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A meeting of the FCB Executive Committee was held on November 3, 2023 at the Sheraton Orlando North in Maitland, Florida.  The meeting began at 4:00 PM

Those in attendance were: President, Sheila Young; 1st Vice-President, Mikey Wiseman; 2nd Vice-President Cassandra Jessie; Treasurer, Mark Lear; Membership Secretary, Sally Benjamin; and Recording Secretary, Mary Tyson.  Kati Lear was the Zoom host for our hybrid meeting.  Guests included Liz Bowden, Barbara Brown,  Doug Hall, Janeen Lea,Paul Lewis, and Shelley Sawyer.

Motion to approve the September 14, meeting minutes was made by Cassandra and seconded by Mikey. Motion passed.

Unfinished Business:

Sheila asked Mark Lear if he has received additional communication regarding the property in Pensacola.  He has not.

Sheila asked Mark if he had heard any news from Michael Carlisle, our CPA. He has not heard from him and has reached out several times with no response. Mark has spoken with Mark Webb, our Merrill Lynch representative, who has some suggestions on who may be able to fill out our forms, and Dan Spoone also has some suggestions but no decision has been made at this time.      

Tomorrow there will be a Leadership Sensitivity Training presentation on Diversity and Inclusion at 9:00 AM.

Sheila notified ACB that FCB will be donating $100 to the holiday auction to be put toward shipping costs.

New Business:

Chapter Concerns – Sarasota chapter is considering dissolving and encouraging their members to Join the Manatee chapter. Sheila encouraged Officer Liaisons to reach out to their chapters to see if there is any way that we can assist.

It has been suggested that we, the Executive Committee, meet with the NFB of Florida so that we can collaborate on some issues of mutual interest. Mikey said that we have in the past had a good relationship with NFB of Florida, and he felt that no formal action needs to be taken, but if meetings do take place, that the membership and/or relevant committees of FCB be kept informed. Mark agreed and felt that our collaboration would be a good thing and is looking forward to it.   
   
Discussion was had regarding the reimbursement process for those attending the Leadership Conference in D.C. Mikey said that he would like us to adopt the model used by ACB when they reimburse their board members for such events. We currently provide $800 per attendee and he suggested that we reimburse each attendee up to $800 in actual reimbursement instead of providing the funds up front. It would likely be a two or three night stay, which would bbe eligible for reimbursement  If someone wanted to spend more nights, they would be responsible for paying for them. More conversation will be held on this topic prior to the Leadership meeting.

Janeen Lea asked to speak with the Executive Committee and Mikey suggested that we meet with her following adjournment in a closed-door session.

Cassandra advised that Transportation Disadvantaged day will be held in Tallahassee in January of 2024.  She will let us know when she gets the actual date.

Motion to adjourn was made by Mary and seconded by Cassandra.  The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 PM.       

Respectfully submitted by,

Mary Tyson,
FCB Recording Secretary