Regional Commanders - The North-South Skirmish Association, Inc.

Frank Kapper offered the invocation.
Commander McMahon welcomed Ron Barvian back to the board representing the Northeast Region.
You have received the minutes of the May 19 th Board of Director’s meeting. Are there any corrections to the minutes? Hearing none,
if there are no objections, the minutes are approved as printed.
You have received the minutes of the May 20 th Membership meeting. Are there any corrections to the minutes? Hearing none, if there
are no objections, the minutes are approved as printed.
Commander’s Report: The report covered the kick off celebration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. Gratitude was extended to all
who took part in planning and participating in this event. Appreciation was also extended to the number of members, their families
and guest that came out to support the event.
The first of two online issues of the Skirmish Line have been published. The goal is to publish two online issues, then in January
2012 return to the printed copy. An option that is currently being discussed is to offer an online edition as well as the printed edition.
The Skirmish Line budget is the single most costly line item in the association’s budget. A few years ago, it was costing 23% of our
operating budget to produce. An Ad Solicitor has been appointed to solicit ads from companies/sutlers to offset some of the cost in
producing the magazine.
We have received a substantial, partial ($5,000) payment toward the $10,000 no interest, five-year loan that was made to the Centerburg
Conservation Club in 2009. With the help of the N-SSA, the Centerburg range was saved and the N-SSA obtained a long-term
use agreement, which will enable the Midwest region to use Centerburg for years to come.
There was a concern regarding the number of firearms that were discharged during company matches while the competing companies
were snapping caps. Competitors and safety officers must be aware of what is happening during the snap caps portion of each event.
Safeties in particular should be moving up and down the firing line so that they can readily observe the actions of the competitors.
Our excellent safety record can only continue if we are all involved in making sure we are all safe on the firing line.
The corporate sponsorship/supporter program was approved by the BoD at the May meeting and is off to a great start under the guidance
of our Corporate Relations Officer, Al Minneman. Programs like this will help provide much needed revenue to our association
at no additional cost to the individual members.
A late request was submitted asking the association to relax the rules to allow pets at nationals. This will not be addressed during the
August Board meeting. This particular issue will be addressed at the January 2012 board meeting. All rules change requests must
follow protocol and go through the rules committee. Rules change requests must be submitted to the rules committee chair several
weeks prior to the Board package deadline.
We are being mandated by the FCC to go to the narrow band emissions on our two-way radios effective 2013. The association has
thirty-five radios that must be replaced to comply with the FCC ruling. The Allegheny and Potomac regions have 13 radios that must
be replaced as well. Commander McMahon has been working with three different companies, and the company in Winchester has
given the lowest bid. Motorola is also offering a rebate deal if the radios are purchased soon. After discussion, it was determined that
this decision would be tabled until after the paymaster’s report.
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