Florida Council of the Blind
Executive Committee Minutes
March 3, 2026

The meeting was called to order by President Mikey Wiseman at 07:01 PM. 
Present were President Mikey Wiseman; 1st Vice President, Cassandra Jessie; 2nd Vice President, Shelley Sawyer; Recording Secretary, Elizabeth Bowden; Membership Secretary, Sally Benjamin; Treasurer, Mark Lear; and Immediate Past President, Sheila Young.  Administrative Assistant Kati Lear joined the meeting as a guest. 

Motion to accept minutes of February 3, 2026 was made by Sheila Young, Seconded by Shelley Sawyer and was unopposed.  

Yesterday during the Convention committee meeting a motion was made and passed with one opposing vote to subsidize the Thursday night convention event.  

The letter as an endorsement of Spectrum from FCB has been corrected and will be sent out soon.  

Noone has heard from Courtney Roberts since our last committee meeting.  

The group is ready to go to the DC. Leadership trip.  They have provided itineraries and other trip information to Sheila Young.  They will conclude their trip with articles for the white cane bulletin.  

Convention is going as planned.  Mikey stated that hopefully FCB will come in under budget.  

Dinner on Wednesday night will be at 06:30 PM.  Estimated cost is approximately $1,000.00. 

Mark Lear will not run for treasurer again.  

Obtaining a business credit card was discussed.  Sheila Young motioned that a card be located with fees as low as possible.  The motion was seconded by Shelley Sawyer.  The motion went unopposed.  Mikey will investigate options and will obtain a card.  

Sheila Young motioned that we provide a $100.00 gift card to FCB convention auction.  The motion was seconded by Cassandra and was unopposed.  Sheila Young also motioned that a $100.00 card be provided for the ACB summer auction.  The motion was seconded by Elizabeth Bowden without opposition.  

It was decided that the award topic would be addressed during convention as part of unfinished business.  

 Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Cassandra Jessie.  Sheila Young seconded the motion which went unopposed.    
Meeting end time was 08:05 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Elizabeth Bowden
Recording Secretary
Florida Council of the Blind