NCBF Board Meeting

November 15, 2005

Location: The Nations Capitol Bass Federation (NCBF) meeting will be held at the Trinity United Methodist Church . The Church is located at the corner of Germantown Road and Clopper Road in Germantown , Maryland .

Call to Order:  The meeting was called to order at 7:15 pm .

Roll Call:  Executive Board members and others in attendance: Chuck Walker, Chuck Hartzman, Bo Curry, Jim Kline, John Sisson, Nate Routzahn, Danny Shanz.

Treasurer’s Report: Current balance is $4507.21. There are no outstanding payments to be made. Status of the IRS situation: No response back yet from the IRS, but Jim will continue to contact them and keep the Board informed.

Old Business

2006 Ballot: The ballots have been mailed to all active members. The ballots are due back to the Secretary on December 31, 2005 and counted at the Membership meeting in January, 2006.

Proposed Changes: The proposal(s) to increase the annual dues; to set a standard non-boater fee; and require Angler of the Year candidates to fish all Qualifier tournaments have been voted upon and have passed by the voting membership. The results are:

Dues increase: Votes 27. Yes 27. No 0. (NOTE: 34% of members voted).

Set Non Boater Fee: Votes 27. Yes 26. No 1. (NOTE: 11 Non boaters voted yes 42%)

AOY: Votes 25. Yes 19. No 6.

 

The President will prepare Standing rules to cover these issues for presentation at the January meeting.

Banner: Discuss purchasing a new banner or paint the trailer. Bo will look into this and report back.

2005 Participation Roster: The “final” Participation Roster is completed with only the December meeting to be added to it. After that, the 2006 NCBF State Team will be formed and announced. 

New Business

Open Team Tournament: The discussion at the Membership meeting last month recommended having “two Open Team Tournaments” in 2006, one in the spring and another one in the fall. The recommendation was to also lower the entry fee to either $100 or $150 per team plus lunker fee.

New Projects: Here are the proposed “official projects” for 2006

Timonium Bass Expo Trout Pond - January 12th -15th. (Approved)

            The Fishing School – Around August 5th. (Tabled until further info received)   

Membership Meeting in January 2006: The normal Membership Meeting date is on the 2nd Sunday, January 8th. The President will be at the Nationals in Florida , from January 7th through the 15th. The Timonium Bass Expo is January 12th through the 15th. It is recommended the NCBF hold this meeting on the 22nd at the Academy. (Approved)

2005 Participation Roster: Chuck Hartzman has developed a roster of participating members to be posted on the website. Tim Cameron has developed the 2005 State Team standings as of Sunday, August 14th. The two sets of records will be merged to establish a final 2006 State Team before the December Executive Board meeting.

Tournament Schedule 2006: John Sisson prepared a calendar of national and local tournaments for 2006. That list has been forwarded to both Vice Presidents for development and review.

Upcoming Important Dates:

            Federation Nationals: January 12th through the 15th   ( Florida )

            Classic: February 24th through the 27th    ( Florida )

Mid Atlantic Regional:  New Jersey will host in September 2006. The NCBF will host this tournament in 2013.

Bassmaster University : All Federation Officers can attend free. Call Chuck @ 301-977-5282. The event will be February 11th & 12th near Bass Pro Shops.

            Federation Slots (Amateurs) CITGO Tour: Same rules as in 2005. No changes.

Women’s Bassmaster Tour: 2006 will have 5 tour events scheduled with the championship in 2007.

NCBF Website: The website is being maintained and updated by Alan Mullis.

Miscellaneous:  The new NCBF hats and federation patches are now available for sale. They come in three different color styles and are available at meetings, tournaments or by calling Chuck Walker at (301) 977-5282 or ncbfchuckwalker@earthlink.net.

 Shirts & Logos: For all your NCBF clothing, including tournament shirts, hats, jackets or just about anything else clothing related contact Becky Sisson @ 301-774-4503 or email her at stitchnstuff@aol.com

Schedule 2005 & 2006: This is our current schedule. Projects will be added with Board approval.

December 20th (Tuesday): ( 7 pm ) NCBF Executive Board meeting at the church.

January 22nd (Sunday): Membership/Presidents Meeting ( 10 am ) at the Montgomery County Training Academy . (New Date).

February 21st (Tuesday): ( 7 pm ) NCBF Executive Board meeting at the church.

March 21st (Tuesday): ( 7 pm ) NCBF Executive Board meeting at the church.

April 9th (Sunday): Membership/Presidents Meeting ( 10 am ) at the Montgomery County Training Academy .  

May 16th (Tuesday): ( 7 pm ) NCBF Executive Board meeting at the church.

June 20th (Tuesday): ( 7 pm ) NCBF Executive Board meeting at the church.

July 9th (Sunday): Membership/Presidents Meeting ( 10 am ) at the Montgomery County Training Academy .  

August 15th (Tuesday): ( 7 pm ) NCBF Executive Board meeting at the church.

September 19th (Tuesday):  ( 7 pm ) NCBF Board meeting at the church.       

October 8th (Sunday): Membership/Presidents Meeting ( 10 am ) at the Montgomery County Training Academy .

November 21st (Tuesday): ( 7 pm ) NCBF Board meeting at the church.

December 19th (Tuesday): ( 7 pm ) NCBF Executive Board meeting at the church.

 

Next Meeting: The next scheduled Executive Board meeting is Tuesday, December 20th at 7 pm .

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm .

Respectfully submitted,

Chuck Hartzman

NCBF Secretary