Staff Present
Jamie Seaman, Director Growth &
Resource Mgmt.
Doug Weaver, Assistant County Attorney
Margaret Hodge, ECHO Program Coordinator
Robyn Bell, Staff Assistant
Visitors
Dwight Lewis, County Council
The meeting was
called to order at 3:10 pm.
Margaret Hodge welcomed the
committee members and stated that Allen Green had called her to let her
know he would not be in attendance. Ms. Hodge also asked the members for
their financial disclosure forms.
Election of
Chair and Vice Chair – Margaret Hodge
Ms. Hodge asked for nominations for chairman. Marc Davidson nominated
nominated Gary Libby for Chair. Roy Schleicher made a motion to close
nominations and Linda Hargreaves seconded. The vote was 8-0 in favor of
Mr. Libby becoming Chair. Mr. Libby thanked the committee members for the
nomination and asked for nominations for Vice Chair. Linda Hargreaves
nominated Janet Williams. Mr. Davidson made a motion to close nominations.
Mr. Matousek seconded the motion. The vote was 8-0 in favor of Ms.
Williams becoming the Vice Chair.
Approval of May
16 Minutes
Mr. Libby asked if there were any changes to the minutes that needed
to be made. Mr. Schleicher made a motion to approve and Ms. Hargreaves
seconded. The minutes were approved 8-0.
Meeting
Schedule/Locations – Margaret Hodge
Ms. Hodge stated that the next meetings would be held on June 13, 2001 in
the 1st floor training rooms in the Thomas C. Kelly Admin Bldg. and June
27, 2001 in the Growth Management Conference Room on the 2nd floor of the
Thomas C. Kelly Admin. Bldg., 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand, FL.
By-Laws
discussion/approval
Mr. Matousek referenced Article V and stated that he would like it to
state 3 absences instead of unexcused absences. Mr. Davidson made a motion
to strike the specific dates and say three (3) absences within a
twelve-month period and strike the word unexcused. Mr. Schleicher seconded
the motion. There was some discussion amongst the committee members
regarding who would keep track of the records, and Ms. Hodge stated that
the absences would be kept track of by her. Mr. Libby called for a vote on
the motion and it passed 8-0.
Ms. Williams asked if the sub
committees could be made up of current committee members. Mr. Libby said
that in most instances, yes.
Ms. Williams also asked for
clarification on Article VII regarding quorum. Ms. Seaman stated that the
majority vote had to come from the committee as a whole to amend the
by-laws, five (5) of the nine (9) members.
Ms. Williams made a motion to
amend Article IX stating that there would need to be 48 hours notice given
for a special meeting. Mr. Davidson seconded the motion. Committee members
had a discussion regarding this issue and Mr. Schleicher stated that he
would hate to have the hands of the committee tied to a 48-hour notice, if
indeed there was a meeting that needed to be called on shorter notice. The
committee members agreed and Ms. Williams withdrew her motion.
Mr. Davidson made a motion to
further amend Article VI, stating that the attendance rule not apply to
sub-committees. Ms. Hargreaves seconded the motion. The motion was passed
8-0.
Mr. Libby asked if there was any
other discussion regarding the by-laws. Ms. Hagstrom made a motion to
approve the by-laws as amended. Ms. Hargreaves seconded the motion. The
motion was passed 8-0.
At the end of the by-laws
discussion Dwight Lewis thanked the board members for their participation
and told the committee members how important their job was and how much he
appreciated their support.
Mr. Libby thanked Mr. Lewis for
his remarks and for the Council’s support.
Goal Setting
and Work Plan
Three Goals Were Approved:
- Establish Policies, Procedures
and Criteria
- Establish Grant Application
Process and Accept First Cycle of Applications
- Review First Cycle of
Applications and Make Recommendations to County Council.
Discussion of
ECHO Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
Two sub-committees were
established:
Draft Grant
Process
Lorna Jean Hagstrom - Chair
Linda Hargreaves
Teri Ford Cobean
This sub-committee is scheduled to
meet on June 5, 2001 at 3:00 pm.
RFP and Needs
Assessment
Janet Williams - Chair
Charles Matousek
Marc Davidson
This sub-committee is scheduled to
meet on June 6, 2001 at 4:00 pm.
Both sub-committees will meet in
the 2nd floor Growth and Resource Management "Bridge" Conference
room of the Thomas Kelly Administration Building, 123 W. Indiana Ave.,
DeLand, FL.
Next Committee meeting June 13,
2001 at 3:00 p.m., Thomas C. Kelly Building, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand,
FL, 1st Floor
Training Rooms.
