MINUTES - NAPSAC Teleconference Board Meeting
MINUTES
NAPSAC Teleconference Board Meeting
August 4, 2010
Present on the call were: Liz Fritsch (NYFS), Rick Perlman (Secretary-Treasurer), Warren Procci (Co-chair, APsaA), Bob Pyles (Co-chair, APsaA), Leigh Tobias (CIPS), Randi Wirth (CIPS), Steven Rosenbloom (CPS), Jean Wolf-Bernstein (PINC).
1. Agenda.
The agenda was accepted by general consent.
2. Minutes.
Minutes from the January meeting were approved without correction.
3. Treasurer's Report.
Dues were requested in accordance with the dues assessments distributed prior to the meeting.
3. Incorporation report.
Rick Perlman, who has been spearheading the incorporation effort announced that:
(a) The incorporation process is proceeding with legal services provided pro bono by a major NY law firm. Accordingly, the 3,000 dollars previously allocated for the incorporation will not be spent on this action.
(b) It is important that we demonstrate the charitable dimension of our mission, by including a description of programs or activities that we take in the public interest or to serve otherwise underserved populations. Board representatives agreed to send Rick information serving this purpose.
(b) We need to develop bylaws to complete incorporation process.
The Board agreed that Warren shall appoint a "Bylaws and Procedures " committee to begin work on the development of bylaws.
ACTION: Warren
4. Website report.
Rick Perlman, project chair for the website, reported that:
(a) We need to develop a website editorial board or committee to take on website tasks.
(b) We need to develop public information materials, per incorporation mission statement.
Board Reps will consult society members to recruit participants to serve on a website editorial board and to develop information materials.
ACTION: Board Reps.
5. IPA Relations.
Robert Pyles described a developing crisis in IPA governance stemming from a project to downsize Broomhills that had not been approved by the Board. Rick confirmed that this was the fact, and that the Director General had resigned in return for a major severance payout.
The Board voted to set aside 3,000 dollars to be available to fund legal consultation, should a majority of the NA IPA Board representatives request such assistance.
The Board voted to establish an IPA Relations Committee.
ACTION: Warren.
6. Proposed Conference for October 2011.
The Board voted to evaluate the plan for a proposed conference, currently scheduled for October 2011, pending incorporation.
