Board of Directors Minutes
July 19, 2011
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MINUTES of the Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
9:00am
AGENDA 1 ROLL CALL, VERIFICATION OF QUORUM and CALL TO ORDER
President Stephen Day called the meeting to order at 9:01am with a quorum present.
Present: President, Stephen Day, Patricia Kilts, Frances Cook, John Farrell, Kay Graves, Thomas Reid, Lynda Sardella, Anne Schoonover, Sandra Stebelton, Karen Templeman, Dale Tifft. Diane White
Excused:
Guests:
Ex Officio – NV: Barry Arnold, EO Jon Sarra, Association Counsel
AGENDA 2 APPROVE AGENDA
As there were no objections to the agenda, it was PASSED.]
AGENDA 3 APPROVE MINUTES
Item 1 Board of Directors Minutes – June 21, 2011
[MOTION TO APPROVE the minutes was PASSED]
AGENDA 4 LEGAL
[MOTION TO ENTER: Executive Session 9:15am PASSED]
[MOTION TO LEAVE: Executive Session 9:27am PASSED]
AGENDA 5 OFFICER AND DIRECTOR REPORTS
Item 1 President
Report Filed
Item 2 President-Elect
Report Filed
Item 3 Treasurer
Report Filed
Item 4 Immediate Past President
AGENDA 6 STAFF REPORTS
Item 1 Executive Officer
Report Filed
Item 2 Education Director
a) Director of Education Report
b) Financial Reports
Reports Filed
AGENDA 7 COMMITTEE REPORTS
Item 1 Executive Committee
Minutes Filed
Item 2 Board Operations – July 12, 2011
a) Strength Report
b) Minutes – July 12, 2011
[MOTION FROM COMMITTEE to remove the requirement to have two REALTORS® sign each Association Membership Application. TABLED]
c) List of Members Leaving Association – Alphabetic / Join Year
Item 3 Bylaws Committee –No Scheduled Meeting
Item 4 Communication & Public Relations Committee – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 5 Education Committee – July 7, 2011
[MOTION FROM COMMITTEE: to promote the Mineral Rights Valuation Course to the public. TABLED]
Pending provision of a course description to all BOD members and asking Elmira whether they are promoting this course to the public.
[MOTION FROM COMMITTEE: to proceed with this program (Bring A Friend Attend For Free) for local CE classes (as opposed to NYSAR or NAR classes, qualifying courses or designations) where the course will only be run if the cost of the instructor is covered.
[MOTION TO AMEND: Run this program on a trial basis through the end of 2011 only.
PASSED]
Minutes Filed.
Item 6 Finance – July 15, 2011
Item 7 Government Affairs Committee – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 8 Grievance – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 9 Multiple Listing Service Committee – No scheduled Meeting
Item 10 Past Presidents – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 11 Professional Standards – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 12 Strategic Planning Committee – July 8, 2011
[MOTION TO AMEND minutes to reflect correct attendance. PASSED]
Minutes Filed
Item 13 Staff Review – No Scheduled Meeting
Item 14 Nominating Committee – July 12, 2011
[MOTION FROM COMMITTEE: to accept the nominees presented for Board of Directors Candidates 2011 – for terms beginning 2012 PASSED]
Item 15 Trade Show Committee – No Scheduled Meeting
Minutes Filed
AGENDA 8 CORRESPONDENCE
Item 1 Acknowledgements
Bucek Family Josephine Bucek
American Heart Association Josephine Bucek
Family of Rupert Konecny Rupert Konecny
Union Endicott School District
Transportation Department Rupert Konecny
Item 2 Request for Leave of Absence
Sharon Coury Century 21 Sbarra & Wells
[MOTION: approve leave of absence for Sharon Coury PASSED]
Item 3 Letter of 6/27/11 - NYSAR Housing Opportunities Foundation, Inc – Thank You
Item 4 Letter of 6/27/11 – NYS Real Estate Education Foundation – Thank You
Item 5 Letter of 7/7/11 – GBCC Unshackle Upstate
Item 6 Letter of 7/13/11 – NYS Office of Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation
Item 7 Certificate from GBCC Business of the Week
AGENDA 9 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Item 1 2011 Calendar
AGENDA 10 NEW BUSINESS
Item 1 Memo of New Members for Approval
[MOTION to accept new members as presented PASSED]
AGENDA 11 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Item 1 – 5 The announcements were presented.
AGENDA 12 ADJOURNMENT
[MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 10:13am as there was no further business PASSED]
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