MINUTES

The Annual Membership Meeting of INENA was called to order by President David C. Whipple at 4:20 P.M., at the Decatur Holiday Inn Select in Decatur, Illinois.

OFFICERS PRESENT:

David C. Whipple (President), Richard Jones (Vice President), Vickie Leibach (Secretary), Mike Midiri (Treasurer), Douglas Edmonds (Region 1, Vice President), Jerry Bleck (Region 2, Vice President), Sandy Beitel (Region 3, Vice President), David Tuttle (Region 4, Vice President), Kelly Gieker (Region 5, Vice President), Kathy Monken (Region 6, Vice President), Scott Sylvester (Region 7, Vice President) and Jeff Rodrigues (Region 8, Vice President).

APPROVAL OF INENA MINUTES: The motion was made by Rich Tuma and seconded by Mike Moos to approve the INENA General Membership minutes dated September 2, 1999. The motion passed unanimously.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT (David Whipple): President Whipple welcomed National NENA President Bill Hinkle and APCO International 1st Vice President Glen Nash to the meeting.

VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT (Richard Jones): No Report.

SECRETARY’S REPORT (Vickie Leibach): No Report

TREASURER’S REPORT (Mike Midiri): Mike Midiri informed the membership of the following account balances; INENA General Fund – $11,243.74, INENA Educational Fund $7,347.06 and two certificates of deposit totaling $22,000.00. A motion was made by Jeff Rodrigues and seconded by Richard Gragert to approve the Treasurer’s report as submitted. The motion passed unanimously.

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

Region 1 (Doug Edmonds) No Report

Region 2 (Jerry Bleck) As keeper of the INENA mailbox, Jerry reported very few non-deliverable mailings have been returned. He advised the membership to contact the INENA Secretary should they require a change of address.

Region 3 (Sandy Beitel) No Report

Region 4 (David Tuttle) No Report

Region 5 (Kelly Gieker) No Report

Region 6 (Kathy Monken) No Report

Region 7 (Scott Sylvester) No Report

Region 8 (Jeff Rodrigues) No Report

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Technologies (Richard Jones): No Report

Conference (Kathy Monken): Kathy Monken reported both the conference attendance and vendor booth area increased over last year’s conference.

Awards (Jerry Bleck): Jerry Bleck offered his appreciation for the award nomination applications submitted and to the Awards Committee for their work. The awards will be distributed Tuesday, October 26th at the luncheon.

Historical (Mike Moos): Mike Moos advised he would be meeting with representatives from Bradley University to finalize contracts for the archiving of INENA information. Anyone with memorabilia to donate can contact Mike Moos.

OTHER REPORTS

Illinois Commerce Commission (Marci Schroll): No Report

Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board (Mike Moos): No Report

OLD BUSINESS

Local Number Portability (Richard Jones): No Report

Part 725 Reopening (David Whipple): President Whipple advised the status of the Part 725 is still on hold pending the establishment of rules and regulations regarding Senate Bill 149 PS/ALI legislation.

1999 INENA Election Results: John Kelly submitted the following election results from the 242 ballots returned:

President – David Whipple with 226 votes

Vice President – Richard Jones with 231 votes

Secretary – Vickie Leibach with 230 votes

Treasurer – Mike Midiri with 235 votes

Regional Vice Presidents elected:

Region 1 – Doug Edmonds

Region 2 – Jerry Bleck

Region 3 – Sandy Beitel

Region 4 – David Tuttle

Region 5 – Kelly Gieker

Region 6 – Kathy Monken

Region 7 – Scott Sylvester

Region 8 – Jeff Rodrigues

A motion was made by Rich Tuma and seconded by Scott Sylvester to accept the election results. The motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Larry Maddox and seconded by Rich Tuma to destroy the ballots. The motion passed unanimously.

NENA REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT (Ron Bonneau): No Report

WIRELESS 9-1-1 (Norm Forshee): On behalf of the Legislative Committee, Norm Forshee requested approval from the membership to hire a consultant to pursue our effort in passage of the wireless 9-1-1 legislation during the veto session. He advised several wireless vendors and Doug Edmonds’ ETSB are willing to contribute to this cause. Should the legislation fail to move during this veto session, it is highly unlikely passage of the legislation would occur in the next few years. A motion to proceed with the hiring of a consultant was made by Steve Hullcranz and seconded by Harland Hector. During the discussion Norm Forshee stated he hoped the costs would not exceed $15,000.00. President Whipple stated there was over $7,000.00 in the Education Fund which could be utilized for this purpose. Wireless vendors agreeing to assist with this cause, all agree with the legislative language. Several wireless companies have agreed to a public advertising campaign. The motion passed unanimously.

NATIONAL NENA PRESIDENT (Bill Hinkle): President Hinkle advised he had just received information that President Clinton will be signing SB800 into law this evening.

The motion to adjourn was made by Rich Tuma and seconded by Mike Moos. The motion passed unanimously.

INENA minutes are at the following Internet web site: www.nena9-1-1.org/inena

October 25, 1999 Attendance Sheet