2007 MARC-NAHRO General Membership Meeting

Draft Minutes
MARC-NAHRO General Membership Meeting
Clarion Hotel and Resort, Ocean City, MD
Crystal Ballroom, Friday May 25, 2007

1. The meeting was called to order by President Larry Loyd at 8:27 a.m. LeRoy Robinson moved to accept the Agenda. Herb Siegel seconded the motion. Motion passed.

2. Quorum call: A quorum was present.

3. Minutes: Neil Gaffney moved to accept the General Membership Meeting Minutes, of the May 8, 2006 New York City, Marriott Times Square meeting. Richard Drnevich seconded motion. Motion passed. (Posted on Web site www.marcnahro.org )

4. Financial Report:
Treasurer Report: Fred Purnell stated that the financial health of the organization remains strong. Ray Bender reported that the investments with PNC Investments continue to show a gain over time.

5. President's Report: Loyd
· Noted that the 2007 Annual Conference and Trainings had a record attendance of over 300. He complemented Conference Co-chairs, Clifton Martin and Wayne Boyle and their planning committee for their diligence and competence in producing a most successful conference.
· Noted that the MARC-NJ-NAHRO 2008 co-sponsor agreement has been signed. He encouraged all to attend the May 4-7, 2008 Conference at the Marriott Seaview in Absecon, NJ.

6. Senior Vice President’s Report: Sam Hudman
Hudman announced that Larry Loyd was a candidate for NAHRO’s Senior Vice President 2007-09. Drnevich moved Regional endorsement of Loyd’s candidacy. Siegel seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously with enthusiasm.

7. Standing & Other Committee Reports:

  • Standing Committees: Housing, CR&D, PD, Commissioners, Member Services, and International. Mike Kelly moved and Martha Banda seconded to defer the six standing committee reports until the July Board meeting in Chicago. Motion passed.
  • NAHRO 75th Anniversary: Clifford and Heckles reported that the Committee welcomes suggestions for the celebrations that begin at the 2008 Annual NAHRO Conference in San Antonio, TX. Clifford encouraged MARC to make a mark on the celebration plans by sending ideas to her or State President or Larry Loyd.
  • Election Committee slate: Bender stated that under the Bylaws, and as chair of the election committee, the slate was elected. Terms of office begin at the close of the October, 2007 Annual NAHRO Conference in San Diego, CA.
  • Bylaws: Bender discussed the purposes of the proposed changes:
    • to include the Virgin Islands within the MARC-NAHRO Region since all Chapters need to be affiliated with a NAHRO region (the VI was a member of MARC-NAHRO some years back when under the NYC HUD Office)
    • to allow formal business to be conducted electronically (notification, elections, voting, and Bylaw changes via Internet, although each member will be notified by regular mail that they can choose hard mail for formal notifications and voting)
    • to bring the definition of Regional membership in line with national NAHRO membership categories of agencies with associate members

8. Old Business: None

9. New Business: None

10. Chapter and Association Conferences and Trainings:
2008 MARC- NJ-NAHRO Annual Conference May 4-7, 2008 at the Marriott Seaview in Absecon, NJ. Lou Riccio, chair of the conference planning committee, distributed a preliminary schedule with program events as well as session overview. He welcomed suggestions and requested the participation and attendance of all Members.

12. Adjournment: Kelly moved to adjourn. Seconded by Drnevich. Motion passed at 8:50 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted

Andrew French, Secretary
(Prepared by Peggy Cobb, RSO Ethicsworks)

Note: Following the formal meeting, the MARC-NAHRO Awards of Merit and Excellence were announced with certificates presented to 27 agencies for their winning submissions. Each was recommended to NAHRO for recognition as well. Additional awards and recognitions were presented to Lorraine Sheehan, Tara Clifford (retirement) and Martin (outstanding conference).