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Annual Meeting Minutes
Date: December 13, 2003
Place: Lone Pine Hunters Club, Hollis NH
Time: 1:30 PM
President
Dan Madden called the meeting to order and he called for the reading of the minutes of all
meetings since the last annual meeting.
The
minutes of the annual meeting held December 7, 2002 and the state shoot meeting held July
13, 2003 were read. A motion was made by Fred
Lewis and seconded by Loren Hardy to accept both sets of minutes. Passed U.
The
President then called for the treasurer’s report.
The
treasurer presented a detailed report of revenues and expenses for 2003. A motion was made by Loren Hardy and seconded by
Steve Szczechura to accept the report as given. Passed
U.
OLD BUSINESS
A
discussion of the 2003 State Shoot ensued. It
was the general consensus that the 2003 State Shoot was a success. Phil Wright indicated that Minute Man Sportsman’s
Club had provided the required insurance certificate naming the NHTA as an additional
insured. A discussion of the host club
insurance requirements ensued and Phil explained why the NHTA needed to be an additional
insured and what would most likely cost the host club for the coverage. Phil also explained that the NHTA paid for all the
trophies in 2003. At the 2002 annual meeting,
it was decided that certain additional trophies were to be paid for by Cheshire County
Fish and Game and Pelham Fish and Game. Because
the 2003 State Shoot was more profitable than anticipated due to a larger attendance, the
NHTA was able to absorb the entire cost for all trophies.
Presentation
of the Club Team Champion trophy was made. Lone
Pine Hunters Club donated the trophy and Cheshire Fish and Game was the inaugural winner.
The
concept for a New England Championship shoot was discussed.
It had been hoped to organize such a shoot in 2003 but time and resources
did not permit. Those present still supported
the concept but it remains unclear as to who will lead the development efforts.
NEW BUSINESS
Motion
was made by Jeff Lafleur and seconded by Dave Laliberte to hold the 2004 State Shoot on
July 9th-11th, 2004. Passed
U.
Prior
to the selection of a location for the 2004 State Shoot, the representatives of Pelham
Fish and Game were asked to speak about registered shooting at their club and whether or
not they wanted to be considered for the state shoot in 2004. Paul Gilburti, PF&G club president, indicated
that the club was interested in hosting the 2004 state shoot and that he believed that the
issues from 2003 could be overcome. Mike
Capozzi, PF&G trap chairman, indicated that the club was committed to ATA registered
shooting and that they had hosted a registered tournament in September after a brief
hiatus earlier in 2003. He mentioned that the
club had invested in 3 additional Pat Traps so that all fields now had magazine loaded
target launchers. Mike and Paul both spoke to
PF&G’s desire to reconfigure its trap line in order to return to an 8-field
layout but that such an investment would be difficult to sell to club directors without
the revenue derived from the state shoot. A
discussion ensued regarding holding the shoot at PF&G.
During the discussion concern was expressed about making sure residents were
accommodated, finishing shootoffs before curfew and setting a realistic ceiling on
attendance.
Motion
was made by Mike Blaisdell and seconded by Susan Wright to hold the 2004 State Shoot at
Pelham Fish and Game. An amendment to Mike’s
motion was proposed by Fred Lewis and seconded by Leo Lessard giving the NHTA Executive
Board the authority to negotiate with Pelham Fish and Game to formulate an agreement for
the shoot. The amendment was unanimously
adopted. The amended motion then passed
unanimously.
A
motion was made by Fred Lewis and seconded by Loren Hardy to use the same pre-squadding
procedure that was used two years ago when the shoot was held at PF&G. The motion passed with 16 in favor and 7 against.
Consideration
was given to reducing the preliminary day doubles event to 25 pair but it was decided to
leave the event at 50 pair and allow management to make any decision regarding reduction
in the event targets.
A
motion was made by Fred Lewis and seconded by Jeff LaFleur to authorize the NHTA board and
PF&G representatives to establish the maximum entries for each event based on shooting
10 per post in the singles events and 5 per post in the handicap events. Passed U.
State
team target qualifications were discussed. A
motion was made by Fred Lewis and seconded by Earl Fox to keep the target qualifications
the same for the 2005 state team. Passed U.
DELEGATE’S
REPORT
Phil
Wright reported on matters related to the ATA including relocation of the Grand American
Tournament and the revised layout of the ATA Rule Book.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
President
nominations:
Steve
Szczechura was nominated by Jim Giarusso and seconded by Dave Laliberte.
Dan
Madden was nominated by Dave Starratt and seconded by Susan Wright.
Since
there was more than one candidate this year ballots were distributed with Dan Madden
getting a majority of the votes.
Vice-President
Nominations;
Doug
Whiton was nominated by Fred Lewis and seconded by Susan Wright.
Steve
Szczechura was nominated by Doug Whiton and seconded by Jeff Lafleur
Once
again, since there was more than one candidate ballots were distributed with Steve
Szczechura getting the majority of the votes.
Motion
was made by Mary Beth Lewis and seconded by Sue Wright to keep Kim Lafleur as Secretary. Since there were no other candidates, Kim was
elected by acclimation.
Motion
was made by Loren Hardy and seconded by Jeff LaFleur to keep Phil Wright as Treasurer. Since there were no other candidates, Phil was
elected by acclimation.
A
motion was made by Loren Hardy and seconded by Sue Wright to adjourn the meeting. Passed U.
ADJOURNED: 4:20 PM
Respectfully
submitted,
Kim
Lafleur
Sectretary
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