MINUTES/MEETING REPORT

NASAA BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETING

 

Meeting Site – NASAA CHAT

 

I.          Meeting Call to Order (Chairman)  21:29 hrs, EST, October 14, 2004

 

II.        Roll Call (Secretary)

            Luker             Present

            Lon                 Present

            Duke               Present

            Wayne            Present, but problems staying on site. 

            Jake                Present

            Charlie           Present

            Larry              Absent. Justified.  Attending work related training classes.        

 

III.             A.  Reading of the Minutes (Secretary)  July, 2004 minutes were previously approved and posted to website. 

 

IV.             Reports

 

     The Chairman announced that this regular meeting would be used for the single purpose of resolving the plan for membership election of persons to fill BoD seats 2 (Lon), 4 (Charlie), and 6 (Luker).  On this basis, the BoD concurred with the Chairman’s motion to dispense with the reports normally covered in regular BoD meetings.

 

V  Election Plan

 

Based on the BoD discussions during this meeting, the Chairman  prepared the following notice to the NASAA memberhip:

 

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONDUCT ELECTION

 

Dear Members,

 

The NASAA holds yearly elections for positions on the Board of Directors (BoD).  This year, 2004, three (3) seats/positions are available.  Seats are currently occupied by Bill Luker, Lon Mitchell, and Charlie Ziehl.  No one is to be concerned about who holds a seat or what job it is that they perform.  The BoD strongly encourages NASAA members to vie for seats and strongly appeals to INSCOM personnel to get involved, to join the organization, and to help represent it.  Elections are held during November.

 

 

 

Timeline: 

 

o  Intent to Run:  Incumbents and new candidates must announce, via email or snail mail, their intent to run not later than 2400 hrs, CA time, 18 Nov 04.  That's about 30 days from the day this announcement gets posted to the NASAA website.  No new candidates or incumbents will be accepted after midnight 18 Nov.

 

o  Email your notice of intent to run to Larry Ridgway - larylin@zoominternet.net.  Courtesy copy (cc) Wayne Atwell - Stalag8611@aol.com,  and Don Dodge - duke16@earthlink.net.  If you have a photo to post with your intent, email/snailmail that too. 

 

o  For those without email, snail mail your intent and photo to Mr. Atwell at PO Box 288, Odessa, NY, 14869. 

 

o  Validation:  Mr. Atwell will validate membership status of those submitting an intent to run; candidates must be members in good standing.

 

o  Posting:  Mr. Ridgway will post validated intent to run notices to "Election News" at www.nasaa-home.org.   

 

o  Candidate info will be maintained on the site until midnight, 30 Nov.  This should give the membership an ample opportunity to review data, decide, and vote.

 

o  Ballot Acceptance:  Ballots will be accepted between 0001 hrs, 20 Nov and 2400 hrs, 30 Nov 04.

 

o  Email Ballot:  Members must send their email ballot to Larry Ridgway - larylin@zoominternet.net.

 

o US Mail:  Snail Mail ballots go to Mr. Atwell at PO Box 288, Odessa, NY, 14869.

 

o  Ballot Contents:  Three (3) seats/positions are available; therefore, members may vote for 1 to 3 names max on their email or snail mail ballot.  Again, candidates are posted at "Election News" 

 

o  Voting members must identify themselves on the ballot in a manner that will permit Mr. Atwell to validate a member's right to vote.  Votes received from people that cannot be matched to our current, active membership roster will not be counted.

 

o  Lag Time:  01-10 Dec is used to insure all snail mails are received.  Snail mail must be post marked by 30 Nov 04.

 

o  Effort to certify/validate ballots happens concurrently.

 

o  Certification:  Certification will be a joint effort conducted by Mr. Atwell and Mr. Dodge.  Their effort will insure that voters are current members and that votes count only once.

 

o  Results Announced:  15 Dec, after certification, results will be posted, under "Election News" and on the "Home Page".  Good luck to one and all.

 

Step up to the plate and run for a position!

 

The BoD agreed to the Chairman’s plan via e-mail on October 15, 2004.  Luker and Lon announced intent to run to retain their seats.  Charlie was tentative at the meeting, but has, prior to posting these minutes, also announced his intent.

 

VI  Adjournment

 

This meeting of the BoD was adjourned at 22:00 EST, October 14, 2004.