On 1/11/07 a poll was taken on FCS membership benefits.
Regarding caps, five active members stated that they preferred a tan/khaki/brown solid colored cap, four active members preferred a camo cap, two active members did not want to receive caps, and one active member preferred a blaze orange cap with a camo bill.
Regarding shirts/coffee mugs/mouse pads, five active members stated that they preferred to continue to receive T-shirts and four active members stated that they preferred to receive coffee mugs instead of T-shirts. No active member preferred to receive a mouse pad instead of a T-shirt.
On 1/13/07, by a vote of 13 to 0, the active Club members approved adding a 6/1/07 - 6/3/07 Hog Hunt at the Wild Hog Hunt Ranch to the 2007 Calendar.
On 1/17/07, by a vote of 6 to 0, the Club officers decided to postpone the January 2007 Sporting Clays and Skeet Shoot to 1/27/07, due to projected bad weather.
On 1/24/07, by a vote of 5 to 0, the Club officers changed the 2/2/07 - 2/3/07 Hog Hunt at the Y.O. Ranch to 2/16/07 - 2/17/07.
On 1/25/07, by a vote of 6 to 0, the Club officers decided to cancel the 1/27/07 Sporting Clays and Skeet Shoot due to projected poor attendance (most of the regulars will be either helping with a pheasant hunt or on the 1/26/07 - 1/28/07 Blast and Cast - Duck Hunt and Bay Fishing Trip).
On 2/5/07, by a vote of 4 to 0, the Club officers changed the 4/27/07 - 4/28/07 24 Hour Sporting Clays Shoot to 5/4/07 - 5/5/07.
On 2/12/07, by a vote of 6 to 0, the Club officers changed the 3/16/07 - 3/17/07 Hog Hunt at the CzC Ranch to 3/30/07 - 4/1/07 and the 3/2/07 - 3/3/07 Father/Child Sporting Clays Shoot and Campout to a 3/17/07 Sporting Clays and Skeet Shoot.
On 3/2/07, by a vote of 3 to 0, the Club officers changed the Llano Crawfish Open Sporting Clays Shoot from 4/14/07 to 4/7/07 and the April Sporting Clays Shoot from 4/7/07 to 4/14/07.
On 3/6/07, by a vote of 4 to 0, the Club officers added a 3/10/07 - 3/11/07 Sporting Clays Shoot with the National Sporting Clay Association to the Club Calendar. There was not sufficient time to have a minimum one week discussion of this proposal followed by a minimum one week vote, as called for by our Bylaws, so the officers made an Executive Decision.
On 3/21/07, by a vote of 21 to 0, the active Club members added the following to the Vice President (Ministries) job description:
4. Responsible to contact individuals who have posted a prayer request on the FCS website that have a specific event scheduled (e.g., surgery, medical tests, medical examination) within seven days of the event to determine their status. Will notify the Webmaster of needed changes to the Prayer Requests and Praises Webpage.
5. Responsible to contact all other individuals who have posted a prayer request on the FCS website on at least a quarterly basis to determine their status. Will notify the Webmaster of needed changes.
6. Responsible to contact FCS members who have volunteered to be prayer warriors to remind them to pray for an upcoming event (e.g., surgery, medical tests, medical examination) before the event occurs.
On 3/26/07, by a vote of 15 to 0, the active Club members approved the following changes to the Bylaws (highlighted in yellow):
IV. Officers:
B. The Club President...
9. Responsible to ensure that votes on Bi-annual ADD "and called officer" elections CHANGE TO "by the active Club members, votes on the Annual Fiscal Year Budget and Annual Calendar of Events by the Club officers, and votes on additions, cancellations, and date, time, or location changes to the Annual Calendar of Events by the Club officers" take place, and the results are tabulated and reported to the active Club members ADD "within seven days of the vote". An attempt must be made to obtain votes from all active Club members ADD "or Club officers (as applicable)" via e-mail and mail or phone proxy (for active Club members ADD "or Club officers" who do not have an e-mail address). All active Club members ADD "or Club officers" must be given, at a minimum, one week to respond to all votes ADD "(if possible)". Any candidate or proposal approved by a majority vote of the active Club members ADD "or Club officers (as applicable)" shall constitute as an official action of the Club. If there is not a majority vote a runoff vote must be held using the same procedure as above, except without CHANGE TO "a minimum one week" discussion period. If there are multiple options in a vote, and a runoff must be held, the options that statistically cannot win will be eliminated from the ballot. The Club officers can, in situations where it is impossible, due to time constraints, to hold a minimum one week discussion CHANGE TO "by" the active Club members followed by a minimum one week vote of the active Club members, make Executive Decisions (officer only votes). DELETE "Examples include, but are not limited to: canceling or changing the location of an event due to projected lack of game, bad weather, etc. and adding an event to the Annual Calendar of Events." The Club President must attempt to obtain votes from all current Club officers as soon as possible in order to make an Executive Decision. Any Executive Decision can later be overturned by a majority vote of the active Club members (an active Club member would have to propose a full vote on the Executive Decision).
10. Responsible to ensure that votes on DELETE “addition proposals to the Annual Calendar of Events and” proposed changes or additions to the Bylaws ADD "and" Statement of Events Delete “and Annual Fiscal Year Budget” or any other proposals from active Club members take place, using the procedure from CHANGE TO "#9", and the results are tabulated and reported to the active Club members ADD "within seven days of the vote".
N. The Club Officers shall maintain an Annual Fiscal Year Budget (beginning each September the 1st). The proposed Annual Fiscal Year Budget must be approved by a majority vote of the CHANGE TO "Club Officers" prior to implementation. Any proposed unplanned purchase(s) of $50.00 or more must be approved by a majority vote of the CHANGE TO "Club Officers” prior to the purchase(s).
O. The Club Officers shall maintain an Annual Club Calendar of Events. The proposed Annual Calendar of Events must be approved by a majority vote of the CHANGE TO "Club officers” prior to implementation. Any proposed event during a specific year that was not already on that years Annual Calendar of Events must be approved by a majority vote of the CHANGE TO "Club officers” prior to implementation. ADD "Any cancellation of and date, time, or location changes to an already approved event must be approved by a majority vote of the Club officers prior to implementation".
V. Chapters
B. Each chapter will be governed by the FCS Bylaws and Statement of Faith. Chapters may organize their own events but these events must be approved by a majority vote of the CHANGE TO "Club Officers” prior to implementation. Approved activities will be added to the Annual Calendar of Events.
VI. Meetings:
A. Official meetings will be held according to the schedule of the Annual Calendar of Events that was approved by a majority vote of the CHANGE TO "Club Officers”. The President, or a majority of the other officers, or the majority of active Club members can also call a meeting. Attempts must be made to notify all active Club members at least 72 hours in advance of called meetings via e-mail and mail or phone proxy (for active members who do not have an e-mail address). The ranking officer or most tenured member (in the event that no officers are involved) is responsible to attempt to notify all active Club members.
The examples of "Executive Decisions" is no longer valid, as it will be the officer's sole responsibility to "cancel or change the location of an event due to projected lack of game, bad weather, etc. and add an event to the Annual Calendar of Events."
On 3/27/07, by a vote of 5 to 0, the Club officers changed the 5/4/07 - 5/5/07 Non-Chartered Bass Fishing Trip on Lake Amistad to a 4/20/07 Chartered Hybrid Bass Fishing Trip on Lake Belton.