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Florida Council of the Blind
Executive Committee
Meeting Minutes
August 5, 2025
The meeting was called to order by President, Mikey Wiseman at 07:00 Pm.
Present were President Mikey Wiseman; 1st Vice President, Cassandra Jessie; 2nd Vice President, Shelley Sawyer; Recording Secretary, Elizabeth Bowden; Treasurer, Mark Lear; Sally Benjamin, Membership Secretary; and Immediate Past President, Sheila Young. Administrative Assistant Kati Lear joined the meeting as a guest.
Sheila motioned acceptance of the July 2025 minutes. The motion was seconded by Shelley Sawyer and was passed unanimously with one abstention.
Mikey thanked Sheila and Mark our FCB representatives at the ACB Convention. elections and meetings were successful. FCB was awarded with two plaques for membership growth during convention. We will present them during the FCB convention.
Mark Lear reported that we have a pay pal account for the use of the activities committee. The activities committee will hold a meeting on August 24th to discuss our next convention activities.
We discussed FCB holding funds for FCCLV and placing them in a CD. Shelley motioned that funds be placed in a CD by FCCLV as directed by FCCLV for the purpose of investing the money. The motion was amended to read for any affiliate. Sheila seconded the motion which passed with two abstentions.
Patricia Lipovsky, committee chair for Constitution and Bylaws may be changed.
Mikey reminded us to submit any agenda items for the board meeting and schedule any committee meetings before the 1st of October if possible. The FCB Fall Board Meeting will be on Friday evening October 10 and will continue on Saturday, October 11.
Mikey let us know that the shopping trip for the two FSDB students was very successful. Pictures of the event can be found on our Facebook page. He has spoken with Sheila about having the Education and Leadership Committee have something similar for others in need. Sheila will work with Shelley and FSDB alumni for that purpose, and will present their recommendations during our board meeting.
Kati Lear reported that she is still working with AT&T to get our new office and cell phones set up. She said she believes that they have finally been directed to someone who can assist them correctly. Mikey asked that Kati be firm about an end of the month deadline to get this completed.
The meeting ended at 08:27 PM.
Respectfully Submitted by
Elizabeth S Bowden,
Recording Secretary
Florida Council of the Blind