Meeting Agenda

 

Alabama Wireless 911 Board

Montgomery, Alabama

March 17, 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:                         

         Chuck Augustine (Tarrant)

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 Appointment Information questionnaire requested by Governor Riley’s office, and board appointments.

c)      Discussions regarding the status of cost recovery reimbursement requests from carriers engaging in 911 services for profit.

d)     Report on the status of request for shared funding from ECDs for road signs maintenance and/or replacements.

e)     Review of the contract extension for Jim Sasser, board attorney.

f)       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 some of the 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.

d)        Report on the selection of external audit firm for the current year.

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

 

 

7.   Discussions on the date and timing of the distributions of the Phase I cost recovery requests, if any.

F. Ralph Dowdy and Regina McDaniel

8.   Report from the Cost Recovery Committee.

Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas

9.   Review of expenses submitted for Board approval and payment.

Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas, and Regina McDaniel

10.    Report to the board on the status of the annual certifications and verification of all qualifying ECDs to validate continuing distributions.

Chairman Hart, Jim Sasser, and F. Ralph Dowdy

11.    Report and discussions regarding inquiries received questioning the application of service charges to sales of prepaid cellular phones or to sales of prepaid cellular cards.

Chairman Hart, Jim Sasser, and F. Ralph Dowdy

12.    Report on the information request from the Department of Archives and History.

F. Ralph Dowdy, and Regina McDaniel

13.    Report from board members attending the Critical Issues Forum in Washington, D C.

Chairman Hart, Bill Brodeur and Roger Wilson

14.    Update on legislative developments and the status of House Bill 590.

Roger Wilson and Leslie Bonet

15.    Report on the renewal of the web hosting expiring April 7th, and renewal of the domain name expiring April 13th.

F. Ralph Dowdy, and Regina McDaniel

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

a)        Date –

b)        Place –

c)         Time -

Chairman Hart and Ron Sleeper

17.    Adjourn.

 

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