.  The app may be found on the various app store platforms.  The app is named Stack Team.  Members are encouraged to download the app and try it out.  Comments and suggestions should be sent to Joshua. 

Larry Laskorski moved to accept the Membership Report 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.  

Activities Report –

Rich McCoy reported that the Fayetteville trip was a success.  There was a good turnout, and it was a safe and enjoyable event for all participants.  Rich noted that the contributions received for the cookout exceeded the cost of the food by $75.  Rich will be giving the excess funds to Henning to deposit into the Club’s treasury. 

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

Old & new business – 

Mike updated the members that he recently received a revised BBMC Charter Certificate from the AMA with the prober expiration date of 12/31/24. 

Mike reminded the members in attendance that both Henning Carlsen and Larry Laskorski will be stepping down from their positions of Club Treasurer and Secretary, respectively, later this year.  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.  

Per Article V: Governance, Section 3 of the Club’s Constitution, “Voting for candidates for Board positions will be conducted by secret ballot at the September meeting.  All published candidates will be listed on the ballot.  If a member is unable to attend the September meeting, they may deliver their written ballot to any Board member to be submitted on that member's behalf when the vote is called.”  A complete copy of the Club’s Constitution can be found on the club’s website. 

Larry will send out an email to all members advising them of the upcoming elections and to encourage any members that would like to participate in the management of the club to submit their names and the Board position that they would like to serve. 

Questions raised – None. 

Next Meeting –

The August meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.  Location:  Benny’s Pizza, 968 Columbus Avenue, Marysville, OH, 43043. 

Adjournment –

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mike Allen at 8:09 PM which was seconded by Larry Laskorski.  All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved.  The meeting was then adjourned.