Meeting Agenda

 

Alabama Wireless 9-1-1 Board

Montgomery, Alabama

June 26, 2009

9:00 a m – 12:00 (Or Until Finished)

Place – Southern Linc Conference Room

600 University Park Place, Suite 400

Birmingham, Alabama  35209

Chairman:

        Ron Sleeper

Other Board Members: 

Senator Bobby Singleton, Representative Tommy Sherer, Johnny Hart, Bill Brodeur, Leslie Bonet, and Roger Wilson

Advisors:

        Attorney – James T. Sasser

        Accountants – F. Ralph Dowdy, CPA, and Regina S. McDaniel, CPA

Guests:

          Gary Lavender, Michael Kassouf  

Agenda Items:

1)     Cost Recovery Committee meeting (9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.)

Chairman Bill Brodeur

2)     Board meeting (9:30 a.m.) - Opening comments and introduction of guests, if any.

Chairman Ron Sleeper

3)     Roll call and confirmation of a quorum to conduct the board meeting.

James T. Sasser, Attorney

4)     General discussion of the items to be covered during the meeting, and approval of the agenda.

Chairman Ron Sleeper

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

James T. Sasser, Attorney

6)     Attorney’s report:

a)     General report on legal issues.

b)     Report and billing for special work during the month.

c)      Report on the status of the complaint filed by T-Mobile South, LLC, and Powertel Memphis, Inc., against the CMRS Board and the board members, individually; update on the respective legal issues; and status of the June 29, 2009 court date in Huntsville with Judge Smith for rulings on the motions for summary judgment.

d)     Status of the filing of a demand letter for amounts due from TracFone as a result of the “Report of Expert Witness”, dated May 20, 2009, and approved by the Board.

e)     Report on the preparation and filing of a petition challenging TracFone’s request for designation in the State of Alabama as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC).

f)       Update on the status of board appointments.

g)     Other legal issues, if any.

James T. Sasser, Attorney

 

 

 

7)     Accountants’ report:

a)     Review of the current financial statements.

b)     Status report on the non-compliant Phase II ECDs submissions of Phase II Certifications of Inspection, and their completed and documented Requests For Reimbursement .

c)      Report on the status of the Phase II Implementation Reserve bank account, and validation of Phase II compliant ECDs approved for distribution of the additional twenty four percent (24%) collections.

d)     Report on the status of the five (5) remaining non-compliant Phase II ECDs (Bessemer, Fairfield, Midfield, Coosa County, and Perry County) in complying with the June 14, 2009 deadline.

e)     Report on the status of the audits of T-Mobile and TracFone by the Board’s external audit firm.

f)       Update report on the status of the compliance audit by the Examiners of Public Accounts of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.

g)     Report on the status of an RFP for the annual financial audit of the board.

h)     Report on the information received from Alabama financial institutions on their Deposit Agreements, the related impact on Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions, and compliance with Alabama’s SAFE program.

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

j)       Other accounting issues, if any.

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

 

 

8)     Report on the board’s compliance with Governor Riley’s Executive Order Number 47, and notification to the Alabama Finance Director.

Chairman Ron Sleeper

9)     Report from the Cost Recovery Committee.

Bill Brodeur, Sec / Treas

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

Bill Brodeur, Sec / Treas

11) Final report on the inspections completed by Roger Wilson and Bill Brodeur to certify qualifying ECDs implementation of Phase II Enhanced 9-1-1 systems.

Roger Wilson and                         Bill Brodeur

12) New business for the next Board meeting:

a)     Items of new business, if any.

Chairman Ron Sleeper

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

a)     Date –  July 17th, 2009.

b)     Place – Southern Linc Conference Room, Birmingham, AL

c)      Time – 9:00 a.m. Cost Recovery meeting - 9:30 a.m. Board meeting

Chairman Ron Sleeper

14) Adjourn.