ALABAMA WIRELESS 9-1-1 BOARD MEETING

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER

JUNE 4, 2002

 

A quorum for the meeting was established with the following members of the board present:  Lee Helms, Bill Meadows, Bill Meadows, and Shelly Carr.  Attached is a list of all people who attended the meeting.

 

Chairman Lee Helms called the meeting to order on June 4, 2002 at 10:00 am.

 

A motion was made by Bill Meadows to approve agenda; seconded by Shelly Carr.  Approval was unanimous.

 

A motion was made by Bill Meadows to approve minutes from February 21, 2002 meeting; seconded by Bill Meadows.  Approval was unanimous.

 

Lynn Boucher, accountant, gave a report on the financial statement for February, March, and April 2002.

 

A motion was made by Shelly Carr to approve the financial statements; second by Bill Meadows.  Approval was unanimous.

 

 Bill Meadows gave a report on the Cost Recovery Committee.

 

Bill Meadows made a motion to approve the following; seconded by Bill Meadows.  Approval was unanimous.

 

1. Approve reimbursement request for Alabama Wireless for $15,448.66

1/1/02 – 4/30/02 (nonrecurring $2,500.00)

                      (recurring $12,948.66)

 

2. Approve reimbursement request for Alltel for $129,942.67

1/1/02 – 4/30/02  (nonrecurring $38,317.80)

                        (recurring 91,624.87)

 

3. Approve reimbursement request for Cingular for $10,283.59.  This is 15,803.77 - $5,520.18 overpayment for last year (nonrecurring $0.00)

                 (recurring $10,283.59)

 

4. Approve reimburse request for Corr Wireless for $35,065.00 for 2/1/02 –  5/31/02. All recurring.

5. Approve FY02 Cost Recovery Plan for Price Communications for $455,028.00. All recurring.

 

6. Approve reimbursement request for Price Communications for $203,790.68 for 10/1/02 – 4/30/02.  All recurring.  This is $247,142.12 less $43,351.44 overpayment from last year.

 

7. Approve reimbursement request for Public Service Cellular for $68,816.61 for expenses incurred 10/1/00 – 9/30/01.

 

8. Approve reimbursement request for Southern Linc for $83,251.27.  All recurring for 1/1/00 – 3/31/02.

 

9. Approve FY 02 Cost Recovery Plan for Voice Stream $287,186 nonrecurring and $359,886 for recurring.

 

10. Approve reimbursement request for Verizon for $94,161.20 for 2/3/02 – 3/31/02. $700.00 nonrecurring and $93,541.20 recurring.  Transferring money to the nonrecurring category.

 

11. Approve FY02 Cost Recovery Plan for Telepak, Inc for nonrecurring $74,307.64 and recurring $40,186.68.

 

12. Approve an amendment to the Cost Recovery Plan for Sprint PCS for year 2001 for $114,788 of nonrecurring and $15,040 recurring.

 

13. Approve reimburse request for Sprint PCS for $220,934.31 nonrecurring and $132,582.17 recurring for a total of $353,516.48 under FY01.

 

14. Approve Cost Recovery Plan for Sprint PCS for year 2002 for $108,499.00 nonrecurring and $434,233.96 for recurring for a total of $542,732.96.

 

Bill Meadows made a motion that as soon as the board has an opinion from Attorney General on prepaid, and if it is in our favor, that Lee Helms, Chairman, shall have the authority to meet with carriers and demand payment within 90 days and at the end of 90 days cost recovery will stop if carriers have not started collection on prepaid; seconded by Bill Meadows.  Approval was unanimous.

 

Bill Meadows made a motion that the board should stay with the same accountant, Lynne Boucher for the next year; seconded by Shelly Carr.  Approval was unanimous.

 

Bill Meadows made a motion to renew the contract for Jim Porter, attorney for the board; seconded by Shelly Carr.  Approval was unanimous.

 

A motion was made by Bill Meadows to prepare a resolution to be sent to Governor Don Siegelman, Dr. Susan Parker, and Josh Hayes to recommending the reappointment of Lee Helms to the CMRS Board for another four years and that Bill Meadows sign the resolution as the Vice Chairman of this Board.  Bill Meadows seconded the motion.  Approval was unanimous.  See attached resolution.

 

The next meeting was set for 10:00 am, Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at the Emergency Operations Center in Clanton, Alabama.

 

Bill Meadows made a motion to adjourn; seconded by Bill Meadows.  Approval was unanimous.

 

 

 

 

__________________________                       ____________________________

Lee Helms                                            Bill Meadows

Chairman                                        Secretary/Treasurer

 

 

__________________________    

Mary Roper

Notary Public