The Annual Meeting of the Montana Cross Country T Assn – 2012:

The meeting was held in St. Regis, MT on October 14th 2012.
The meeting was called to order by President Mike Stormo at 1:00pm.

Officers, members, and guests present included: Mike Robison, Mark Hutchinson, Mike Stormo, Mike Cuffe, Janet Cerovski, Nan Robison, Heather Hall, Tom Carnegie, Donald Carnegie, Rick Carnegie, Tony Cerovski, Susie Carnegie, and Jillian Robison.

The floor was opened for nominations for president. Mike Cuffe was nominated. There was a motion to cast a unanimous ballot for Mike Cuffe as president. It was seconded and passed.

Mike Cuffe took over as president and conducted the meeting going forward. The floor was opened for nominations for vice president. Mike Stormo was nominated. There was a motion to cast a unanimous ballot for Mike Stormo as vice president. It was seconded and passed.

The floor was opened for nominations for treasurer. Janet Cerovski was nominated. There was a motion to cast a unanimous ballot for Janet Cerovski as treasurer. It was seconded and passed.

The floor was opened for a director position. Garrett Green was nominated. There was a motion to cast a unanimous ballot for Garrett Green as a director. It was seconded and passed.

The floor was opened for a director position. Nan Robison was nominated. There was a motion to cast a unanimous ballot for Nan Robison as a director. It was seconded and passed.

There was a motion to approve the minutes as presented at the meeting and printed in the newsletter. It was seconded and passed.

Old Business:
Tom Carnegie gave a carb committee update. The carb gauges that were supposed to be made by Steve Coniff, but that fell through. Garrett Green has a guy working on them, but they have not come through yet either. There was a question about if the carb gauge was on the website? It is.

New Business:
There was discussion about the location of the 2013 Run. Meghan Carnegie suggested several locations: Choteau, Cutbank, White Sulfur Springs, or Billings. Tom Carnegie suggested Fort Benton. Mike Stormo suggested Three Forks and Hamilton. Tony Cerovski suggested Lewistown. There was lots of discussion about the suggested locations. There was a motion to hold the 2013 run out of Fort Benton. It was seconded and passed.

There was a motion to use Association funds, if needed, for a down payment to reserve the Grand Union Hotel in Fort Benton as the host hotel for the 2013 run. It was seconded and discussed. The motion was passed.

There was a motion to hold the 2013 run out of White Sulfur Springs as a backup if Fort Benton falls through. It was seconded and passed.

There was a motion to hold the 2013 run out of Missoula as a backup if White Sulfur Springs falls through. It was seconded and passed.

There was a motion to hold the 2013 run from June 17th through June 19th, with June 16th as the inspection day.

Janet Cerovski presented a treasurer’s report. There is $3,380.00 in the bank account. The only expense outstanding is the newsletter. For the 2012 run, there was about $1,480 in revenues and $1,300 in expenses. There was a motion to close the post office box in Missoula. It was seconded and passed.

There was a question about if anyone has seen the crimper for the seals. It has been missing since Conrad. Garrett Green sent in an email with some suggestions. Some of Garrett’s concerns are about a working magneto, generators, and E-timers. Someone mentioned that if a person’s mag dies on the run, are they disqualified? Garrett’s email mentioned that someone might be able to change a generator to put out more power. There was a motion (from Garrett’s email) that the ignition system must run a 6 volt DC battery and AC magneto without alterations. If a generator is used, it must be disconnected or cut out while under time. Generator output grounded to protect the generator. It was not seconded. His email noted that there is not a surprise inspection procedure. There was lots of discussion about this fact. The procedure, who can call a surprise inspection, and how it happens were all discussed. There was a motion to add to rule A12 “Any member may initiate an inspection at any time, subject to the majority vote of the directors present.” It was seconded and passed.

Mike Robison asked Mike Cuffe if he wanted Mike to work on t-shirts again this year. He said yes. Jillian Robison asked Mike Cuffe if he wanted Jillian to work on the advertisements that are in the Model T magazines. He said yes. There was some discussion about hats and if the dates should appear on the hats.

Mike Stormo asked if anyone is artistic or has any suggestions for art for the 2013 run. If anyone has ideas, they should contact Mike Stormo at gravelguy54@me.com. There was a motion to adjourn the meeting at 2:11pm. It was seconded and passed.