July 2024 Minutes
Amvets Post 79 July 9th Meeting: Draft Minutes to be approved in next General meeting 08/06/2024 at 1900 hours
7/9/2024 1900 Hours
Staff Present
CO Dave Anderson
1st Vice Brady O’Leary
3rd Vice Jamie Hanson
Finance Officer Rob Charbonnier
Adjutant Dan Patterson
Judge Advocate Zack Spilman
Executive Committee Devin Saunders, Dan McKennzie, Jim Whalen
46 Members signed in.
1901 Commander called meeting to order.
The Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence conducted.
The Adjutant read a summary of meeting from 6/11/2024 to the members.
Judge Advocate passed out copies of the May 31st, 1983, By-Laws. These By Laws are still on file with the State. No changes have been made to the By-Laws. At the last meeting a vote to amend the By Laws was voted down.
Commander addressed the Members about the June 11th, 2024, Election.
Lenny Fama, prior 1st Vice, presented a letter to the Commander with four points of contention on the June 11th Election.
1. Failure to notify Post members about the May and June Elections.
Post SITREP was sent out by Lenny Fama on April 28th discussing need for nominations and a June election
2. No Ballot Box was used.
Handwritten ballots were used, and Secret Vote was maintained. Votes were tallied and Winners of Election noted.
3. Membership was note verified prior to Voting.
Sign in roster can be matched against members in good standing roster.
4. The Hall was not secured prior to the Vote
No additional people were observed coming into the meeting. Some left via back stairs.
Dan Mckennzie stated that members were not notified of vote. That the 2nd reading of the By Laws was supposed to be done at the June meeting. The previous board was a month behind due other issues that had to be delt with. The Board was rushed into voting at the June Meeting. Will Jantzen stated that voting is done at the same time every year.Kevin Uhlman stated that members that where nominated were not present at meeting. David Anderson identified that elections were always HELD IN June, A June election is expected by the by-laws.
Thomas Davitt from State Amvets stated you have to be present to be nominated or have letter of intent to serve in the position. It was noted that only 3 positions were contested all other positions were unopposed. Thomas Davitt stated this is a Legitimate board. No letter was sent by certified mail. The date on the letter was wrong date for election and letter was not notarized.
Commander sates the prior board asked for help and we now have a full board.
Carolyn Love Scolise is now Post 79 Chaplin. This was supported by all members.
Paul Carew will fill in for Carolyn if she can’t be present.
Warren Yee asked if Board members cannot fulfill their duties can they be replaced? Thomas Davit stated that Commander can appoint or remove members of the Board.
Commander stated that Virtual Meetings option is one of the Strategic goals, better communications.
Rob Charbonier read the financial report to the members. It is work in progress.
Canteen $8400.00, Lottery $18000.00, Membership $7500
Eric Olson spoke about the Turkeys for Vets. It’s usually scheduled for the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Donations and fund raising need to start early in order to meet the November deadline. Jim Musgrave stated that Wegmans donated all the Turkeys last year. John Clancy sates he will help with Turkey for Vets but will not lead the event. It was suggested that Boy Scouts, ROTC, Sons and Ladies Aux be involved.
Bob Lonigan states he needs help with maintaining the Post 79 grounds. Looking to get a work crew together.
Zack Spilman states better communication is coming via the Post web site.
The commander states that he has all the new key cards for Post members, but the door lock is still not working. More to come.
John Clancy asked about the Killington Lawsuit and how the Post will get the money from the Solar. It was stated that the lawsuit was settled, and the contractor will work with the Post.
Bill Verner is requesting a Building report as the Well and Septic system are questionable.
Dan Mackenzie noted that Home Depot will be replacing the ceiling tiles in the Hall.
Commander Anderson asked Lenny Fama to complete this task that he started and he agreed.
Lenny Fama states that we need to transfer the Middlesex Savings Bank debit card and check book to new board.
John Clancy asked who the E Board members were. Dan Mackenzie, Jim Whalen and Devin Saunders are the E Board.
Commander asked for a motion to Adjourn the Meeting a 2nd and 3rd
Commander thanked Kevin Uhlman the outgoing Commander.
Commander thanked Thomas Davitt from the State.
Commander Anderson asked if there were any other questions, none were given.
There was a motion and a second to adjourn the meeting. The meeting ended at approximately 2015 and informal discussions continued.
