Consistent with the requirements of the PGI Bylaws in reporting the minutes of the Board of Directors, unless the issues listed were decided by unanimous vote, the votes of the individual directors are reported.
(1) Due to unique circumstances in the case of a particular individual member unable to attend the convention and banquet for which he had already registered, the Board voted to make an exception to policy and fully refund all registration and banquet fees.
(2) The Board approved funds to support a “smoking tent” to be erected in the courtyard at the Radisson Hotel in Appleton during convention to accommodate our smoking members.
(3) The Board authorized the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $225.00 to support attendance by legal counsel at a training event directly related to DOT Regulations and Trucking Litigation, an area of particular legal interest and concern to the Guild as the DOT is expected to be conducting an enforcement action once again this year at Convention.
(4) The Board approved a motion to provide funding not to exceed $4,000.00 to support acquisition of labor required by Dave Lavoie to move equipment, dig in guns, and set up/tear down the competition area in Appleton.
(5) The Board voted to accept the proposal of Swart Laland to conduct the annual independent audit of PGI finances for the year 2005 at a cost of $4,300.00
(6) By the vote of four members with one abstention (Keith Midura), the Board approved a motion to provide an additional $3,000.00 from contingency funds set aside earlier to support John Sagaria’s planned show at the Appleton convention.
(7) The Board voted to approve the acquisition of weather insurance for the Grand Public Display in Appleton from Consolidated Specialties Inc. at a cost of $9,200.00.
(8) The Board approved the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $3,000.00 to secure the copyright re-registration of the PGI logo, words and stylized marks.
(9) At the request of the Junior Pyrotechnics Association, the Board voted unanimously to allocate one golf cart to their use during the convention, subject to age restrictions in conformance with our contract with the vendor and subject to the assumption of financial responsibility by the parent of a JPA member.
(10) At the request of the Class-C Vending Chairman, the Board voted to approve the allocation of $25.00 per table from Class C vendors’ fees to support Vendor Hospitality Nights.
(11) To solve an emergent problem at the convention, a majority of the Board (Bill Bahr, Tom Handel and Camille Coman) voted to approve the acquisition of three additional 16-inch mortars from Flashing Thunder at a cost of $599.85. Mike Swisher and Keith Midura were unavailable to participate in the vote.
Note: At this point, the Appleton elections were held and from this entry onward the Board of Directors consisted of President Bill Bahr, First Vice-President Tom Handel, Second Vice-President John Steinberg, Publications Vice-President Kurt Medlin, and Secretary-Treasurer Keith Midura.
(12) The Board approved the appointment of John Steinberg as Convention Liaison for the Fargo/2007 convention.
(13) By a vote of 4 members (Keith Midura was unavailable to participate in the vote) the Board approved a motion to permanently establish the Friday night ceremonies preceding the Grand Public Display as the venue for the presentation of the Vander Horck award in years in which it is awarded.
(14) By a vote of 4 members (Keith Midura was unavailable to participate in the vote) the Board approved a motion that given no reason to do otherwise, former Guild officers be retained on the Guild ATF license in order to make various administrative considerations simpler.
(15) By a vote of 4 members (Keith Midura was unavailable to participate in the vote) the Board approved a motion to fund the attendance of Camille Coman (as PGI APA Rep) and Bill Bahr (as new President) to the APA meeting in Nashville, TN in September.
(16) The Board approved a motion to establish a PGI Ad-hoc Committee on Lobbying to assist the Board in managing lobbying and related activities. The Committee includes Mark-Stephen Woodburn, Chairman, and Members Camille Coman, Doug Mawhorr, Harry Gilliam, and Dan Sternglass.
(17) In order to more accurately reflect rates charged by vendors for currently available high speed internet connections, the Board approved an increase in the reimbursement rate to Officers for this service to $52.98/month, equal to the average actual cost paid by the five Board members.
(18) The Board approved the new dues structure for 2007, which is reported elsewhere in this issue of the Bulletin.
(19) The Board approved the allocation of two copies of the Display Operator’s Study Guide from stock to John Steinberg for his use as Project Manager in charge of the forthcoming major rewrite of the Study Guide.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Handel,
Recording Secretary for
The Board of Directors
(1) Due to unique circumstances in the case of a particular individual member unable to attend the convention and banquet for which he had already registered, the Board voted to make an exception to policy and fully refund all registration and banquet fees.
(2) The Board approved funds to support a “smoking tent” to be erected in the courtyard at the Radisson Hotel in Appleton during convention to accommodate our smoking members.
(3) The Board authorized the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $225.00 to support attendance by legal counsel at a training event directly related to DOT Regulations and Trucking Litigation, an area of particular legal interest and concern to the Guild as the DOT is expected to be conducting an enforcement action once again this year at Convention.
(4) The Board approved a motion to provide funding not to exceed $4,000.00 to support acquisition of labor required by Dave Lavoie to move equipment, dig in guns, and set up/tear down the competition area in Appleton.
(5) The Board voted to accept the proposal of Swart Laland to conduct the annual independent audit of PGI finances for the year 2005 at a cost of $4,300.00
(6) By the vote of four members with one abstention (Keith Midura), the Board approved a motion to provide an additional $3,000.00 from contingency funds set aside earlier to support John Sagaria’s planned show at the Appleton convention.
(7) The Board voted to approve the acquisition of weather insurance for the Grand Public Display in Appleton from Consolidated Specialties Inc. at a cost of $9,200.00.
(8) The Board approved the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $3,000.00 to secure the copyright re-registration of the PGI logo, words and stylized marks.
(9) At the request of the Junior Pyrotechnics Association, the Board voted unanimously to allocate one golf cart to their use during the convention, subject to age restrictions in conformance with our contract with the vendor and subject to the assumption of financial responsibility by the parent of a JPA member.
(10) At the request of the Class-C Vending Chairman, the Board voted to approve the allocation of $25.00 per table from Class C vendors’ fees to support Vendor Hospitality Nights.
(11) To solve an emergent problem at the convention, a majority of the Board (Bill Bahr, Tom Handel and Camille Coman) voted to approve the acquisition of three additional 16-inch mortars from Flashing Thunder at a cost of $599.85. Mike Swisher and Keith Midura were unavailable to participate in the vote.
Note: At this point, the Appleton elections were held and from this entry onward the Board of Directors consisted of President Bill Bahr, First Vice-President Tom Handel, Second Vice-President John Steinberg, Publications Vice-President Kurt Medlin, and Secretary-Treasurer Keith Midura.
(12) The Board approved the appointment of John Steinberg as Convention Liaison for the Fargo/2007 convention.
(13) By a vote of 4 members (Keith Midura was unavailable to participate in the vote) the Board approved a motion to permanently establish the Friday night ceremonies preceding the Grand Public Display as the venue for the presentation of the Vander Horck award in years in which it is awarded.
(14) By a vote of 4 members (Keith Midura was unavailable to participate in the vote) the Board approved a motion that given no reason to do otherwise, former Guild officers be retained on the Guild ATF license in order to make various administrative considerations simpler.
(15) By a vote of 4 members (Keith Midura was unavailable to participate in the vote) the Board approved a motion to fund the attendance of Camille Coman (as PGI APA Rep) and Bill Bahr (as new President) to the APA meeting in Nashville, TN in September.
(16) The Board approved a motion to establish a PGI Ad-hoc Committee on Lobbying to assist the Board in managing lobbying and related activities. The Committee includes Mark-Stephen Woodburn, Chairman, and Members Camille Coman, Doug Mawhorr, Harry Gilliam, and Dan Sternglass.
(17) In order to more accurately reflect rates charged by vendors for currently available high speed internet connections, the Board approved an increase in the reimbursement rate to Officers for this service to $52.98/month, equal to the average actual cost paid by the five Board members.
(18) The Board approved the new dues structure for 2007, which is reported elsewhere in this issue of the Bulletin.
(19) The Board approved the allocation of two copies of the Display Operator’s Study Guide from stock to John Steinberg for his use as Project Manager in charge of the forthcoming major rewrite of the Study Guide.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Handel,
Recording Secretary for
The Board of Directors