MINUTES OF THE FTR
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
A meeting of the Florida Trail Riders General Membership was called
to order at approximately 1:20 PM on August 21, 2004 at the Hilton Walt
Disney World Resort, 1751 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
The President determined a quorum was present.
I. Reports of officers and committees
The Treasurer Report was given by Allen Pearce, FTR Treasurer. He reported
that the general fund for the FTR is losing money and a detailed review
of spending has shown that we are running as lean as we can. As a result,
the Board voted to raise the membership dues effective March 1, 2005.
The President’s Update was given by Randy Faul, FTR President.
He provided a report on the success of the first official FTR Family
Fun Run held earlier this month. He highlighted improvements in preventing
pit riding and having a safe environment for people to enjoy with plenty
of riding time.
The Membership Committee Update was given by Jim Wilder, FTR Secretary.
He provided an update on our efforts to reach out to non-competition
riders who can help the FTR as a voice for getting riding areas established
across the state.
The Hare Scrambles Report was give by Mike Preslar, H/S Chairman. He
explained that several rule changes have been approved and are coming
out for the new season, asking everyone to be ready for these changes
to the schedule and classes. He asked the general membership to be aware
of unsafe behavior such as pit riding. He also asked that we be more
aware of the sound issues to prevent riding areas from being lost due
to loud exhaust.
The Enduro report was given by Sam Mento, Enduro Chairman. He announced
Chris Hill as the new scorekeeper and Dave Wildner as the new referee
for the series.
The Land Use Committee Report was given by Jack Terrell, Land Use Committee
Chairman. Anyone who can make it was asked to attend the September 13th
meeting in St Lucie County to support the proposal for an OHV park in
that county.
II. Unfinished business
None
III. New Business
The following proposed changes to the Constitution were accepted by
the Board at the last meeting, published in the FTR magazine, and received
final Board approval before submitting to General Membership. A two thirds
vote was required to pass. The following is the results of the General
Member vote to ratify these proposed changes:
Mike moved we change Page 5 Constitution Changes, Chapter 1, Article
XIV, Section I-E Sanctions, paragraph 4. The change is from $500,000
to $1,000,000. The motion passed.
Mike moved we change Page 7 Chapter II Definitions. “Division” changes
to read: “A, B, and C”. “Class” changes to read: “ A
riders Ability, Age, Equipment, or Sex grouping”. Add to definition: “Officials – All
elected Officers, Committee Chairmen, Scorekeepers, and Referees”.
The motion passed.
Mike moved we change Page 10 Chapter II H Fees 4. Change the sentence
beginning “At Hare Scrambles…” to read “At Hare
Scrambles an additional fee of $3 per rider will be collected for a fund
to update, maintain, and staff the electronic scoring and signup equipment.
The motion passed.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 2:00 PM.
Jim Wilder
Secretary, Florida Trail Riders |