Executive Council Meeting Highlights
Meeting
Motions made at the July 15, 2002 Executive Council meeting in Muncie, IN.
The motions below are part of the unofficial minutes of the meeting. Minutes from a given meeting are not official until they are approved at the next quarterly Council meeting. Questions or comments on the motions should be addressed to your District Vice President.
It was moved, and approved by acclamation, to accept the minutes of the May 4, 2002 Executive Council meeting.
It was moved, and approved by acclamation, to accept the Scholarship Committee report and recommendations.
Motion I
Moved by R. Miller (IX), seconded by B. Brown (III), to give permission for the Corporate Resolution. Motion passed unanimously.
Motion II
Moved by R. Miller (IX), seconded by B. Teague (IV), to establish a captive to a dormant non-funded state, pending resolution of issues involving taxes, bonding, and legal matters. Funding not to exceed $20,000. Motion passed unanimously.
Motion III
Moved by R. Miller (IX), seconded by C. Bauer (VI), the following list reflects the changes made to the fee structure for 2003:
- Club charter fee — $30
- Additional insured certificate — $60 (regular wording), $80 (special wording)
- Leader member application fee — $10
- FAI stamp — $15 above NAA's cost to AMA
- Sanction application fee — $20
- All earned (free) memberships will now receive a 50% credit on the cost of their dues
- Insurance certificates for sanction applications and chartered club dated certificates will remain the same
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion IV
Moved by S. Frank (VIII), seconded by R. Miller (IX), to amend the tabled motion from the May 4, 2002 Executive Council meeting to include a 5% reduction in the budget for year 2003. Motion passed: 10 yes; 3 no (I, V, X).
Footnote
Considering that many costs are fixed (e.g., insurance premium, taxes) and anticipating an increase in insurance rates for 2003, the Budget Committee was instructed to strive to reduce the overall budget by 5%.
Motion V
Moved by C. Bauer (VI), seconded by B. Teague (IV), to amend the tabled motion from the May 4, 2002 Executive Council meeting to read: Dues structure for 2003 will be as follows:
- Open — $58
- Senior citizen — $48
- Youth — no magazine — $1; with magazine — $15
Additional family member and affiliate member dues remain the same.
Motion passed: 10 yes; 3 no (VII, VIII, X).
Motion VI
Moved by C. Bauer (VI), seconded by B. Oberdieck, to accept the established dues structure for 2003, as amended. Motion passed: 11 yes; 2 no (VII, VIII).
Motion VII
Moved by R. Hanson (X), seconded by B. Nelson (XI), to accept the Nominating Committee report. Motion passed unanimously.
2002 Election Ballot
- District III
- Bob Brown (incumbent)
- District VII
- Dave Gish
- Bill Oberdieck (incumbent)
- District XI
- Bruce Nelson (incumbent)
- EVP
- Douglas Barry
- Horace Cain
- Doug Holland (incumbent)
- Special Election — District IV
- Randy Elliot
- Bliss Teague (incumbent)
Motion VIII
Moved by J. McNeill (V), seconded by C. Bauer (VI), to accept the Frequency Committee's recommended change to Radio Control, item 5 in the Safety Code. New Radio Control, item 5 to read:
"Flying sites separated by three miles or more are considered safe from site-to-site interference, even when both sites use the same frequencies. Any circumstances under three miles separation require a frequency management arrangement which may be either an allocation of specific frequencies for each site or testing to determine that freedom from interference exists. Allocation plans or interference test reports shall be signed by the parties involved and provided to AMA Headquarters. Documents of agreement and reports may exist between two or more AMA-chartered clubs, AMA clubs and individual AMA members not associated with AMA clubs, or individual AMA members."
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion IX
Moved by C. Bauer (VI), seconded by B. Nelson (XI), to accept the 2003 Official AMA National Model Aircraft Safety Code, with changes. Motion passed unanimously.
Motion X
Moved by B. Nelson (XI), seconded by B. Teague (IV), to accept the changes to the document titled "Safety Regulations for Model Aircraft Gas Turbines." Motion passed unanimously.
Motion XI
Moved by C. Bauer (VI), seconded by B. Teague (IV), to accept the document titled "Safety Regulations for Radio Controlled Pulse Jet Engines." Motion passed: 12 yes; 1 abstain (V).
Motion XII
Moved by C. Bauer (VI), seconded by B. Nelson (XI), to accept the Manufacturers Turbine Engine Demonstration Program as presented. Motion passed: 12 yes; 1 abstain (V).
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
