Meeting Agenda

Alabama Wireless 911 Board

Montgomery, Alabama

Meeting Facilitator: Chairman Johnny Hart

Attendees: 

Ron Sleeper, Bill Brodeur, Leslie Bonet, Bill Meadows, Jim Sasser, Max Armstrong, Roger Wilson, F. Ralph Dowdy, & Kristina Hutcherson

Guests:                         

   Harold Parker

Agenda Items:

1.     Cost Recovery Committee meeting (9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.)

Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas

2.     Board meeting (10:00 a.m.) - Opening comments and introduction of guests, if any.

Chairman Hart

3.     General discussion of the items to be covered during the meeting.

Chairman Hart

4.     Review, discussion, and approval of the prior board meeting minutes.

Jim Sasser, Attorney

5.     Report on the status of the discussions and negotiations with Jim Porter regarding payment of his legal fees for January and February, and the release of the board’s legal files to Jim Sasser.

Chairman Hart and Jim Sasser

6.     Update and report on the status of the City of Pelham/Ingenuity issue.

Chairman Hart and Jim Sasser

7.     Accountants’ report:

a.      Review of the current financial statements, and discussions with the Board regarding the status of funds to pay recurring, non-recurring, and Phase II costs.

b.     Discussions regarding the status of the issues to be presented to the Alabama Legislature for resolution.

c.      Report on the status of the cost study that was mandated by law to be completed on or before July 1, 1999.

d.     Report on the status of discussions with the Attorney General regarding the consolidation of the ECD bank accounts.

e.      Discussions regarding the renewal of the board’s web hosting with Readyhosting and transfer of the domain name for the alwireless911.org site.

f.       Update on the implementation of ACH transfers for the monthly ECD distributions.

F. Ralph Dowdy, CPA

8.     Discussions regarding maintenance of the current banking relationship or consideration of RFP solicitations.

Chairman Hart

9.     Attorney’s report.

Jim Sasser, Attorney

10. Report from the Cost Recovery Committee.

Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas

11.   Report on the meeting in Washington, D C during February 26 – March 2, 2005, and approval of the related expenses.

Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas

12.  Review and update on the lapse and possible replacement of the insurance policy for the board previously written by VFIS through the Gene Jones Insurance Agency in Millbrook, AL.

F. Ralph Dowdy, and Jim Sasser

13.  Report to the board on discussions with the Examiners of Public Accounts regarding the verification of qualifying ECDs, and the possible need for annual certifications to validate continuing distributions.

Chairman Hart, Jim Sasser, and F. Ralph Dowdy

14. Selection of date, place, and facilitator for the next meeting:

a.      Date -

b.     Place -

c.      Time -

Chairman Hart

15. Adjourn.

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