Executive Board Meeting
Online
June 1, 2001

MINUTES

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Motion #4: Withdrawn.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