Long Riders Annual Meeting
Meeting called to order by LPL at 10:25 AM
Announcements made by LPL
2008 Annual Meeting minutes read by JG
Motion to pass, seconded, and carried.
Paymaster’s Report: LPL gave Paymaster’s report in Calamity Janet’s absence, including details on 3-day shoot fee. Additional details broken out for members to review if they wished to.
Motion to accept financial report by Heavy Bear, 2nd by Carlos O’Brien – carried.
Foreman’s Report: read by Raunchy Rick
Motion to accept Raunchy Rick report by Heavy Bear, 2nd by Lucky Dog – carried.
Range Safety Report: read by Nawlins Kid.
Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, second Lucky Dog, carried.
Scenario Hand Report: by Jeremiah Grimm
Tombstone commented that scenarios continued to be interesting.
Motion to accept report by Tombstone, 2nd by Wild Will – carried.
Trail Hand Report: given by Jeremiah Grimm in Grimm’s Better Half’s absence.
Motion to accept report by Heavy Bear, 2nd by Laredo Kidd – carried.
Newsletter Editor Report: given by LPL
Motion to accept report by Wild Will. 2nd by Tombstone – carried.
TG Report: read by Nawlins Kid
Nawlins Kid suggests that ROs review the online materials before upcoming classes because changes have been made.
Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, 2nd by Lucky Dog – carried.
Trail Boss Report: read by LPL
Motion to accept report by Tombstone, 2nd by Heavy Bear – carried.
Elections: Current slate of nominees:
Trail Boss: LPL
Foreman: Raunchy Rick
Paymaster: Calamity Janet
Clerk: Cactus Jack
Safety Officer: Nawlins Kid
There were no further nominations from the floor.
Motion to accept slate as read by Tombstone, 2nd Laredo Kid – carried.
Motion to cast one ballet for accepted slate by Tombstone, 2nd Laredo Kidd – carried. Slate elected to board for 2010.
Break – Return 11:25
Resume – 11:45
Old Business
Year-Over-Year Revenue/Expenses and Projects: LPL reviewed 2006 to 2009 revenue and expenses and discussed, along with 2010 projections, including proposed objectives for 2010, most importantly, the shed purchase.
Motion made for the Vile Bunch to pursue and use best judgment on features and cost made by Heavy Bear, second by Elk Creek Ken – carried. Raunchy Rick is focal point for any contractor activity.
New Business
Kickoff party: April and October shoots, just like last year.
Shooting Classes:
A) Young Shooters – change category name from Buckaroos to “Young Guns”- carried
B) Agreed to change 2 Shootist category to Double Duelist – carried
C) Release form. Carlos suggests putting this on the annual renewal form – carried
D) Gunfighter category discussed. JG motioned to bring back the category, shooter can sign up but must be cleared by Safety Officer before shooting, 2nd by Laredo, carried.
E) Wild Bunch class. Requirements and concepts discussed. Motion to adopt, with rules published to members, by Carlos, 2nd by Elk Creek Ken, carried.
NOTE on WB, any scores will be retained in its own category and will NOT be migrated to others if too few shooters participate.
Shooting Fees: For 2010, Young Guns prices will be $3 / $5 / $10 as opposed to 5/10/20
Motion to accept by Tombstone. 2nd by Laredo, carried.
2011 Shoot Fees: Shoot fees for next year- SAME- carried
Long Riders Dues: Dues for next year- SAME- carried.
3-Day Fees: for next year- SAME- carried.
3-Day Shoot Meal: Club subsidized in 2009, motion made to sell at true cost for 2010, carried.
3-Day Casino Night: Motion made to add a Yes/No box in the 3-day application for planned participation, carried.
3-Day Shoot Theme: Motion made to adopt ‘Best of The Long Riders – 15 Years of Shooting Fun” or something similar, by Tombstone, 2nd by Carlos – carried. Tombstone volunteered to dig up old scenario prints for Jeremiah Grimm. Suggestion made to display older group photos at the shoot. Tombstone suggested the Vile Bunch look into special 15 year badges instead of the usual shooting button.
Open Forum
Heavy Bear had a suggestion on categories. Suggests 1-gun with reload as a new category, and Tombstone suggests taking a poll at the April shot to gauge interest.
Website idea from Carlos O’Brien – add action photos to jazz up the main page, LPL will investigate.
Carlos suggests soliciting click advertisements for the website as a revenue generator. He also asked if we could have the website accommodate mobile devices. LPL will look into it.
LPL mentioned that a couple of members were confused about the website membership renewals. LPL will investigate making it clearer to people.
The membership listing access is still a discussion topic. LPL will publish a note in the newsletter that the Vile Bunch will issue name and phone lists, giving members the option to opt out. Update – The Vile Bunch discussed this at a board meeting and thought that members could miss the “Opt Out of Phone Number Listing to Membership”. The Vile Bunch decided it would be better to ask members to “Opt for Inclusion on Membership Phone Number List.
Laredo brought up a fundraiser idea. Have a raffle for a year of free shoots (excluding the 3-Day Shoot). Tombstone volunteered to run the raffle AND sell tickets, 3 for $10 $10 minimum.
Carlos O’Brien volunteered to do snail-mail vendor requests for 3-Day donations.
Motion to adjourn – Tombstone, 2nd Laredo Kid – Carried at 2:18.
Respectfully submitted by Jeremiah Grimm, substituting for Cactus Jack
