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Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting American Mosquito Control Association, Sparks, Nevada March 6, 2008 AMCA Board Members in Attendance Major S. Dhillon, President Doug Carlson, President-Elect Janet McAllister, Vice-President Allan Inman, Treasurer Stephanie Whitman, Industry Director William Reinert, North Atlantic Stanton Cope, Mid-Atlantic Roxanne Connelly, South Atlantic Tom Wilmot, North Central Dennis Wallette, South Central John Holick, West Central James Lunders, North Pacific Steve Mulligan, South Pacific Yasmin Rubio-Palis, Latin-America Gene R. Payne, Past President 2007 Absent Joe Sanzone, Past President 2006 AMCA Staff Sarah Gazi Jennifer Collier Others in Attendance Joe Conlon CALL TO ORDER: Major Dhillon, President, called the AMCA Board meeting to order at 7:56 AM on March 6, 2008. Dr. Dhillon welcomed all new members of the AMCA Board. APPOINTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARIAN: President Dhillon appointed Steve Mulligan as parliamentarian. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: President Dhillon called for a motion to approve the agenda. Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting American Mosquito Control Association, Sparks, Nevada March 6, 2008 ACTION: A motion was made by Dennis Wallette to approve the agenda as presented. The motion was seconded by Stephanie Whitman and passed unanimously. ANCHORAGE PRESENTATION: A presentation was given by Janine Oros Amon from the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau. Anchorage is looking to bring the AMCA Annual Meeting to Alaska in 2014. No action needed at this time. 2008-2009 BUDGET: Allan Inman presented a balanced budget to the Board of Directors. Mr. Inman reviewed the changes made to the budget since the meeting on March 1. ACTION: A motion was made by Bill Reinert to approve the 2008- 2009 budget with the understanding that “RISE” would be taken out of the comments section. The motion was seconded by Stephanie Whitman and passed unanimously. ACTION: A motion was made by Steve Mulligan to reconsider Board action on March 1, 2008, regarding membership in Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE). The motion was seconded by Janet McAllister and passed unanimously. ACTION: A motion was made by Steve Mulligan to rescind the action taken by the AMCA Board on March 1, 2008, which approved AMCA membership in RISE. The motion was seconded by Bill Reinert and passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: Trustee Recognition: A discussion was held concerning Trustee recognition. It was recommended that trustees who have served for over 25 years as a trustee at district that is an AMCA Sustaining Member should be recognized by AMCA. This recognition may include a certificate, ribbon, etc. The Board suggested gathering the number of trustees who have served for over 20 years by the Interim Board meeting. ACTION: A motion was made by Tom Wilmot to pursue recognizing Trustees. The motion was seconded by Doug Carlson and passed unanimously. Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting American Mosquito Control Association, Sparks, Nevada March 6, 2008 International Relations: It was suggested by EMCA that AMCA take part in the process to form a World Mosquito Control Association. ACTION: A motion was made by Janet McAllister to authorize AMCA President to be the point person in working with the European Mosquito Control Association in discussion and participation in forming a World Mosquito Control Association. The motion was seconded by Roxanne Connelly and passed unanimously. Public Relations: A discussion was held on rolling the Public Education Committee into the Public Relations Committee. ACTION: A motion was made by James Lunders to charge the Bylaws & Policy Committee with developing an amendment and craft the language to drop the Public Education Committee. The motion was seconded by Bill Reinert and passed unanimously. Special Publications: Tom Floore requested that the Board of Directors allow him to pursue combining Bulletin #1 and Bulletin #2. ACTION: A motion was made by Doug Carlson to allow Tom Floore to move forward with combining Bulletin #1 and Bulletin #2. The motion was seconded by Bill Reinert and passed unanimously. Latin American Meeting Attendees: Yasmin Rubio-Palis discussed Latin American membership. The Latin American participants and members would be more interested in joining AMCA if a discounted membership rate is available to them, similar to that of Student Members. Yasmin Rubio-Palis also asked the Board to consider having an AMCA Annual Meeting in Latin America, possibly in Mexico in 2015. ACTION: A motion was made by Gene Payne to charge the Membership Committee with looking into the possibility of offering a discounted membership rate to members in Latin America. The motion was seconded by Allan Inman and passed unanimously. Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting American Mosquito Control Association, Sparks, Nevada March 6, 2008 One Regional Director position was required to be filled on the Executive Committee. ACTION: A motion was made by Roxanne Connelly to appoint Steve Mulligan as the new Regional Director to serve on the Executive Committee. The motion was seconded by Bill Reinert and passed unanimously. Other New Business: Tom Buckley presented ideas to better market and simplify Washington Day materials. Roxanne Connelly indicated that there were some problems with some people accessing JAMCA on BioOne. Gene Payne indicated that Fred Knapp is looking for some guidance on 2010. Gene offered to work with Fred on this. Janet McAllister expressed problems with the member directory. Stephanie Whitman suggested opening the exhibit hall during the Monday morning coffee break. ADJOURNMENT: ACTION: A motion was made by Stanton Cope to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Roxanne Connelly and passed unanimously.

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