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Minutes of the 28th NCOWS Territorial Congress February 16, 2007 Mid-America Center - Council Bluffs, Iowa
Marshal Scott called the meeting to order, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 2007.
Present: Territorial Senators; Jim Boeke, Rob Brannon, Jack Bursovsky, Chad Carpenter, Robert Chenault, John Covert, Herb Gindulis, Duane Hartwig, John Irons, Dave Scott, Tracy Thorpe, John Torrence, George Warnick, and Dave Williams. Territorial Representatives; Dennis Alvestad, Kayleen Best, Glenn Burley, Steve Coop, Danny Ellison, Pete Ersland, Dave Howrey, Troy Lytle, Jim Mullins, Dave McFarland, Thomas Spanton, and Mike Tatham.
Present by Proxy: Territorial Representatives Rob Fulcher (Crab Orchard Cowboys), Karen Weber (Cedar Valley Regulators). Territorial Senator George Glenn
Absent: Territorial Senators, None. Territorial Representatives Tom Burman (Palmer Creek Vigilance Committee), George Carr ( Defiance Justice Society)
Guests: Len Abels, James Hunt, Bob Dorian, and others whose names I can’t recall.
Swearing in of new Territorial Senators and Territorial Representatives: James Boeke, Jack Bursovsky, Robert Chenault, Troy Lytle, Tracy Thorpe, and Dave Williams were sworn in.
Election of Officers: Marshal: Dave Scott Deputy: Mike Tatham Judge: John Torrence Secretary: Jack Bursovsky Banker: John Irons Senator Delegate: Rob Brannon Representative Delegate: Steve Coop
It was moved and seconded (Hartwig, Chenault) to approve the minutes of the 27th NCOWS Territorial Congress with corrections. Motion carries unanimously.
Banker’s Report: Banker John Irons gave a full financial report on 2006 and a YTD report summary up to February 11 2007. It was moved and seconded (Bursovsky, Chenault) to approve the report as submitted. Motion carries unanimously.
Other Officers’ Report: Marshal Dave Scott recognized Danny Ellison, John Covert, and Dennis Alvestad for their service as NCOWS Officers for 2006.
Bob Dorian, a member of the Financial Review Committee reported that an audit of the financial records had been completed and that no abnormalities were found. It was moved and seconded (Hartwig,Chenault) approve the report as read. Motion carries unanimously.
Secretary Jack Bursovsky reported the current membership numbers as 999 members as of February 11, 2007.
Marshal Dave Scott reported that problems with “The Shootist” were being addressed.
Old Business: It was moved and seconded (Torrence, Brannon) to approve the definition of a NCOWS approved holster as the following. “No belt holster shall be lined with metal, plastic, or any non-leather material to make it easier to extract or re-holster revolver. Cloth Lining shall be acceptable. No holster shall be lower than the leading, forward edge of the trigger guard in the trigger area and no lower than the midpoint of the trigger guard over the cylinder or at the leading edge of the holster. Holster shall be attached to belt by a loop over the entire belt, i.e., no slotted belt (buscadero rigs). No holster may be tied to the leg.” Motion carries unanimously.
It was moved and seconded (Bursovsky, Chenault) to take from the table a motion to establish a National Congress of Old West Shootists Scholarship as follows. The National Congress of Old West Shootists Scholarship consists of a $1,000.00 yearly stipend, renewable upon application for a second year, and is open to all NCOWS members or dependants of any NCOWS member (except that members of the Territorial Congress and their dependents and members of the Scholarship Committee and their dependents will not be eligible) who are or who have been accepted as a student in good standing at any accredited institution of higher learning. First-year undergraduate applicants must demonstrate significant academic achievement on the secondary level (a high school diploma with an overall grade point average of 2.33, or a GED or the equivalent); second-year undergraduates must have an overall grade point average of 2.33 (on a 4.00 scale, where 4.00 is an “A”); upper-level undergraduates must have a declared major with a minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in the major and an overall grade point average of 2.33. Graduate students entering their first year of graduate study must have completed their undergraduate degree with a minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in the major and an overall grade point average of 2.33. Continuing graduate students must have a minimum grade point of 3.33 in their major and 3.00 overall. Preference will be given to students whose declared major or area of study can be shown to have a significant relationship to that period of United States history commonly known as The Old West (a major in history or related area is preferred) and/or to the sport of Western Action Shooting as practiced by The National Congress of Old West Shootists. The scholarship may be used for any approved academic expense; e.g. tuition, room and board, books, supplies, and/or research. (The applicant must secure the approval of the NCOWS Scholarship Committee for any expense other than tuition.). There will be a maximum of two scholarships (or renewals thereof) granted each academic year. In the case that a scholarship is not granted in any given year, the money for that year will be placed in a special scholarship fund and held for future use. The intent is that NCOWS guarantees a total of $2,000.00 in scholarship funds per academic year. If, say, only $1,000.00 is awarded in a given year, the remaining $1,000.00 for that year will be placed into the special scholarship fund and saved for future use, such use to be determined by the Scholarship Committee. The NCOWS Scholarship Committee shall consist of three NCOWS members to be appointed by the Marshal with the concurrence of the Executive Committee and/or the Territorial Congress. The Scholarship Committee shall have final say in the granting and continuance of the NCOWS Scholarships. Application forms for the annual NCOWS Scholarships will include the usual biographical information as well as a statement of purpose by the applicant, and must be accompanied by evidence of successful academic achievement (academic transcripts) and at least two letters of recommendation. Scholarship applications and all accompanying materials should be in the hands of the Scholarship Committee by 1 July of any given year. (For example, applications for the 2007/2008 academic year must be in As far as the Main Match Safety Committee Report, after the brief report provided to the Marshal was read, some members of the Safety Committee, present at the Convention, reported there had been problems with communication and therefore universal involvement in the process. The Marshal indicated he would contact all parties involved and see if the problems could be rectified. If not, the Marshal indicated a new Safety Committee would be appointed. The new report from this committee will be presented at the Summer Congress meeting.
It was moved and seconded (Irons, Tatham) to set the proposed Long Range and Reenactment guidelines for review and approval at the 29th Congress session. Motion carries unanimously.
It was moved and seconded (Chenault, Ersland) to postpone action on a review on the Main Match safety items until a review is completed by all members of the Main Match Committee. Motion carries unanimously.
New Business:
Item A:
It was moved and seconded, (Tatham, Bursovsky)
to
amend Bylaw 7-1 to read: 7-1: Authenticity:
It is the responsibility of the individual to document the
authenticity of all items of apparel, accouterments, and firearms
Item B: It was moved and seconded (Gindulis,
Williams) to amend Bylaw 7-2 to read:
(shaded areas below are existing bylaw wording. Proposed changes are underlined
(new) or crossed out (removed). 7-2: Authenticity:
No modern (post 1899) firearms will be allowed
unless they are authentic reproductions of traditional firearms or very markedly
resemble traditional firearms.
Traditional firearms are defined as those
Item C: Amend Bylaw 10-1 by adding the following shooting class. “Range Detective” Shooter uses two revolvers and an approved rifle. Smokeless or Black Powder may be used. Shooter shoots the same course of fire as other classes minus the shotgun or pocket pistol where applied. Shooter may shoot Duelist or Shootist (two handed). Withdrawn
Item D: It was moved and seconded (Williams, Hartwig) to amend Bylaw 3-2 to read: (shaded areas below are existing bylaw wording. Proposed changes are underlined (new) or crossed out(removed). 3-2:Governance: Any Territorial Senator or Representative who cannot attend a Territorial Congress must notify the NCOWS office or the Marshal either with the name of the NCOWS member who will be attending in his/her place (votes will be recorded as "<X> voting for <Y>") or by providing his/her written proxy to a Territorial Senator or Representative. Proxies may be general or specific in nature. Proxy votes of "Abstain" will be permitted for any/all agenda items. A separate proxy must be sent for each Territorial Congress Meeting that can not be attended, ie. No permanent proxies will be allowed. Any Territorial Senator or Representative who fails to fulfill their duties as proscribed in this paragraph shall be removed from office and may not run for re-election for a period of three (3) years. Action taken by this By-law may be rescinded at next Territorial Congress Meeting by 2/3 vote of Congress present. Motion carries unanimously.
Item E: Amend Bylaw 10-1 by dividing Men and Women’s Working Class Cowboy into separate classes. Men and Women’s Working Class Cowboy Shootist and Men and Women’s Working Class Cowboy Duelist. Shooter uses one pistol and one pistol caliber rifle. Smokeless or Black Powder cartridges may be used. No gun carts are to be used at any time. Pistol may be fired two-handed in Working Class Cowboy Shootist. Pistol must be fired one-handed in Working Class Cowboy Duelist. Item dies due to lack of second.
Item E-1: It was moved and seconded (Williams, Coop) to amend Bylaw 10-1 by adding the following classes. Junior Boys Working Cowboy and Junior Girls Working Cowboy. Motion fails unanimously.
Item F: It was moved and seconded (Carpenter, Hartwig) to adopt a one year moratorium on by-law changes unless proposals are submitted by members accompanied by a petition signed by 50 or more members with 2 or more years continuous membership in NCOWS. If adopted this will take effect on Feb.17th, 2007, and will be in effect for the following Congress meetings; 2007 Summer Territorial Congress meeting and the NCOWS Convention Territorial Congress meeting in 2008. The following items will be excluded from the moratorium; By-law changes for financial business of the organization; Declared emergencies by majority vote at the 2007 Summer Territorial Congress meeting and the NCOWS Convention Territorial Congress meeting in 2008; Current Approved and Disapproved lists for firearms, clothing and accouterments; Safety rules and regulations for live ammunition shoots and blank ammunition reenactments. Voting--Yes: Alvestad, Carpenter, Thorpe (3) Voting-- No: Best, Boeke, Brannon, Burley, Bursovsky, Chenault, Coop, Covert, Ellison, Ersland, (Scott for Fulcher), Gindulis, (Williams for Glenn), Hartwig, Irons, Lytle, Mullins, McFarland, Scott, Spanton, Tatham, Torrence, Warnick, (Paul for Weber), Williams.(25) Motion Fails.
Item G: The insurance reimbursement on the current Posse costs and the new Posse costs were discussed. It was the consensus that nothing be changed as far as reimbursements, at this time. Posses with 100 percent NCOWS membership will continue to be reimbursed in full for a standard policy.
Item H: There was discussion about privacy and our membership list. This discussion was brought on by several requests over the past year to give out members’ names from various states to try and get Posses started. It was reiterated that names and addresses shall not be given out. However, if a person or person is trying to get a Posse started, they may leave their name and contact info with the Secretary or Editor so that if another member or members from the same area want to join a Posse they have someone to contact.
Item I: It was moved and seconded (Chenault, Williams) that the 29th National Congress Of Old West Shootist Territorial Congress Meeting be held July 28 and 29, 2007, at Jim Boeke’s facility in McGregor, IA. Motion carries unanimously.
Item J: It was moved and seconded (Chenault, Tatham) that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carries unanimously. |