Meeting Minutes
November 6, 2009

REGISTRATION AND ORDER:

Registration began at 8:30 a.m.

CALL TO ORDER & WELCOME:

The meeting was called to order by President Linda Carpenter at 8:50 a.m.

Acknowledgements and appreciation to Carol Westfall and Phyllis May for their help in hosting the LERMA meeting.

ROLL CALL:

Linda Carpenter, President (Novi PD) Present

Pam Mayer, Vice President (Mt. Pleasant PD) Present

Janet Zarbaugh, Secretary (Brownstown PD) Present

Kathy Bragg, Treasurer (Three Rivers PD Absent & Excused

Barb Haynes, Trustee (Walker PD) Present

Carol Wright, Trustee (Troy PD) Present

Jeff Baldwin, Trustee (State of MI) Present

Leslie Heffron, Trustee (Lowell PD) Present

Shelley Pavlinak, Parliamentarian (Port Huron PD) Present

MEETING MINUTES:

Motion to accept minutes: Pam Mayer, Mt. Pleasant PD

Second: Leslie Heffron, Lowell PD

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Balance forward: $9,193.69 Total deposits: $35.00

Total expenses: $4,702.50 Current balance: $4,526.19

Motion to approve: Nicole Rogers, Brownstown PD

Second: Barb Haynes, Walker PD

MEETING SCHEDULE:

2010 SCHEDULE

February 2010 – Eaton County, Brenda Monroe to host– Topic to be determined

May 2010 – Wyandotte PD, Alice Baker to host – Topic to be determined

September 2010 – Boyne Highlands – Topic to be determined.

September 2011 – Bay Harbor Marina & Resort

Walker PD – Walker PD – Barb Haynes hosting - FOIA update

OLD BUSINESS:

ELECTIONS FOR 2009/2010 BOARD POSITIONS

Ballots were passed out to the membership for elections of officers for the following positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Parliamentarian. These positions are all 2-year terms. Kathy Kantarian to announce election results after ballots have been tabulated.

NEW BUSINESS:

Vice-President Pam Mayer, stepping down as Vice-President, was presented with a token of appreciation from the membership for 14 years of service to the association as Vice-President.

ADJOURNMENT:

Chief David Molloy welcomed the LERMA membership and the meeting was concluded at 9:03 a.m. with the introduction of Tom Quasarano from the Attorney General’s Office for the Freedom of Information Act update.

ELECTION RESULTS:

President: Linda Carpenter Treasurer: Carol Wright

Vice-President: Kathy Bragg Parliamentary: Shelley Pavlinak

Secretary: Janet Zarbaugh

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Janet Zarbaugh

Secretary – L.E.R.M.A.