Meeting Minutes, May 11th

Meeting minutes, approve
W0BM second

Treasurer’s report: Received.

Checking:
Opening Balance: $ 8,913.23
Credits
Dues: $ 30.00
PayPal Dues: $ 90.00
Raffle:
IBM:
United Way:
Amazon:
Donation:
Education:
ARRL:
Debits:
RPU: $ 51.26
Meeting Food
Paypal charges $ 2.88
Field Day:
Pic-nic
Equipment
Tower Lease
Insurance
Web Domain
Postage
Closing Balance: $ 8,979.09

Savings:
Opening Balance: $ 4,821.45
Credits
Interest: $ 0.04
Closing Balance: $ 4,821.49

Total: $ 13,800.58

Tech committee:
KA0MYG: Nothing new with Tech committee

ARES:
W0STV: Some Zoom meetings with district, little interest. 4th Wednesday at 7PM
ARES Connect will be discontinued.
MedAres getting up and running, need inside person.
Elmer’s Net and Digital net, join us!
AB0BW: Goodhue EC wants to step down, many looking to step in to that role.

Contesting: Quiet time in May, see contest pages.

Public Service:
Sept 11th, Med City Marathon
Scheels’ Healthy Human Race
RochesterFest Parade
Mayo Bounce Day

Field Day (W0STV)
At Pat Cahill’s, 2A, using crank-up towers.
Portable toilets ordered. Food TBD
Week before: Inventory
Sticking with Icom radios lets us swap/sanitize mics.

Education: Possible class in May (K0RGR)

Old Business: None.

New Business:
Officer’s meeting: Promote free memberships to newly-licensed people? Olmsted-county

W0BM: If you are a newly licensed HAM in Olmsted or immediately surrounding counties, and if you had an interest in RARC, we’ll provide a free membership for the first year. W0STV Seconded. Motion passed.

Introductions and meeting close ~7PM