AMA Executive Council
Meeting Motions/Acclamations
October 27, 2007
Muncie, Indiana
The motions 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 concerning the motions should be addressed to
your district vice president.Consent Agenda: It was moved, seconded and approved by unanimous
acclamation to approve the minutes of the August 12, 2007 Executive
Council meeting.
Motion I: Moved by C. Bauer (VI) and seconded by B. Teague (IV) to
accept the 2008 budget as amended.
Motion passed: 12-Y; 1-N (X)
Motion II: Moved by M. Smith (IX) and seconded by B. Teague (IV) to
approve the Park Flyer Program and publication to be officially launched at
the January 2008 AMA Convention in Ontario, California.
Motion passed: 11-Y; 2-N (VI, VII)
Motion III: Moved by M. Smith (IX) and seconded by T. Stillman (V) to
approve the modified Safety Regulations for Model Aircraft Powered by
Gas Turbines as presented at the October 27, 2007 Executive Council
meeting.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion IV: Moved by C. Bauer (VI) and seconded by B. Brown (III) to
rescind Motion IX of the August 12, 2007 Executive Council meeting.
(Motion IX: Moved by C. Bauer (VI) and seconded by M. Smith (IX) that
the 2009 Nats will be run in two week segments spread over eight weeks
during the summer of 2009; no Nats events will be run on Mondays.)
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion V: Moved by C. Bauer (VI) and seconded by T. Stillman (V) to
approve the 2008 Nats as a 5A sanctioned event; dates will be Indoor May
28-June 1, 2008 in Johnson City, Tennessee, and Outdoor July 7-August
10, 2008 in Muncie, Indiana.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion VI: Moved by C. Bauer (VI) and seconded by J. Rice (VIII) to
approve the Trophy Policy as recommended by the Nats Committee.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion VII: Moved by R. Hanson (X) and seconded by C. Bauer (VI) that
25% of the Scholarship Fund will be appropriated to the Endowment Fund;
interest earned from the previous year will be added to the Scholarship
Fund for dispersal annually.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion VIII: Moved by M. Smith (IX) and seconded by T. Stillman (V)
that AMA enters into a working relationship with hobby businesses to
develop marketing programs that will benefit both AMA and the hobby
businesses.
Motion passed unanimously.
2008 Executive Council
Election Results
AMA President
Dave Mathewson 5,217
Rich Hanson 3,712
Bill Oberdieck 2,144
Other 70
Invalid 184
District I
Andy Argenio 528
Other 7
Invalid 40
District V
Tony Stillman 1,519
Other 17
Invalid 169
District IX
Mark Smith 504
Other 9
Invalid 39
Independent Accountants
Brady Ware & Schoenfeld, Inc.
Important Dates to
Remember
2008 Executive Council
Meeting Dates
January 25, 2008: Strategic Planning meeting
January 26-27, 2008: Executive Council
meeting
April 19-20, 2008: Executive Council meeting
July 26-27, 2008: Executive Council meeting
October 3, 2008: Finance Committee meeting
October 25-26, 2008: Executive Council
meeting
Official Membership
Meeting
The official AMA general membership
meeting will be held at this year’s Joe Nall
Fly-In on May 15, 2008, at the Triple Tree
Aerodrome in South Carolina.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/01
Page Numbers: 176