MAY 16, 2003
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL
President, Robert Miller called the meeting to order at 5:25 PM. The usual formalities
of invocation and flag salute were observed. Linda Jacobson, Membership Secretary
called the roll with the following results.
Alachua - Present
Brevard - Absent
Broward - Present
Charlotte - Absent
Clay - Present
Englewood - Absent
Greater Miami - Present
Greater Tampa - Absent
Halifax - Present
Undercount - Present
Jacksonville - Present
Metro Miami - Present
Mid-Florida - Present
Palm Beach - Present
Pensacola - Present
Pinellas - Present
Port St. Lucie - Absent
Sarasota - Absent
Tallahassee - Present
Tampa - Present
Venice - Present
FACB - Absent
FCCLV - Present
FCCTB - Present
RSVF - Present
President - Present
1st Vice President - Present
2nd Vice President - Present
Secretary - Present
Treasurer - Absent
Membership Secretary - Present
Immediate Past President - Present
The minutes of the last Board Meeting were read and approved with one correction.
It had been inadvertently omitted from the Post-Convention Board Meeting minutes
that Dan Spoone had been appointed as chair of the Employment Committee. Jesus
Garcia made a motion to postpone the reading of the Treasurer’s report
until the Convention meeting. The motion was seconded by Sila Miller and carried.
We moved on to committee reports. The first committee we heard from was the
Constitution and By-laws Committee.
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
COMMITTEE - Jim Kracht
Jim reported that the proposed Constitutional change published in the Convention
Call has been withdrawn and will, therefore, not be voted upon at this Convention.
He said that any minor By-laws changes to be voted upon would be read at the
meeting tomorrow.
ACCESS COMMITTEE – Doug Hall
Doug wanted us to know of the handout brochures sent to the Convention will
be available for pick-up in the exhibit hall. Then Doug talked about the problems
with voting. He said that some progress has been made but more is needed. The
main access issue remains to be the absence of audible traffic signals.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE – Linda Jacobson
Linda reported that the Credentials meeting was not well attended.
We moved to Unfinished and New Business. This mostly consisted of announcements
and clarification as to where and when certain committees were to meet. Other
announcements followed. The meeting was adjourned at 6:02 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon K. Youngs