Executive Board Meeting Minutes

THE FOLLOWING IS THE OFFICIAL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 7, 2008 HELD AT CROWNE PLAZA IN SPRINGFIELD, IL.

1.         Call to Order at 10:30 a.m.

            Those Board Members Present: John Graham, Mitch Patterson, Tim Forristall, Frank McPherson, Bob Shull, John Colclasure, Jeff Price, Dave Miller, Scott Wallis, and Tom Stone

            Absent: Lawrence Quick

2.         Approval of Minutes:  The minutes from the January 11, 2008 Executive Board Meeting were reviewed by the Executive Board.

MOTION: JOHN GRAHAM MOVED AND BOB SHULL SECONDED THAT THE JANUARY 11, 2008, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES BE APRROVED AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED. 

SECRETARY REPORT:

3.         Scott passed out January, February 2008 reconciliation reports.  President Patterson asked if there were any other questions.    Questions were brought up about the reconciliation report and how it reads, deposits cleared and uncleared deposits. The Cleared ending balance of checking for February 2008 was $21,330.83.

Correspondence: 

4.        

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT:

5.         Dave discussion was that of the 2008 conference.  He told the board we had a total so far of 54 vendors.  Dave advised the hotel had 354 rooms book as of  this meeting. 

            Dave talked about maybe having two different costs this year for the regionals.  As the Northeast and Central cost the most and the Northwest and Southern Regionals, cost the least.  Northeast along with Central would be $30.00 and Northwest with southern would be $25.00.  The dates for the 2008 regionals are September 29, 08  Urbana Holiday Inn, September 30, 08, Aurora, Long Island Sound, October 1, 08, Rock Falls, Holiday Inn, October 2, 08, Du Quoin, VFW.  Dave advised the board the reason for earlier dates is because the WEF in Chicago this October, and did not what any conflicts with WEF.

            Dave brought up the idea of have the IAWPCO and vendors sponsor two buses to get operators there and back from the WEF.  Everyone was in agreement with that.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

6.         Mitch wanted to have a letter to give to our exhibitors to let them know they are invited to our training

sessions.  C.W. Klassen award was discussed.   Mitch advised that Lawrence Quick called and advised Steve Allen would not be speaking.  Dave Miller advised the board that he was asked to serve on the Law Enforcement Drug task force committee to discuss Pharmaceutical drugs in wastewater on April 8, 2008. Dave will call Harold Harty about vice-president nomination.  Tom Stone asked about renewal credits for our conference. 

            Mitch wanted to stay on top with the contact hours and work with ERTC.  Joint Conference with IWEA, Greg Garbs was asking about it an e-mail.  Mitch asked the board if they wanted to join with IWEA again this year.  After some discussion the board decided to have the joint conference with IWEA and look at the local operators groups to help out or go through their groups to get the operators in attendance.  

            Dave to talk with local operators groups at the conference in a informal meeting.

            Bob will contact IWEA representatives on the joint conference. 

OLD BUSINESS:

7.         Scott advised that board he has purchased two laptops for the conference training sessions.

 NEW BUSINESS:

8.         No new business

MOTION:  FRANK MCPHERSON MOVED AND TOM STONE SECONDED THAT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING BE ADJOURNED, MOTION CARRIED.

The IAWPCO Executive Board meeting adjourned at 1:43 p.m.

The next regularly scheduled Board meeting will be April 21, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. at Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois

These minutes were prepared by H. Scott Wallis, and are subject to the review and approval by the IAWPCO Executive Board at their next regularly scheduled meeting.