SCARC Minutes July 24, 2008

Call to order was given by President Bill Davidson, KW4J at 6:55 PM who requested the attendees to identify themselves and there were three visitors - Mike Thomason, K4FQF, Travis Prescott, KI4TME, and Greg Pack, KE4CTX.

VP Jim McLester, W4YXU, announced that Don Green, supervisor of the Shelby County EMA office. Ed Manley WA4AGA and Hub Harvey, N4HUB will make the August presntation on their recent trip to Iowa to aid the flood victims there. In September, Les Rayburn, N1LF will talk about ICS structure.

Treasurer Jack Evans, KC4PZA, gave the following bank account balances:
Savings - $1,945.84
Checking - $131.41
Repeater fund - $1,191.07

Secretary Frank Hoult, KI4VVI, reported that the Birmingham News is still announcing our meetings. He is e-mailing licensed ham operators in our area informing them of our club. Most of the results have been positive.MEC,

President Bill Davidson announced the following upcoming events:
Cullman Hamfest, July 26th
EMA Indoctrination July 31st (John Wilder, WB4CCQ asked for instructor volunteers)
SCARC VE exams on August 1st @ 6:30pm,
Huntsville Hamfest on August 16 & 17
BARC VE exams September 7th
SCARC elections will be held in August (14th).

New member applications - Randall Dickerson, KF4NWQ was voted in as a new member.

President Bill also gave the following announcements:
Election committee - set up by President Bill Dickerson. Elections will be held August 14th.
President Bill also asked for volunteers to set up the Red Cross communications systems. Details will be announced next month.
Jefferson County CERT training August 18th. This is for residents of Jefferson County as well as for people who work in Jefferson County. It is not limited to ham operators.

Treasurer Jack Evans asked the club to reinstate the Family Day festivities and asked that the club refurbish the building behind the EMA HQ. That motion was voted on and passed. He also asked for members to check the club's roster to note if they are ARRL members.

Joe Ford mentioned that Jerry Fiore's wife, Carol, is in bad health.

Don Greene, Shelby County EMA supervisor, gave a talk on "Introduction to the Shelby County EMA, which was followed by a question and answer session.

John Wilder WB4CCQ gave an update on the Shelby EMA antenna installations.

The meeting adjourned at 8:20pm.