Board of Directors Meeting Minutes - 30 April 1999

Chairperson Presiding:

• Mr. Bill Bartlett TAEC 73088/464

• Mr. Tom Quinn TAIS 76700/695
• Mr. Tom Mullins TAN-M 72370/463
• Mr. Mark Geisinger SCVE 72479/448

• Mr. Jay Finley TATB 70174/438

• Ms Raelynn Bryan TAIS 76700/289

• Mr Larry Benson DIA-PC 77723/646

1. Mr. Bill Bartlett called the meeting to order at 1005, a quorum of three was present.

2. The agenda, sent out earlier, was reviewed and accepted.

3. The board members approved the following:

   • The National NMA is increasing their share of membership dues from $30 to $35. Chapter membership costs will stay the same at $40 per year. The chapter will find other ways to make up for the lost membership revenues.

   • Chapter to be involved with local Manager of the Year Award and the call for nominations for local Manager of the Year has been announced building-wide by the Chapter officers. Nominations will be collected by the President and Vice-President and then presented to the Board of Directors who will then rank and select the 1999 winner. The winner will be announced at the Annual Awards Luncheon on 14 June 1999.

   • Mr Benson is a valued member to the chapter advisory staff, and the board is honored to whole heartedly endorse his continued tenure with us. We know his schedule is full and we greatly appreciate having him to help us.

4. Proposed agenda items for the next meeting:
   • Mr. Bartlett will check with NMA Headquarters for information about May elections and to see about keeping annual dues for smaller chapters down.

   • Mr. Benson brought up that our chapter will want to work-up a package to authorize NAIC/Base Education to pay for AMS (cost $25) and SMS (cost $40-$45) training thru the 1556 process.

   • Classes will be considered a real course/class and will need not be a lunch-time activity. With NAIC's support for NMA classes, class size can increase to 30 or 40 people.

   • AMS #1 training will begin 10 May 99, and SMS #3 will begin 11 May 99.

   • Training budget proposal needs to be reviewed by Board and submitted to NAIC by end of May.

   • For the side - NMA needs to come up with a standard for moneys to be passed to NAIC for TDY to NMA's National Convention.

   • The treasurer will establish a mechanism to allow anonymous or overt donations of money or materials to the chapter.

   • Mr. Benson wished to thank Billye Geisinger for her efforts in researching the AF training regulations.