Albert C. Kean Post 149 Executive Board Minutes​

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Meeting Date   May 05, 2026                                                           Time:   1730  .             

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Roll Call of Officers: (P = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, L = Late, F- Fill In, V = Vacant)

 

 P  - Commander                    Dave Marsland             P  Member at Large (2027)            Willie Nelson

 E  - 1st Vice Commander      Ernie Williams              E   Member at Large (2027)            Paul Nelson

 P  - 2nd Vice Commander      Dave Booth                 A  Member at Large (2028)             Mason Keller

 P  - Finance Officer               Carl Johnson Jr.             V  Member at Large (2028)             VACANT

 E  - Jr. Past Commander        Dave Garrett                E   Member at Large (2026)            Dave Riley

                                                                                          P   Member at Large (2026)            Dana Bolt 

Total Voting Members Present   5  (7 Minimum)    

               

Guest(s)  

Bob Theal- Outgoing 3 Dist Commander upon conclusion of Convention

Matt Klouse- Incoming 3 Dist Commander upon conclusion of Convention

 

Guest Statements:

Bob Theal- wished to thank Post 149 for all their support and assistance throughout his tenure.

Matt Klouse- Looking forward to working with the members of Post 149. Noted that on Saturday May 9, there is a “Key” ceremony for Army Capt Tim Bomke, a disabled vet for an ADA Accessible house built by “Homes For Our Troops”. Be at the Bainbridge Island Legion Post by 9:30. Escort to follow. Legion Riders have taken this to task

 

Minutes of Previous Meeting:

Meeting opened by Commander Marsland, Motion to accept the reading of the previous meeting by Dave Booth, seconded by Carl Johnson, motion carried

  

Finance Report:

Finance Report was read, motion to accept was made by Dave Booth, seconded by Dana Bolte, motion carried. Post received a deposit from the gambling machine.

 

Old/New Business:

1. Has the Credit/Debit card reader been beneficial? Have the Lounge sales increased in volume since implementing?  Continue to monitor for 6 months to see if sales have increased or just more members using the debit/Credit charge

2. Status of PSE Claim follow-up. WTG Info from attorney and should be Pro Bono

3. Fire suppression system bottle and parts have been ordered, waiting delivery. Still waiting for information from Fire Solutions.

4. There was a sewage odor coming from the business next door, city was notified and inspected. Will need to be repaired, there is nothing wrong with the Legions system. The health board also performed a health inspection, grade was passing.

 

Good of the Legion:

1. Pushing membership and renewals as well as hall rentals, participation at the post. Continue to address this. End of the current membership year (2026) ends on June 30.

2. Status of transferring the bookkeeping over to Quick books. Commander is taking this to task. Should be transitioned y next E-Board meeting.

3. Status of the drop safe. Cost $500-$600 to get combination.  Member Nelson looking at having this opened.

4. Installation of Officer’s listing back on the wall. Completed

5. Post Picnic will be Sept 5. One Member has offered to roast a whole pig for this. There will be raffles put together for this

6. CDR Marsland is looking at bids for the retiling of the kitchen floor. Waiting new estimate.

7. Sunday May 10, Carl Johnson will clean up the Lafayette Parking Lot

8. Armed Forces Day Parade is on May 16, if interested in riding on the trailer, contact Chrissy, Decorating will take place on Friday May 15 at 8:30 PM following the King of Clubs Drawing at Discount Tire on Park and 5th Ave. 

9. CDR Marsland is holding a meeting at the post with all 4 legs of the Legion for event planning on May 21 at 4:30 PM.

10. CDR Marsland- Wants to iterate that this is a volunteer organization including the Officers. And as such, every individual WILL BE treated with respect and dignity. Friendly banter and jesting are one thing, but when personnel are verbally assailed, that WILL NOT BE TORERATED.

 

Adjournment:

Motion to adjourn made by Willie Nelson, seconded by Dave Booth, meeting adjourned at 1814  .

 

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   L. “Willie” Nelson                                         H. Dave Marsland

           Adjutant                                                     Commander

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Meeting Date   April 07, 2026                                                           Time:   1730  . 

           

Roll Call of Officers: (P = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, L = Late, F- Fill In, V = Vacant)

 

 P  - Commander                    Dave Marsland             P  Member at Large (2027)            Willie Nelson

 P  - 1st Vice Commander       VACANT                        P   Member at Large (2027)            Paul Nelson

 V  - 2nd Vice Commander      Dave Booth                 E  Member at Large (2028)             Mason Keller

 P  - Finance Officer               Carl Johnson Jr.             P  Member at Large (2028)             Ernie Williams

 P  - Jr. Past Commander        Dave Garrett                P   Member at Large (2026)            Dave Riley

                                                                                          P   Member at Large (2026)            Dana Bolte

 

Total Voting Members Present    9  (7 Minimum)     

             

Guest(s)  

None

 

Guest Statements

N/A

 

Minutes of Previous Meeting:

Meeting opened by Commander Marsland

Motion to accept the reading of the previous meeting by Paul Nelson, seconded by Ernie Williams, motion carried

 

Finance Report:

Finance Report was read, motion to accept was made by  Dave Garrett, seconded by Dave Booth, motion carried.

 

Old/New Business:

1. Has the Credit/Debit card reader been beneficial? Have the Lounge sales increased in volume since implementing this? Still to early to assess. Continue to monitor for 6 months

2. Status of PSE Claim?   Now have a Claim Number and Investigator assigned.

3. All repairs are complete; the washer and Dryer replacement is pending. Dave Booth has taken this to task for replacement. Replacements are located, new GE’s both for $1398, plus delivery, removal and installation fees. Total of $1598. Motion by Paul Nelson to spend up to the $1600 for purchase of new appliances was seconded by Carl Johnson, Motion carried

4. Rick Baker received an email from the vent cleaning people; it is currently scheduled for April 08. The cost is $875.

5. Fire suppression system bottle and parts have been ordered, waiting delivery. Still waiting for information

 

Good of the Legion:

1. Pushing membership and renewals as well as hall rentals, participation at the post.

2. Status of transferring the bookkeeping over to Quick books. Commander is taking this to task.

3. Status of the drop safe. Cost $500-$600 to get combination.  Remains to be on hold

4. Status of disposal of old beer cooler. Interested party is no longer interested, all members continue to push the sale of this

5. Installation of Officer’s listing back on the wall. Replacement letters in hand, to occur in near future

6. Decoration of the walls will be the responsibility of each of the legs of the legion.  

7. CDR Marsland is looking at bids for the retiling of the kitchen floor. Estimate is $5500, if we remove everything off the floor, sample and test existing tile, if non-asbestos, remove existing tiles. If floor is in need of repairs, cost can go to $11,000. This is now on hold

 

Adjournment:

Motion to adjourn made by Paul Nelson, seconded by Ernie Williams, meeting adjourned at 1810.

 

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   L. “Willie” Nelson                                         H. Dave Marsland

           Adjutant                                                    Commander

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Meeting Date  March 03, 2026                                                       Time:   1730        

    

Roll Call of Officers: (P = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, L = Late, F- Fill In, V = Vacant)

 

 P  - Commander                    Dave Marsland             P  Member at Large (2027)            Willie Nelson

 P  - 1st Vice Commander       VACANT                        P   Member at Large (2027)            Paul Nelson

 V  - 2nd Vice Commander      Dave Booth                 E  Member at Large (2028)             Mason Keller

 P  - Finance Officer               Carl Johnson Jr.             E  Member at Large (2028)             Ernie Williams

 P  - Jr. Past Commander        Dave Garrett                P   Member at Large (2026)            Dave Riley

                                                                                          P   Member at Large (2026)            Dana Bolte

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Total Voting Members Present   8 (7 Minimum)                  

Guest(s)  

Bob Theal- 3rd District Commander

 

Guest Statements:

Update on the status of the Department on probation from National; Currently the OP’s are in need of updating before further action. He is also looking for a chair for the Evergreen Boys State program for this year.

District Spring Conference will be in Port Orchard at Post 30 in conjunction with 4th District on April 25.

From the DEC Meeting, the Baseball program is applying for a grant for tickets for the OCW Veterans Appreciation Night. This is normally with the Tacoma Rainiers at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma.

Department Convention will be in Pasco at the Red Lion Inn July 16-19. More information on the Department Web Site.

  

Minutes of Previous Meeting: Meeting opened by Commander Marsland

Minutes to waive the reading of the previous meeting by Paul Nelson, seconded by    Dave Riley, motion carried

 

Finance Report:

Finance Report was read, motion to accept was made by Paul Nelson, seconded by    Dave Booth, motion carried.

 

Old/New Business:

1. Has the Credit/Debit card reader been beneficial? Insufficient data available at this time and will continue to monitor.

2. Status of PSE Claim?   Nothing to date.   National Emergency Fund was denied at department level

3. All repairs are complete, the washer and Dryer payment has been adjudicated, waiting on $1,000 check. Washer is 20 years old; dryer is 15 years old. Reason for low reimbursement is due to age. Dave Booth has taken this to task for replacement. Also need to look at paying for the removal of the old ones.

4. Rick Baker received an email from the vent cleaning people and it is time for the required annual cleaning. Last year was approx. $875. 9 Mar is available, Will look at this again in April, as this is an annual fire inspection requirement

 

Good of the Legion:

1. Pushing membership and renewals as well as hall rentals, participation at the post.

2. Status of transferring the bookkeeping over to Quick books. Waiting for member to become available, Bob and Dee Dee Theal have additional information on this and the Commander will be in contact

3. Status of replacing the kitchen fire suppression system in the kitchen. Wednesday to be started, working with company for a re-bid Updated bid ($2,600) in hand. Or go with the Hydro/replacement of bottle.

4. Status of the drop safe. Cost $500-$600 to get combination.  More to follow

5. Status of disposal of old beer cooler. Interested party still has not come to look at it.

6. Installation of Officer’s listing back on the wall. Replacement has been ordered, awaiting delivery.

7. Decoration of the walls will be the responsibility of each of the legs of the legion.  

8. March 8 will be the Welcome Back Steak Night

9. CDR Marsland is looking at bids for the retiling of the kitchen floor

 

Adjournment:

Motion to adjourn made by Paul Nelson, seconded by Dave Garrett, meeting adjourned at 1827.

  

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   L. “Willie” Nelson                                                     H. Dave Marsland

           Adjutant                                                                Commander

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