November 26, 2006 Meeting Minutes

The November meeting of EAA Chapter 32 began about 2:10 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Visitors and guests were introduced and recognized.

Hopefully, we will gain more members from this meeting!

Librarian mr. bill broached the subject of some new bookshelves for our pilot lounge/tv room/
library. These shelves will cost the chapter about $200.00, and will hold all our back issues of
"Sport Aviation" and other literature. The expenditure was approved by the members.

Membership committee chairman Gale Derosier proposed the creation of a member's book. This
book will be given to all current members, as well as being a good start for brand new members.
Using another chapter's book as a model, Gale will gather information from various sources on
items like the contents of the library, available tools for loan, chapter bylaws, hangar information, and much more. Jim Bower will put the original copy of the book together, and get a price on having the book printed. As a start, the membership approved a $200.00 initial expenditure for this. Additional books will be printed as required.

In January, our chapter will once again take part in the Midwest Aviation Conference and Trade
Show (1/19 through 1/21). See Karsten for details.

The membership voted to lower annual dues from $60.00 to $36.00. Several members re-upped right then, before we changed our minds! In addition, a new youth rate of $18.00/year was approved. This will apply to the children of current EAA members until they reach their 18th birthday.

Everybody was reminded about the Christmas party (on December 2). The ARC had already
been cleaned and some decorations were hung.

Ron Burnett talked about the fund raising coupon program, particularly Schnuck's new method.
Everybody who signs up for it gets a card, and each time the card is presented at the checkout
counter, we get 1% of the final amount. Unfortunately, it's not 4% like previously, but the upside is that we never have to buy coupons...the card is good any time.

Steve Morse has a list of proposed tool purchases and is asking for interested members to
help him form a committee to decide which tools to buy for the chapter and set priorities, and how much money is available. See Steve for more information.

Some chapter offices have gone unfilled for some time, but now Troy Townsend has agreed to be
the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Dave McGougan is our new Member-at-Large.
Treasurer Jim Hann wants to remind everyone that the treasurer's report is available online in the Members Only section of the website, as well as directly from Jim upon request.

The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted, Jim Bower - Chapter 32
secretary