Meeting Agenda

 

Alabama Wireless 9-1-1 Board

       Montgomery, Alabama

September 23, 2011 – (Friday)

9:00 a m – 12:00 (Or Until Finished)

Place – Birmingham Regional EMS

1114 16th Street, South

Birmingham, Alabama  35205

Chairman:

        Roger Wilson

Other Board Members: 

        Leslie Bonet, Bill Brodeur, Johnny Hart, and Jeremiah Knight

Advisors:

        Attorney – James T. Sasser

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

Guests: Marcus Maples

         

Agenda Items:

1)   Cost Recovery Committee meeting (9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.)

Chairman Bill Brodeur

2)   Board meeting (9:15 a.m.) - Opening comments and introduction of guests.

Chairman Roger Wilson

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 Roger Wilson

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

Chairman Roger Wilson

6)   Attorney’s report:

a)    General report on legal issues.

b)   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.

c)    Status and update on litigation between the Board and TracFone.

d)   Consideration of an administrative rule to mandate ECD distributions, and possibly cost recovery distributions, by ACH electronic transfers.

e)    Report on the status of the dismissal of the TracFone lawsuits.

f)     Other legal issues, if any.

James T. Sasser, Attorney

 

 

 


7)   Accountants’ report:

a)    Review of the current financial statements.

b)   Report on the status of the compliance audit by the Examiners of Public Accounts of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.

c)    Update on the preparations for the Sunset Review scheduled for Thursday, October 20, 2011.

d)   Report on the status of the bank account to administer the DOT Commerce Grant funds, and status of the ECD grant commitments.

e)    Report on the status of the litigation escrow bank accounts.

f)     Review of the list of ECDs receiving monthly distributions by checks.

g)   Report on ECD annual certifications to be distributed.

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 from the Cost Recovery Committee.

Bill Brodeur, Sec / Treas

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

Bill Brodeur, Sec / Treas

10)  Report and update on the ANGEN project.

Chairman Roger Wilson

11)  New business, if any.

Chairman Roger Wilson

12) Selection of dates, place, and time for the next board meetings:

a)    Date – October 21st

b)   Date – November 18th

c)    Date – December 16th

d)   Place – Birmingham Regional EMS System, Birmingham, AL

e) Time – 9:00 a.m. Cost Recovery meeting - 9:15 a.m. Board meeting

Chairman Roger Wilson

13) Adjourn.

 

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