ACSSAR June Board Meeting

June 20, 2017

Dan called the meeting to order at 7:05pm.

Finance

• Paige announced that tshirts were ordered and have arrived.

• A few personal check donations were received this month.

• McAlister Tea fundraiser was discussed, we need a few more volunteers before we can commit to doing this.

• Elevation celebration was discussed; Lisa is preparing a poster to use at public events like this.

Equipment/Gear

• Dry suits

  • There is a possibility of getting a grant through Firehouse subs grant to help with the cost of dry suits.

  • We need a better description of what exactly our group needs/wants before applying for the grant.

• The new 4wheeler trailer needs a new spare tire.

• Snowmobiles need to be summarized.

• The condition of the Zodiak was discussed. It will need an AIS permit.

Training

• A mock search will be held on Sunday June 25.

• High angle snow field training will be held on July 9th

• A land navigation class will be held on September 16th/17th. Rodney will book the LFD Station 3 training room.

• Airlife will do a training with our group in June/July/August

• We would like to do a Lake recognition training. Paige will head this up and gather the materials needed.

General/Other

• Dan will talk to Matt about the status of the window hangars.

• Dan will look into getting mesh vests.

• The group will not participate in freedom has a birthday but will do Jubilee Days instead.

  • Paige will submit an application for the parade.

• Thankful Thursday will be mentioned to the group to gauge interest.

• A motion was made to reimburse Paige and Bob up to 50% for the Joel Hardin tracking class costs. Both were approved.

Policy

• Policy changes will be sent out to the group again for review.

In attendance: Neil, Paige, Dan, Kurt, Bob, Liberty, and Rodney.