FOURTH QUARTER BOD MEETING
OF THE COLORADO BASS FEDERATION
NOVEMBER 19, 2005
1	Meeting was called to order at 12:05 pm by John Bentz
	John noted that 5 clubs were represented thereby establishing a quorum.
2	Secretaries Report:
	Motion made, seconded and approved to accept the minutes from the Third Quarter BOD meeting as posted on the Web Site.
3	Treasurers Report:
	Larry Krueger submitted two reports:
	A)	Total Fund Balance as of 11-17-05 was		$ 19,476.61
		General Fund		$ 9,464.54
		State team Fund		$ 10,012.07
	B)	Register Report 1-1-05 to 12-31-05
		Total Expenses		$ 18,463.18
		Total Income		$ 18,291.00
		Net Loss for 2005		$ (172.18)
	Motion made, seconded and approved to accept the treasurer's report as submitted.
	A motion was made and seconded to approve the following travel expenses:
	A)	$750.00 for President for Nationals & Classic, Total $1,500.00
	B)	$750.00 for Conservation Director for the Classic.
	C)	$750.00 for Youth Director to Jr Bassmaster Classic
		(actual transportation cost up to $750.00)
	D)	$1,000.00 to the Nationals Contender.
	E)	$500.00 to two (2) Contenders going to the Jr Bassmaster Classic, Total $1,000.00.
	F)	$635.00 for each Castingkid Contender (Depends on what BASS Approves)
		During discussion John requested that Chad Phillips contact Brian Decker at Marine Max about donating money to cover the
		Jr Bassmaster Contenders.
	Motion to approve travel expenses passed 14 yes 2 no.
4	Castingkids, Youth, & C.A.S.T.
	A)	Castingkids Semifinals will be January 12 to 15 2006.
	B)	Jr Bassmaster Classic will be February 17 to 19 2006
	C)	The Colorado State Castingkids finals will be held at the January Boat Show in Denver, January 19 - 22.
		Cost of booth is $150.00
		Clubs working the booth should make up their own promotional fliers to recruit new members.
	D)	C.A.S.T. event will be held at Horsetooth Reservoir on June 10th. Please contact Bill Wilson or Bernie Stein for more information.
5)	Conservation		Jeff Jones provided the Board with the following information regarding:
	A)	New License Fees
		Effective January 1, 2006 fishing license will increase $5.00 and the new $5.00 Wildlife Habitat Stamp will be required in addition to your
		license. There will be a "Habitat Committee" established to recommend how the money will be spent.
		Jeff provided a hand out with more information on the Habitat Stamp concerning where it is needed and who must have one.
	B)	Jeff left the remaining information from the Conservation Night at the opening of BASS Pro Shops at the marine and tackle depts. at
		store.
6)	Tournament Director
	A)	Date for State Team Qualifier
		After several minutes of discussion a motion was made and seconded to schedule the tournament from April 24th - April 28th.
		Vote by Club: 8 yes 6 no. Motion passed.
	B)	Lodging Site and Tournament Headquarters
		Sean Hinton received an offer from Ivan at Martins Landing on Grand Lake. Ivan offered to serve as the weigh master for the
		tournament for $500.00. He offered to then donate the $500.00 to a youth fishing club in the Grove OK area. A motion was made
		seconded and approved to have Ivan serve as the weigh master for the tournament. The tournament site will be at Martin's Landing
		at Grand Lake of the Cherokees on April 24th - 28th 2006. Martin's Landing has 26 rooms at $49.00 per day. They also have two
		suites, one for $85.00 the other for $120.00. Sean will contact Ivan about reserving a number of rooms for the tournament. Each club
		should contact Martin's Landing and place the rooms in their own name once the count requirement is known. The phone number is
		918-257-4265.
7)	Web Site
	Frank Villa is still working on fixing the current problems with the Web Site.
	He is looking at adding a guest book feature.
	Anyone interested in displaying pictures should send them to Frank.
8)	Old Business
	A)	Update on hosting 2007 Divisional Tournament:
		Navajo was eliminated due to lack of response from the Casino regarding hosting requirements.
		Sean reported the Bullfrog is interested in hosting and based on their past hosting of similar tournaments for other states they are
		familiar with and are prepared to meet the requirements of hosting the tournament for us. John has asked Sean to get a contract from
		them stating that they will provide what BASS requires of all hosts. Sean needs to get contract by mid December for Jay to take to
		Nationals where he will present our proposal to Gary Jones.
	B)	Raising money for 2007 Divisional
		Discussion about several alternatives eventually focused on an the most equitable way for clubs to raise the money. Ultimately, a
		motion was made and seconded to add an additional $2.00 per member in dues for all members of the Colorado Bass Federation
		beginning in January 2006. This would be added to the dues increase of $3.00 voted in at the August BOD meeting.
		Specifically the following motion was made and seconded:
		Dues for the members of the Colorado Bass Federation will be increased by an additional $2.00 per year, which is in addition to the
		previously approved increase of $3.00 per member. The total dues increase of $5.00 per member shall be set aside for the Divisional
		Fund through 2007. Vote by club - 14 yes, 0 no. Motion passed.
	C)	A second motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved which stated:
		The $5.00 per member Colorado Bass Federation dues increase that will become effective January 1, 2006 shall go to the Divisional
		Fund through 2007 and then revert back to the General Fund.
9)	New Business
	A)	Club Tournament Schedules: Clubs should bring to the January BOD meeting
	B)	Dates and Hosts for 2006 BOD Meetings:
		1-21-06 DBM
		3-18-06 PPBM
		8-19-06 SWCBM
		11-18-06 CBC
	C)	Election of officers:
		Nominations were opened and closed with one person nominated for each position.
		President - Jay McMillan
		Vice President - Sean Hinton (also becomes Tournament Director)
		Secretary - Ben Lind
		Treasurer - Larry Krueger
	D)	National Federation dues Increase of $5.00 per member.
		After much discussion the following course of action was recommended by the BOD.
		Each club should collect $20.00 for each member on it's roster and be prepared to pay the increase.
		A member of the Executive Committee will contact the clubs by December 10th regarding whether to send the
		dues to BASS or not.
	10)	Meeting Adjourned at 3:20 PM
		Note: Following the meeting, Jeff Jones presented a plaque to John Bentz in recognition for all of his contributions to
		the Federation during his terms as President. John received a standing ovation from all members present. Thank you John!