2007 – August

USARM BOARD MEETING NOTES
08-21-2007

Directors Present : Jan Weaver, Jim Short, Greg Cupp, Kati James & Rusty Williams
Dicrectors Not Present : Jim Hileman & Shelley Ulry
Members Present : None

******Approved the Minutes of previous Meeting*****

1 USARM General Information
A) Membership Presentation/Issues

None
B) Correspondence

None
C) Directors Business Cards

In the mail 9/19/07 from Jan.
2 FINANCIAL
A) Treasurer's Report

$ 29,818.96 - Bank Balance as of 9-17-07
$   4,043.00 - 2 deposits to be made total of
$ 33,861.96 - The Total after deposit is made
(detailed accounting to follow)
3 UPCOMING EVENTS
A) September POC

The event is fully staffed as per Kati. No 2008 schedule available as of yet.
B) Skip Barber

Upcoming schedule for 2008; 3 events beginning in Nov. No banquet at Laguna Seca this year.
4 Updates on Events/Debriefs
A)
Moto GP debrief and AMA debrief as per Jan. All AMA radios & headsets are accounted for and turned in.
5 Radios
A)
Looking at aprox $12,000, not worth it. However some tracks are an extreme issue communication wise.
6 Elections
A)
Bruce Brunner is Election Official again. Elections in November, Ballots mailed to membership in October. 3 BoD members are up for re-election; Kati James, Shelley Ulry & Jan Weaver. All have expressed interest in running again for next year.
7 Equipment Trailer
A)
Gary Thomas built a wall in the middle of the USARM Trailer to separate motorcycle stuff from car stuff. 7 flag sets from the old equipment are missing, but the divider w/different combos will help narrow the issue down.
8 Ordering Shirts
A)
Shelly needs more large shirts, XX, and XXX. Kati to follow up on reorder when an inventory has been taken. Shelly to give a count on it.
9 ROUNDTABLE
A)
Jim Short will talk to Russell regarding the fees. ($100 Equipment fee and $90 per worker per day), but Russell may go away altogether.
B)
Would really like photographer to help us with pictures.
C)
The owner of the Koo-Koo clock that goes off during every conference call has been decided. It belongs to Jim Short and is a family heirloom.
Adjourned at 8:23 pm, next meeting in October 16, 2007