Meeting Agenda

 

Alabama Wireless 911 Board

Montgomery, Alabama

July 28, 2006

10:00 a m – 12:00 (Until Finished)  Tenants Conference Room

100 Concourse Parkway Building

Birmingham, Alabama

 

Meeting Facilitator: Chairman Johnny Hart

Attendees: 

Ron Sleeper, Bill Brodeur, Leslie Bonet, Roger Wilson, Jim Sasser, Max Armstrong,           F. Ralph Dowdy, and Regina McDaniel

Guests:         

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)     Attorney’s report:

a)     General report on legal issues.

b)     Report on the status of the board’s request for a review of the AG opinion.

c)      Report on the review of new guidelines recommended by the Examiners of Public Accounts for formal taking of meeting minutes.

d)     Report on communications and inquiries regarding cost recovery.

e)     Other legal issues, if any.

Jim Sasser, Attorney

6)     Accountants’ report:

a)     Review of the current financial statements.

b)     Report on the compilation of information received to date from reporting ECD’s regarding the cost study that was mandated by law to be completed on or before July 1, 1999.

c)      Update on the implementation of ACH transfers for the monthly ECD distributions and expenses.

d)     Report on the status of the only remaining delinquent ECD certifications from the City of Midfield.

e)     Discussions on the selection of external audit firm for the current year.

F. Ralph Dowdy, CPA, Regina McDaniel, CPA, and Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas

 

 

f)       Report on the status of the audit of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, by the Examiners of Public Accounts, and preliminary discussions regarding issues considered by the examiners.

g)     Discussions on the status of remaining Phase I and Phase II cost recovery requests.

h)     Update on correspondence with all carriers to verify systems and data, accounting procedures and internal controls, and notification of potential audit by the board.

i)       Review and comments, if any, of the board’s webpage and information posted.

F. Ralph Dowdy CPA, Regina McDaniel, CPA, and Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas

7)     Report from the Cost Recovery Committee.

Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas

8)     Review of expenses submitted for Board approval and payment.

Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas, and Regina McDaniel

9)     Request for approval for the Chairman to attend the Association of County Commissioners of Alabama (ACCA) meeting August 22 – August 24, 2006 at Gulf Shores to present a report on the CMRS Board and wireless communications at the request of Sonny Brasfield, the Assistant Executive Director

Chairman Hart

10)Selection of date, place, and time for the next board meeting:

a)     Date –

b)     Place –

c)      Time -

Chairman Hart and Ron Sleeper

11)Adjourn.

 

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