jdege wrote:If you want to replace the Board, you need to answer a couple of questions.
- What is the current Board doing wrong?
- What would you do different?
Operate as a shooting club, as opposed to a member supported semi-commercial shooting range.
jdege wrote:If you want to replace the Board, you need to answer a couple of questions.
- What is the current Board doing wrong?
- What would you do different?
xd ED wrote:For some reason, shortly after I joined, most of the cool kids quit hanging out there.
xd ED wrote:jdege wrote:If you want to replace the Board, you need to answer a couple of questions.
- What is the current Board doing wrong?
- What would you do different?
Operate as a shooting club, as opposed to a member supported semi-commercial shooting range.
bstrawse wrote:xd ED wrote:jdege wrote:If you want to replace the Board, you need to answer a couple of questions.
- What is the current Board doing wrong?
- What would you do different?
Operate as a shooting club, as opposed to a member supported semi-commercial shooting range.
I would recommend looking closely at the financials and ensure the club can self-sustain without the commercial revenue presently.
It's been years since I was on the board but I recall that as an obstacle.
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bstrawse wrote:xd ED wrote:jdege wrote:If you want to replace the Board, you need to answer a couple of questions.
- What is the current Board doing wrong?
- What would you do different?
Operate as a shooting club, as opposed to a member supported semi-commercial shooting range.
I would recommend looking closely at the financials and ensure the club can self-sustain without the commercial revenue presently.
It's been years since I was on the board but I recall that as an obstacle.
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ttousi wrote:Membership is capped at 1500 and it is currently below that #
Erud wrote:bstrawse wrote:xd ED wrote:
Operate as a shooting club, as opposed to a member supported semi-commercial shooting range.
I would recommend looking closely at the financials and ensure the club can self-sustain without the commercial revenue presently.
It's been years since I was on the board but I recall that as an obstacle.
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How did they get themselves into that position?
xd ED wrote:ttousi wrote:Membership is capped at 1500 and it is currently below that #
I understood it was raised a few years ago beyond 1500 to get new members that were needed for range duty.
Even at 1500+/-, that's likely 2-3 times most clubs' membership.
xd ED wrote:A close look at the financials might well in order.
I believe OGC is the largest (dues paying membership) club in the state.
Membership is currently between 1500, and 2000, I believe.
At 2000 members, and $125/annum dues, that is $250,000.
No other club I'm familiar with has even close to half that membership number, nor greater annual dues.
I would guess the major expenses to any gun club are insurance, property taxes,and utilities. I don't see anything going on at OGC that suggests any of those expenses should be higher there...well perhaps higher insurance for a club that grants access to the public.
Having said that, I don't know that I would advocate to eliminate public hours, but I would never give the 'once-or-twice-a year-shooter' preference,or priority over the members who pay dues, and contribute service hours.
Holland&Holland wrote:xd ED wrote:ttousi wrote:Membership is capped at 1500 and it is currently below that #
I understood it was raised a few years ago beyond 1500 to get new members that were needed for range duty.
Even at 1500+/-, that's likely 2-3 times most clubs' membership.
Wasn't the increase from 1200 to 1500?
Holland&Holland wrote:Erud wrote:
How did they get themselves into that position?
They took out a massive loan that they are still paying on
xd ED wrote:Holland&Holland wrote:Erud wrote:
How did they get themselves into that position?
They took out a massive loan that they are still paying on
For all the 'no-blue-sky- barriers, I assume?
But that seems to ask more questions than it answers.
The barriers were a fairly recent project. What were the major expenses before that?
I wonder what the finances look like without the expensive projects, and with less public fees.
Rip Van Winkle wrote:Just an observation from one whose on the outside looking in.
If you don't know where your club's money is going, you'd better find out.
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