<p> Minutes of the Executive Committee Georgia Chapter Air & Waste Management Association December 6, 2007 Board Meeting Conference Call</p><p>(EB) Karen Dorman* (EB) Susan Jenkins Tommy Sweat Melissa Eller * Brian Queen (EB) Rick Turner (EB) Albert Edwards Della Ridley (EB) Les Engel Rochelle Routman (EB) Russell Griebel* Joan Sasine* (EB) Marlin Gottschalk* Jill Stachura</p><p>EB= Executive Board *Present (2 out of 7 Executive Board members)</p><p> Secretary’s Report (Susan Jenkins): Group approved minutes dated November 9, 2007.</p><p> Treasurer’s Report (Les Engel): CD Balance $$8,825.81 Matures 12/03/07 APY 1.45% - Monthly Renewal Interest Paid Year-to-Date $121.70</p><p>CD #2 Balance $10,225.89 Matures 11/7/07 APY 2.4 % - 5 Month Renewal Interest Paid Year-to-Date $221.91</p><p>Checking Balance $19,853.88 Karen will ask Les to look into what paperwork is needed by the bank to allow for two signees for checks. Russ will look at by-laws to check if we need to modify them to allow for two signees.</p><p>Check to Southern Section for conference profit has been sent. Les to confirm whether we have been reimbursed $1,000 for the Southern Section scholarship.</p><p> Education (Rochelle Routman): No report.</p><p> Web Site (Della Ridley): o Need to update scholarship winners. Rochelle to send Della the information. o Russ to delete questionnaire for regulatory update conference.</p><p> Programs (Joan Sasine): o Notices for the January 11 brown bag to go out on 12/10 and again at the beginning of January. o For Holiday get-together, everything is set-up (thanks Russ!). Karen will bring a box with membership information left over from the Southern Section conference. 22 people have RSVPed. Georgia Chapter A&WMA Minutes of December 6, 2007 Board Meeting Page 2 of 2</p><p> o Joan will work getting a speaker on chemical security requirements under the new Dept. of Homeland Security regulations.</p><p> Membership (Melissa Eller): 130 National members. Mel will send out by mid-December a reminder to renew Georgia and National memberships, including information on the national membership specials.</p><p> Awards: (Rick Turner and Al Edwards) o No update. We’ll need to start working at the beginning of the year.</p><p> Publications (Melissa Eller and Susan Jenkins): o Mel to get out draft of newsletter by next week. She’ll also include a brief article thanking Marlin (past director) and Tommy (past chair) for their service and welcoming Ron Methier (new vice chair) and Heather Abrams (new director) to the board.</p><p> 2008 Spring Regulatory Update Conference – o Results of the questionnaire: - Format: prefer the current consecutive format. - Prefer doing air section then the waste session. However, the comments after last year’s conference indicated a preference to do waste then air. Since we have always done the air and then the waste session, it was decided to do waste and then the air session for a change. - Topics: prefer discussing hot topics.</p><p> o Hopefully Ron and Heather with Marlin’s help can set-up getting speakers for the conference. We need to start setting up the list of speakers/topics at the beginning of the year.</p><p> 2008 Fall Conference – o Mel presented preliminary information on costs for conference locations (see attached). o In our next meeting (January), we need to decide on a location and a theme. Shortly thereafter, we need to send out solicitations for speakers and industry awards (target sending out in early February 2008).</p><p> Election for Open Chapter Leadership Positions – o Congratulations to Heather Abrams (new Director) and Ron Methier (new Vice Chair)!</p><p> New Business – o None</p><p> Next Meeting – Before Brownbag: Friday, January 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM</p>