Meeting was called to order at 19:05 by CDR Clen Ward.

Patty O’Callahan, acted in the Adjutant Pro-Tem’s stead, for Jim Ross, Adjutant Pro-Tem.

Prayer was offered by Chaplain Bob Nagel.

A quorum was present with 13 members present.

The Adjutant Pro-Tem read the minutes of the April 1, 2010 Meeting. Steve Willis motioned to accept the minutes as read, Steve Hutchinson seconded & the minutes were approved as read.

ADJUTANT’S REPORT: CDR Ward reported that Legionnaire membership is at 90%; 10% shy of our goal for this year. CDR Ward & 3^rd Vice CDR Roy Havekost have been calling the 93 members that currently have not renewed & most offered similar reasons, i.e., the economy, they have relocated, smoke issues. The member list of non-renewals will be posted & the CDR encouraged everyone to review and contact those listed.  CDR stated we need to recruit at least 40 new members. Post #233 is 8^th in the 5^th District this year for Membership. Roy Havekost motioned to accept the report; Don Mills seconded & report was approved.

Applications for Membership were read in for approval:

1.      David Anderson: USN Active Duty; Steve Willis motioned to accept; Don Mills seconded & will pay his dues for the 1^st year & applicant was approved.

2.      Glenn (Tony) Ross: USN (Ret); Don Mills motioned to accept; Roy Havekost seconded & Morris will pay his dues for the 1^st 2 years & applicant was approved.

3.      Kenneth Mattison: transfer from Michigan; USA; Don Mills motioned to accept; Steve Willis seconded & transferee was approved.

4.      Michael DeSanto: USA; Don Mills motioned to accept; Roy Havekost seconded & applicant was approved.

5.      Stacey A. Manning: USA (Ret); Don Mills motioned to accept; Steve Willis seconded & applicant was approved.

FINANCE OFFICER’s REPORT: (See attached.) Steve Hutchinson gave the finance report indicating income for:

March: Total Expenses: $19,104.08; Total Sales: $18,909.00; Net Position: ($195.08)

April: Total Expenses: $22,150.02; Total Sales: $18,881.75; Net Position: ($3,268.27)

Steve Willis motioned to accept March & April Finance Reports; Don Mills seconded & both reports were approved.

1^st VICE CDR: NO REPORT.

2^nd VICE CDR: NO REPORT.

3^rd VICE CDR’s REPORT:  (See attached.) The 17APR Cap’n Ski Fish Fry Fundraiser made a donation of $1,500 to the post for the A/C Unit from the golf tournament & the USO from the fish fry.  A personal thank you to all of the volunteers for the No Dough event. Only one transfer application, which was approved earlier for Mattison. There has been no correspondence received re: Project Stay Active program. He logged in 10.5 hours of volunteer time during the month of April.

Web activity resulted in 1,141 individual visitors, viewing 2,577 pages. Most viewed this month was the April Newsletter, Bulletins, and Special Events pages. Top slideshow viewed was the Cowboy Night 2010.  During the past 12 months there have been a total of 9,731 individual visitors who have viewed 25,406 pages. Current site disk usage is 278.9 MB out of the 300,000 MB allotted. He logged in 17.5 hours of website related volunteer time during the month of April. Don Mills motioned for both reports to be accepted; Steve Willis seconded & both reports were accepted.

HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT:  Members WED & FRI night dinners have been raised $1.00-from $7 to $8 & $12 to $13. SUN breakfast has been raised to $7 from $5 and lunch went up .50¢ & will become effective 15MAY2010.  Don Mills questioned why non-members didn’t increase. Willis answered-there isn’t as many non-members to make a difference. Patty O’Callahan questioned that even if it is just a couple of dollars, why the Executive & House Committees made a decision without discussion and vote by the General Membership, since it is regarding money. The decision was a direct result of a study by the Finance Officer and presented to the House & Executive Committees. Wounded Warrior Project has approved our request for a fundraiser on 22MAY & will post it to their web site. 12JUN there will be a private wedding party, mostly outside, members welcome to come out to listen to the music. 13JUN Cap’n Ski’s Fish Fry & Flag Retirement Ceremony, honoring Flag Day. 19JUN ALA having Summer Bash, donations will go to kitchen upgrades & repairs. Roy Havekost motioned for report to be accepted; Stu Lilly seconded & report was accepted.

HISTORIAN: NO REPORT.

CDRs REPORT: To all members considering being an officer, please be certain to dedicate yourself to the position, your fellow officers & Veterans elect you on your word & you should keep it by assisting and attending to the duties at hand. CDR also reported that on 16MAY there was a Military Appreciation Day held in Jim Durnal & Stu Lilly’s neighborhood that will attend by recruits-if anyone could attend, it would be nice. CDR also reported on the Nease NROTC Outstanding Cadet Awards were being given on THU, 12MAY at Nease to Cadet Daken for Outstanding Achievement & Leadership & Cadet Knapp for Outstanding Scholarship. Blue Star Banners are here and are being given to our members with active duty children or that are active duty themselves. Currently, there is Jim & Dee Durnal with their son, James & Peter Mischler with his son, Matt. Memorial Day Event, 21MAY, at Warren Harding Cemetery & Post #129 @ 1000 hrs.

CHAPLAIN Nagel stated his concern, similar to CDR Ward’s request; consider the position before you step into it, if you are not willing to step up to it.

NEW BUSINESS: Future discussions will be needed re: replacement for new Septic Tank. Further research into the Mayport CPO (Chief Petty Officer) Club events-a lot of activities & possible new members. Congratulations to the SAL for a 111% Membership count. Patrick Callahan, SAL, (Big Mike’s son) deploys for Iraq, 21JUN, for Volunteer Firefighter/EMT/Paramedic with Defense Contractor, Wackenhut Corp. Installation of Officers will be SUN, 11JUL at 1000 hrs.

Nominations for 2010-2011 Term are as follows:

CDR: Wilbur Burnett and Patty O’Callahan. All were seconded.

Patty O’Callahan respectfully declined.

Adjutant: To be appointed by new CDR.

1^st Vice CDR: Roy Havekost & he was seconded.

2^nd Vice: Dave Jordan; he was seconded and respectfully declined.

3^rd Vice: None at the time.

4^th Vice: None at the time.

Finance Officer: Steve Hutchinson & he was seconded.

Chaplain: Bob Nagel & he was seconded.

Sergeant-at-Arms: Dan Wortmann & he was seconded.

Service Officer: To be appointed by new CDR.

Historian: Rod Garing & he was seconded.

Judge Advocate: None at the time.

Executive Committee: Melvin Ard; Rick Kapeghian; James Durnal; Patty O’Callahan; and, Bill Lee. All were seconded.

SICK CALL: Johnny Jones is back in rehab as he had a shunt placed in his brain to relieve pressure & is at Southlake Rehab. Contact Aileen prior to visiting.  Sean O’Callahan, SAL, (Patty O’s son) is having ACL replacement surgery of the right knee on 02JUN.

The Meeting was adjourned at 2009 hrs.

Jim Ross, Adjutant Pro Tem