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Dorothy K6DSO, SBARC’s outgoing secretary and Tom N6YX, SBARC chief financial officer, oversaw the election on November 17, 2017 under flashlights during an SCE planned power outage scheduled during our regular Friday-night meeting time.
Despite the scheduled power outage at our meeting place, we were able to successfully conduct the SBARC election for the 2018 Board of Directors under portable, generator-powered lights. All of the nominated candidates were approved by the voting membership.
Members shared their own projects and experiments during “Homebrew Night” at the November General Club Meeting.
2018 Executive Committee
President and Chief Executive Officer: Brian Milburn, K6BPM
Chief Financial Officer: Tom Saunders, N6YX
Secretary: Wayne Beckman, AF6GX
2018 Directors At Large
Director At Large: Ken Alker, KA6KEN
Director At Large: Theo Howe, KK6YYZ
Director At Large: Levi Maaia, K6LCM
Director At Large: Michael Taylor, K6RQV
Two referendum items were also on the ballot. Results for those ballot questions are as follows:
#1 Raise the annual dues from $24 per year to $35 per year: APPROVED.
#2 Amend bylaws to allow Board of Directors to set annual membership dues. NOT APPROVED.
The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.
We had another good net tonight with 10 check-ins plus net control, Frank, K6FLD and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:
Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions will arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week and join in with questions and /or answers to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.
It’s that time of year again. It is time to elect your board of directors for 2018. We also have two other items to vote on, so we hope to have a good turnout this year.
Not only will we be conducting the election, the November meeting is also traditionally been Homebrew Night. We invite everyone to bring a something you have built, or a project in progress, to show, demonstrate, and tell your ham friends about. Homebrew is what being a ham is all about! Anyone can go buy a radio, antenna or other accessory, but to many hams, building their own gear is much more fun and rewarding. So bring something (or a lot of things) because we’re all interested in seeing what you’re up to!
The official SBARC ballot is available by clicking here. We hope you can make it to the meeting, but if you can’t for some reason, we still hope you will cast your vote by absentee ballot. We are trying to make the procedure for casting absentee ballots easier this year, so here is the procedure:
Please note, if you are submitting your absentee ballot by email, it must be received by 11:59 PM on November 16, 2017.
Of course, you can also send it by regular mail to the address below. Please make sure your ballot is received by November 16th.
Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Post Office Box 3907
Santa Barbara, CA 93130-3907
We hope to see you all at the meeting!
Post expires at 9:00pm on Friday November 17th, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.
The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.
We had another good net tonight with 9 check-ins plus net control, Brian, K6BPM and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:
Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions will arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week and join in with questions and /or answers to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.
Our club meeting this month will have two parts. At the November meeting we will hold our annual elections to elect board members and officers 2018. The nominating committee will present it’s slate of nominations for these positions and we will officially open floor nominations from the membership at large. There are a couple of other issues on the ballot as well, and we’ll discuss these, hear opposing views, and hold a question and answer session to make sure everyone understands the issues that will be before membership in November.
The second part of the meeting will be a hands-on demonstration on using DMR radios. We have previously had presentations on a general overview of DMR, programming radios, and now it’s time to learn how to operate. Many of our members have purchased excellent TYT MD-380 DMR radios and have them programmed and ready to go. DMR is quite a bit different than using normal ham FM radios, and there are a lot of features available. We’ll talk about using the menu options as well as all of the advanced features and explain all the interesting things you can do with DMR. So if you have a DMR radio, bring it to the meeting with you so you can follow along!
SBARC General Club Meetings are held at the Goleta Union School District, 401 N. Fairview Ave. in Goleta, right across the street from the Goleta Library. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the meeting starts at 7:30 PM. Put the date on your calendar and bring a guest!
Post expires at 11:00pm on Friday October 20th, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.
At the General Club Meeting on November 17, 2017, the Club membership will have the opportunity to elect the 2018 SBARC Board of Directors. Members must be in good standing for at least 28 days prior to the election in order to be eligible to vote. Expired memberships may be renewed online or in person at the General Club Meeting this Friday, October 20, 2017.
The SBARC Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate of nominees for consideration by the membership. Additional nominations may be made from the floor by any member in good standing at the October 20th General Club Meeting and prior to the election at the November 17th General Club Meeting.
Nominees for the Executive Committee
These candidates are presently running unopposed. (i) = incumbent candidate
President and Chief Executive Officer: Brian Milburn, K6BPM (i)
Chief Financial Officer: Tom Saunders, N6YX (i)
Secretary: Wayne Beckman, AF6GX
Nominees for Director At Large
Members may vote for up to 4 directors.
These candidates are presently running unopposed. (i) = incumbent candidate
Director At Large: Ken Alker, KA6KEN
Director At Large: Theo Howe, KK6YYZ (i)
Director At Large: Levi Maaia, K6LCM (i)
Director At Large: Michael Taylor, K6RQV (i)
Submitted to the membership by this duly appointed
Nominating Committee in accordance with the SBARC Bylaws:
Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM
Michael Taylor, K6RQV
We will be conducting a special vote at the SBARC General Club Meeting on November 17, 2017 on a proposed change to the SBARC bylaws.
Background:
After much discussion, the Board of Directors is recommending that we raise the annual club dues from $24.00 to $35.00. The dues have not been raised in over 16 years, and the modest increase we are recommending helps us keep our revenues more in line with current expenses. At our current membership levels, the $11.00 increase will provide approximately $1600 per year in additional revenue for the club. Over the past 16 years, costs for things like insurance, vehicle maintenance, infrastructure maintenance, etc. have risen, and the dues increase will help us prevent having to dip into the club’s reserves for regular expenses. This averages out to be a 91¢ per month increase per member. Most other clubs have significantly higher dues than ours.
Reason for bylaws change:
The current bylaws require a vote by the membership on any dues increase. We feel that any adjustments in the dues amount should be a function of the Board of Directors. The Board spends many hours over the course of a year discussing and implementing cost cutting policies, and we endeavor to be responsible custodians of the club’s finances.
Under the current reading of the bylaws, any adjustment in the annual dues amount could be decided by a very small number of members. It is not unusual to have meetings with a total attendance of 25 or less. That means at a meeting where a vote is taken, any proposal could be decided with a majority decision of 13 members or less. This could be unhealthy for the club as it could prevent a dues increase of even $1.00 that may be needed to ensure we can pay our regular fixed expenses.
Proposal:
The current bylaws can be read in their entirety at http://sbarc.org/documents/bylaws.pdf.
The Board of Directors proposes to eliminate the following paragraph in Section 2:
(a) The amount of dues shall be set by the Board of Directors and shall take effect when confirmed by a majority of voting members present at a regular meeting. Prior to said meeting, the Board shall cause a notice of such dues vote to be sent to each member of record at least one week in advance of said meeting.
And replace it with this paragraph:
(a) The amount of dues shall be set by the Board of Directors. In the event that the Board recommends that the dues should be adjusted, the Board shall cause notice of such change to be sent electronically or by mail to each member of record at least twenty-five (25) days prior to the next scheduled meeting of Board. Members will be allowed to submit their arguments or recommendations electronically, by mail, or in person for consideration before the final vote is taken by the Board. Any such change shall take effect at the Board’s discretion, but no sooner than 30 days after its adoption.
Best regards,
Brian Milburn, President
Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Post expires at 9:00pm on Friday November 17th, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.
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Post expires at 10:06am on Thursday October 12th, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.
