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8/31/04

 

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

 
             
             
 
 
     

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