SASCA     Business Meeting

September 19, 2013

The business meeting was brought to order by President Bobby Fisher at 3:30pm.

Sickness and distress, Harry Moore reported on the condition of his wife Virginia, she is getting ready to have surgery for her Bone Cancer and is doing well as she gets ready for this procedure. Also prays were requested for one of the Clowns mother who was 91 and had fell and broke her hip. Ed Harper is home with his wife who has dementia and she is not doing too well and he isn’t either. He need hip surgery butt can’t stay in the hospital cause he the only care giver for his wife. Please keep them both in our prayers. Another member Griffin Byrd been sick for a few years, in a lot of pain needs our prayers for comfort.

The invocation was given by our Noble Chaplin Jack Knight, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Bobby Fisher.

Roll call of Temples was, Acca 2 present, Alee none present, Amran none present, Beni Kedem 5 present, El Hasa 1 present, Hejaz 2 present, Jamil none present, Jericho none present, Kazim 21 present, Kena none present, Kerberla 2 present, Khedive none present, Kosair 1 present, Nemesis none present, Oasis none present, Oleika none present, Omar 5 present, Rizpah 1 present, and Sudan 5 present.

Reading of the Minutes, A motion was made and seconded that we dispense with the reading the minutes as they were printed in the last issue of Clowning Around motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report, Past Presidents Jake Hensley and Buddy Brown reported that an audit of the book was ok, that all was in order. The Treasurer’s book was closed out on the 9th of March, 2013. At that time we had a balance of $1697.25. Since then we have paid all the bills are paid as of September 19, 2013 except for the trophies and the motel for this weekend with a balance of $2769.17. A motion made and seconded to accept the Treasurer’s report, motion passed.

No visitors, next we recognized the Past Presidents in attendance were Robert A. Jones 2003-2004, Harry E. Moore Jr. 2004-2005, A.R. Buddy Brown 2007-2008, Frank E. Moore 2008-2009, E. Keith Mason 2009-2010, E. Jake Hensley 2010-2011, and D. Earl Frady 2011-2012.

Old Business:

Second Vice President Pat Godwin Jr. Read the following.

The third reading of the Balloon competitions as adapted from ISCA with clarifications. These are posted in the March 2013 issue of Clowning Around. Also sending a copy to be posted again with these minutes. Some additions were brought up. Added was the use of a Sharpe for drawing eyes on Balloons. Also you do not have to be dressed to compete but you do have to register and have a number to compete. The fee is $10.00 for the category unless already competing then it’s just an extra $5.00 on top of the $10.00 fee already paid just like the Children’s Choice category. Voted and passed unanimously. It will be held in the September competition. A place will be set aside for the competition in the hall according the category they desire to enter. The contestants will be separated from any non-contestants. You can watch the contestants and the director will be responsible for maintaining order. At the time Judges will not be allowed in the area. While judging is going on all but the Judges will be asked to leave. You may compete in either the single or multiple balloon category but not both. No one will be allowed to touch the creation but the director until after it has been judged.

The two categories of balloon competition are:

Single, any creation made using one of any 130, 245, 260, or 280 pencil balloon.

Multiple, any creation made using two or more balloons of any type.

For both category the following rules apply, the contestant must declare before the competition begins which category he will compete.

No glue or devise evident will be allowed to hold the creation together.

Contestants will be given 15 minutes to make his creation. He may make more than one creations during this time, but only one will be allow per category entered single or multiple.

When the contestants is finished or when the time is up, that contestant will clean up his area and present his creation in the designated area in the way he wants it presented. He must place his number in a noticeable place beside his creation and leave the area without disturbing any other creation.

The balloon judging score sheet will be used to score the creations. There will be a first, second and third place trophy awarded for both category.

The third reading of the One Man Skit was next to extend the time from two minutes total to five minutes. One minute (if needed) to set up, three minute to do the skit, and one minute (if needed) to tear down and clean up afterward. Voted on and passed. All changes to the By-Laws have to go to SASA and then Imperial, and back to be in effect. If this happens by September it will be used at the fall meeting.

The third reading of the elimination of the Novice Class, a motion was made to change the Novice Class from its current status to become all one Class like it is in the 55 and older category. Robbie reported it did not pass.

By-laws committee report, First Vice President Mike Wallace said after reviewing the By-laws there was two points in there that we needed to address. First was that in the By-laws it says that the organization is to provide a proper Fez for Officers, he recommends that it be dropped.

On the competition, the committee recommends that you will be recognize by your home Temple. Associate membership in another Temple doesn’t get you anything. It must be your home or Mother Temple and then if you are going to compete, you must be an active member in a clown unit in that Temple, to be able to compete and you must compete under that unit name.

These are the changes we are recommending and the adding of the competition changes to the new By-laws. We will submit to Imperial.

President Bobby J. Fisher called for a discussion on the changes before voting on the committee’s recommendations. These will be read again in March at our Mid-Winters meeting and voted on in the following September fall meeting. If passed it will be sent on to Imperial for their approval.

President Bobby thanked the committee.

New Business:

Secretary/Treasurer said we paid for 125 meals and we had at the time of the meeting 60 tickets left. A discussion followed that we need to sell all the tickets we commit to.

Election of Officers.

Past President Buddy Brown was asked to step forward and direct the election. He called on a motion that all seated Officers be advanced by one chair, the motion was made and seconded, voted on and passed.

Next was the election of the new Sargent at Arms. The nominations were for Noble Gus Lamond from Acca Temple and Noble Sonny Stevens from Kerbela Temple. The vote was 6 to 4 for Noble Gus Lamarr. Noble Sonny was encouraged to run again next year

Next was the election for the office of Secretary/Treasurer. No one stepped up and took the office. Noble Robbie Jones after a long discussion did decide to stay on one more year. It was also brought up to consider splitting the job into two jobs held by two Nobles, A discussion on this follow a motion and a seconded. After much discussion the motion was withdrawn. A motion was then made and passed that the By-law committee investigate the separate of the job of Secretary/Treasurer.

Officers thanked everyone and gave their closing comments.

Mid-winters in 2014 will be back at the Sea Mist.

The meeting was closed with prayer by Chaplin Jack Knight.