Meeting Agenda

Alabama Wireless 9-1-1 Board Montgomery, Alabama	May 22, 2009 9:00 a m – 12:00 (Or Until Finished) Place – Southern Linc Conference Room 600 University Park Place, Suite 400 Birmingham, Alabama 35209
Meeting Facilitator: Chairman Ron Sleeper
Attendees:
Senator Bobby Singleton, Representative Tommy Sherer, Ron Sleeper, Johnny Hart, Bill Brodeur, Leslie Bonet, Roger Wilson, Jim Sasser, F. Ralph Dowdy, and Regina McDaniel
Guests: Gary Lavender, Michael Kassouf
Agenda Items:
1) Cost Recovery Committee meeting (9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.)		Bill Brodeur, Sec / Treas
2) Board meeting (9:30 a.m.) - Opening comments and introduction of guests, if any.		Chairman Sleeper
3) Roll call and confirmation of a quorum to conduct the board meeting.		Jim Sasser, Attorney
4) General discussion of the items to be covered during the meeting, and approval of the agenda.		Chairman Sleeper
5) Review, discussion, and approval of the prior board meeting minutes.		Jim 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, and update on the respective legal issues. d) Discussions regarding the filing of a demand letter for amounts due from T-Mobile as a result of the “Report of Expert Witness”. e) Report on the status of Disclosure Statements and Contract Review for all contracts in excess of $5,000. f) Report on the status of board appointments. g) Report on the status of discussions with TracFone representatives regarding the statewide certification request for designation in the State of Alabama as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC). h) Report on communications with the cities of Bessemer and Fairfield regarding their failures to comply with the ECD Annual Certification. i) Other legal issues, if any.		Jim 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) Final report on the status of the ECD annual certifications received. g) Update report on the status of the compliance audit by the Examiners of Public Accounts of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. h) Review and comments, if any, for improvement of the board’s webpage and information posted. i) 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.		Ron Sleeper, Chairman
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) Report on the status of inspections planned and 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, Sec / Treas
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 – June 19^th, 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.
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