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