OKIAAI Board Minutes 5-23-17

OKIAAI Board

Date: 5/23/2017

Time: 10:11 AM

Location: Tulsa Fire Administration

Call to order by 1^st Vice President

Roll Call (Bold Italic = Absent)

Scott Winford (Past Pres),  Jeff VanDolah (Pres), Ashley Stephens (1^st VP),

David VanBuskirk (2^nd VP), Chris Woodall (3rd Yr.),  Dan Salts (3^rd yr),

Bill Hollander ( 2^nd Yr.),  Fred Henderson (2^nd yr), Tommy Scott (1^st Yr),

Stan Smith (1^st Yr), Heather Stanley (Executive Secretary), Neal Moore (Secretary/Treasurer)

Reading and Approval of Minutes:  Motion to forgo reading and approve minutes by Neal Moore and seconded  by Stan Smith. Status = Approved unanimously

New Membership: None

Treasurer’s Report: Neal Moore reported balance of $13,070.87.  Motion to approve report by David VanBuskirk  and seconded  by Chris Woodall. Status = Approved unanimously

Committee Reports

Annual Conference: Ashley advised he has blocked rooms at Holiday Inn Express at daily rate of $94/night.  He has reserved the Tahlequah Community Event Center free of charge but we will have to purchase coffee and any refreshments from them. He is still looking into the golf course.  Jeff advised Barry Grimm will present on a topic of our choice.  Dave Cusadis of National Fire Academy is to present on the topic of electrical fires with possibility of offering R255 certification.  The conference will be in Tahlequah October 25-27, 2017.

Chris will work on a new template for a name tag/membership card combination for this year’s conference.

Charles Napp has offered to present at 1 hour class if we need his assistance. Ashley is considering a homemade explosives presentation with demo.

Merchandise: Notebooks will be hunter green and grey/white.  Neal will contact 5.11 for options.

Regional Conferences: Arson for Prosecutors class in Tulsa. June 27-29. Presented by ATF.

Nominating: None.

Awards:. None

Membership: Heather Stanley reported 114 current members

CFI: Nothing to report.

Website:  Tommy continues to do updates. Conference Agenda will be updated in June.

Report from the Executive Secretary: None

Report from Secretary/Treasurer: None

New Business:

Next Meeting:  June 20 , 2017

Location: Tahlequah Community Center

Time: 10am

A Motion to Adjourn was made by Neal Moore  and Seconded by Scott Winford.

Status = Approved unanimously

adjourned at: 10:48 AM