Governing Board summary

July 18, 2018

2018 FMCA Governing Board Report

·         Secretary, Gaye Young reported there was a quorum – 241/355 member chapters present

·         President, Jon Walker called the meeting to order at 9:00 am

·         He announced there would be no rest breaks before lunch, in order get though the agenda as fast as possible. 

·         The usual procedural issues were covered which led to the National President’s report.  A few highlight’s follow:

a.       “The state of the organization is good”

b.      Membership has increased by 5,000 since the low reached in 2016

c.       Motor home production reached 62,638 in 2017 – highest since 2005

d.      There are 2,210 owners of non-motorized RV’s now members.

e.       Perry 2,570

f.        Gillette 1,700

g.      The big challenge – Chapter Participation. In 2014, 34,000 of 75,000 members belonged to chapters. 2018, 22,000 of 77,000 belong. That’s a decline from 45% to less than 30% participation in 4 years. It is reflected in 72 chapter losses.

h.      Many more charts will available at the September rally.

·         Treasurer, John Reynolds, reported $311,653 in Cash and $7,573,237 in investments.

·         Executive Director, Chris Smith reviewed the accomplishments of the staff in Cincinatti. They are in the report.

·         Bylaws: Bob Mills had 10 amendments to the bylaws. A couple significant ones:

a.       Changes to the constitution can now be voted electronically.

b.      An RV is defined a “self-contained wheeled vehicle that includes permanently installed cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities.

c.       A proposal to have National Directors and Governing Board members be elected by all members rather than chapters was rejected.

·         For me, in trying to get through the agenda quickly, International Rally’s through 2022 were presented as a package – rather than individually. This resulted in some frustration among participants. After considerable debate, the following were chosen:

a.       2019 Winter – Perry, GA

b.      2019 Summer – Minot, ND

c.       2020 Winter – Staff ot review Kissemmee, FL, Tucson, AZ, Las Vegas, NV and other sites

d.      2020 Summer- Rock Springs, Wy

e.       2022 Summer – Rock Springs, WY???

·         Policies and Procedures: Committee recommendations were accepted except for ways travel should be reimbursed. They suggest receipts, which met with some resistance. Ultimately, it was sent back to committee.

·         Other informational items were discussed.

·         Meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon by Jon Walker.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of John Pangburn.

Tom Roule