KCALL
Minutes
Members Meeting
August 16, 2001
The
August 16, 2001 KCALL meeting was held at Shook Hardy & Bacon.
Members present were:
Janet
Peters
Mike McReynolds
Janet McKinney
Scott Russell
Eddie White
Linda Roser
Jan Medved
Maria Johnson
Larry Jurgensmeyer
Deborah Showalter-Johnson
Joan Thomas
Ruth Gervais
Vivian Karlin
Tranne Pearce
Marit Bang
Valerie Vogt
Cindy Crary
President Tranne Pearce called the meeting to order. The minutes of the May 22nd meeting were distributed and approved
The Treasurer’s Report - Linda Roser distributed copies of the August treasurer’s report, which showed a current balance of $1,857.49 and also gives a breakdown of how the budget stands. It was reported that we are in good shape budget wise. Linda reported the only ongoing expense is for the website maintenance. Because of the reserve being carried forward, some of it may need to be spent.
Old
Business –
Union List: Mike McReynolds reported that Linda Roser would take the list in Access and convert it to Word and then work on it. Mike suggests that members work on updating A through C on the list and get their changes to him, if possible, in electronic format via e-mail. Tranne has the Excel version of the list on her computer and has a copy of the old printout if anyone needs a copy. Mike will send out guidelines and set a deadline for the updates, hopefully before the October meeting.
Technology Committee: No one was present from the Technology Committee. Tranne reported that the bylaws are now available on the website and the membership list is being updated.
SWALL : SWALL has voted to hold their meeting in Kansas City in 2003. A proclamation will be sent by the board pledging KCALL’s support in working on local arrangements.
Bylaws: Bylaws discussion postponed to end of business meeting.
New Board Member – Lissa Lord has agreed to take Camille Reynolds’ position on the board.
Programs – Janet announced that the speaker for the October meeting will be UMKC Professor Moenssens, a forensic specialist. A location is still needed for the Christmas party. Please contact the programs committee with any ideas.
AALL Salary Survey – Linda Roser reported that AALL now has the 2001 AALL Salary Survey available on their website. Although the Jackson County Law Library has purchased a copy of the survey in previous years, they are not planning on doing so this year. It was moved that KCALL would purchase a copy of the 2001 survey and house it at the Jackson County Law Library, since those that are not AALL members can not access the web version. Jan Medved reported that the Law Library would loan out the survey to librarians and that it would be cataloged as belonging to KCALL. The motion was accepted.
There was no other new business.
Bylaws: Copies of the proposed bylaws changes were distributed to members at the opening of this meeting. Mike McReynolds reported that the proposed bylaws changes were approved by the board. Mike and Susan Duede were responsible for working on the revisions and Mike briefly explained the changes and why they were being made. Proposal 1 revises Article III on nominations and elections. Proposal 2 adds Article VII, which establishes a formal procedure for any future amendments to the Bylaws. A vote was taken on Proposal 1. It was accepted. Mike read Proposal 2 and Tranne asked if there was any discussion. There were no comments and a vote was taken. Proposal 2 was accepted. The bylaws on the website will be updated to reflect these changes.
After several miscellaneous announcements the business meeting was adjourned. Following was an open discussion by various members who shared their experiences from recent conferences they had attended. Those participating included Ruth Gervais, Janet McKinney, Scott Russell and Tranne Pearce.