Only Board of Directors has the authority to hire an Executive Director of the ATA

Discussion in 'Americantrapshooter.com. - Trapshooting forum.' started by Smithy, Apr 27, 2026 at 7:51 AM.

  1. Smithy

    Smithy Mega Poster Founding Member

    This is a joke.
     
    Smithy, Apr 27, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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  2. multifired

    multifired Active Member

    ATA by laws, Article IV, Section 3: Powers, (c) The Board of Directors shall have the power and does by these presents delegate to the Executive Committee full and complete authority to do all things in the time intervening between annual meetings that the Board of Directors could do if it were in session.
     
    multifired, Apr 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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  3. butterly

    butterly Mega Poster

    Illinois Assistant Attorney General Pasquale disagreed with the legality of that by-law. Especially when the Executive Committee was giving themselves free guns illegally for decades. He forced the ATA Board of Directors to Vote.

    It was merlo and the attorneys on this site that spoke with the AG and forced the vote.

    That by-law is only for day to day decisions. All Gipson's contracts were appproved by the BOD. It is not surprising the EC would try to by pass the BOD's authority. Remember the BOD represents the shooters.

    A meeting zoom or in person could have been done. These guys are creepy.
     
    butterly, Apr 28, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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  4. ATTYSAL

    ATTYSAL Member

    Hey Multifired.....
    If your Executive Director's salary is not approved by the Board of Directors you will have some explaining with the IRS.

    That would trigger one hell of an audit. Jmho
     
    ATTYSAL, Apr 28, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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