March 2017 Meeting Minutes

March 2017 Meeting Minutes
Chief Petty Officers Association of Miami, Inc.
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Meeting called to order by Chief Monica Sions: 1930.

Pledge of Allegiance, Sailor’s Creed and Moment of Silence.

Officers:

Ø President: HMC Monica Sions

Ø Vice President: UTCS Ron Zasloff

Ø Secretary: CTI2 Gayle Malone

Ø Treasurer: OSCS Ronald B. Roy, Retired

Ø Master-at-arms: MAC Jose Soto

Honorable members and guests present:

BTCM(SW) Paul LaCoursiere	HMC Monica Sions	RMC Paul Douglas
BMCM Chuck Robertson	Stan Bostic	Santiago Briseño
CTOCS Al Starr	CTI2 Gayle Malone	BMC Ira Paul
AEC(AC) David Cohen	YNCM Marc Fagenbaum	QMCS Ken Larson
CSC(SW) Natasha Garcia	OSCS Ron Roy	ADJ3 Harvey Cohen
ISCS Jazmine Farrior	BMC(SS) Mike Short	ETC Rick Schuchman
HMC Rick Tedlow	ISC Michael Rosa
EMC(SW/AW) Michael Pendergraft

Minutes from the Previous Meeting. Motion to accept minutes as posted. Duly seconded and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Chief Roy reported outstanding checks: 912 to DJ for Fleet Week reception $200, 916 to Southcom $630, outstanding deposit of $1,000 from cruise. Checking balance $13,2583.23 savings $3,175.98, money market $45,618.49; Event $18,400; total $80,452.70. Motion to accept report. Duly seconded and approved.

Committees:

Race – Chief Short reported next race in 9 months. Chief Soto will be taking over.
Scholarship – NTR.
Philanthropy – Chief Powell sent email report. Reminder to everyone to pay attention to junior sailors who might be having a hardship.
Sea Service Veterans Assistance. NA

· Ship Liaison – Senior Chief Starr reported All Hands Magazine did story for Fort Lauderdale Lone Sailor statue. Read fact sheet about our events. USCGC Margaret Nowell (179’) has all female crew. Not counting spouses, expect about 261 at our reception. May meeting the 12^th.

· CPO365 – All day event March 31^st. Rope Course at Outdoor World. Team building event. NRD has a retirement to support that day.

· Awards – NTR

· CRYC – Master Chief LaCoursiere reported that meeting held to discuss organizing tables, buffet, and gift areas, cigars. Event starts outside. One member may fund our part of the reception. Next meeting April 18^th. Senior Chief Roy will email notes from meeting.

· T-shirts and new coins – Will vote on new t-shirts at next meeting. Coins down to 77 from original 200. Inventory of legacy coins 150. Order form for special t-shirts online. (“I am here to train you so that you can call me Brother.”)

Old Business:

· Chief Short has CPOA shirts.

New Business:

· Motion to develop window decal/sticker for our cars. Duly seconded and approved.

· Chief Perry Edie retiring March 24^th. Southcom at 1400. Dress Blues.

· Motion to limit use of our funds in support of command functions. Discussion. Each command must come to a regularly scheduled meeting to make a request which will then be voted on. $500 cap per year per command (16 commands in our area). Duly seconded and approved.

· Motion by Master Chief LaCoursiere to reimburse cost of cigars for Fleet Week Reception $1,000. Duly seconded and approved.

· Motion to assist Marine at NOSC whose mother has cancer with $1,000. Chief Sions will monitor funds. Duly seconded and approved.

· Senior Chief Briseño reported on CPO 365. Putting together new calendar.

· Motion to give Senior Chief Starr up to 10 of the new large coins to distribute to Command Master Chiefs during Fleet Week. Duly seconded and approved.

· Motion to order 100 coins before Fleet Week. Duly seconded and approved.

Good of the Order:

Motion to adjourn: 2052. Duly seconded and passed.

//SIGNED//

CTI2 Gayle Malone

MIAMI CPOA Secretary