Board of Directors Minutes
January 18, 2011
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MINUTES of the Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday,January 18, 2011
9:00am
AGENDA 1ROLL CALL, VERIFICATION OF QUORUM and CALL TO ORDER
President Stephen Daycalled the meeting to order at 9:00am with a quorum present.
Present: President, Stephen Day, Patricia Kilts, Frances Cook, John Farrell, Kay Graves, Thomas Reid, Anne Schoonover, Sandra Stebelton, Karen Templeman, Dale Tifft. Diane White
Excused:Lynda Sardella
Guests:
NV ExOfficio: Barry Arnold, EO Jon Sarra, Association Counsel
AGENDA 2APPROVE AGENDA
As there was no objection to the agenda it wasPASSED
AGENDA 3APPROVE MINUTES
Item 1Board of Directors Minutes – December 21, 2010
MOTION TO AMEND AND APPROVE the minutesPASSED
AGENDA 4LEGAL
Oath of office administered.
AGENDA 5OFFICER AND DIRECTOR REPORTS
Item 1President
Report Filed
Item 2President-Elect
Item 3Treasurer
Report Filed
Item 4Immediate Past President
AGENDA 6STAFF REPORTS
Item 1Executive Officer
Report Filed
Item 2Education Director
a)Director of Education Report
b)Financial Reports
Reports Filed
AGENDA 7COMMITTEE REPORTS
Item 1Executive Committee
Minutes filed
Item 2Board Operations – January 11, 2011
a)Strength Report / Report of Dropped Members
b)Minutes – January 11, 2011
Reports and Minutes Filed
Item 3Bylaws Committee – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 4Education Committee –January 6, 2011
Minutes Filed
Item 5Finance – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 6Government Affairs Committee – No Scheduled Meeting
- Contributions (Budget Line 575)
- Issue Endorsement
- Property Tax Exemptions
- Code Enforcement Consolidation
MOTION contribute $1500 to Unshackle Upstate. PASSED
MOTIONsend a letter to the Broome County Legislature endorsing the consolidation of code Enforcement Agencies in the Villages of Endicott and Johnson City and the Town of Union. PASSED
Item 7Grievance – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 8Communication & Public Relations Committee – January 19, 2010
Item 9Multiple Listing Service Committee – January 6, 2011
MOTION FROM COMMITTEE: allow address for properties on REALTOR.com. PASSED
Item10Past Presidents – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 11Professional Standards – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 12Strategic Planning Committee – January 4, 2011
Item 13Staff Review - January 5, 2011
Item 14Nominating Committee – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 15Trade Show Committee – January 6, 2011
CORRECTION to Trade Show attendance was noted.
AGENDA 8CORRESPONDENCE
Item 1`Letter Requesting Leave of Absence for January 2011 – June 2011
a)Bruce Kochinsky – Jim Murray Appraisals
MOTION to grant Leave of Absence for Bruce Kochinsky for January – June 2011. PASSED
b)David Lindsey – Realty USA
MOTIONto grantLeave of Absence for David Lindsey for January – June 2011.
PASSED
c)Billie Vaughn – Coldwell Banker GTD
MOTIONto grant Leave of Absence for Billie Vaughn for January – June 2011. PASSED
Item 2Publicity in Local Publications
Item 3e-mail of 1/3/11NAR K Milligan – Notice of Proposed Name Change
Item 4e-mail of 1/11/11NYSAR Duncan MacKenzie –
Item 5Letter of ResignationREALTORS®
Billie Briggs Zenaida Rosario
Robert BurgerDiane Rumancik
Patricia CasellaSonja Wolf
Dennis GormanMichelle Zikuski
Maria KeeslerWilliam Thoms
Letter of ResignationAffiliates
Dirk OldsChristine Pollard
Olds Financial GroupLand Records LLC
Letter filled
Item 6Notice of ABR Designatiions Awarded
Distributed at the January Association Business Meeting
Donna Fairchild Susan FleigJennifer Greenmun
Sheryl GuilesMichelle ShineSusan Stephens
Item 7Letter of 1/3/11 – NYSAR – Proposed Bylaws Amendment
MOTIONto vote at the NYSAR Board of Directors Meeting in favor of proposed NYSAR Bylaw Amendment to create a new committee to negotiate future employment contracts with the NYSAR CEO. PASSED
AGENDA 9UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Item 12011 Calendar
Item 2Directors Approval of Professional Standards Chair & Vice Chair
Grievance Vice Chair
MOTIONto approve Diane Briggs-Angell Chair of Professional Standards PASSED.
MOTIONto approve Mary Mansfield Vice Chair of Professional Standards.PASSED
MOTIONto approve Lynda Sardella chair of Staff Review.PASSED
MOTIONto approveKaren Templeman Vice Chair of Staff Review. PASSED
AGENDA 10NEW BUSINESS
Item 1Memo of New Members for Approval
MOTIONto accept the new members as presented. PASSED.
Item 2Board Sponsorship/Subsidy of 2011 Economic Forecast Attendees
MOTIONto subsidize attendance at the 2011 Chamber Economic Forecast Breakfast for the following Directors: Dale Tifft, Frances Cook, John Farrell, Anne Schoonover, Diane White, ThomasReid, KayGraves, Stephen Day. PASSED
Item 3Waiver of GBAR Dues – Lois Andrascik – Chair – Government Affairs
Waiver to be reviewed annually – BOD Motion of 2/16/10
MOTION waive the 2011 GBAR dues for Lois Andrascik, Chair of Government Affairs Committee. PASSED
MOTIONto go to Executive Session at 10:03. PASSED.
MOTIONto leave Executive Session at 10:23am. PASSED
AGENDA 11ANNOUNCEMENTS
Item 1 – 5The announcements were presented.
AGENDA 12 ADJOURNMENT
MOTIONto adjourn at 10:24am as there was no further businessPASSED.
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