April 14, 2008

Secretary's Report was read and accepted; Bob Crino

 

Treasurer’s Report was read and accepted; Norm White

Roll Call: 

North Country-1: Missisquoi Bay-2: Champlain Valley-6: Chittenden-3: Rutland County-1: Southern Champlain -1

  Green Mountain-1          

             

State Team Deposits:

            Jay M. -   dropped

            Chris D. - dropped

            Skip S. -   dropped

 

State Team Meeting

May 5, 2008 at the Ground Round restaurant, South Burlington at 7 pm

 

    By-law changes:

            Frank T. has concerns about meetings being 60 days apart. He feels that we aren’t getting things done in a

                timely manner. Some of the other board members agree.

            Frank made a motion to have the meetings every month, second by Frank S. to go back to monthly meetings.

                5 favor and 7 opposed, the motion passed no bylaw change. All VBF meetings will be the 2nd Monday of

                each month

      Rules & regulations for the State Team:

                  #4) Team jackets will be provided to new members only with the approval

                        of the Federation board. Patches, insignias and location will be

                        approved by the Federation board. Replacement jackets will be  

                       handled case by case

                     12 favor -0 opposed

 

                   #6) The expenses incurred by each team member at the Eastern Divisional will

                           be reimbursed, based on the availability of funds. June of that year a

                           budget will be presented to the Federation board for approval.

                                    12 favor- 0 opposed

 

Vermont bass federation budget rules:

Operating Account:                                     Kids Account:                         State Team Account:

A) Maintenance Expenses                          Permits                                          Permits

          Web site                                             Shirts                               A) Tournament Expenses

          Tools                                     Youth Director Plane Fare                     Team jackets / shirts

  B) Federation incidentals               A) Event Expenses:                          Trophy (Mr. Bass)

          Postage                                              Trophies                                     Nationals (B, NB)

          Donations                                           Food                                          Hotels

          Kids                                                                                                      Meals

         Charity Opens                                                                                        Fuel

  C) National Officer Expenses

         Plane Fare

         Expenses

 

            12 favor- 0 opposed

 

        Discussion on hiring an accountant to find out what we have to do to be legal, with respect to the IRS.

            Mark S. will bring back a recommendation to the board at the May meeting.

       TBF Nationals- proposal to change the format to boater/ co-angler. Motion by Bob C.  and second by Tim A. to

             leave the format the same.

                        10 favor – 0 opposed

 

         Norm will send Bill S. the specs on the trolling motors, gps and graphs so that he can recommend

              e-bay sale on the these items.

 

  

• Meeting adjourned at 8:40pm.

Respectfully submitted, Bob Crino