• Meeting Location: 605 Metropolis Street, Metropolis, Illinois
  • Meeting Conducted By: James “Jay” Smock – President
  • Meeting Called to Order at: 1754 hours
  • The Pledge of Allegiance was Led by: Jay Smock
  • Members Present:
    • Jay Smock – President
    • Ronnie Stone – Vice President
    • Geoff Williams – Secretary
    • Lori Nichols – Treasurer
    • Eddy Sobkowiak
    • Aidan Carnes
    • Lloyd Baker – Volunteer Examiner Coordinator
    • Ab Jones
  • Guests – None
  • Minutes of the Last Meeting: April 19, 2023 were read. A motion was made to accept the minutes, a second was made, and a vote was made and passed “As is.”
  • Club Logo & Banner Design –
    • Ronnie Stone contacted the folks at Action Sports in Paducah, Ky. To request advice and assistance with the final touches on the club logo. He has had them do work previously, they were pleased to assist.
    • Ronnie passed around a photo copy of the club banner, with the logo affixed, that he is having Action Sports design and make at his expense.
    • The banner will be used at club special events for identification purposes. It will be 8’ x 2’ in size.
    • Debate was had regarding the logo with the only change in the end being a majority of members present believed that the transmitting tower at the top of the silhouette of the lower half of the State of Illinois should be situated atop a small mound.
    • A motion was made to accept the final logo design draft. The motion was seconded. A vote was made and passed.
    • *A copy of the banner w/ logo is filed with these minutes.
  • Donation Made:
    •  Member Ab Jones made a $50.00 donation to assist in paying for the banner that Ronnie is having made. A resounding applause was forthcoming from members.
  • Club Shirts were Discussed –
    • Ronnie was asked if there was a minimum cost involved if the club was to order T-shirts or Polo shirts. He was also asked if we are able to get our individual call signs imprinted upon the shirts. Ronnie will contact Action Sports to get answers to these questions.
  • Field Day 2023 –
    • It was decided that the better location to operate from for the Field Day event will be the Fairground Pavilion across form the Trout Pond in Ft. Massac State Park.
    • Jay Smock reserved the pavilion with the Park Services.
    • The cost of the pavilion is $56.00. Jay paid the fee with his personal credit card, to be re-paid by the club treasury. 
    • On June 20 Jay and Brian Horn – Director of Emergency Management for Massac County (IL) will be interviewed on WMOK radio regarding the clubs participation in Field Day 2023.
  • Club Web Site –
    • Club members were requested by Lloyd to text him with any dates of events relevant to the club so he can add them to the club’s calendar on the Web site.
  • Special Lifetime Membership –
    • Jay suggested for consideration the Club award Lori Nichols a lifetime membership to SIERA in gratitude for her donating the use of an office and other spaces for Club meetings and activities at the church building she owns located at 605 Metropolis Street, Metropolis, Illinois; also known as Tree of Life Church.
    • A motion was made, seconded, and unanimously voted on to accept.
  •  Lori Nichols is now a Lifetime Member of Southernmost Illinois Emergency Radio Association.
  • Meeting Adjourned at: 1920 hours

Minutes submitted by: Geoff Williams – Secretary