BOARD MEETINGMINUTES FROM A REGULAR MEETING

Date: Monday, December 6, 2010 Time: 12:00 pm

Place: 5222 Summa Court, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

  1. CALL TO ORDER- K. Comer ROLL CALL- S. Edmonds

Board Members present: Ken Comer, Tessa Steinkamp, Buster Gay, Freddie Phillips, Lamar Little, Charles ‘Clayton’ Brister, Greg Bordelon

Others: Sandy Edmonds, Anna Dow

A quorum was declared.

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES from September 20, 2010

MOTION AND SECOND to minutes from September 20, 2010:G. Bordelon, T. Steinkamp. MOTION PASSED with F. Phillips in opposition.

  1. OLD BUSINESS

1. Approval of Tested Applicants:

1. John Traylor (completed apprenticeship)(effective 1/1/2011)

2. Christopher Lemoine (effective 1/1/2011)

MOTION AND SECOND to approve John Traylor and Christopher Lemoine effective 1/1/2011: T. Steinkamp, G. Bordelon. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

2. Approval of reciprocal applicants:

1. Christopher ‘Kip’ Kane (effective 1/1/2011)

2. James Lewis (effective 1/1/2011)

3. Mark Thomas (effective 1/1/2011)

MOTION AND SECOND to approve Kip Kane, James Lewis, and Mark Thomas effective 1/1/2011: T. Steinkamp, C. Brister. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

4. Lonnie Nixon (effective 1/1/2011)

MOTION AND SECOND to approve Lonnie Nixon pending receipt of jurisdiction letters effective 1/1/2011: T. Steinkamp, C. Brister. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

IV. NEW BUSINESS

  1. Attorney Report/Investigative Report

MOTION AND SECOND to approve attorney report: F. Phillips, T. Steinkamp. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

  1. Approval of Financials

MOTION AND SECOND to approve financial report: G. Bordelon, T. Steinkamp. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

  1. Paralegal

MOTION AND SECOND to approve use of paralegal from Attorney General’s office for public records requests per A. Dow’s judgment: T. Steinkamp, G. Bordelon. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

3. Auction School Approval

1. Eastern Auction School

MOTION AND SECOND to approve Eastern Auction School as auction school provider: F. Phillips, T. Steinkamp. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

  1. NALLOA annual renewal

MOTION AND SECOND to approve NALLOA annual renewal fee of $300: T. Steinkamp, C. Brister. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

  1. Board meeting Dates for 2011- 3rd Monday every other month beginning in Jan.

MOTION AND SECOND to approve 2011 board meeting dates of 3rd Monday of every other month beginning in January with January’s meeting being January 10th due to holiday: T. Steinkamp, C. Brister. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

  1. Ken Buhler reinstatement – Executive Session requested by applicant

MOTION AND SECOND to enter into executive session to include Mr. Buhler and his attorney,Joseph "Beaver" Brantley of Brantley and Associates; Deborah Nicosia and her attorney, Glen Galbraith of Seale and Ross,to discuss Mr. Buhler’s character and for investigative purposes. : T. Steinkamp, G. Bordelon. MOTION PASSED with F. Phillips in opposition.

MOTION AND SECOND to end executive session and return to open meeting: F. Phillips, T. Steinkamp. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOTION AND SECOND to take 5 minute recess: F. Phillips, G. Bordelon. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

  1. Chairman’s comments
  1. NEXT MEETING DATE – January 10, 2011
  1. ADJOURN to hearing

MOTION AND SECOND to adjourn: G. Bordelon, F. Phillips. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

SUBMITTED BY:APPROVED BY:

Sandy Edmonds, Executive AssistantKen Comer, Chairman

Hearing Docket

Barbara Bonnette

Pending Litigation

Freddie Phillips vs. Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board

Docket # 593366

Robert Burns vs. Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board

Docket #595035