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County Meeting Minutes |
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June 3, 2009 |
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THE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK SARATOGA
COUNTY The
Saratoga County meeting was held on June 3, 2009 at Old Saratoga Post #
278, 4 Clancy St., Schuylerville, NY.
Meeting as convened at 8:00 PM by Commander Bill McBride. The
colors were posted. A brief
prayer offered by the Chaplain. POW*MIA
placed by the 2nd Vice Commander and remembrance observed.
Pledge of Allegiance recited. Legion
Constitution recited. Roll Call of Officers (Take Attendance) Commander P
Historian
P 1st Vice
P
Sgt @ Arms
E 2nd Vice P
Membership
P Chaplain
P
Service Officer
P
Adjutant P
Dept Housing Officer P Treasurer
P
Judge Advocate
P
Roll Call of Posts and Commanders: (Take Attendance) Adirondack
Post #70
Commander
0
Members 4 Lt.
Fred Clark Post #91
Commander
0
Members 1 Henry
Cornell Post #234
Commander
0
Members 0 Charles
J. Brady Post #235 Commander
0
Members 0 Old
Saratoga Post #278
Commander
1
Members 3 Earl
J. Manning Post #490 Commander
0
Members 2 Horace
D. Washburn Post #533 Commander
1
Members 4 Mohican
Post #553
Commander
0
Members 0 Mohawk
Post #1450
Commander
0
Members 3 Sacandaga Post #1461
Commander
0 Members
0 Henry
F. Lefko Post #1644 Commander
0
Members 1 Burnt
Hills, Ballston Lake Post #1817 Commander
0 Members 0 Total
Attendance:
2 19
Commander:
We do have a quorum present.
The Commander called the meeting to order. Minutes of previous meeting distributed to those present at the meeting.
A
motion made to dispense with reading of the prior minutes and to accept
minutes as distributed by Tom Fish 2nd by Ed Eggleston MOTION CARRIED ·
Committee Reports: ·
Donald
Brookley: Finance - As of June 3, 2009 financial report submitted for
record. Balance $2458.40 MOTION
made by Jerry Wells and 2nd by Art Knorr MOTION CARRIED ·
Donald J. Miller Jr.:
Membership-Post and County membership standings as of May 5, 2009.
New membership goals for 2009, Saratoga County 96.71% and short
of 94 of goal of 2858 and ranks
#19 in state of NY. ORAL REPORT
(ON FILE)
American Legion College - ORAL REPORT The
County Committee is sending one person each year. It is supposed to be the
next County Commander. Who is going? Cost is $200 + Gas. (Open
Item) – Submit application form for the college by will be notified by. Class
this year is
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Arthur Knorr:
ORAL REPORT Letter
read by Bill McBride-Boys State-Orientation is at Post #70 on Friday June 5,
2009 at 7:00PM. Boys State is
June 27 thru July 3, 2009. Legislative-ORAL
REPORT (Bob Dyer) MOTION
to go into County Caucus made by Jerry Wells and 2nd by Tom Fish.
MOTION CARRIED County
Caucus-June 3, 2009, in accordance with Article IX of our County By-Laws.
Posts are to submit a list of delegates for the County Caucus in June
2009. The
Article reads as follows: “ARTICLE
IX-REPRESENTATION OF POSTS AT THE ANNUAL COUNTY CONVENTION Sec
1. Each Post shall duly
elect it’s delegates and alternates to the Annual County Convention and
shall provide the County Adjutant a listing indication delegates and
alternates names, addresses and telephone numbers certifying their election,
such listings shall be provided at least 20
days prior to the Annual County Convention .” (OPEN ITEM) ATTENDANCE: Post
#70 Jerry Wells; Post #91 Bill McBride; Post #278 Art Knorr; Post #490 Don
Brookley; Post #533 Ed Eggleston; Post #1450 Bob Dyer; Post #1644 Mike Garland NOMINATIONS: Commander
Don Miller Jr. 1st
Vice Commander
Dave Lockhart 2nd
Vice Commander
Art Knorr Treasurer
Don Brookley Sgt-At-Arms
Tom Fish APPOINTED: Chaplain
Bob Burlingham Adjutant
John F. Desautels Historian
Bill McBride Service
Officer
Bob Mitchell Judge
Advocate
Bob Dyer Department
Housing Officer
Elijah Dowen Membership
Don Miller Jr. Family
Support Coordinator
Bob Mitchell MOTION
made by Jerry Wells close Nominations and 2nd Bob Dyer.
MOTION CARRIED MOTION
made by Bob Dyer that the Adjutant cast one ballot for entire slate 2nd
by Jerry Wells. MOTION CARRIED NOMINATIONS
FOR DELEGATES: Post
#70
Jerry Wells, Elijah Down Post
#91
Bill McBride Post
#278
Don Miller Jr., Maggie Kochersberger, Bob Burlingham Post
#490
Don Brookley Post
#1450
Bob Dyer, Pete Carlin, John F. Desautels, Leo Brady, John Lepine,
Post
#1644
Mike Garland, Richard Shields ALTERNATES: Post
#278
Art Knorr Post
#1450
Tom Reilly MOTION
nominations of delegates and alternates be close for the Department Convention
Bob Dyer 2nd Tom Reilly MOTION CARRIED MOTION
that treasurer write a check for $10.00 per delegate for a total of $140.00
for Department Convention Jerry Wells 2nd Don Brookley MOTION
CARRIED MOTION
that if alternates show up on the floor the county treasurer will reimburse
their $10.00 Jerry Wells 2nd Ed Eggleston MOTION CARRIED Swearing
in of the new Saratoga County Legion officers for 2009-2010 done by Bob Dyer Distinguished
Guest- 4th District 1st Vice Commander Maggie
Kochersberger and Past Department President Pat Dyer Membership
cards distributed to Post present all others was to be hand carried to post. Credentials:
JOHN F. DESAUTELS
Certification of Service Records and Consolidation Reports not all
turned into Adjutant send ASAP Deceased
– BOB BURLINGHAN-ORAL REPORT 10
members passed since May meeting. Total
42 since January 2009 Next
meetings same schedule as in the pass. 50/50-
won by Dave Lockhart $22.00 and $23.00 to county
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Good
of the Legion: ORAL REPORT Bill
McBride gave a thank you speech for the past 3 years he served as Commander Next
meeting to be held on September 2, 2009 at Mohican Post #553, 29 First St., S.
Glens Falls, NY. Dinner will be at 7:00 PM, meeting at 8:00 PM. Chaplain
led us in a memorial service for departed members. Meeting
adjourned at 9:30 PM Minutes
recorded and respectively submitted by:
JOHN F. DESAUTELS
Saratoga County Adjutant
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