held on 7 November 2017 via Skype commencing 7:30pm
6/1 Roll Call
Chair: Stuart Watchman ZL2TW
Council: Neill Ellis ZL1TAJ, Howard Buxton ZL1BXA, Peter Mulhare ZL2IK
Phill Dodds ZL4XYZ, Scott Jackson ZL2YSL,
Phil Holliday ZL3PAH, Don McDonald ZL3DMC
David Allen ZL4LDY
Min Sec: Topsy ZL2LS
6/2 Apologies
Ann Fraser ZL3TNT
6/3 Minutes of Council meeting 3rd October 2017 Approved
6/4 Action Points
Action Points Council March meeting 2016
01) ZL3PAH New NZART Web Site - Progressing well Ongoing
Action Points Council Friday face to face meeting June 2016
10) ZL2TW Re-establish charitable status of AREC SAR Trust
To re – register a number of details re the AREC activities and aims needs to be
submitted to charities. A list has been prepared by NZART treasurer Evan Sayer
of the required information and sent on to the AREC management group for
assistance. Ongoing
Action Points Council meeting February 2017
1) ZL1TAJ/ZL2YSL/ZL3TNT to prepare a policy on tenure of NZART
Officers and align with job descriptions.
This has been submitted by Scott ZL2YSL. To check with Debby re this Ongoing
Action Points Council meeting Friday F/F Rotorua 2017
01) ZL2TW/Evan to consider change of wording in constitution to include
‘Suitably qualified person’ referring to the qualification required of the reviewer of the accounts, for next year’s conference as a constitutional remit ON HOLD
02) ZL4XYZ/ZL1BXA/ZL2YSL will actively pursue advertising with other
Like minded organizations such as NZMCA and advise Council. Ongoing
03) ZL1TAJ to write JD for ELG and pass on to ZL2DL for uploading to website. Ongoing
Action Points Council meeting Monday F/F Rotorua 2017
01) ZL2TW to advise portfolios for Council appointments at next meeting –
ZL2TW is to circulate the list around the councilors and would like comments from all councilors re this Ongoing
02) ZL3PAH to review Councilor handbook and report to Council
This needs complete rewrite and ZL3PAH would like to do this. To be put on hold ON HOLD
Action Points Council meeting September 2017
1) ZL6B Beacon relocation costs – waiting to hear back from Wairarapa Branch. Nothing has been heard. Remove as an action point and await a response from Wairarapa.
2) ZL2TW AREC Governance Review Update
Council comments on the interim report have been considered and appear in the final report.
6/5 Confirmation of New Members October 2017 Confirmed
6/6 Monthly Financials October 2017
a) Payments
b) Actuals v Budget Approved
6/7 Monthly Reports
a) AREC financial Report – emailed
b) QSL Bureau Report
c) LGLO Report
d) ARX Examination report – ZL2DL Approved
6/8 60 meter update ZL3PAH
Report has been received from the 60 metre working group and circulated among council. Recommendations approved
6/9 Chanel 25 digital amateur television
Council notes that the DATV Channel 25 test license at Belmont has expired and urgently instructs ZL2TW to approach the WNVHF group for a progress report.
6/13 Leave of Absence for next council meeting
Phil Holliday ZL3PAH
6/14 General Business
Peter Mulhare, callbook editor, reports that the 2017 Call Book has been sent for printing and will be sent out with the next Break In issue in December
