WCARS Membership meeting November 3, 2025

Call to order:   The President, Garett N9HXR, called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm

Minutes:             The membership was asked if there were any corrections to the

To the minutes. There were none voiced. Garett N9HXR asked for a motion          

To accept the minutes. Sam KD9BRW made a motion, which was

Seconded by Kevin Associate. The Ayes have it minutes stand as read.

Attendance:      Members Garett N9HXR, Sam KD9BRW, Kevin Grant, Joe KE9CMR, John

                                  KE9CAG, Ryan K1TLN, Simon KE9CLZ, Joshua KD9MXV, and David KD9BPC

                                  Prospective members Colin KB1PSB and Devin KC1GBA also here. Colin

                                  And Devin introduced themselves and told a little about themselves.

Elections:           Garett N9HXR asked for a motion to suspend business to conduct election.

                                  Joe KE9CMR made a motion, which was seconded by Ryan K1TLN. The

   Ayes have it. All officers (except for treasurer) and David KE9BPC and Kevin

    for board member seats are running unopposed.

                                  And we don’t have a candidate for Treasurer, we will call for a white ballot

                                  Which will reelect the current officers and board, and the Vice President

                                  Act as treasurer until we find a volunteer. When we have candidates, we

                                  Will have a special election. Garett placed a poll on Discord for voting and

                                  The whole Executive board was reelected. Garett asked for a motion to

                                  Resume business, which was supplied by Simon KE9CLZ and seconded by

                                  Joshua KD9MXV. The Ayes have it. We will resume business.

Officers

Reports:              No news to report from officers other than the current Bank account

    Balance of 548.68 and an expense of 29.99 to pay for our domain name registration.

OLD

BUSINESS:        The Government shutdown is hampering our attempts to get things done

                                   With the FCC, IRS, etcetera.

New

Business:              We will have our first in person VE testing in conjunction with the

                                    Anchorage Club after the meeting. We have three people attempting to

                                    get their technician licenses.

                                     It was also brought up that we should add a contingency plan to the

                                     Bylaws to cover loss of officers or board members midterm. Garett

                                     Asked for a motion to close Old and New Business. Sam KD9BRW

                                     Made a motion, Joe KE9CMR seconded the motion. Once again the

                                     Ayes have it. Business closed.

                                     The November Board meeting will be announced later as we have to               

                                     Change the day to accommodate all officers and board members better.

                                     The next Membership meeting will be held December 1, 2025.

Adjournment:       The President asked for a motion to adjourn. It was supplied by Joshua

                                      KD9MXV and seconded by Simon KE9CLZ. The Ayes have it and the

                                      Meeting was adjourned at 7:38 pm

Note:                          As of the recording of these minutes, all three prospective licensees 

                                      passed their tests. Anchorage VEC will send their forms in as soon as the 

                                      Government reopens.

                                                                                                                           Respectfully,

                                                                                                             Joseph Murphy Jr KE9CMR                                                                                                                     Recording Secretary