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Minutes of the January Meeting

Minutes of the North Sound Chapter
Martha Lake Covenant Church, 2721 164th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
January 17, 2005

The regular meeting of the North Sound Chapter was called to order at 9:20 PM on January 17, 2005, by President Paul McClintock.  Those in attendance were Paul McClintock and Secretary Kevin Connelly. There was no quorum present, therefore the meeting recessed by general consent for education at 9:21 PM.  

The education session was led by Paul McClintock and consisted of a discussion of the education lesson from the December 2004 issue of the AIP newsletter, The Communicator.  The members also discussed portions of the new book Robert’s Rules for Dummies.  

The meeting reconvened at 10:35 PM, and adjourned at 10:36 PM.
    
Kevin R. Connelly
Secretary

Minutes of the March Meeting

Minutes of the North Sound Chapter
Martha Lake Covenant Church, 2721 164th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
March 14, 2005

            The regular meeting of the North Sound Chapter was called to order at 8:30 PM on March 14, 2005, by President Paul McClintock.  Those in attendance were Paul McClintock, Secretary Kevin Connelly, and K. Ann McCartney.

            The minutes of November 15, 2004, were approved as amended.  The minutes of January 17, 2005, were approved as presented.

            President McClintock reported that he received correspondence from two members from the board of directors of the American Institute of Parliamentarians regarding the North Sound Chapter’s resolution concerning fees for the Certified Parliamentarian and Certified Professional Parliamentarian exams.  Secretary Kevin Connelly reported that he also received a reply from AIP President Barry Glazer.

            Treasurer K. Ann McCartney reported that the balance of the NSC account as of January 17, 2005, was $35.00.  There was no activity; therefore the balance as of March 21, 2005 was $ 35.00. 

            President McClintock inquired of the members if any would investigate if various clubs at the University of Washington use the Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure as their parliamentary authority and if they might be interested in joining the chapter.  Kevin Connelly rose to a point of information and asked if Ann McFarland was still interested in joining.  President McClintock stated that she was not interested at the present time.

            K. Ann McCartney moved “that the nominating committee consist of Kevin Connelly, K. Ann McCartney, and Paul McClintock and that they recess immediately to elect a chairman.”  The motion was adopted, and the meeting recessed at 8:55 PM and reconvened at 8:57 PM.  The nominating committee reported that Kevin Connelly was elected as its chairman

            The meeting recessed 8:58 PM for education.  The chapter studied various portions of the AIP text, Comparisons of Parliamentary Authorities.

            The meeting reconvened at 9:55 PM.  Kevin Connelly moved “that the financial records be brought to the May meeting for audit.”  The motion was adopted.

            Kevin Connelly moved “that the chapter study chapter 12 of Comparisons of Parliamentary Authorities at the May meeting, with an emphasis on RONR, TSC, and Cannon.”  The motion was adopted.  K. Ann McCartney moved that Kevin Connelly may add additional topics for the education by email notice.”  The motion was adopted.

            It was determined by general consent that the next meeting will be on the second Monday in May at 7:30 PM.  

            The meeting was adjourned at 10:07 PM.

Kevin R. Connelly

Secretary


Minutes of the May Meeting

North Sound Chapter
Minutes of the Annual Meeting
Martha Lake Covenant Church, 2721 164th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
May 23, 2005

The annual meeting of the North Sound Chapter was called to order at 8:52 PM on May 23, 2005, by President Paul McClintock.  Those in attendance were Paul McClintock, Secretary Kevin Connelly, and K. Ann McCartney.

The minutes of March 14, 2005 were approved as amended.  Kevin Connelly rose to a parliamentary inquiry and asked whether the Executive Board needed to ratify the decision to change the meeting day on this day (May 23, 2005) from the regularly scheduled meeting day (May 16, 2005. President McClintock concurred and the meeting stood at ease while the members of the Executive Board ratified the decision 
 
President McClintock reported that he received correspondence from Barry Glazer, the president of the American Institute of Parliamentarians, which stated that AIP is considering redistricting its regions and possibly eliminating regions or reducing their number to three, with each of those regions hosting an educational event each year.  Discussion ensued among the members of the chapter about the possible redistricting.

Treasurer K. Ann McCartney reported that the balance of the NSC account as of March 14, 2005, was $35.00.  There was no activity; therefore the balance as of May 23, 2005 was $35.00.  

Treasurer K. Ann McCartney presented the proposed budget for the year 2005-2006 as follows:

Proposed Budget 2005-2006

Income
    Carry over                                      $35.00
    Dues, 2004-5                                $40.00
                                  TOTAL               $75.00

Expenditures
    Officers Expenses                       $15.00
    Misc. – To be Determined          $60.00    
                                  TOTAL               $75.00

Ms. McCartney moved the adoption of the budget, and the motion was adopted by general consent.
Kevin Connelly from the Nominating Committee presented the following slate of candidates for office:

President:  Paul McClintock
Vice President: Rudy Jones
Secretary: Kevin Connelly
Treasurer: K. Ann McCartney
 
President McClintock called for nominations from the floor, and there were none.  He declared that nominations were closed.  The slate presented by the nominating committee was elected by general consent.

The audit committee consisting of Paul McClintock and Kevin Connelly was created by general consent and then reported that the treasurer’s books were audited and found to be in order.  The report of the audit committee was adopted.

The meeting recessed at 10:05 PM for education, which consisted of informal discussion of the differences between Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised and The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure.  

The meeting reconvened at 10:30 PM and was adjourned at 10:33 PM

Kevin R. Connelly
Secretary

Minutes of the July Meeting

North Sound Chapter
Minutes

Martha Lake Covenant Church, 2721 164th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
July 25, 2005

            The regular meeting of the North Sound Chapter was called to order at 9:22 PM on July 25, 2005, by President Paul McClintock.  Those in attendance were Paul McClintock, Secretary Kevin Connelly, and K. Ann McCartney.

            The minutes of May 25, 2005 were approved as amended.       Treasurer K. Ann McCartney reported that the balance of the NSC account as of May 25, 2005, was $35.00.  There was receipts of $24.00; which consisted of the annual dues of three members at $8.00 each.  There were no expenses, therefore the balance as of July 25, 2005 was $59.00. 

            President McClintock noted that the next meeting of the North Shore Chapter

was scheduled for September 19, 2005 at 8:00 PM.

            The meeting recessed at 9:45 PM for education, which consisted of discussion on correcting continuing breaches.  The meeting reconvened at 10:37 PM and was adjourned at 10:38 PM

Kevin R. Connelly

Secretary


Minutes of the September Meeting

North Sound Chapter
Minutes
Martha Lake Covenant Church, 2721 164th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
September 26, 2005

The regular meeting of the North Sound Chapter was called to order at 8:40 PM on September 26, 2005, by President Paul McClintock.  Those in attendance were Paul McClintock, Secretary Kevin Connelly, Rudy Jones, and K. Ann McCartney.

The minutes of July 25, 2005 were approved as amended.    Treasurer K. Ann McCartney reported that the balance of the NSC account as of July 25, 2005, was $59.00.  There were receipts of $8.00, which consisted of the annual dues of one member at $8.00.  There were no expenses, therefore the balance as of September 26, 2005 was $67.00.  

There was discussion among the members about a possible dues increase and whether it may or may not be necessary.  It was decided by general consent not to investigate any dues increases at this time.  There was also informal discussion on the chapter’s objective and whether it should conduct educational workshops.

The meeting recessed at 9:40 PM for education.  Paul McClintock led a discussion on the procedures used by Hugh Cannon when he served as a parliamentarian.

The meeting reconvened at 10:00 PM.  A bylaws amendment was proposed to amend Article V Meetings, Section 1, by striking the word “third,” and inserting the word “second,” to change the meeting date to the second Monday of each odd-numbered month.  As no notice was given, a 4/5 vote was required for adopted.  The motion was adopted.

President McClintock noted that the next meeting of the North Shore Chapter will be held on November 14, 2005.

It was decided by general consent that the education assignment for the next meeting will be on the Introduction, Overview, and Part I (pages xv-46) of Cannon’s Rules of Order.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:08 PM

Kevin R. Connelly
Secretary

Minutes of the November Meeting

North Sound Chapter
Minutes
Martha Lake Covenant Church, 2721 164th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
November 14, 2005

The regular meeting of the North Sound Chapter was called to order at 8:20 PM on November 14, 2005, by President Paul McClintock.  Those in attendance were Paul McClintock, Secretary Kevin Connelly, and K. Ann McCartney.
 
The minutes of September 26, 2005 were approved as presented. 

President McClintock announced that the Northwest Region 1 Conference will be held May 12-13, 2006 at the Red Lion River Inn in Spokane, WA, and will be presented by the Alyce Baker Chapter.  The chapter has requested ideas for the education part of the conference.  NSC members suggested that education on Cannon’s Rules of Order might be useful.  

Mr. McClintock reported that the American Institute of Parliamentarians will be offering a new educational course called AIP Great Meetings, which will consist of ten lessons on Robert’s Rules of Order and two lessons on The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure.  

President McClintock also reported that the 2005 version of the AIP bylaws is now available on its website.  He also stated that parliamentarian insurance is available through AIP.

There was informal discussion on possible sites in Region 1 for the AIP annual meeting in July, 2007. 

Treasurer K. Ann McCartney reported that the balance of the NSC account as of September 26, 2005, was $67.00.  There were receipts of $8.00, which consisted of the annual dues of one member (Mary Randolph) at $8.00.  There were no expenses and the balance as of November 14, 2005 was $75.00.  

The meeting recessed at 9:24 PM for education, which consisted of discussion on the Introduction, Overview, and Part I (pages xv-46) of Cannon’s Rules of Order.

The meeting reconvened at 10:02 PM.  It was decided by general consent that the education assignment for the next meeting will be on parts I and II of Cannon’s Rules of Order.  Members will try to determine if Cannon’s Rules of Order has a ranking of motions.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:04 PM.

Kevin R. Connelly
Secretary