Submitted by D. Simon
6:30 – 7:30 PM
Informal dinner, coffee/tea, dessert
7:30 PM - Meeting called to order.
1. Dispensed reading of the minutes from March’s meeting. Motion to accept minutes as written by M. Simon; seconded by T. Avants. Passed unopposed.
2. Post Members in attendance: B. Huguelet, T. Avants, M. Simon., D. Simon, D. Higgins, F. Hartmann, G. Covin, O. Segura
3. Auxiliary members present: C. Huguelet, R. Avants, D. Simon, N. Purpura
4. Guests Present: G. Hartmann, G, John Schendel, Brad Pack
5. Committee Reports:
Sick Call/Hospital report: D. Knoll, J. Prindible, B. Fickle, G. Byars, T. Avants, A. Purpura
a. Service report: None
b. Adjutant report:
· Received communication from Dept Adj West; he reports that 2 of the 4 checks in question were, in deed, deposited by Department. There is no record of the other 2 checks ever being received. They may have been deposited by National – but they have do not have the manpower or inclination to research the issue for us.
· The Consolidated Post Report (CPR) for 2007-08 had been submitted to Department well before the due date.
· Current membership is still at 144%, with two more members paying 2008 dues but not yet posted at Department.
· The Post is required to hold Post elections prior to the Department convention in June. Due to this requirement, the Post will be holding elections at the next regular meeting on May 22, 2008. This notice was placed on the Post newsletter as requited. Nominations will be taken from the floor. All positions are available.
Motion to accept minutes as written by M. Simon; seconded by B.Huguelet. Passed unopposed.
c. Finance report:
· Report given was for March 2008
· Savings account balance: $415.07 with $0.88 interest being added, bringing the total to $415.95.
· Checking beginning-of-month balance: $926.25
· Income: $310.90
· Expenses: $446.37
· Checking balance End-of-December: $790.78
· Department has still not processed C. DeWolf’s PUFL since his 2008 dues were not paid.
· O. Segura and M. Simon contributed $26 to pay C. DeWolfe’s 2008 dues
· IRS Tax Report will be presented next meeting
Motion to accept Finance Officer’s report as written by D. Simon; seconded by M. Simon. Passed unopposed.
d. Executive Committee Meeting report: B. Huguelet reported the minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held at the Post on Apr 13, 2008:
· Water bill: Blanco City Council decided to reduce the balance by ½; Rebecca Howerton donated $200 towards bill; Danny Ray donated the remainder. Water bill is paid in full
· Discussed program plans for May and June meetings; May: awards nite for Super S Store Manager James Sloan and guests; June: may have to cancel meeting-will discuss during May’s meeting;
· B. Huguelet wants a list of missing Post property, with date, check number, amount and who the check was paid to; D. Simon will work on list
· Fall District 10 convention planning report – B. Huguelet did confirm that the Post will need to pay the $7 per person to District; Masons may cook the brisket for us and serve/clean-up; will get more information on this
· Lavender Festival planning report – D. Simon reported that the person selling hand-dipped ice cream has sold her business and will not be there; the Chamber wants to know if we will sell Snow Cones and split the cost with them if we give up hamburgers; we decided to do this because they needed an answer by Monday, but officially bring it up at the next meeting and vote on it.
· LBJ 60th anniversary of Legionnaire membership plaque: PEC may give us a $500 grant to purchase plaque but G. Byars has not checked into this yet; need other sources of funding; need to contact Lucy Johnson’s secretary for a date; then check with Gem of the Hills for rental date
Motion to accept Executive Committee report as written by B. Huguelet; seconded by F. Hartmann. Passed unopposed.
e. Special Committee Reports
· Blanco Market Days; May 17, same date as Classic Car Show; we will not setting up an information booth this year; not enough manpower to do both
· Lavender Festival – repeated Commanders previous report
· Fall District 10 Convention – repeated Commander’s previous report
Motion to accept Special Committee reports as written by B. Huguelet; seconded by O. Segura. Passed unopposed.
Old Business
Most of “Old Business” was previously discussed during the Commander’s Executive Committee report.
Doug Higgins and Oscar Segura were both sworn in as new members of the Post.
1. Purchases:
· Water supply wrench – donated by T. Avants
· Door window molding – approved check $24.33 to B. Huguelet
· Copies for newsletter – approved check $15.62 to D.Simon
· Preamble Poster – donated by M. Simon
· “Who We Are” DVD – donated by O. Segura (Two Guys and a Mower)
· Leadership Poster and Legacy Scholarship Fund Can approval put off till next meeting
2. First Charter Membership Nov. 8, 1937, Permanent Charter Mar. 2, 1967
Memorial to Departed Post Member None
Program
Vice Commander J. Schendel from SAL Squadron 179 in New Braunfels and new District SAL Commander Brad Peck from Round Rock came to give us information on how and why we would want to start a SAL program in our Post
· Fundraising activities
· Constitution and By-Laws
· Membership requirements: sons, grandsons, , step-sons, step-grandsons
· Community, State, and Nation
· More of a family atmosphere with younger members
· Way to expand membership base
· American Legion School Awards
· Help with scholarships
· Boy’s State
· Children’s Miracle Network
Upcoming dates:
a. May 10 – Executive meeting, 10 AM
b. May 17 – Blanco Market Days
c. May 22 – Post meeting May 24 – Place flags at various cemeteries, 9 AM meet
d. May 31 – Remove flags
Adjournment:
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM