Reported 8 June 2012 by Peter Holtham
VK4COZ
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Welcome to the AGM Minutes of the Brisbane Amateur Radio Club 2012
BRISBANE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 8 June 2012
The meeting was opened at 7.35 pm by the President, Kevin VK4WA. Ten members and
one guest were in attendance, as listed in the attendance book.
Apologies
Nil
Minutes
The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the Secretary who moved they be
accepted as a true record, second Kevin, VK4ZR, and approved. .
Business Arising
Col, VK4ACG reported that the VHF group have the loan of a repeater. .
Treasurers Report
The Treasurer, Les, VK4SO, presented his report for the financial year and moved that it
report be accepted, seconded Kevin, VK4ZR, and approved. .
The President then declared all positions open and called for nominations, noting that he
did not wish to serve as President for the coming year. The following were elected to serve
until May 2013: .
President: Kevin, VK4ZR.
Vice-President: Kevin, VK4WA.
Secretary: Peter, VK4COZ.
Assistant Secretary: Keith, VK4XAK.
Treasurer: Les, VK4SO.
Librarian: Peter, VK4COZ.
BARCFest Organiser: by committee, membership to be constituted by the end of this
year, to meet in January 2013 to start the organisational process. Les, VK4SO again noted
he wanted a much reduced role in future. .
Newsletter: This was left open, Kevin VK4ZR noted that an older style newsletter perhaps
bi-monthly is needed. .
Repeater Manager: to be decided. The repeater will be re-sited at the Rochedale meeting
rooms. .
Net Controllers: 2m Les, VK4SO; 10m Bill, VK4TWS.
Providor: Jim, VK4HJK.
It was noted that Frank Barker's tower is still available for collection, and there are HF
antennas elsewhere for collection. .
There being no further business, the meeting closed at 8.10 pm.
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K. Dibble (President) .
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P. Holtham (Hon Secretary) .
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L. Parker (Hon Treasurer) .
— Peter Holtham
VK4COZ
8 June 2012
Reported 22 June 2012 by Peter Holtham
VK4COZ
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Welcome to the Minutes of the Business Meeting for June 2012
Brisbane Amateur Radio Club Business Meeting Minutes for June 2012
BRISBANE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
BUSINESS MEETING 22 June 2012
The meeting was opened at 7:30pm by the President VK4ZR. Nine members were present as per the attendance book.
Apologies
Kevin, VK4WA; Frank, VK4XK.
Minutes
The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the Secretary, who moved they be accepted as a true record, seconded Jim, VK4HJK, and approved. .
Business Arising
The agreement with the Scouts for the hire of the hall has now been received and the President read out the important details. .
Rent is $600 p.a through until the end of 2013, with the initial $300 for the remainder of 2012 due by August. Three months notice to quit to be given by either party.
We can use the rooms on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month from 1830 - 2300, and on Saturday afternoons by agreement. .
The Scouts will provide lockable facilities, however all of our gear is our responsibility. Two keys will be provided on a $20 deposit for each. .
The Scouts expect us to assist with relevant scouting activities such as JOTA and provide labour for working bees from time to time. .
The President proposed that the hire agreement be approved, seconded by Keith, VK4XAK, and
approved unanimously. .
Financial Report
The Treasurer tabled his report. The opening balance at 1st June was $6511.84. Income was $2637.00. .
Expenses were $453.00 with an expected $250 refund from the Barcfest bond, the balance at the
meeting date was $8945.84. .
The Treasurer moved that his report be accepted, seconded Jim, VK4HJK and approved. .
The Treasurer noted that the approximate annual running expenses of the club were $1500. Despite thenumber of Barcfest attendees being down, a profit of $2200 was made. .
The Treasurer noted that it would be more convenient to have the President as an additional signatoryto the club's bank account. .
The Secretary moved that the President VK4ZR be added to the list of signatories, seconded Jim,
VK4HJK and approved unanimously. .
Reports
10m Net Bill, VK4TWS, reported the net is running well, although more check-ins would bebetter. .
2m Net Les, VK4SO, reported on lower check-in numbers recently on 2m or 70cm. Hopefully
the 70cm repeater will be back on air very soon from the club rooms. .
General Business
The clubs PO Box will be moved from Annerley to Upper Mount Gravatt, making it more convenient to use. Mail will be redirected from the old box number. We will also have to change all usages of our old address on licences etc. We will delay submitting the annual report to the Office of Fair Trading until we have the new box number. .
The President gave a general report after his first two weeks in office. He thanked all who have helped with the move to the new location, especially Bill, VK4TWS, who has donated considerable time and materials to the moving effort. Bill has created an 8' by 8' lockable storage room downstairs in the.
Scout den and also fitted a mounting shelf for the club's 70cm repeater in the kitchen, for which the
members showed their appreciation in the usual manner. .
The President thanked Frank, VK4KFB, for his donation of a two-section tower to the club. It has been moved to the clubrooms and will be erected as soon as possible. The club has provided Frank with a 70cm yagi in appreciation of his donation. .
The President reported that he had picked up the 70cm repeater antenna from VK4WA's QTH and it will be mounted at the Scout hut very soon. The bracket is in place on one of the roof trusses.
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The President read out his list of proposals to develop the club, and will email/mail it to all members for their consideration and input. .
There being no further business, the meeting was closed at 8.25 pm. .
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K. Dibble (President) .
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P. Holtham (Hon Secretary) .
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L. Parker (Hon Treasurer) .
— Peter Holtham
VK4COZ
22 June 2012
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