Greater Central Texas Council
Navy League of the United States
Annual MeetingMinutes
4 December, 2008
Call to Order: The 2008 Annual Membership Meeting was held in conjunction with the Council’s December Dinner Meeting. The dinner meeting convened at 6:30 PM, Thursday, December 4th, at the Austin Woman’s Club, with President Jim Brotherton presiding, and approximately 110 persons in attendance.
Dinner Meeting: A busy agenda for the dinner meeting proceeded, including presentation of the colors by the Capital Area Young Marines JNROTC Color Guard, offering of the prayer, Pledge of Allegiance to our flag, and singing two verses of the Navy and Marines Corps Hymn. Following dinner, the Annual Meeting was conducted.
Annual Meeting: At 7:30 PM the President turned the meeting over to Max Miller, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Nominating Committee. Max Miller declared a quorum of members present and called the Annual Business Meeting to order.
Election of Officers for Calendar Year 2009: Mr. Miller then presented the slate of officers as recommended by the Nominating Committee.
Officers
President Bruce Byron
President-Elect Randy Patterson
Vice President-Operations Lee Hagan
Vice President-Administration Sam Williams
Vice President-Education Randy Patterson
Vice President-Legislative Affairs Jeanie Coffey
Secretary Brian Colfack
Chaplain Roy Walker
Treasurer Ray Roark
Judge Advocate Michael Murray
There were no other nominations from the floor. A motion was made by Glenn Looney to approve the nominations by acclamation. Mary Ritter seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously and the above list was approved for 2009.
The following names were submitted for members of the Board of Directors for new 3 year terms, expiring 31 December, 2011:
New Directors
Peggy Jones
Jack Mayo
Glenn Looney
Jim Brotherton
There were no other nominations from the floor. A motion was made by Tom Lassiter to approve the nominations by acclamation. Nancy Brotherton seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously and these four persons were elected to the Board of Directors for three year terms expiring December 31, 2011.
Bruce Byron’s name was submitted as a member of the Board of Directors for as long as he was President. A motion was made by Jim Caldwell to approve this action by acclamation and add Bruce Byron to the Board of Directors during his tenure as President. George Haley seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously and Bruce Byron was added to the Board of Directors during his tenure as President of GCTC.
Max Miller concluded the Annual Business Meeting at 7:40 PM and returned the Dinner Meeting program to President Jim Brotherton.
An outstanding program then commenced which honored 25 local sea service Veterans of World War II, followed by the evening speaker, RADM Dan Davenport, USN
Respectfully Submitted: Approved:
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Brian Colfack, Secretary (Acting) Jim Brotherton, President