2016 Annual Meeting Minutes:

The Annual Meeting of the Montana Cross Country T Association – 2016.

By Jillian Robison

The meeting was held in Thompson Falls, MT on October 9th, 2016.

The meeting was called to order by President Tom Carnegie at 10:21.

Officers, members, and guests present included: Mike Robison, Jillian Robison, Brooke Robison, Lachlan Robison, Heather Robison, Brandon Langel, Doug Langel, Garret Green, Tony Cerovski, Janet Cerovski, Bill Mullins, Russell Hannah, Rick Carnegie, Nan Robison, Tom Carnegie, Jackie Stormo, Mike Stormo, Rick Bonebright, Sonny Bishop, and Gene Carrothers.

There was a discussion about the bylaws and director terms. The floor was opened for nominations for president. Bill Mullins was nominated by Tony C and there was a second. Mike S nominated Rick Carnegie. He declined. Mike S made a motion to cast a unanimous ballot for Bill Mullins as president. It was seconded and passed. Bill Mullins took over as president and conducted the meeting going forward.

The floor was opened for nominations for vice president. Mike S nominated Tom C for vice president. There was a second. Garret G nominated Dennis Powers and there was a second. Rick C moved to cease nominations which was seconded. Tom C was elected as vice president.

The discussions about the bylaws and director terms continued. It was decided that we needed to elect two directors to serve the vacated remaining one year terms of the past president and Treasurer.

The floor was opened for a director position. Garrett G nominated Dennis Powers and it was seconded. Mike R made a motion to cast a unanimous ballot for Dennis Powers as a director. It was seconded and passed.

The floor was opened for the other director position. Tom C nominated Mike Stormo. It was seconded it, but he declined. Sonny B nominated Rick Carnegie. It was seconded. Garrett G nominated Doug Langel. It was seconded. Tom C moved that nominations cease, which was seconded. Rick Carnegie was voted in as the other director.

The treasurer’s report was presented. The income from the 2016 run was $2,515. The expenses were $1,572. The 2016 run netted $943. There is $4,562.75 in the bank account. Sonny B made a motion to approve the treasurer’s report as presented. There was a second and it was approved.

Tom C made a motion to approve the minutes as printed in the newsletter. The motion seconded and passed.

The floor was opened for nominations of locations. All places named were seconded. The list of locations named included: Helena, Missoula, Deer Lodge, Glendive, and Malta. There was a motion and a second to close nominations. There was a show of hands for the locations and the two with the highest votes were put to a vote. Missoula was the winning location.