Board Meeting Minutes from a Regular Meeting

5222 Summa Court, Suite 352 Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Office of the Governor Telephone 225.763.5568 Fax 225.763.5598 Auctioneers Licensing Board Website: www.lalb.org Email: [email protected]

BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM A REGULAR MEETING

Date: Monday, January 10, 2011 Time: 12:00 pm Place: 5222 Summa Court, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

I. CALL TO ORDER- K. Comer ROLL CALL- S. Edmonds Board Members present: Ken Comer, Tessa Steinkamp, Freddie Phillips, Lamar Little, Charles ‘Clayton’ Brister, Greg Bordelon Absent: Buster Gay Others: Rep. John E. Guinn, Sandy Edmonds, Anna Dow A quorum was declared.

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES from December 6, 2010 MOTION AND SECOND to minutes from December 6, 2010: T. Steinkamp, L. Little. MOTION PASSED with F. Phillips in opposition.

III. OLD BUSINESS 1. Approval of Tested Applicants: 1. Patrick Broussard MOTION AND SECOND to approve Patrick Broussard pending receipt of bond: T. Steinkamp, G. Bordelon. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

2. Alex Ackel 3. Kenneth Bruchhaus 4. Raymond Barrington MOTION AND SECOND to approve Alex Ackel, Kenneth Bruchhaus, and Raymond Barrington: T. Steinkamp, C. Brister. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

2. Approval of Apprentice Applicants: 1. Becky Johnson (under Debra Johnson) 2. Selena Skyles (under Debra Johnson) MOTION AND SECOND to table until next meeting to determine the legality of supervising multiple apprentices at once and to research how other states handle this situation: G. Bordelon, C. Brister. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

3. Approval of Auction Business Applicants: 1. Rosemonte Gallery MOTION AND SECOND to approve Rosemonte Gallery pending receipt of bond: G. Bordelon, L. Little. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

4. Approval of Reinstated Applicants: 1. John Obed MOTION AND SECOND to approve the reinstatement of John Obed: T. Steinkamp, L. Little. MOTION PASSED with F. Phillips abstaining. 2. James Panos MOTION AND SECOND to approve the reinstatement of James Panos pending receipt of bond and successful passage of the examination: T. Steinkamp, L. Little. MOTION PASSED with F. Phillips abstaining.

IV. NEW BUSINESS 1. Attorney Report/Investigative Report MOTION AND SECOND to approve attorney report: T. Steinkamp, C. Brister. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

2. Executive Assistant MOTION AND SECOND to accept agreement as presented by A. Dow for the employment of S. Edmonds: G. Bordelon, T. Steinkamp. Roll Call Vote: C. Brister- yes, G. Bordelon- yes, T. Steinkamp- yes, L. Little- yes, F. Phillips- no, K. Comer- yes. MOTION PASSED.

MOTION to consider looking at agreement further before approving: F. Phillips. No second. MOTION FAILED.

MOTION AND SECOND to increase S. Edmonds’ annual salary by 10% pending legality of state pay guidelines: G. Bordelon, T. Steinkamp. MOTION PASSED with F. Phillips in opposition.

3. Approval of Financials 1. Attorney contract dollar amount amendment MOTION AND SECOND to increase current professional legal services contract from $15, 000 to $25,000 for fiscal year 2011: T. Steinkamp, G. Bordelon. MOTION PASSED with F. Phillips abstaining.

MOTION AND SECOND to approve financial report: T. Steinkamp, G. Bordelon. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

4. Annual Auction School provider renewals 1. Florida Auctioneer Academy 2. Burk Baker 3. Texas Auction Academy 4. World Wide College of Auctioneering 5. Mendenhall 6. Troy University 7. Reppert School 8. North Georgia School MOTION AND SECOND to approve renewal of approved auction school provider status: T. Steinkamp, L. Little. MOTION PASSED with F. Phillips abstaining.

4. Records Retention Policy/ Destruction of Records MOTION AND SECOND adopt Records Retention Schedule and to proceed with Destruction of Records retaining all bank statements and all travel reimbursement forms until pending litigation is complete: T. Steinkamp, C. Brister. MOTION PASSED with F. Phillips in opposition. 5. Age Exempt Rule Promulgation MOTION to charge $150 renewal fee annually for all licensees regardless of age: G. Bordelon.

MOTION to begin $150 license fee for everyone regardless of age beginning with the 2012 renewal: T. Steinkamp.

MOTION AND SECOND to table this discussion until the next meeting: C. Brister, F. Phillips. MOTION PASSED with G. Bordelon in opposition.

IV. NEXT MEETING DATE – March 21, 2011 V. ADJOURN MOTION AND SECOND to adjourn: T. Steinkamp, L. Little. MOTION PASSED NANIMOUSLY.

SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY:

Sandy Edmonds, Executive Assistant Ken Comer, Chairman 5222 Summa Court, Suite 352 Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Office of the Governor Telephone 225.763.5568 Fax 225.763.5598 Auctioneers Licensing Board Website: www.lalb.org Email: [email protected]

Pending Litigation

Freddie Phillips vs. Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board

Docket # 593366

Robert Burns vs. Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board

Docket # 595035