Past Commanders’ Club State CONVENTION
2005CHARLES WILLIAMS, President
Department of California MINUTES
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Past Commanders’ Club - Annual Convention
October 22-23, 2005
Fresno Federal Post 509, 3509 N. First St., Fresno
Day 1 - October 22, 2005 View Day 2
Meeting opened at 1:00 pm by Secretary Dick Dunbar. Dick reported that President Bill Krizansky was taken back to his hotel room ill, and hopefully after resting today, he may be able to do the installations of new officers at dinner tonight. Dick Dunbar has been asked to chair this session.
Secretary Dick took roll call:
President Krizansky excused, Ways & Means, Scribe Eileen Krizansky (excused, will return); Present: Secretary Dick Dunbar, Recording Secretary Janet Wilson, Treasurer Ron Aubry, Judge Advocate Bert Bertrand, Historian Bill Reed, Chaplain Phil Heller, Sgt-at-arms Ken O’Connell, Sgt-at-arms North Walter Waite III, Sgt-at-arms South Joe Salvador, Jr. Past President Al Lennox, Membership Chairperson Ted Pasnak, Assistant Ways & Means Herb Garcia
Absent: Emblem Sales Dave Moulton Roll Call of State Board:
Present: Area 1 V.P. Paul McGinnis, Area 2 V.P. Charles Williams Area 4 V.P. Henry Pacheco, Area 5 V.P. Joseph Garcia for George Speer, Area 6 V.P. Julio Jiminez.
Absent: Area 3 V.P. Joe Viray. Roll Call of Outposts:
1 - Eric Measles
2 - Hugh Crooks
3 - Roy Allen for Charles Boyd
4 - absent
5 - absent
6 - Bob Munroe
7/8 - absent
9 - Jack O’Leary
10 - Clyde Pearson
11 - Al Lennox
12 - Bill Dacus
13 - George Williams
14 - Roger Baldwin for Jim Leyser
15 - Dan Hetherington
16 - Whip Wilson | 18 - Mike Delgato for Don McDonald
19 - Frank Duddleston
20 - Mary Cobb
21 - John Lea
22 - Ted Pasnak
25 - Bill Schmitt
26 - Bud Zimmelman for Doug Mills
27 - Jim Palsrok for Lois Galvin
28 - Michael Bloom
29 - Ray Goss
30 - absent
31 - Larry Johnson for Earl Chinnock
101 - absent
125 - absent
201 - absent |
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Past State Presidents Present:
Bert Bertrand, Doug Weigand Jr., John Lea, Eileen Krizansky, Bill Hall, Whip Wilson, Jerry Wilcox, Ted Pasnak, Al Lennox.Jr. Past President Al Lennox introduced distinguished guests:
Commander Wayne Parrish and wife Rosemary; NEC and Past Dept. Commander Floyd Martin and wife Mary; Alternate NEC Ed Landis; Past Dept. Commander and Past NEC Willy Wilkin; Past Dept. Commander and Past NEC Dan Hetherington; Past Dept. Commander Chuck Parnell; Dept. CA. Detachment Commander Paul Rodriquez; All Past PCC State Presidents listed above; Past Grand Chef 40/8 Jim Palsrok, John Lea, Ted Pasnak; Candidate for Dept. Commander Charlie Eskridge and wife Rosie; Candidate for PCC State President Charles Williams; With standing recognition of all Past Dept. Vice Commanders Committee Reports:
Membership:
Ted Pasnak, Not so good this year. Worked with 125 and got them back on the ball. Final membership as of today is 1719; Winners in Group A: Outpost 16 - 29 members 120.83%; Group B: Outpost 13 - 69 members 113.11%; Group C: Outpost 22 - 151 members 107.09%;
Please send representative to get their checks. Finance Report: Ron Aubry, budget sheet distributed, (nothing attached); Ron moved to accept budget report for 2005-06 and 2nd by Phil Heller, approved. Ron distributed copy of finance report (none attached), moved to accept report as audited, 2nd by John Lea, approved. Checks that have not been cashed, please ask Outposts- what have happened to these checks and advise me: Check#1481 $433.00 Richard Dunbar, #1482 $55.00 Eileen Krizansky, #1483 $12.00 Outpost 1, #1485 $2.00 Outpost 3, #1489 $102.00 Outpost 10, #1497 $26.00 Outpost 20, #1503 $90.00 Outpost 29, #1506 $31.00 Outpost 201. Nominations and Elections of New Officers for 2005-06:
Walter Waite nominated Charles Williams for President. Al Lennox moved nominations be closed, 2nd by George Saunders, passed. Al Lennox moved for secretary to cast one unanimous vote for candidate for President of PCC. Passed and approved.
Mr. Charles Williams is the new President.
Bill Hall made motion to cast one ballot for all uncontested offices, 2nd by Eric Measles, passed. Installations of new officers will be tonight after dinner. Old Business: Whip Wilson, asked about the bell, Ted Pasnak reported still in progress. New Business: Resolution submitted by Outpost 3. Doug Weigand, chairman of Resolutions committee. This resolution has to be rejected by form. Does not state in there that the Outpost at a regularly scheduled meeting, voted the majority to approve the resolution, therefore I send it back to the maker to include this information that it was passed. Secretary Dick Dunbar asked that Doug Weigand explain briefly what the resolution pertained to. Doug “Briefly the summery is, Outpost 3 is urging that we approve the remarriage with the American Legion Convention. Based on the fact that they say that the Thursday, the 1st day of the regular convention is occupied by reports and therefore there would be time the for PCC to have its official meeting on Thursday and have elections and dinner on Friday and installations. And not interfere with our friends and delegates to the PCC to participate in their other Legion activities. That is the sum of it”. Secretary Dick, that resolution as you heard pertains to changing back to the way we used to operate, and have the convention at the same time as Dept. Ca. American Legion. We went through this for a number of years and we finally switched over. This resolution wants us to go back to the old way of doing things. Now it has been rejected by the Resolutions Committee, it will go back to the maker. Michael Bloom, Outpost 28 President: It has been asked of me, to present for consideration to this organization, that we give some consideration to drafting a resolution to start including past National Commanders of the SAL and past State Detachment Commanders of the SAL as well, into the Past Commanders organization, for consideration, discussion to possibly be brought forward in the form of a resolution. Walter Waite: Motion to transfer the sum of $220.00 from our contingency fund for the following purposes: to allow an additional $100.00 for the dugout and $120.00 stipend for dugout chairperson for 2 meetings at $60.00 per meeting. Motion 2nd by . Discussion: George Saunders, is that different that the items in the budget proposal? Yes. Ron Aubry, reported we have $100.00 put in the budget for the dugout Chairman, and $1000.00 for convention expenses, which part of that goes to the dugout. Secretary Dick: What Ron is saying it’s unnecessary, because the money is available. Walter Waite withdrew his motion, 2nd withdrew by Doug Weigand. Reports by Area Vice Presidents:
(All reports filed with Recording Secretary Janet Wilson) Jr. Past President Al Lennox: It was discovered that our funding for our homes in California that was passed by a vast majority of Californians, was in effect halted, it was identified by members of the American Legion. The American Legion was the Veterans organization that stood up to a unilateral decision by the Chairman of the CDVA, the director. He made a unilateral decision without consulting with the Cal Vet Board. And I happen to know that the Resolution that passed by the DEC of Dept. California, that resolution started in Floyd Martins office. And I also happen to know that our Commander Wayne Parrish, took that and without hesitation took on the Governor, took on the CDVA director, and as I understand now, the funding for those homes, because of their actions, is now back on the table. It is my feeling we owe these two gentlemen a standing ovation. Past State Commander Chuck Parnell: In regards to the Veterans homes at Redding and Fresno, we were put back on the funding list at about 13 or 14. We had been moved to the bottom of the list at request of CDVA director. Commander Parnell gave lengthy and informative response about the Federal Funding for VA homes. There was a recent Bill passed #AB1775, what that Bill does was to help California and Redding to kind of streamline the process to get these homes built. It lets Dept. Veterans Affairs of Ca. utilize existing designs for those homes. The status of the homes right now as of October 1st, Land has been transferred from City of Fresno into the States hands, which must be maintained until the homes are actually built. Central California Veterans Homes Support Foundation, which I am President of, has taken on that responsibility. Plans are in the works for a Pro Golf PGA tournament in 2008 to raise money for this foundation to support the Veterans homes. Outpost Reports:
(All reports filed with Recording Secretary Janet Wilson) End of day one.
Day 2 - October 23, 2005
Meeting reopened at 9:00 a.m.
Secretary Dick Dunbar: Our President Bill Krizansky is still under the weather. We will get some business out of the way, before we turn the meeting over to newly elected President Charles Williams. Recording Secretary Janet Wilson read executive board meeting minutes from October 22, 2005. Approved. Dick Dunbar read Presidents Bill Krizansky’s final report. (on file with recording secretary Janet). Ron Aubry: We have the Nola fund set up by Norm Collins, controlled by 2 trustees, Bill Hall and myself. I would like to suggest, at this time, we close out the account and give Bill Hall a check for $7,060.00. Which then Bill can distribute the funds to various veterans groups in the North. Made into form of motion, 2nd by Al Lennox, motion discussions: John Roberts, why not just give the money to our projects, such as nurses and guide dogs. Ron, the fund was for veterans, a specific reason. Bill Hall, money will be donated to Veterans homes in Yountville and Chula Vista, and to Veterans Centers in the North. Motion Carried. Meeting turned over to the new PCC President Charles Williams. Past State Sweetheart President Gerri Smith presented our new President Charles with checks from Club 26, for $50.00 for guide dog program and $50.00 for disaster and relief fund and from the State Sweethearts $400.00 for the men’s special project. President Charles Williams: first order of business, we need to ask for a volunteer to run Emblem Sales. Stan Fimowicz, 13th District Commander volunteered and was accepted. Introduction of new officers for 2005-06 Chaplain Phil Heller performed memorial service for all comrades moving on to Post Everlasting. President Williams, next State Board meeting will be in Amador and the next PCC State Convention will be in Redlands. Meeting was closed at 10:30 am. | 
