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Winter Trail Work Day
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Winter Trail Work Day
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Waters Edge Bike Night
Sat Jun 23 @12:00AM - 05:00PM
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OMBA Annual Meeting Minutes 2012

OMBA Annual Meeting                                            


Insurance Review-BA

  • We have 2M insurance policy, this is up a million
  • It's based on trail mileage 275 miles, not Members
  • Currently have about 500 Members statewide-Static
  • OMBA Membership Expense will remain at $10 to maintain the buffer in Account

OMBA Website-BA

  • Current Website is inadequate, Security Verison/Patches need maintain, constant hacking
  • Vote Approved to expend $1,000 for new Website along with$500 for annual security updates would prefer a year commitment and only pay in 1/3rds to ensure fulfillment of task

OMBA Financials-Mike Ryba

  • Fiscal year is June 30th-July 1st, not calendar year
  • $700 Balance-Current, 40K across state
  • Look to use tax exempt forms when purchasing for major purposes
  • Chapter Presidents should implement new Audit Procedure
  1. oGet Monthly Membership report from Membership coordinator showing expected membership revenue (after OMBA takes $10)
  2. oCompares this to monthly revenue report from Treasurer and report to the meeting

OMBA Leadship-BA

  • BA will maintain as President (he really didn’t have much of a choice-He’s our Dude!)
  • Mike will stay on as Financial Officer
  • OMBA needs a backup Financial Officer per bylaws to back up Mike

News from the Local Chapters

CAMBA

  • New Leadership in place for the new challenge of trail ahead in their area
  • Royal View Reservation they are working on 10 Miles of Trail to be built with and by the Metro Parks of Cleveland-Huge Breakthrough!

AOA

  • Working with the Zoo on improving access to the Wilds
  • Making beginner course and rented equipment to improve the overgrown areas
  • Mayhem will be in a different format this year, more enduro style, ride from spot to spot, you can compete as a team or individual, no pressure, win is based on section times-May 19th….
  • They had a Moment of Silence for AEP, everything is up in the air about this land

COMBO

  • Looking at growing our membership in the Chestnut Ridge area
  • Doing Donation Boxes at both Alum Trails-Heavy Duty
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Mohican Area

  • Won a grant that was matched by Mohican 100 fund for $5000
  • Source of fund is unknown-Guess thru park?
  • Bike shop has paved a trail and Mohican Wilderness did some gravel work in a wet section of Mile 2 at MSP
  • State park Race is in the spring this year April 22nd
  • OMBC is going to a per racer payback system for all races

Miami Area

  • New trail outside Springfield right around the high school-lort trail multi use; bike and hike It has 4-5 miles Possible beginner clinic Momba is working with them Little hilly kina It's off miracle mile Right off of the rail to trails

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