AMA News 2010/01
AMA Executive Council Meeting
The motions and acclamations below are part of the unofficial minutes of the meeting. Minutes from a given meeting are not official until they are approved at the following quarterly Council meeting. Questions or comments concerning the motions should be addressed to your district vice president.
October 31–November 1, 2009 Muncie, Indiana
Note: District XI VP and the NAA representative were not present at this meeting.
It was moved, seconded, and approved by acclamation to accept the minutes of the July 25–26, 2009, Executive Council meeting.
The e-mail vote of September 15, 2009, regarding additional expenditures for Museum Addition/Change Orders was unanimously approved.
- Motion I: Moved by B. Brown (III) and seconded by B. Teague (IV) to amend the proposed 2010 budget to restore the total allocation to the officers' account defined by policy and distributed per accepted practice.
Motion passed: 9–Y; 2–N (V, IX).
- Motion II: Moved by C. Bauer (VI) and seconded by B. Teague (IV) to approve the 2010 budget as amended. Amendment: change the bottom line on page 7 to read $13,302.
Motion passed: 10–Y; 1–N (VII).
- Motion III: Moved by C. Bauer (VI) and seconded by G. Fitch (II) that the dates for the 2010 Executive Council meetings will be January 23–24; April 24–25; August 14–15; and November 6–7.
Motion passed: 8–Y; 3–N (VII, X, and EVP).
- Motion IV: Moved by B. Brown (III) and seconded by A. Argenio (I) that funding for Executive Council members to attend and support the AMA Expo in Ontario, CA, will be from the general AMA budget.
Motion passed unanimously.
- Motion V: Moved by B. Brown (III) and seconded by A. Argenio (I) that the Official General Membership Meeting will be held during IRCHA, with supporting membership meetings at the AMA Expo in Ontario, CA, and Joe Nall.
Motion passed unanimously.
- Motion VI: Moved by J. Rice (VIII) and seconded by T. Stillman (V) to adopt the Executive Director's proposal to restructure the Flying Site Assistance Program.
Motion passed: 9–Y; 1–N (X); EVP was out of the room for the vote.
- Motion VII: Moved by G. Fitch (II) and seconded by T. Stillman (V) that HQ staff will coordinate with the Contest Director for optimum site usage; ultimate authority will rest with the Executive Director or his/her designee. The following modification was added to the motion and approved by consensus: If a world championship is held on site, no other flying will be held during the operating hours of that event.
Motion passed unanimously.
For clarification, it was approved by consensus that during a world championship the site is closed to outside flying until the event director states that the event is completed for the day. The Executive Director or his/her designee will manage the site to this requirement.
- Motion VIII: Moved by J. Giffin (X) and seconded by C. Bauer (VI) to proceed with the affinity programs as presented.
Motion passed unanimously.
- Motion IX: Moved by J. Giffin (X) and seconded by T. Stillman (V) to proceed with the Motel 6 proposal.
Motion passed unanimously.
- Motion X: Moved by B. Brown (III) and seconded by C. Bauer (VI) to approve 5A status for the 2010 Nationals. Dates for the 2010 Indoor Nationals will be as established by the Nats Committee*; dates for Outdoor are July 5–August 11, 2010.
Motion passed unanimously.
- Motion XI: Moved by C. Bauer (VI) and seconded by B. Teague (IV) to proceed with the Museum Directors' recommendation with the new job title of Museum Educator.
Motion passed unanimously.
- Motion XII: Moved by J. Wallen (IX) and seconded by G. Fitch (II) that the Executive Council accept the Executive Director Evaluation Committee's recommendations as proposed.
Motion passed unanimously.
*May 25–30, 2010, in Johnson City, TN.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
