SECOORA Special Board Meeting Teleconference

Download this as an MS Word file.

Monday, July 14, 2008; 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Call-in number: (419) 400-0288

Access Code: 510-375-989

2:00 – 2:05

Welcome (DeVoe)

2:05 – 2:10

• Agenda Review/Approval* (DeVoe)
• Roll Call (Sheldon)

2:10 - 2:15

May 12 Board Meeting Minutes Approval (Dodge)

• Digest of Action Items

2:15 – 2:30

Board Discussion/Approval of Executive Committee Authority (Led by DeVoe)

2:30 – 2:45

Election to fill vacancy in Nonprofit/Public Agency/Other Sector (VOTES VALID ONLY IF CAST DURING THE CALL) (Seim)

• Board members on the Board call will email both Susannah Sheldon (susannah.sheldon@scseagrant.org) and Jennifer Dorton (dortonj@uncw.edu) their vote once instructed to do so
  
  • Ballot
• Susannah and Jennifer will confirm receipt and forward all e-mail ballots before reading them to Lundie Spence (lundie.spence@scseagrant.org) and Dick Dodge (dodge@nova.edu)
• All four will independently tally the votes and verify the results with one another
• Susannah will announce the result at the end of the call
• Individual votes will not be divulged to other Board members

2:45 – 3:15

Board Policy Committee Updates

Governance Committee (Ramus)

1. Membership Review Process – review/approval
2. By-Laws Revisions – suggestions/approval
3. New member request (USGS) – review/approval

Board Development Committee (Spence)

1. Board Member Policy Guidelines – review/approval
2. Election Process Revision – update

3:15 – 3:30

Board Program Committee Updates

Education and Outreach Committee (Maul)

1. Committee Charge – review/finalize

3:30 – 3:50

Review of Committee Charges (Led by Seim/DeVoe)

3:50 – 3:55

Announce result of the Board vacancy election (Sheldon)

3:55 – 4:00

Establish time of next special Board call; Request agenda items (DeVoe)

*Time permitting the following will be briefed:

• Report of the Ad Hoc Executive Director Search Committee (Judy Gray, Chair)
• Fall/winter workshop planning (Leonard)
• Internal/External Communications Strategy (DeVoe)
• SAC Board liaison appointment (Board Development Committee)
• HF Radar plan (Seim)