2006 MARC-NAHRO General Membership Meeting

Unapproved Draft Minutes
MARC-NAHRO General Membership Meeting
Marriott Marquis at Times Square, Marquis Ballroom
New York City, NY
Monday, May 8, 2006, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Opening: Pledge of Allegiance

1. Call to Order and Acceptance of Agenda: President, Larry Loyd

2. Introduction of guests: Don Cameron, NAHRO President

3. Roll Call (Quorum was present)

4. Approval of General Membership Meeting Minutes, Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2005

· Ray Bender moved to accept the Minutes as distributed. Second by Martha Banda. Motion passed.

5. Financial Report

· Treasurer Fred Purnell reported that the financial standing of the Region remained strong and healthy.

6. President's Report: Loyd

· Election Committee Report: Bender as Chair of the Election Committee and according to the Bylaws declared the unopposed slate elected.· Commended the leadership of MetNAHRO- MARC-NAHRO for the successful 2006 Conference· Annual Conference May 23-25, 2007 Ocean City, MD cosponsored with MAHRA-NAHRO (Clif Martin distributed a flyer).· Members are encouraged to visit the MARC-NAHRO Website for official notices, useful information, updates, and MARC e-News at www.marcnahro.org

7. Senior Vice President’s Report: Sam Hudman

· Regional Awards of Merit and Excellence were presented (see List or Website listing)· Herb Siegel, President MetNAHRO, recognized the members of the Conference Planning Committee and presented awards to them and the Program Speakers.· Loyd presented Siegel an award in recognition of his decades of dedicated and distinguished service to MARC-NAHRO, and to public housing and community development.

8. Committee Reports

· Ray Bender moved to dispense with Standing Committee Reports. Seconded by Sam Hudman. Motion passed.· Bender presented and moved the acceptance of the proposed amendments to the MARC-NAHRO Bylaws. He reviewed the changes that would make the MARC Senior Vice President one of the Region’s representatives on the NAHRO Board of Governors. Seconded by Jane Vincent. Motion passed.

9. New Business. None.

10. Old Business. None.

11. Adjournment. Tara Clifford moved to adjourn.

Seconded by Jane Vincent. Motion passed. Adjourned at 11:15 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Larry Cobb, MARC-NAHRO RSO for Larry Loyd, President