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APCO/NENA Board Conference Call January 8th, 2007
Attendance: Scott Tillman Trudy Cory Brian Tobin Erika Wilson Pat Joy Dan McNemee Michelle Kessler Sheila Blevins
Sheila gave an update on the status of the State Training conference. There are no outstanding issues. Registration counts stand at 83 not counting vendors. We have ordered t-shirts and mugs to sell at this conference. We ordered a small order to gage interest in this type of activity.
Brian gave an update on the vendor show portion of the conference. There are 10 open tables to date out of 54. We have received 3 sponsorships and approximately $19,300 in vendor registrations. We have made the open tables available to public safety agencies for recruiting. We have offered a table to CPRA to promote the Western Regional conference.
Michelle brought forward the idea of changing the Chapter’s current practice of sending the outgoing President to the National conference to the incoming President. The Chapter got off schedule when we went to the quarterly meetings. This year would be the perfect year to make the adjustment since the incoming President, Scott Tillman, will be able to attend the National conference utilizing Frequency Advisory Funds. The Chapter would still send three members, Executive Council, Secretary and President to the National Conference. Scott will verify the funds availability to attend the National conference and the final decision on who will be attending will be made.
Michelle brought forward the discussion of terms for the Arizona chapter APCO secretary and treasurer. The traditional terms have been for two years. There was some discussion about the benefit of staggering these positions so there is some consistency in knowledge. Dan advised he would not seek re-election as Treasurer. The Chapter will seek to fill the Treasurer position for the next year, the Secretary term would then be up the following year.
We discussed the need for an updated budget. Both NENA and APCO have outdated budgets. The decision was made for the Board to meeting January 17th to discuss and complete a budget.
The Board discussed the need for an audit once the budget is completed. We agreed that at the minimum an audit should be performed when the books are transferred. Dan will check for the name of the auditor the Chapter has utilized in the past.
The next Board meeting is set for February 12th at 0900. Pat will have just returned from the Executive Council midyear meeting and will provide an update.
The next General Meeting is set for March 16 at Marana Operations Center 5100 W. Ina Rd.
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