Albert C. Kean Post 149 Executive Board Minutes
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Meeting Date April 01, 2025 Time: 1731 .
Roll Call of Officers: (P = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, L = Late, F- Fill In, V = Vacant)
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Commander- Dave Marsland-P 1st Vice Commander- Dr E. Lee Felder-E
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2nd Vice Commander- Cailin Goldey- A Finance Officer- Rick Baker- P
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Jr. Past Commander- Dave Garrett- P
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Member at Large (2027)- Willie Nelson- P Member at Large (2027)- Paul Nelson- P
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Member at Large (2025)- Jon Wright- A Member at Large (2025)- Ernie Williams- E
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Member at Large (2026)- Dave Riley- P Member at Large (2026)- Dana Bolte- P
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Total Voting Members Present 7 (7 Minimum)
Guest(s)
None
Guest Statements
N/A
Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Minutes from the previous meeting were read, motion to accept the reading of minutes made by Dave Garrett , seconded by Paul Nelson , motion carried
Finance Report:
Finance Report was read, motion to accept was made by Paul Nelson seconded by Dave Garrett , motion carried. Discussion on the cost of Comcast, and reduction
Old/New Business:
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Adjudication of donation funds from the Estate of past member to be discussed when received. Still Waiting, Brother is in charge dispersing funds
Good of the Legion:
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We need to really start pushing membership and renewals as well as hall rentals,
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Correspondence from Burr Cotta of Polaris Principles for medical items authorized by VA. No further contact has been achieved following questions that were sent.
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Correspondence from Elite Advertising as to placing an advertising TV in the same sense as the Hometown Heroes TV. Adjutant to contact and have them come and see if it is even feasible to place the system here.
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April 13- There will be a fund raiser at the post for Driller, In that, other people are going to help out with cooking on Thursday’s and Friday’s,
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Apr 5 is Steak Night, SONs are hosting
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CDR Marsland- The grill is almost beyond repair and will need to be replaced in the near future
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Sep 20- Randy'sHeating/Cooling is having an open house for his customers. He has asked if the Legion can grill the burgers and use as a membership drive. Remaining food will go to the post for future use.
Adjournment:
Motion to adjourn made by Dave Riley seconded by Paul Nelson meeting adjourned at 1804 .
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L. “Willie” Nelson H. Dave Marsland
Adjutant Commander
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Meeting Date: March 04, 2025 Time: 1730
Roll Call of Officers: (P = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, L = Late, F- Fill In, V = Vacant)
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Commander- Dave Marsland-P 1st Vice Commander- Dr E. Lee Felder-E
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2nd Vice Commander- Cailin Goldey- E Finance Officer- Rick Baker- P
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Jr. Past Commander- Dave Garrett- P
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Member at Large (2027)- Willie Nelson- P Member at Large (2027)- Paul Nelson- P
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Member at Large (2025)- Jon Wright- P Member at Large (2025)- Ernie Williams- L
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Member at Large (2026)- Dave Riley- P Member at Large (2026)- Dana Bolte- P
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Total Voting Members Present 9 (7 Minimum)
Guest(s): Bob Theal- 3D Commander
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Guest Statements
2024 VA Patient Guide was distributed, Department Charter was returned Mar1, MOU is out and will be voted on by DEC Monday Mar 10, 3rd Dist Spring Conference will be Mar 22 in Port Townsend, Department Convention Jul 12-13 in Spokane Valley
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Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Minutes from the previous meeting were read, motion to accept the reading of minutes made by Dave Garrett , seconded by Rick Baker , motion carried
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Finance Report:
Finance Report was read, motion to accept was made by Paul Nelson seconded by Dave Garrett , motion carried.
Old/New Business:
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Adjudication of donation funds from the Estate of past member to be discussed when received. Still Waiting, Family dispersing funds
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There will be a Town Hall and Congressional Staff/VSO meeting Virtual Meeting on Mar 12 at 5:30 PM, for Women Veteran’s Town Hall. Call (866) 478-3406 or Internet: access.live/VAPugetSound or Facebook streamed on facebook.com/vapugetsound. Meeting ID is 286 657 809 139 and passcode: D79WQz6pj
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An opportunity for the US Semiquincentennial of signing Declaration of Independence is looking for partners for “America250” themes. Web address is www.america250WA.org
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Correspondence from Greener Property out of Portland, OR is interested in the purchase of the parking Lot, Board does not desire to sell property (Parking Lot).
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Zoom Meeting addressing the MOU for Department that was held Monday Mar 3 about discussion of the MOU.
Good of the Legion:
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A Zoom Round Table Zoom Meeting addressing the MOU for Department that will occur again on Monday at 6:30.
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month Information to Activities Coordinator
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We need to really start pushing membership and renewals as well as hall rentals,
Adjournment:
Motion to adjourn made by Rick Baker seconded by Ernie Williams meeting adjourned at 1756 .
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L. “Willie” Nelson H. Dave Marsland
Adjutant Commander
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Meeting Date February 04, 2025 Time: 1730 .
Roll Call of Officers: (P = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, L = Late, F- Fill In, V = Vacant)
Commander- Dave Marsland-P 1st Vice Commander- Dr E. Lee Felder-E
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2nd Vice Commander- Cailin Goldey- P Finance Officer- Rick Baker- P
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Jr. Past Commander- Dave Garrett- P
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Member at Large (2027)- Willie Nelson- P Member at Large (2027)- Paul Nelson- E
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Member at Large (2025)- Jon Wright- A Member at Large (2025)- Ernie Williams- P
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Member at Large (2026)- Dave Riley- P Member at Large (2026)- Dana Bolte- P
Total Voting Members Present 8 (7 Minimum)
Guest(s)
Joel Gibson Jr and Brittney Gibson, Chrissy Huckabee- Lounge Manager, Mitch Halloran- ALR 149 Asst Director
Guest Statements
Joel- Aug 16 there is a planned motorcycle ride for local Non-profit charities that he is wanting to help sponsor and facilitate the event. He is asking if the
Legion and Riders can help out with this. The end will be at Camp Union and he will put on a concert there for the event. Rick Baker asked that we hold a
separate meeting for planning purposes on Tuesday Feb 11 Following the Riders Meeting.
Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Minutes from the previous meeting were read, motion to accept the reading of minutes made by Dave Garrett , seconded by Ernie Williams , motion carried
Finance Report:
Finance Report was read, motion to accept was made by Dave Garrett seconded by Ernie Williams , motion carried.
Old/New Business:
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Adjudication of donation funds from the Estate of Bill Swank to be discussed when received.
Good of the Legion:
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Rick Baker- The Old HVAC system over the bar is in need of annual servicing, Randy’s H/C performed this service and had to replace a Pressure Switch
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and an igniter. Cost for all this service was less that the allotted amount voted on by the Board.
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Dave Marsland- Good job to the Riders who helped with the last Steak Night,
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Rick Baker- In mention of the Joel Gibson Jr Ride, made a motion asking that the Legion Post support this event through the use of raffle and event Licensing, was seconded by Cailin Goldey, Motion carried
Adjournment:
Motion to adjourn made by Dave Riley seconded by Dave Garrett , meeting adjourned at 1812 .
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L. “Willie” Nelson H. Dave Marsland
Adjutant Commander
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Meeting Date January 07, 2025 Time: 1730 .
Roll Call of Officers: (P = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, L = Late, F- Fill In, V = Vacant)
Commander- Dave Marsland-P 1st Vice Commander- Dr E. Lee Felder-E
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2nd Vice Commander- Cailin Goldey- P Finance Officer- Rick Baker- P
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Jr. Past Commander- Dave Garrett- P
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Member at Large (2027)- Willie Nelson- P Member at Large (2027)- Paul Nelson- p
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Member at Large (2025)- Jon Wright- A Member at Large (2025)- Ernie Williams- F
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Member at Large (2026)- Dave Riley- P Member at Large (2026)- Dana Bolte- P
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Total Voting Members Present 10 (7 Minimum)
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Total Voting Members Present 9 (7 Minimum)
Guest(s)
None
Guest Statements
N/A
Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Minutes from the previous meeting were read, motion to accept the reading of minutes made by Paul Nelson , seconded by Ernie Williams , motion carried
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Finance Report:
Finance Report was read, motion to accept was made by Paul Nelson seconded by Ernie Williams , motion carried.
An overview of the mid-year budget review was presented.
Old/New Business:
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Addressing an increase to the wage of the Lounge Manager/Bookkeeper to start the next pay period.
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Adjudication of donation funds from the Estate of Bill Swank to be discussed when received.
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CFC Application for 2025 to be included as a non-profit. Tabled for the 2026 CFC year pending further investigation
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Pull Tab Agent/Game Tech agent is no longer in business. A new company is called “TNT Dead Pulls” will be handling the closed out pull-tab games and conducting the audits and record keeping.
Good of the Legion:
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With the new Glycol System in place, need E-board decision on the disposition of the old cooler. Suggestion s of selling it, donating it or just Scrap it were presented. Motion by Willie Nelson to scrap it was seconded by Dave Riley, Motion Caried.
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Rick Baker- The Old HVAC system over the bar is in need of annual servicing, Randy’s H/C quoted a price of $311, but there may be some repairs needed. Motion by Paul Nelson to have the service conducted and if repair is needed, expend up to $800 for this, seconded by Ernie Williams, Motion Carried 9 Aye, 0 Nay
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For bar events, the Lounge Manager would like to handle these, i.e.; Valentines Day, Superbowl, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Halloween, and NYE Party, The Second Vice would handle Legion events., i.e.: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Post Picnic, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day Post Christmas Party
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Dave Marsland- Thank you to all who helped with the last Steak Night, all steaks and chicken were sold. He would like see the check list start being used again.
Adjournment:
Motion to adjourn made by Paul Nelson seconded by Dave Riley , meeting adjourned at 1812 .
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L. “Willie” Nelson H. Dave Marsland
Adjutant Commander
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