Board of Directors Meeting
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| Members present: |
Catherine L. Blakley |
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| Members absent: |
Mary Ann Nelson Chaney Haynes Marty Askins |
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| Staff present: |
Trudy Pope Clayton Taylor |
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| Guests present: |
Barry Schmulback Owen Harper Tracy Row |
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Welcome: Catherine welcomed the members and guests with a special welcome given to Charles Holleman, the newest Director. The meeting was called to order at 1:30pm. |
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| Minutes: The minutes were presented. | |
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Motion: Approve minutes as presented. The motion was made and seconded. Discussion: None Vote: Passed |
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Past President's Report: No Report |
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Vice President's Report: No report |
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President Elect's Report: We will be working with the Insurance Department for clarification on licensing requirements. |
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Treasurer's Report: The Treasureršs report was presented and a correction in the classification of an item requested.. |
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Motion: Approve report with correction. The motion was made and seconded. Discussion: None Vote: Passed |
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General Counsel's Report: No Report |
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Executive Secretary's Report: — The summer meeting will be held July 31 through August 2 at Tanglewood Resort on Lake Texoma (www.tanglewoodresort.com). The deadline for booking rooms is July 1, 2008. — All articles for the Winter 2007 TitleGram need to be submitted by December 10. — In addition to instructors and sub-committee members, there were 51 participants at the Basic Closing 101 School held on October 25. — For future schools, Trudy requested to be provided with a list in advance of those instructors and sub-committee members who would be attending so that she can add them to the roster. — 2008 Convention Karen, Trudy, Catherine and Owen will attend a tasting luncheon tomorrow afternoon at the Crowne Plaza in Tulsa. Julie Kriegel, the logo contest winner, is providing assistance in the preparation of printed materials for the convention. |
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Committee Reports: → Education — No report → Public Relations — No report → Membership — No report → Long Range Planning — Danita will be working with Trudy to ensure that we have all records as set out in the association's retention plan. → Legislative — Clayton discussed the ongoing matter with regard to changes to lobbying expenses proposed by the Ethics Commission. — The Governor announced the appointments to the Oklahoma Abstractor's Board on November 14. The Governor has scheduled the first meeting of the new board. The names of the appointees, which were provided this morning via email to OLTA Membership, are as follows: Gary Baer, Attorney Steve Boone, Abstractor Linda Carpenter Abstractor Randy Dittmann, Abstractor Dennis Hall, Real Estate Broker Mike Harris, Abstractor David Riley, Abstractor Jerald Stringer, Banker Monica Wittrock, Abstractor — Tracy and Clayton discussed changes proposed by the Oklahoma Insurance Department. OLTA Leadership attended a meeting with the Department on November 6 in which they discussed proposed statutory changes with regard to title insurance. Clayton attended a meeting with the Department on November 14 to discuss the proposed 2008 Omnibus Bill. Commissioner Kim Holland has requested input from our association on both sets of proposed changes. We need to provide input no later than December 12. → Research — Catherine directed the Research Committee to meet and proceed with preparing a response from our association to the Oklahoma Insurance Department. A Research Committee meeting was scheduled for 10:00 am on November 27. Once a location is confirmed, a notice will be sent. — As per an email sent on November 10, Catherine has asked for individuals within the Research Committee to be involved in providing input on Proposed Uniform Closing Instructions. An on-line session is scheduled for November 19. Comments and input will be accepted until sometime in January. President's Report: — Catherine reminded everyone that it is time for the 2008 dues notices to be sent to members. — A member notified Catherine of an abstract company using the OLTA logo and advertising they are a member when they are not. It was agreed that Jerry Hemry would be requested to contact the company. — As chairperson of the Uniformity Committee, which is the association's liaison with the Oklahoma Abstractors Board, Catherine plans to attend the OAB's meetings. — The next OLTA Board meeting will be at 1:30 pm on Thursday, December 20 at FirsTitle & Abstract Services located at 7666 E 61st. Ste 230 in Tulsa. In celebration of the holidays, all those interested are invited to bring a gift of no more than $15 to participate in a Dirty Santa exchange. — The January board meeting will be held at the Oklahoma History Center at 2401 N Laird (just east of 23rd & Lincoln) on January 17th at 1:30 pm. Following the meeting, we will be given a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility. — At the request of Kraettli Epperson, Receiver for Phipps Enterprises, Inc., a press release regarding an auction of property related to three abstract companies will be forwarded to all members. |
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Old Business: The Leflore County Clerk has informed Sue Ann that the County Clerk's Association plans to present legislation in the 2008 session regarding abstract companies providing information online. Sue Ann will notify our lobbyist. |
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New Business: None |
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Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 3:43 p.m. Respectfully submitted, John Row, OLTA Secretary |
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