The Village Straight Shooters Club

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1 The Village Straight Shooters Club Website: vssclub.org Board of Directors Meeting Date: May 10, 2013 Location: Panera Bread, Lake Sumter. Directors Present: Terry Marksberry, President; Gary Easton, Vice President; Floyd Dunstan, Secretary; Jim Kozinski, Treasurer. Quorum: A quorum was present. Call to Order: President Marksberry called the meeting to order at 10:00 am. Proof of Notice of Meeting: Notice of the meeting was given on April 11, Minutes of the last meeting: Minutes of the April 11, 2013 Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting and the April 18, Membership Meeting were read and approved by the Board of Directors. Reports of Officers President: No Report Vice President: No Report Secretary: Read minutes of last two meetings Treasurer : J. Kozinski provided the following financial information: Beginning balance: $3, Income: $ Expenses: $1, Ending Balance: $2,957.91

2 Treasurer Kozinski presented a "Spread Sheet" which reflected a detailed listing of the VSS finances which were discussed in detail by the BOD. The spread sheet as presented, with details, will be maintained by the Treasurer with a summary presented at each Board of Directors meeting and set forth in the BOD Meetings minutes. Chief Instructor: No Report Web Master: No Report Unfinished Business: None New Business: Reports of Committees Discussed short programs to be given monthly at a to-be-determined Recreation Center. Terry Marksberry will contact the Recreation Center to set up dates. Gary Easton discussed the last Club shoot. The "shoot off" determined a winner who will be presented a certificate at the next Membership Meeting. Easton also stated that there were numerous requests for a.22 cal. rifle shoot. Determination will be made as to the interest and conducting a rifle shoot. Easton advised that the the Hiway 44 Gun Shop will also sell ammo to its customers. The R&D Tactical shoots have been cancelled until further notice. This change has been posted on the website. Discussion ensued regards the situation that has developed between the VSSC and Paul McIntyre, an NRA Counselor/Trainer. McIntyre observed the last VSSC Basic Pistol Course and stated that he observed what he considered to be unsafe practices. The Board decided that the best approach would be to wait and see if McIntyre files a report with the NRA as he has said he would. Classes to be presented were discussed based on the scheduling problems with the local shooting ranges. The next class to be presented will be an enhanced NRA First Steps Course which will enable the attendees to utilize the certificate to obtain the CWFL. The class size will be limited to six (6) attendees. The classes will be held at Seabreeze Recreation Center, The Villages, with range portion to be conducted at Ocala National Forest. The tentative date will be June 10, The course fee will be $70.00 for residents of The Villages, and $50.00 for VSSC members. In addition F. Dunstan will research RSO courses presented in the local area. The BOD will do some research in an effort to determine the best price prior to the purchase of a "shooting tree target" for use at the Ocala Range.

3 Program Planning: T. Marksberry provided a list of the programs to be presented at the membership meetings for the next six (6) months. ( Attachment 1.) Announcements: The next scheduled Board of Directors Meeting will be June 11, 2013 at 10:00 am. Adjournment: There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:37 am. /Signed/. Floyd Dunstan, Secretary Attachment 1. VSSC Program Planning May through October 2013.

4 The Village Straight Shooters Club Website: vssclub.org Executive Committee Meeting Date: April 11, 2013 Location: Panera Bread, Lake Sumter. Directors Present: Terry Marksberry, President; Gary Easton, Vice President; Floyd Dunstan, Secretary; Jim Kozinski, Treasurer. Quorum: A quorum was present. Call to Order: President Marksberry called the meeting to order at 2:00 pm. Proof of Notice of Meeting: Notice of the meeting was given on March 26, Minutes of the last meeting: Minutes of the March 26, 2013 Executive Committee Meeting were presented and approved. President: Vice President: Reports of Officers

5 Secretary: The minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting held March 26, 2013 were presented and approved. Treasurer : Treasurer J. Kozinski stated that he was in the process of compiling financial records from the bank and the previous treasurer and would have a comprehensive report at the next meeting. The current monies on hand total $3, with disbursements of approximately $1,000, leaving an approximate balance of $2, Chief Instructor: No Report Web Master: No Report Unfinished Business: Reports of Committees Village Recreation Department: To be contacted to establish new points of contact with Terry Marksberry as primary and Floyd Dunstan as an alternate, allowing the VSSC to reserve appropriate meeting space for the monthly meetings. New Business: Listed below are the topics discussed and the actions to be taken: Club Activities: VSSC shooting dates and locations have been established and are as follows. (Attach 1) Recreation News: Gary Easton will be the point of contact and request a change of the date of the publication notice of the monthly club meeting to the week preceding the meeting. Activities: Club shoots will be the responsibility of Gary Easton, who will coordinate club shoots, which will be open to members only. The tentative plan is to have two shoots each month utilizing the ranges at Ocala Forest, Ocala Sportsman's, and the Hwy 44 range. Club Speakers: A concentrated effort will be made to locate interesting speakers for the membership meetings. Examples would be, Gun shop owners, Sheriff's Departments, Eustis Gun Club, Honor Flight, firearms manufacturers representatives, and any other speakers that may be of interest to the VSSC. Range Safety Officers: Determine which members are currently RSO'S, and consider having instructors not RSO certified becoming certified RSO's. Past President: Establish a position of ex-officio director to be filled by the past president. The position will be a non-voting position. Advise Bob Athanasiou he will fill that position.

6 Bylaws Committee: Establish a Bylaws Committee to revise/amend the current Bylaws. Floyd Dunstan will chair that committee. Announcements: The next scheduled Executive Committee Meeting will be on May 7, 2013 at 10:00 am. Adjournment: There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 am.. Floyd Dunstan, Secretary