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Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Post #5, Beach ND October 27, 2007 ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Department Headquarters, Fargo, ND September 28, 2007 ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Department Headquarters, Fargo, ND July 24 2007 ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting June 24 2007 Meeting Minutes ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Department Convention, Post #2, Fargo June 22 2007 ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting May 18 2007 Meeting Minutes ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Department Headquarters, Fargo, ND March 21 2007 ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Winter Conference Wahpeton, ND February 9, 2007 ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Fargo, ND November 28, 2006 Voting Members Present: Orville
Simundson, Dept Commander Wayne
Satrom, Chairman Harvey
Peterson, Dept Commander-Elect Jim
Karas, Eastern Region DEC Dale
Roth, Western Region DEC Curt
Twete, NEC Committeeman Kim
Anderson, Dept Adjutant Marvin Collins, Dept Sergeant-At-Arms
The
Department Executive Committee was called to order by Department
Commander Wayne Satrom at 11:00 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and a
flag salute. Commander
Simundson had just received an e-mail from Judge Advocate Dan Narum
expressing his intent to resign as the Department Judge Advocate.
The resignation is due to a conflict of interest once Mr. Narum
accepted his current position as a judge.
Mr. Narum indicated that he would follow up with a more formal
resignation letter. Possible
replacements for Mr. Narum were mention.
Harvey Peterson will pursue this matter and recommend a
replacement to the Department Commander. The
Department mailed a request to National Headquarters to disband both the
Burlington post as well as the Little Shell post.
The one member of the Burlington post has transferred to another
post in North Dakota and the Little Shell post do not have any members
and therefore no officers. (The one person who was listed as a PUFL member had passed
away a number of years ago.) National
has approved disbanding the Burlington post and denied disbanding the
Little Shell post. Commander
Simundson asked Kim Anderson to look into the matter. Department
representation at the Nathan Goodiron funeral at Mandaree was discussed.
At the time of this meeting, the date and time of the funeral had
not been set. It was agreed
that if those at this meeting could not make the funeral, Harvey would
definitely attend, and Jerry Samuelson as well as the District Commander
and Vice Commander for the 9th District would be asked if
they could also attend. Progress
of Membership Contest Review Committee was discussed.
Harvey stated that he has sent numerous e-mails requesting input
but has gotten very few replies. He
will now pursue soliciting input from larger posts.
Harvey anticipates having more information in December 2006. Suggestions
for content of the "training sessions" at mid-winter
conference was discussed. It
was agreed that 1-1/2 hour session per topic rather than a round-robin
style training would be implemented.
It is recommended that the sessions go from 8:45a to 10:45a or
9:00a to 10:30a. The
suggested training is as follows:
A
status report of all Department reserve funds was given by Kim Anderson.
The Department has an estimated $400,000 in CDs and $100,000 in
Government Security Bonds. There
was discussion as to whether the Department continues to pay UBS their
1.5% fee. It was requested
that Kim Anderson find out. The
Department has three CDs coming due before the next regularly scheduled
DEC meeting. It was decided
that the money should be pulled at the end of each term and invested
locally in short term CDs. Harvey
wanted a report as to how much, if any, penalty there would be to pull
all money out of Gov’t Security Bonds.
A
report on the balance of the General Fund as of 11/27/06 was given.
It was decided that the Department would not use any money from
the account to purchase investments.
Harvey requested that the HQ office supply three years worth of
month-by-month income and expense statements so that the DEC can
understand trends and try and predict how much money they need, and when
they need it. Kim Anderson
said she would get the historical date to Harvey by December 15, 2006. It
was reiterated that investment recommendations and the presenting of
financial reports is the responsibility of the Dept Finance Officer, not
Karen England. Orville
Simundson stated his preliminary plans for Spring District meetings.
They will take place the second and third week of March 2007. The proposed schedule will be posted to the ND Legion
website. Harvey
gave a status report of District Commander Handbook updates.
Harvey wanted them printed out and mailed, rather than e-mailed,
since some of our members do not have e-mail and/or printers.
District Commanders and Vices should be bringing their books to
the summer Convention so that they can be passed on to their successors. Kim
Anderson gave a report on the number of members as of 11/28/06.
The Department goal is A
report on status of whether the Dept can continue with the current lease
or whether it must move elsewhere was given by Kim Anderson.
It was reported that the Dept will not be able to continue the
current lease and that it will have to move.
A s.f. cost breakdown was given for the present location, as well
as for an anticipated amount of space the Dept may need in a new space.
Everyone present was reminded that moving into Post #2 was still
a possibility. Harvey
asked whether Posts are still being asked to donate 50 cents per member
to support the Oratorical Contest.
Kim Anderson was asked to do some research as to whether anything
was ever put into the ND Legion newspaper about this. It
was suggested that those who attended Legion College give some sort of
report on their experiences at the Winter Conference.
It was decided that at the end of the Saturday morning training
session, each attendee will be asked to address one session for
approximately 15 minutes. After breaking for lunch, the DEC resumed it’s session and discussed Personnel/Personnel Policy issues. No decisions were made. The
meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m. ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Park River, ND November 4, 2006
Voting Members
Non Voting Members Chairman Wayne Satrom
NEC Curtis Twete Department Commander Orville
Simundson
ANEC Jeff Hall Eastern Region Member Jim Karas
Adjutant Kim Anderson Central Region Member Blain Meier
Guests Department Commander-elect Harvey
Peterson
Larry Vetter
Jim Deremo
Keith Kerbaugh
Vern Houser The
meeting was called to order by Chairman Satrom with a salute to the
colors and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Prayer was offered by Jim Deremo, Department Service Officer. With
the National dues increase of $4.50 the issue of Post 500 dues was
discussed. On a motion by
Harvey Peterson and 2nd by Jim Karas, it was moved to
increase Post 500 dues by $5.00 to $35.00 effective 1 January 2007. Motion passed. Keith
Kerbaugh presented a proposal for Department Headquarters to locate to
Post 2 in Fargo. After much
discussion Harvey Peterson moved with a 2nd by Orville
Simundson to table any action by the DEC until such time that the DEC
has more information from the current Department Landlord about the
possibility of extending or renegotiating the current lease and Post 2
makes a proposal to the DEC, in writing, setting forth the terms and
costs of moving to Post 2. Motion
carried. Curtis
Twete gave a presentation on the Army Museum.
On a motion by Orville Simundson and 2nd by Blaine
Meier, it was moved that Curtis Twete will pursue this matter with
possible fundraising, etc. Motion
carried. Keith
Kerbaugh, a recent graduate of the American Legion College gave a report
on the College. Mr.
Kerbaugh stated the College was very worth while.
The other two graduates will be invited to give a presentation at
the Winter Conference. On a
motion by Jim Karas and 2nd by Blaine Meier, it was moved
that the Department authorize the attendance of up to three Legionnaires
next year to attend the college and that it be specifically put in the
Department budget. Motion
carried. A
report was given on the Leadership Seminar held at Camp Grafton on
October 21-22. Jim Deremo
handed out a compilation of the critique sheets and commented that it
went very well. Harvey
Peterson stated that the Seminar was well worth the time and effort and
that we needed to continue doing it or even expand the training we
provide. The idea of
providing training at the Winter Conference was discussed.
On a motion by Harvey Peterson and 2nd by Blaine Meier
it was moved that the Legion will provide break out sessions at the
Winter Conference to include training for Post Commander/Adjutant,
Membership and Post Service Officers.
Motion carried. Larry
Vetter reported on the Legion Riders.
The issue of liability was discussed pertaining to both the Post
and Department. The issue
of uniformity in the constitution and by-laws of the Legion Riders was
also discussed. Larry
provided a copy of the constitution and by-laws the Larimore Post has
adopted and will be followed by the other units that form.
On a motion by Blaine Meier and 2nd by Harvey
Peterson, it was moved that Commander Simundson contact the Judge
Advocate and have him review the liability issue and inform the
Department of his opinion. Motion
carried. Jim
Karas covered the “chain of command” within the Department noting
that the Department Commander is, in essence, the Chief Executive
Officer of the Department. Issues
pertinent to the Department should be run past the Department Commander
who will then disseminate the information as necessary. Curtis
Twete advised the DEC that the International Music Camp had submitted a
grant proposal to the Legion Child Welfare Foundation for $34,000.00.
The grant was rejected but will be resubmitted next year. Jim
Deremo covered the proposed state legislation for the upcoming
Legislature that he received at the Veterans Coordinating Counsel
meeting. Vern
Houser stated that Marvin Windows in Grafton will be honoring its
veterans on January 9, 2007 at 1:00pm.
He was advised of the Legion Employer of the Year award and it
was suggested that he might want to submit a nomination nominating
Marvin Windows of Grafton. Harvey
Peterson asked the DEC to approve changes to the District/Vice Commander
handbook. Blaine Meier
moved and Orville Simundson 2nd the motion.
It carried. The
Department membership contest was discussed at length.
The general discussion concluded that the Contest Rules needed to
be revised. Commander
Simundson appointed himself, Harvey Peterson, Carroll Quam, Curtis Twete
and Ralph Byron to a committee to review the Department membership
contest and report back to the DEC. Carroll
Quam gave an update on the Winter Conference in Wahpeton. Kim
Anderson reported that TN Marketing still hasn’t sent the $5,000.00
advance, but it should arrive within the next week.
It was also mentioned that the Department is not expected to
collect any revenue from the program for another 6-9 months. TN Marketing is sending the DVD series to the membership. Kim
Anderson reported on the cost of the recent DEC Conference.
It was suggested that the DEC may want to seriously consider
doing more conference calls and less travel to meetings. There
was a discussion regarding North Dakota American Legion Post dues
increases. The DEC
consensus was that if after January 10th, 2007, the ND
Department receives dues in an amount less than $26.50 per member, the
Department is to hold onto what they received, then call the Post and
ask them for the additional amount due. There
was discussion regarding the deadline for each Post to have their dues
notice to Department Headquarters.
The DEC consensus was that it is the responsibility of Department
Headquarters to ensure each notice is mailed to National in a timely
manner. On
a motion by Blaine Meier and 2nd by Jim Karas the meeting was
adjourned at 3:10 p.m. Motion
carried. ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah August 26, 2006 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Satrom. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss funding for attendee’s to the American Legion College this year. North Dakota has not sent anyone to the College for years, if ever. Acting Department Adjutant, Jim Deremo, explained that the cost to the Department would be $600.00 per student with National covering flight and room costs. On a motion by Karas and second by Dale Roth, it was approved to send up to three Legionnaires to the College. Harvey Peterson abstained as he may be one of the members to attend. The motion passed. Acting Department Adjutant Deremo will move forward with the applications. ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Teleconference Call August 5, 2006 Voting Members Present: Wayne Satrom, Chairman Orville Simundson, Dept. Commander Harvey Peterson, Dept. Commander Elect Lester Mutschelknaus, Dept. Finance Officer Blaine Meier, Central Region DEC Jim Karas, Eastern Region DEC
Dale Roth, Western Region DEC Jim Deremo, Acting Dept. Adjutant Karen England, Membership & Finance A
teleconference DEC meeting was held on August 5, 2006, at 8:30 a.m.
Chairman Satrom called the meeting to order. Lester
Mutschelknaus covered the CD rates as emailed to the members by Karen.
Per previous motion by the DEC, all investments at UBS that were
in the stock market have been taken out and placed in a money market
account until the DEC decides what to do with them.
This amounts to approximately $130,000.00.
On a motion by Karas and seconded by Simundson it was moved to
invest $100,000.00 of this money in CD’s at the financial institution
paying the highest rate and which is FDIC insured and to invest the
other approximately $30,000.00 into a CD at a financial institution
paying the highest rate and which is FDIC insured.
It was also moved that these funds not be invested for more than
1 year.
On a roll call vote the motion passed unanimously.
Lester and Karen will work together on getting these investments
taken care of. Karen
advised the DEC that we had approximately $169,000.00 in the Dept.
checking account that should be invested.
On a motion by Meier and second by Roth it was moved to invest
$100,000.00 into a short term (not more than 6 months) CD at the
financial institution paying the highest rate and is FDIC insured.
On a roll call vote the motion passed unanimously. Commander
Simundson moved that the Dept. investments with UBS in the Government
Securities ($20,000.00) maturing on or about 10-26-06 be taken out of
UBS Investments and placed in a CD with the Department doing the
investing.
The motion was seconded by Jim Karas and passed unanimously.
Lester and Karen will take care of this. On
a motion by Simundson and seconded by Karas, it was unanimously approved
to withdraw the CD’s coming due on 10-19-06($25,000.00), 10-30-06
($25,000.00) and 11-9-06 (25,000.00) from the UBS account and invest
them in CD’s.
Lester M. and Karen will take care of this. The
official name of the North Dakota American Legion Foundation apparently
has not been changed officially with the IRS or State Secretary of
State.
It shows up as the Legion Ongoing Veterans Endowment (LOVE)
Trust.
To correct this we need the DEC to approve a motion, showing that
it has been changed to the North Dakota American Legion Foundation.
On a motion by Simundson and second Lester M. the following
motion was approved unanimously:
That the Legion Ongoing Veterans Endowment (LOVE) Trust name be
changed to the North Dakota American Legion Foundation.
These minutes will be sent to the IRS and State to have the name
officially changed. Jim
and Orville updated the DEC on the Legacy Run and the Pony Express run
to the National Convention. Dean
Meberg will be in charge of coordinating this event.
All funds raised through this event must be forwarded to
Department Headquarters who will then forward one check to National.
Jim
informed the DEC about the Legion College and asked them to forward any
nominations to him at State HQ. The
meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m. ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Airport International Inn, Williston, ND June 22, 2006 Meeting was called to order by Executive Committee Chairman Willie Pritchard at 11:00 am Voting Members Present: Willie Pritchard, Chairman Wayne Satrom, Department Commander Orville Simundson, Dept. Commander Elect Lester Mutschelknaus, Dept. Finance Officer Blaine Meier, Central Region DEC Jim Karas, Eastern Region DEC Don Erstad, Western Region DEC Ex-officio Members:Curt Twete, NECommitteeman Carroll Quam, M&PA Chairman Dan Narum, Dept. Judge Advocate John Schafer, ANECommitteeman Harvey Peterson, Dept. Vice Commander On a motion duly made by Blaine Meier, seconded by Wayne Satrom, and unanimously carried, it was RESOLVED, that the minutes of previous budget meeting be approved. Discussion was held on the proposed National dues increase of $4.50 to take effect January 1, 2007. It will be voted on at the National Convention. The last National dues increase was thirteen years ago. Discussion was held on the silent auction for the commander’s car being sold at this convention. The bidding is to start at $1,000 with each bid being raised at $50.00 increments. The bidding will be cut off prior to the banquet. On a motion duly made by Don Erstad, seconded by Lester Mutschelknaus, and unanimously carried, it was RESOLVED, that the Department accept a minimum bid of at least $1,000 for the car and that bidding be stopped at 5:00pm on Saturday before the banquet. Membership
Chairman Quam reported on membership. The Department is at 97% of goal
and is in second place at National. Quam recommended disbanding the Burlington and Little Shell Posts
since they only have one member in each of their posts. These two members need to be transferred into another post. On
a motion duly made by Blaine Meier, seconded by Don Erstad, and
unanimously carried, it was RESOLVED, that the Burlington and Little Shell Posts be disbanded. Discussion was held on the investment accounts. Judge Advocate Narum suggested putting all the investment money into interest baring accounts. We could use local banks and could check out the best rates. Finance Officer Lester will look for the best rates. The CDs can stay where they are. On a motion duly made by Lester Mutschelknaus, seconded by Blaine Meier, and unanimously carried, it was RESOLVED, that we withdraw all the investment money from the stock market and put it into interest baring accounts. We need to sell all of our stocks within thirty days and put the money into the new accounts when a bank has been chosen. Jim Deremo reported on the flag amendment. The
parade uniform at the National Convention in Salt Lake City will be
denim shirt and khaki pants. The next meeting date will be a conference call at 9:00am on Saturday, August 5. ******************************************************************************* Department of North Dakota American Legion Minutes of the Department Executive Committee Meeting Airport International Inn, Williston, ND June 25, 2006 Meeting
was called to order by Executive Committee Cha. Wayne Satrom at 3:35pm Voting Members Present: Wayne Satrom, Chairman Orville Simundson, Department Commander Harvey Peterson, Dept. Commander Elect Lester Mutschelknaus, Dept. Finance Officer Blaine Meier, Central Region DEC Jim Karas, Eastern Region DEC Dale Roth, Western Region DEC Ex-officio Members: Curt Twete, NECommitteeman Jeff Hall, ANECommitteeman Jerry Samuelson, Dept. Vice Commander Ken
Vatne, Department Athletic Committee Chairman, came before the committee
about a rumor he had heard pertaining to Legion baseball. He was informed by this committee that a proposal had been made
to have no Legion baseball games scheduled during the week of Boys
State. SAL
Detachment Commander Gerald Puetz came before the board asking them to
help promote the SAL in all the District Meetings. He would like to have
the District Vice Commander as the liaison for the Sons of The American
Legion. The board suggested
putting the SAL on the agenda at the Fall District Meetings. Department
Commander Simundson reported on his committee changes. On
motion duly made by Blaine Meier, seconded by Jim Karas and unanimously
carried it was RESOLVED,
that committee appointments already made and to be made be approved. Adjourn 4:35 ******************************************************************************* MINUTES
OF DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Meeting was called to order by Department Commander Satrom at 11:00am RESOLVED, that the dues increase be passed on to the Department membership by National’s timeframe. ******************************************************************************* DEPARTMENT OF NORTH DAKOTA AMERICAN LEGION
Meeting was called to order by Department Commander Satrom at 11:00am ******************************************************************************* MINUTES
DEC MEETING, DICKINSON, ND,
FEBRUARY 10, 2006 ******************************************************************************* MINUTES DEC MEETING December 9, 2005 Fargo, ND
Voting Members
present:
Non-Voting members present:
******************************************************************************* MINUTES DEC MEETING October 29, 2005 Casselton, ND Voting Members Present Non-Voting Members Present Willie
Pritchard, Chairman
Carroll Quam,Membership Chair. Lisa,
from Eide-Bailey gave the audit report.
She indicated that it was a clean audit meaning that there were
no revisions or changes required. She
suggested that the Department might want to convert their bookkeeping to
an accrual basis as opposed to the present cash basis.
She reminded the Committee that Boys State is not included in
this audit report in that they are their own 501©(3).
The complete audit report is appended to this report. After
some discussion it was moved by Pritchard and seconded by Lester M. that
future audit reports contain a breakdown of funds for the Foundation,
not just a lump sum investment figure.
There will be an item by item accounting of the investment funds.
Motion carried. On
a motion by Meiers and second by Pritchard it was moved that the audit
would be paid for by a 75% Legion and 25% Foundation split reflecting
the amount of time spent by Eide-Bailey on each.
Motion carried. Commander
Satrom gave a report on membership.
He indicated that as of Friday, the Department had reached its
65% goal. However, membership continues to lag considerably behind last
year. Karen England presented the Department budget report. The Committee decided that the funds expended for the new computer at Headquarters should be shown as a deficit in equipment and furnishings line item. Karas moved and Simundson seconded a motion to move $50,000.00 into CD's with a $25,000.00 into a 3 month and $25,000.00 into a 6 month CD. After some discussion the motion was withdrawn. On a motion by Lester M. and a second by Meiers, a motion was made to have Karen check on the CD rates and move the $50,000.00 into the CD that will have the highest rate of return. Motion carried. Karen brought to the attention of the Committee that we have funds yet in the LCMOF budget but we do not use it. She asked the Committee to consider whether to move or rename this line item. No action was taken. We also have funds in a line item for the Regional Conferences but they no longer exist. No action was taken to move or rename this account. On a motion by Karas and Second by Simundson, a motion was made to pay Jim Deremo's family insurance coverage. Judge Advocate Narum stated that it was his opinion that the previous resolution dealing with employee health insurance would not allow this to be done. It was stated by Jim Karas that the intent of the previous motion in fact was meant to cover such a contingency. Judge Advocate Narum then stated that he would write a resolution to clarify the intent of the previous motion for approval by the Committee. Karas' motion was withdrawn. On a motion by Karas and second by Simundson, a motion was made to have Judge Advocate write a resolution reflecting the intent of the old motion regarding employee health insurance. Motion carried. On a motion by Meiers and second by Karas a motion was made that Jim's family coverage begin November 1, 2005. This motion was passed on a roll call vote as follows: Satrom-Yes, Simundson-Yes, Erstad-Yes, Meiers-Yes, Karas-Yes, Lester M.-Yes, Pritchard - No. NEC Twete gave an oral and video presentation on the reinternment of Corporal Platt. He was encouraged by the Committee to pursue getting this story in the National magazine. NEC
Twete gave a report for the Adjutant search committee.
The job was placed with North Dakota Job Service.
There was one applicant who then withdrew because he found full
time employment. It was
then re-advertised with Job Service and there is one applicant so far
from this. NEC Twete will
arrange for an interview with the applicant. Jim
Deremo gave a report on the National Commander's visit on November
14-15. He will be going to
Fargo, Bismarck and Dickinson. Details are on the Department web site. The
Department sick leave policy was on the agenda.
However, nobody knew who had requested this.
Nonetheless, Judge Advocate suggested that this policy, along
with others in the personnel policy needed to be revised.
Commander Satrom appointed himself, Willie Pritchard and Jim
Karas to work with Judge Advocate Narum on these revisions.
The revisions will be presented at a future DEC meeting. The issue of increasing the mileage for Department was discussed. No action was taken. NEC
Twete gave a report on the Central States Caucus.
He informed the DEC that a presentation on the International
Music Camp was given with National representatives present.
He suggested that the IMC might want to submit a grant request to
the National Child Welfare Foundation for assistance in printing their
brochures. It was also
suggested that if they do receive a grant, that the Legion logo should
be printed on them. Twete
will visit with the IMC about this and assist.
On a motion by Meiers and second by Erstad it was moved that the
North Dakota American Legion officially support the IMC.
The IMC can use this endorsement in its grant application
process. Commander
Satrom advised the Committee that he is seeking a District
Vice-Commander for Districts 1 and 10 due to the deaths of the
Commanders. National
Vice-Commander Seb Roll reported on the North Dakota Veterans
Coordinating Council and advised the Committee that they had asked that
the North Dakota American Legion take over the Veterans History Project.
After considerable discussion the Committee asked Commander Roll
to clarify the funding and equipment issues with them.
No motion was made to have the ND Legion take over the project
until more information is forthcoming.
National
Vice-Commander Roll informed the Committee that National wants a
chairman for the Citizens Flag Alliance.
Anyone interested in this position will have their name forwarded
to National by Department Headquarters.
Any interested persons should contact Department HQ. Chairman
Pritchard advised the Committee that Al Tuma had been selected as the
Commanders Award recipient. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
******************************************************************************* RESOLUTION OF THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF THE AMERICAN LEGION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
******************************************************************************* MINUTES DEC MEETING FARGO, ND JULY 12, 2005 Meeting was called to order in due form with five voting members present, which constitutes a quorum. Members
Present: 1. Adjutant's position discussed, Dean Meberg, who was number three in consideration by search committee and who had been selected by the DEC as part time Adjutant, submitted a letter of withdrawal because of irregularities in his DD214. As a result, it's back to square one with the Search Committee taking applications for the position. 2.
James Deremo stopped by the meeting stated that he had an appointment
with his cardiologist and if all was okay he planned to return to work
as Service Officer/Acting Adjutant on Monday July 18, 2005. He will need
more assistance from the staff and was admonished to delegate more work
to them. 3.
Gene Coon and Vern Useldinger gave an update on the Hawaii Convention.
There are approximately 160 Legion members, Auxiliary members and
family members slated to go. Delegation will be leaving Minneapolis
together, except 25 from Minot and several others who will board at
LA(?). Seats are assigned, special requirements are made and all lodging
request taken care of. AAA will transmit a list of attendees and a check
in the amount of $15.00 for each person attending to Wayne Satrom to pay
the convention fee. Hospitality fee to be taken care of by Willie
Pritchard. 4.
Response to Gail Reiten's letter of complaint re: vendors tables at
Minot. Letter to be sent to Ms. Reiten outlining regulations covering
tables, FEES, location of said tables and limitations. Willie will
answer the letter and furnish the DEC a copy. 5.
Girls State and Boys State Letter from John Steinberger III regarding
alleged inappropriate approach to his daughter at the past Girls State and a
son's inaproriate approach at a previous Boys State read to DEC. Will
wait for response from Allan Ruzicka and
Neil Litten. will also see that Marjean Boe gets a copy of
the
letter for a response from the Auxiliary. 6.
Resignation by Frank Glimm, Western Region DEC, discussed and it was
agreed to accept the resignation. Motion by Lester and seconded by Karas
to accept resignation, Passed. Replacement
discussed, should Commander Satrom make the appointment pending input
from West Region or wait for them to elect a replacement for the
remaining one year. 7.
Reburial of Cpl. Plotts remains at Veterans Cemetery was discussed,
County Commissioners have unanimously agreed that this was a worthy
cause and are publishing a notice for the required 30 days to move the
remains. Col. Schuldt, American Legion Member, National Guardsman and
Mortician from Valley City offered his service without cost, if no
remains found, present headstone will be buried at the cemetery and a
new stone will be provided by the Government inscribed "In Memory
of Cpl Plott". 8.
National Convention Parade discussed as to dress etc. Dress code will be
Legion denim shirt, dark slacks/and or shorts and Legion Convention Cap.
Cost of Central States Caucus to be paid by Department from convention
expenses. Buy 12 tickets for one table and the Commander to pass them
out. Motion by Lester seconded Orville to do so, passed. Cost of
hospitality room is $20.00, Commanders Banquet $45.00 and Auxiliary
Presidents State Dinner also $45.00 9.
It appears that we can transfer $50,000.00 from the general fund and
invest same in a (9) nine month CD at 3.70 percent interest. Also
rollover CD coming due in August for same period. Motion by Karas
seconded by Satrom, Passed. 10.
Peachtree account in system discussed, Lester wants to bring in a friend
(George) a CPA also a Legion Member when he visits Headquarters to
assist in the Peachtree program of which he is very knowledgeable to
help out. His Name is George Zeller and he is from Carson, ND. Lester
has blessing of the DEC. There
being no further business, Karas made motion to adjourn, seconded by
Simundson, Adjourned. *******************************************************************************
HOLIDAY INN,
MINOT, ND
Meeting was called to order by Executive Committee Cha. Jeff Hall 11:00A.M.
The new North Dakota pin is now available for sale for $2.00 each. The total bill came to $3,105 that Seb Roll paid and needs to be reimbursed. *******************************************************************************
HOLIDAY INN, MINOT, ND
Meeting was called to order by Executive Committee Cha. Willie Pritchard at 4:30 pm | ||
