Board Meeting Minutes of the 

Iowa Hunter Education Instructor Association

August 14, 2010 - Sportsman's Warehouse

 IHEIA Quarterly Meeting Minutes

 

  Minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Iowa Hunter Education Instructor Association held on August 14, 2010 .

 

  The meeting was called to order by the Association President Bill Sterner at 1010 A.M.  Those present were John Sears, Jim Onorato, Laura Bishop, Scott Wilson, Steve Haupert, Jim Bosier, Don Loops, Dale Pike, Megan Wisecup and Donise Grygierczyk.

 

  Motion to accept the minutes of the annual meeting on June 26, 2010 was made by Don Loops and seconded by Scott Wilson, motion carried.

 

  Sterner opened discussion on a future method to approve minutes in a timelier manner.  It was decided that the Secretary would prepare the minutes ASAP and promulgate them to the board for review and comments.  Once reviewed and comments are made he/she would info all in the final product. 

 

  Financial Report: 

    All accounts have been set up with the US Bank.  Discussion followed on whether or not the accounts should be audited annually or not.  Consensus of those present was that as long as an accurate account of transactions is maintained, and the statement agrees with the running balance, an audit would be necessary only at the end of each treasurer’s administration.  Motion to accept the financial report as submitted was made by Dale Pike, seconded by Scott Wilson, motion carried.  Checking account balance as of July 30, 2010 was $9,333.28.  Income from the annual banquet after expenses was $3,764.50.

 

  Old Business:

    Print contract with Marie Sukup will be reviewed by Sterner and results promulgated via E-mail.  Much discussion was made on how to market the prints to members and the public.  Wilson suggested a Quartermaster position be established to handle all items the association offers for sale, but no action was taken on this suggestion.

 

    Donise addressed the Board on the following subjects associated with the DNR; State Fair, Outdoor Expo for kids and families, September is Hunter Education Safety month as per the Governor’s Proclamation, OTRATS bug has been fixed, YHEC dates for 2011 will be June 10-12, use of lead free ammunition, and the filling of the District 3 RSO position.

   

    The board discussed the Shotgun Instructor Certification Course offered through NRA, which will be taught by Wilson .  If interested contact Wilson or any board member. No date was set as sufficient interest has not been indicated.  RSO class by DNR still to be determined.  

 

    Board members were reminded that items for the newsletter, being prepared through the DNR, must be submitted NLT August 22, 2010 to Donise.

 

  New Business:

 

     Megan addressed the board to propose that the next IHEIA annual banquet be combined with a one day DNR training academy as a way to stimulate attendance at both events. It was suggested that the training academy might have a negative effect on attendance by some spouses. After some discussion it was decided that, if some form of appropriate pastime could be provided during the training academy, the combination of the two events could be beneficial. The board discussed several perspective dates for the event, and the DNR will look further into an appropriate subject for the academy and a site to hold the combined events

    

  The following are perspective dates for future meetings of the IHEIA board. Confirmation of these dates have been verified for the Sportsman's Warehouse:

 

      November 13, 2010      January 22, 2011       April 2, 2011      Annual Meeting (TBA)

   

  Moved by Pike and seconded by Haupert to support the following groups with a monetary donations:

 

       YHEC                                                             - $500.00

       Outdoor Journey for Girls                            - $300.00

       BOW                                                               - $125.00

       Hunt of a Life Time                                       - $100.00

       Hunting and Conservation Camp for Boys   - $300.00

 

Motion Carried

 

  The board discussed the suitability of several items as a grand prize for our annual fund raising raffle.

 

New RSO for District 3:  Marlowe Wilson  -  This will fill all 6 of the RSO Districts.

  New District 4 rep is Bruce Bindewald, Ph 563-359-7954, E-Mail BruceB@netexpress.net; as Dale Pike resigned as District 4 Rep.

     

  Sterner will prepare a receipt form for donations.

 

  Donise is still working on Policy and Procedure Manual.

 

  The association received the following correspondence;  

 

    1. Thank you from the DNR for a successful partnership and outstanding cooperation.

 

    2. Thank you from Tony Hunolt for his selection to receive the association’s Sonny Satre award.

 

     Appointment of a Banquet committee was tabled until we have further details about the location of the next banquet.

 

MEMBESHIP:

 

   90 paid members as of August 14, 2010

   21 Life members

 

A motion to adjourn was made by Loops, seconded by Wilson-passed.  Adjourned at 1:15 P. M.

 

 

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        MEETING DATES REMAINING FOR 2010-2011.

                      10:00AM      Sportsman's Warehouse      Ankeny, Iowa  

              November 13, 2010      January 22, 2011       April 2, 2011      Annual Meeting (TBA) 

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        As with all of our meetings the agenda is open. If any member has a desire to interject a comment 
        or question please feel free to do so at any time.  We’re always open to input that may improve the 
        way our organization is run.  Even negative comments are appreciated, as they can show us areas 
        in which we need to improve.  

   

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