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 inquiry by Gary L. Lavender, CPA, on behalf of the Elmore County 9-1-1 Center, “to audit those costs submitted to the Board for reimbursement by the wireless carriers as they relate to the Center”.

Chairman Hart, F. Ralph Dowdy, 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 that were  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 opinion received from the Attorney General regarding the consolidation of the ECD bank accounts.

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

F. Ralph Dowdy, CPA

8.     Discussions regarding consideration of RFP solicitations for the Board’s banking relationship as a result of the favorable A G opinion.

Chairman Hart

9.     Attorney’s report.

Jim Sasser, Attorney

10. Report from the Cost Recovery Committee.

Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas

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

Bill Brodeur, Sec/Treas, and Kristina Hutcherson

12.  Report and discussions on the status of securing liability insurance for the Board.

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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