MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

SOUTHWEST VIRGINA CHAPTER

MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

18December 2014

Call to Order

A special meeting of the Board of Directors of The Southwest Virginia Chapter, Military Officers Association was held on 18December 2014 at 1000 hours Eastern Standard Time at the Hidden Valley Country Club, Salem Virginia.

Directors and Chapter Officers Present:

President David Helmer, 1st Vice Presidentand Program Chair John Wagner; 2nd Vice President and Membership Chair Todd Dodson, SecretarySteve Jamison; Treasurer Scott Van Cleef; Chaplain Roger Talmadge; Smith Mountain Lake Representative Art Sommers; Director Mike Leigh; VOCC Representative John Miller;Personal Affairs Officer, Legislative Representative Jim Flynn;Past President Dan Karnes;Director Emeritus Tom Dalzell; Director Emeritus Bill Gore; chapter member Joe Obenshain and chapter member Gary Powers.

Directors and Chapter Officers Absent:

Newsletter editor Clarence Renshaw and Ladies Auxiliary Joan Washburn.

Call to Order

President David Helmer called the meeting to order at 1000 hours. A quorum of directors was present, and the meeting, having been duly convened was ready to proceed with business.

Opening Prayer

Roger Talmadgeled the Directors in prayer.

Pledge of Allegiance:

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited by all present.

Meeting Issues Discussed

  1. President Helmer introduced Captain Jim Carman, USN (Ret) Deputy Director Transition Center MOAA who would lead a Strategic Planning Meeting for the Board of Directors. All present introduced themselves.
  2. Treasurer Scott Van Cleef presented the revised budget for 2015 to reflect the board approved increase to membership dues adding $600 to projected income from increased dues and adding $800 for projected expenses, $500 from USAA in 2014 and $300 in 2015, for support of the Vietnam War Commemoration Partner events 2015-2017. The revised budget for 2015 was approved as presented.
  3. Past President Dan Karnes head of the Nomination Committee presented the proposed slate of Chapter Officers and Directors for 2015. The Board approved the proposed slate and directed that the slate be presented to the membership gathered at the membership meeting to follow for approval by acclamation. The slate of officers and directors for 2015 is attached.
  4. The Chapter Goals and Activity Plans for 2015 were read. Captain Jim Carman led a discussion of the goals and objectives and asked how MOAA could assist the Chapter in achieving these goals and objectives. Some of the issues discussed were:
  1. Investigate a more user friendly web site for the chapter
  2. Look into a link to the MOAA web site
  3. Does MOAA have a template for a web sited that chapters could use
  4. Adjust the goal for a satellite chapter in the New RiverValley
  5. Use of the MOAA Legislative Update, News Exchange and Presidents

Message and MOAA magazine

  1. Need to use best practices for recruiting new younger members

Adjournment

There being no further business to come before the Board of Directors, the meeting was adjourned at 1135 hours.

NOTE: At the following membership meeting the slate of officers was presented to those in attendance and approved by acclamation. Captain Carman administered the Oath of Office to the new Chapter Officers and Directors for 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

Stephen L. Jamison,

Recording Secretary