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Minutes of the January Meeting
North Sound Chapter
of the American Institute of Parliamentarians
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
Martha Lake Covenant Church
2721 164th Street SW
Lynnwood, WA 98036
January 8, 2007
The regular meeting of the North Sound Chapter was called to order at 8:01 PM on January 8, 2007 by President Paul McClintock. Those in attendance were Paul McClintock, Vice President Rudy Jones, Treasurer K. Ann McCartney, and Secretary Kevin Connelly. A quorum was present.
The minutes of November 19, 2006 were approved as amended.
K. Ann McCartney delivered the treasurer's report. The starting balance as of November 19, 2006 was $115.00, and there was no activity, so the ending balance as of January 8, 2007 was $115.00.
K. Ann McCartney, after giving notice at the preceding regular meeting, moved adoption of the following amendment to the bylaws of the North Sound Chapter, amended as follows at this meeting.
In ARTICLE V, Add new section 6:
A member may participate in a meeting by, or the Chapter may conduct a meeting through, the use of any means of communication including but not limited to telephone and video conferencing, by which all members participating may simultaneously communicate with each other during the meeting. A member participating in a meeting by such means shall be considered present in person at the meeting. Actions taken at such a meeting, providing there is a quorum, shall be valid actions of the Chapter without further requirements. The motion to amend the bylaws was adopted as amended.
The meeting recessed at 8:55 PM for education. Paul McClintock lead a discussion on "Principles of Parliamentary Law," continued from the education session from the preceding regular meeting.
The meeting reconvened at 9:45 PM. It was decided by general consent to have the next meeting's education topic be a comparison of various parliamentary authorities based on the chapter "Classification of Motions" in The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure.
Kevin Connelly reported that he spoke with Robbie Jackson of the Spokane chapter about the members of NSC assisting at the upcoming annual session of AIP taking place in Spokane. Ms. Jackson stated that our members can help out in the hospitality room.
The NSC Standing Rule # 1 was amended by general consent by striking "7:00 PM" and inserting "7:30 PM."
The meeting adjourned at 9:55 PM.
Kevin R. Connelly
Secretary
Minutes of the March Meeting
North Sound Chapter
of the American Institute of Parliamentarians
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
Martha Lake Covenant Church
2721 164th Street SW
Lynnwood, WA 98036
March 12, 2007
The regular meeting of the North Sound Chapter was called to order at 7:38 PM on March 12, 2007 by President Paul McClintock. Those in attendance were Paul McClintock, Treasurer K. Ann McCartney, and Secretary Kevin Connelly. A quorum was present.
The minutes of January 8, 2007 were approved as distributed.
President McClintock reported that the North Sound Chapter's website now has hyperlinks to Amazon.com to a listing of parliamentary books, including sample content of some of them. The calendar of unit's educational topics has also been updated on the website, which now includes the links to various unit documents, such as the updated bylaws and the change of the meeting time and
date.
K. Ann McCartney delivered the treasurer's report. The starting balance as of January 8, 2007 was $115.00, and there was no activity, so the ending balance as of March 12, 2007 was $115.00. Ms. McCartney noted that she had informed the bank that the account is still active.
K. Ann McCartney moved "that the nominating committee consist of Paul McClintock, Ann McCartney, and Kevin Connelly." The motion was adopted.
It was adopted by general consent that the unit would study chapters 3 and 4 of The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure in a comparison to other parliamentary authorities in the upcoming educational program.
The meeting recessed at 8:17 PM for education. Paul McClintock lead a comparison of parliamentary authorities based on chapters 3 and 4 of The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. The meeting reconvened at 9:25 PM. It was decided by general consent to have the next meeting's education topic be a comparison of various parliamentary authorities based on chapters 4 and 5 in The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 PM.
Kevin R. Connelly
Secretary
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