Board of Directors Meeting
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| Members present: |
Tracy Row |
| Members absent: |
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| Staff present: |
Jerry Hemry Jan Loftis Clayton Taylor |
| Guests present: |
Sue Bailey Owen L. Harper Glenda Mittasch Kimes Branning G. Barry Schmulbach Marty Askins Mark Bilbrey |
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Welcome: Tracy welcomed the members and guests, and the meeting was called to order at 5:10 pm. |
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Motion: Approve minutes as presented Made by: Ken McDowell Second by: Emil Cornels Discussion: None Vote: Passed |
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Past President's Report: No report Vice President's Report: No report. Treasurer's Report: The Treasurer's report was presented. |
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Motion: Approve report as presented Made by: Bryan Thomason Second by: Danita Francis Discussion: None Vote: Passed |
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General Counsel's Report: Jerry has been in contact with Duchess Bartmess since she attended the meeting at the Capitol. Mary Ann was instructed to forward other invoices from Duchess to Okie Tipac. Executive Director's Report: → Jan discussed that the convention is going well and that the sponsorships are higher this year than last. 160 are registered for the convention. → Summer meeting planning is underway. |
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Committee Reports: → Education — The continuing education courses for tomorrow and Saturday have been approved for credit although it took approximately 6 weeks to obtain approval. → Public Relations/Membership — No report → Legislative — Mark Bilbrey discussed the fundraiser on April 18 for Commissioner Kim Holland. There were just a few representatives from the OLTA present. Mark, on behalf of Gary Goetzinger and Okie Tipac, thanked all those who have assisted in raising and providing funds. Clayton Taylor discussed the status of HB 3009. He indicated that due to the preference of Senate leadership, the bill would go to joint conference committee. He will notify us once members of the joint conference committee have been appointed. → Research — No report. President's Report: Old Business: Barry Schmulbach's memorandum regarding elections was presented to the board and discussed. He and Jerry Hemry have reviewed and discussed the bylaws. The process for Saturday's election was discussed. The judges of the election will meet tomorrow to discuss the additional nominations for the Board and how the election will be handled. New Business: None Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 6:04 p.m. via a motion by Bryan Thomason and a second by Randy Dittmann. Respectfully submitted, Catherine L. Blakley, OLTA Secretary |
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