Special Meeting, August 21, 1998

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The attached meeting report is our understanding of the items discussed and conclusions reached during the Friday, Aug. 21, 1998 meeting held at Luminarias Restaurant in Monterey Park, CA. All participants are requested to inform the recorder of any omissions and clarifications.

PARTICIPANTS:

ITEM ACTION COMMENT AND/OR QUESTIONS

1 ALL Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President JSL at 12:00 noon. He also invited all attendees to introduce themselves.

2 JSL Remarks to Past Cmte. Chairs: JSL thanked the past cmte. chairs for their work during the past year.

3 CmteChs. Report of Incoming Cmte. Chairs: Each cmte. chair reported on the planned activities of their respective cmte. for the upcoming year.

Break: The cmte. chairs were invited to stay for the remainder of the meeting but those who needed to leave were excused.

4 JSL Special Board Meeting Call to Order: JSL reconvened this special meeting at 1:15 p.m. and asked KL to make some opening remarks.

5 ALL Proposed SEAOC Bylaws Amendment Change: Discussed. KL excused himself after much of the discussion but before the vote was taken to catch a return flight.

• M/S/C (8/4/1 - Against: Cochran, Hess, Hussain, Qazi by proxy; Abstained: Dick) to approve an amendment to the SEAOC Bylaws as follows:

Delete ARTICLE XI, Amendments, Section 1 in its entirety. It reads, "Proposed amendments to these Bylaws may be made at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Upon ratification of each of the MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS the amendments become effective".

Replace with the following modification:

Section 1 Amendments to these Bylaws may be proposed by any Director. Such proposed amendment shall be introduced with detailed evaluation at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors, and shall have votes taken at a subsequent regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 2 Amendments of these Bylaws shall require one of the following votes in favor thereof:

a. By the Board of Directors, by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors, provided at least one Director from each Member Organization votes in favor thereof.

b.   By at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors and, in addition, by the voting members (SE’s and CE’s) of the MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members, provided that at least forty percent (40%) of the eligible voting members vote.

Section 3 Amendments become effective upon the fulfillment of either one of the two requirements under Section 2 of this Article.

6 JGS Continuation with a Special/Special Board Meeting:

JGS discussed some of the things he’d like to accomplish during his tenure as SEAOC President including the following:

* Selection of SEAOC officers and scope of work for 98/99

- Treasurer (Vilas Mujumdar for 2 years min.)

- Secretary (review SEAOC minutes prior to issue)

* Roster - Need to publish each year with updates on web site

* Draft resolution for SEAOC to pass/adopt

- SE license as practice act NOT dependent

- Two tier concept

- CE is separate practice act

* Publication committee to develop general format and distribute monthly publications to members

* Operation procedures for SEAOC board

* Goals/items to try and accomplish for SEAOC 98/99

- Issue/press release resolution on SE license and continuing education

- Work towards legislation to implement SE license with continuing education

- Publish roster

- Increase membership - improve/establish communications with our members and the general public

- Participation in IBC/NCSEA

- Responsible fiscal policy and budget

* What can/should SEAOC do for the membership

* What does the membership need/want

• 7 ALL Other Business:

SEAOC Draft Minutes to July 25, 1998 Board of Directors Meeting: It was questioned whether the wording of Item 9.04 (motion to give Luttrell the authority to negotiate SEAOC administrative contracts with the assistance of the executive cmte.) was correct as written.

The meeting ended at approximately 4:00 p.m.

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