Executive Board Meeting
Online
June 1, 2001
CALL
TO ORDER (Goodman) 2:02 p.m.
Present: Leslie
Abrams, West Regional Representative; Laurie Whitehill Chong, Northeast Regional
Representative; Elizabeth Clarke, Clarke Association Management Services (CAMS),
Executive Director; Norine Duncan, Secretary; Carole Goldsmith, Canadian
Representative; Ted Goodman, President; Paula Hardin, South Regional
Representative; Trudy Jacoby, Treasurer; Ursula Kolmstetter, Midwest Regional
Representative; Karen McKenzie, Past President; Daniel Starr, Vice
President/President Elect.
1.
BLACKBOARD VOTING
Motion
#2:
Unanimously approved the use of Blackboard software for voting.
2.
HONORARIA FOR 2001
Motion
#3: Approved the payment of
ARLIS/NA Honoraria for 2001, as follows: Art
Documentation Editors, Copy Editor, and Book Review Editor; Update
Editor; Occasional Papers Editor;
ARLIS-L Moderator; Web Site Editor; and Conference Proceedings Editor. (8 yes, 1
no)
Action
item: Board to re-examine
honoraria for 2002 budget, including timing of payments. (Midyear)
3.
AMICO REPRESENTATIVE
Motion
#4: Withdrawn. There is no
AMICO project at present for which ARLIS/NA needs an AMICO representative.
4.
SCHWAB PORTFOLIO
The Board considered
retaining the two investments that had gained rather than lost value, but
decided to follow the recommendation of the ad hoc presidential committee to
sell all. ARLIS/NA policy [Policy Manual J-12] does not authorize investment of
the Society’s funds in individual stocks.
Motion
#5: Unanimously approved
selling all individual bonds, equities, and other investments in the Schwab
portfolio. The resulting monies will be placed in the Schwab Money Market fund
pending reinvestment strategy discussions.
Action
item: Decide how to invest the
funds in the Schwab Money Market fund. (Midyear)
5.
POST-CONFERENCE MINUTES
Motion
#6: Unanimously approved the
minutes of the Post-Conference Board meeting held in Los Angeles April 4, 2001,
as revised.
6.
E. CLARKE CONTRACT
Discussion postponed
to Midyear.
7.
LOS ANGELES CONFERENCE BUDGET UPDATE
Jacoby reported that
with only a few outstanding items, the conference appears to have been a huge
success financially.
8.
K. SHANLEY CONTRACT
Discussion postponed
to Midyear.
9.
HANDBOOK
Motion
#7: Approved publication of a
handbook supplement this summer of approximately 8 pages. (7 yes, 2 no)
Clarke reported that
the cost for graphic design and printing would be approximately $2,000 U.S.,
plus postage.
ADJOURNMENT
(Goodman)
3:26 p.m.
Norine Duncan
Secretary
Approved at the Midyear meeting, 8/11/2001