The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Dwight Willis.

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In Attendance: General Membership, Dwight Willis, Ted Janes, Jan Harris, Dan George, Pete Key. Total Attendance 34

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Following the attached agenda:

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Opening Comments:

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• Dwight opened the meeting with general comments covering the major events of the past year.

  • See Attached Agenda

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• Jan took the podium and covered the events and activities that we will partake in over the next year.

  • The BEAT Environmental Report Card

  • May  21st County Commissioners Meeting

  • Rocking Democracy at Sunset Beach Park.

  • Hands Across the Sand, Saturday, May 19th.

  • Monitor and influence Gen-X progress

  • Monitor and advocate for the Brown Sites at Navassa

  • Monitor the Jinks Creek project

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• Awards Presentation

  • Randy Sturgill, Distinguished Friend of BEAT

  • Randy Thompson, County Commissioner, Friend of the Environment

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• Treasurer’s Report given by Jan Harris

  • Teddy Altruder made a motion that we accept the report and Rosemary D’Ettore (rose442@atmc.net (585) 704-1085 seconded it.

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• Ted Janes presented the the By-laws to the membership for approval.

  • Motion was made to add business to personal, governmental. Dwight seconded it. The motion was passed unanimously by the membership.

  • Ted requested a motion to approve the by-laws.

  • There was a question about indemnification. Will it apply to lawsuits? The answer is yes.

  • Question was asked what is in the harassment policy. Can we summarize it. Ted read the opening section and then clarified that there is a specific process we approach and document.

  • There was a question about the need for the by-laws and their support of the 501(c)(3) status.

  • Ted again called for a motion to approve the by-laws. George Yu moved to accept them and Mike McGlauflin seconded. The motion passed the membership unanimously.

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• Dan George presented the slate of members that have volunteered to serve on the board.

  • Introduction to the purpose of the board.

  • Introduction of the candidates and a short statement by each about why they volunteered.

  • Requested a motion to include the student member of the board. Mike McGlauflin motioned, and George Wong seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

  • Teddy Altrueder spoke and entreated the group to add some names of females to the ballot.

  • Pete Key piggybacked that and included the request that we strive to become a more inclusive and diverse organization.

  • Greg Weiss asked a question about how members are nominated to the board after the election. Ted Janes answered these questions referencing the by-laws.

  • Dan requested a motion that we accept the slate of nine members. Vicki Sturgill motioned that we accept them. Marilyn Priddy seconded and the membership passed them unanimously.

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• The Membership then broke out into committees to choose chairs and set meeting times.

  • Climate Change

  • Land Protection         

  • Water Protection

  • Waste Management

  • Environmental Education                             

  • Event and Fundraising Committee

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• The membership was dismissed as they completed the goals of the committees.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45pm.