Alabama Chapter of NENA Annual Meeting
October 15, 2002
Orange Beach, Alabama

Welcome

President Sharon Thomas called the meeting to order.

Invocation was given by Marcia Scott and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mrs. Thomas welcomed everyone to Orange Beach, Alabama and recognized guest and new members.

Mrs. Thomas recognized Mrs. Jo Tranter.

Mrs. Tranter advised the membership that the Conference was very successful with over 595 registrants to include members, guests, and vendors. There were a total of 42 booths and numerous vendors participating in sponsorships. It appeared at meeting time that we would clear around $15,000.00 plus this year.

Mrs. Tranter made a presentation to the outgoing Executive Board and to the Conference Committee members.

Mr. Art Faulkner conducted the swearing in ceremonies for the incoming officers.

Mr. Roger Humphry assumed his role as President and resumed the business meeting.

Approval of Minutes

Mr. Humphry presented the July minutes for approval. Mr. Bill Meadows made a motion that we dispense with the reading of the minutes and to accept them as written. Mr. Donnie Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous vote of members present.

Approval of Financial Reports

Mr. Humphry presented the financial reports for approval. Mr. Roger Wilson made a motion that the financial report be approved as presented. Mr. Bill Brodeur seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous vote of members present.

Amendments to the by-laws.

Mr. Roger Wilson reported that all the amendments to the by-laws had passes and that an updated copy of the by-laws would be presented to the membership at a later date.

Future Schedules / Planning

Mr. Humphry reviewed the handout he had made available, which listed the following items (copy attached); 1. An updated list of the Executive Board. 2. A list of Committee assignments. 3. A form for input on a 5 year plan. 4. A schedule for the dates, times, and locations of the Quarterly meetings for the coming year

Membership drive report

Mr. David Jones, South East Regional VP advised the membership of an upcoming membership drive that would include a new category for Associate Member. This would be for Centers/Businesses that wanted to join where each of their members/employees could be listed as members but without any voting rights.

Lata Reports

There were no Lata reports presented.

Old Business

There was no old business to report.

New Business

There was no new business to report.

Adjourn

A motion was made by Mr. Dick Bean and seconded by Mrs. Marcia Scott to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried by unanimous vote of members present.