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THE ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MEMBERS OF THE NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES

MINUTES OF THE MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010

ATTENDANCE Ronni Leddy, President, called the meeting to order of the Associate Business Members of the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials (NJASBO) at 9:35 AM on Tuesday, January 20, 2010 at the NJASBO Headquarter Offices in Robbinsville, NJ.

The following ABM Executive Committee members were present: Ronni Leddy, President; Latonya Jackson, President-Elect; Bill Pappalardo, Treasurer, Nancy Riccio, Secretary, and Paul Napoli, Membership Chairperson.

The following Associate Business Members were present: Tara Massey, NIT; Chris Schoen, Servpro; Ed Meglis, Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc.; John Reymann, Banc 3; Alan Walker, Atlantic Business Products; Dan Thompson, Phoenix Advisors; Anthony Inverso, Phoenix Advisors; Virginia Nims, AV Bus. Comm. Sys.

Representing NJASBO: John Donahue, Exec. Dir., Derek Jess, RSBA, Second VP

MINUTES A motion to approve the November 13, 2009 Meeting Minutes was made by Ed Meglis and seconded by Bill Pappalardo.

TREASURER’S REPORT No expenses to date. Under the new format, the Treasurer will identify and track expenditures under an operating budget of $1,500.00. All past reports are posted on the website.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT John Donahue reporting the following:

Fall Workshop:  NJSBA cancelled the Fall workshop in Atlantic City. There may still be a conference at another, more central location. It will be geared mainly to provide training for school board members.  John commented that there is a strong possibility that the Bill regarding NJSBA voluntary membership, may pass. This will result in a considerable savings for many school boards. Spring Conference summary:  Derek Jess advised that NJASBO would like to assist ABM’s in their effort to recruit new members. He suggested that a joint letter be sent to all those who attended the NJSBA conference.  John advised that ABM registration fee would increase. He also advised that even if an ABM pays for a tabletop, they must still pay the conference registration fee.  Per John, vendors can attend any of the training sessions. PRESIDENT’S REPORT Ronni Leddy introduced the following; Spring Conference:  Discussion ensued regarding the memo to John Donahue, from the conference subcommittee, with recommendations for the vendor display program to be offered at the annual conference. Per John, all recommendations were approved except for #5, which reads “only one vendor representative will be permitted to represent their display and be present in the vendor area.” The Trustees opposed it because they didn’t want to limit people and were concerned about how to police it.  Ronni suggested speaking with the companies as they register to apprise them of the importance of limiting personnel.  Consensus regarding the new venue was to allow it to play out this year, then make adjustments for the next one.  All conference materials will go out in February.

MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT Paul Napoli reported the following:  Paul presented (4) companies for provisional membership for approval by NJASBO as follows: Frank Mazza & Son, Inc.; LPCiminelli, Inc.; Thomas/Boyd Communication; and Tremco Incorporated.  A motion to approve the list was made by Ed Meglis and seconded by Bill Pappalardo.

COMMITTEE REPORTS Ronni Leddy led the discussions as follows:  Professional development Committee: o A suggestion was made by John Donahue to provide professional development programs for ABM’s in an effort to enhance understanding/relationship between vendors and BA’s. He suggested topics that include procurement laws, contracts, and protocol when contacting the BA. Professional development programs are strongly recommended but no mandatory.  By-Law Committee: Bill Pappalardo, Chair o Bill Papplardo presented the second reading with minor changes from first reading. A motion to approve was made by Tara Massey and seconded by Ed Meglis.  Legislative Committee: No current Chair (John Donahue will continue reporting) o Per John Donahue, the Prevailing Wage Bill has not passed yet.  Annual Conference Committee: o Permission for overnight stay not granted. Per John Donahue, it is not expected.

OLD BUSINESS  None.

NEW BUSINESS  None

ADJOURNMENT  A motion to close the meeting at 10:55 AM was made by Ed Meglis and seconded by Bill Pappalardo.

Respectfully submitted, Nancy Riccio, Secretary