Subject: MInutes from July 1999 RI Convention, July 13th The following minutes from the 1999 REACT International Convention will soon be made available for viewing and / or download from the REACT International Web site. This will be the full, unedited (but grammar and spelling checked) version. We will be printing only a summary of the minutes in the REACTer in order to keep printing costs down, even though this issue will be larger than usual due to all the convention happenings and other activities. But since there are many who can't access the web site, we will offer a couple of alternatives. One is to request a copy via e-mail from myself, another is to mail a stamped, self addressed envelope to our RI HQ Offices in Suitland, probably requires more postage than normal, 55 cents or whatever that next level is. I'm going to try and cut/paste the text from the minutes to the bottom of this message, but I'll split it into 4 sections (by dates of convention) to try and keep within the JUNO limitations of 64k messages. ______________________ REACT International Board Meeting July 13, 1999, 10:25 am Grand Island, NE Directors Present: Bob Stone, Jack Murrell, Lee Besing, Fred Lanshe Directors Absent: Hall Duncan, Chuck Thompson Meeting called to order by Mr. Stone at 10:25am. A quorum was present. Minutes of the February 1999 meeting were distributed in writing. Move by Mr. Lanshe, 2nd by Mr. Murrell to approve the minutes as printed. Motion passed. No minutes were received from Mr. Thompson covering the February 1998 Board meeting. Mr. Thompson was absent due to family medical emergency. Mr. Stone announced that Mr. Hall Duncan has resigned from his Director position due to personal reasons. Mr. Duncan is willing to continue working with REACT International on an informal basis. They will be contacting Radio Shack along with Bob Leef, Fred Lanshe and a member of the Dallas County REACT Team who works for Radio Shack. Report by Mr. Besing on election results. Three regions conducted elections, (3, 6, and 9). Region 3 received 16 ballots for George Holmes. Region 6 received 11 ballots for Frank Jennings. Region 9 received 5 ballots for Ron Faulkner. There were no other ballots. Since there were no other ballots, the above candidates were declared winners. There were no invalid ballots received. The following teams voted: Region 3: 3153, 2802, 2651,4998, 2804, 2457, 4675, C614, 4634, 4962, 2194, 4962, 2194, 4959, C204, C222, 4946 Region 6: 2869, 4967, 4258, 3366, C10, 4784, 2503, 2904, 4677, 4956, 4700 Region 9: 2627, 4270, 4757, 4853, 6006 Mr. Frank Jennings was present during this meeting and was formerly seated as a director at this time. There are now 5 possible votes to be counted during this meeting. Discussion of current policy and procedures and the fact they were no longer aligned with the current bylaws. Mr. Stone asked Mr. Murrell to over see the rewriting of these documents to bring into alignment with the new structure. 11:00am 11:50am Closed session of board, discussion of situation with RI HQ Office Staff. Separate minutes kept of that meeting due to dealing with personnel matters. Recess at 11:50am for Lunch. Meeting resumed at 1:35pm Present: Mr. Stone, Mr. Murrell, Mr. Besing, Mr. Lanshe, Mr. Jennings, plus guests Motion by Mr. Murrell, 2nd by Mr. Stone, to accept Mr. Thompson’s resignation as director from REACT International. Motion passed. Discussion on subject of vacancies on the board. Proposals to appoint the following persons for regions 2, 5 and 8 to serve 2 year terms. Region 2 David Moore, Region 5 Larry Fry, Region 8 Jesse Mauk. Motion by Mr. Besing, 2nd by Mr. Lanshe to appoint David Moore to region 2, Larry Fry to region 5 and Jesse Mauk to region 8. Motion passed. Mr. Jesse Mauk was present and seated on the board at this time. Now have 6 possible votes. Report by Bob Leef regarding FCC actions affecting GMRS radios. Non-emergency communications on 462.675 were reinstated. Affiliate Program: Mr. Lanshe reported that we get 10-15 leads from Pop Com Magazine for potential new members. PRC is planning to offer exchange advertising with other CB or industry magazines and publications. Mr. Besing asked what benefits RI offers to potential and current affiliate members? Mr. Mauk suggested that we needed to change the term “affiliate” to “member at large” sort of like the term “used cars” is now “pre-owned cars”. Motion by Mr. Mauk, 2nd by Mr. Besing to change the term to “member at large”. Motion passed. Discussion on procedure for processing Member-At-Large (MAL)’s through State/Region Council when problems arise. Mr. Stone would like to form an ad-hoc task group to study this issue. Mr. Besing, Mr. Jennings and Mr. Lanshe agreed to serve on this committee. Other volunteers will be solicited to assist from the existing membership committee and convention attendees. Mr. Mauk suggested we make an announcement during the open board meeting on Wednesday afternoon to solicit help from the attendees. Discussion on Junior REACT Program. Currently we have 127 Junior members and 37 who didn't renew yet. Mr. Stone and Mr. Fry discussed various ideas to attract the interest of the younger crowd. Mr. Fry asked if we could add a section to the web site to attract the Junior crowd. Mr. Besing suggested we need to ask the juniors what they would like. In the 80’s many teams had “junior teams” with representation on the adult team’s board of directors and held their own junior meetings and activities. Mr. Mauk will talk with the Juniors during the convention week to find what ideas might work best with their age group. Mr. Larry Fry arrived 2:30pm and was seated as a director at this time. Total of 7 votes now possible. Mr. Stone suggested that we set the age of 14 as minimum entry level for the Junior Program and that each Junior either have a parent in the team or a sponsor member active in the team. Mr. Fry discussed Wisconsin Team’s usage of the Junior Program. Discussion on responsible parties to be responsible for behavior and liability of a junior member while acting as a REACT member. Ad-hoc committee formed for duration of convention with Jesse Mauk, Larry Fry and Bob Stone. Discussion on allowing lower ages if parents were members of team. Teams should be able to set their own guidelines. Meeting recessed at 3:20pm until 9am Wednesday. __________ See messages for remainder of minutes, July 13, 14, 15 and 16th total. ____________ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Lee W. 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