IPLSA Annual Meeting Minutes

Crowne Plaza Hotel - Springfield, Illinois

Thursday, February 21, 2008

1.       Meeting called to order at 8:07 AM by President Jim Rose.

2.       Motion by Ray Hansen, 2^nd by Lee Koehler to approve the minutes of the 2007 IPLSA Annual Meeting, which were published in the Spring, 2007 issue of the ILLINOIS SURVEYOR.  Motion passed.

3.       Teller’s Report – Carol Sweet-Johnson reported that 307 of the 881 ballots mailed out were returned and that 3 of the returned ballots were spoiled. The results of the election for the 2008 IPLSA Executive Committee and for the proposed change to the IPLSA Constitution are as follows:

President Elect -                          Gale  Hake 277 votes

                                                       Carol Sweet-Johnson 3 votes 

Secretary/Treasurer -                 Michael Bytner 156 votes

                                                       Andrew Canopy 148 votes

                                                                James Abbitt 1 vote

Directors (2) -                               Ross Koch 252 votes

                                                                Donald Groesser 236 votes             

                                                                David McCoy 1 vote

                                                                Roger Meyer 1 vote

                                                                Wayne Parsley 1 vote

                                                                Russell Schomig 1 vote

                                                                Theodore Vahle 1 vote

Proposed change to IPLSA Constitution:              Yes 275 votes

                                                                                                No 10 votes

Motion by Lee Koehler, 2^nd by Ray Hansen to accept 2008 Teller’s Report.   Motion passed.

4.       Motion brought forward by the Intersociety Relations Committee to approve IPLSA’s participation in the Illinois/Indiana State Line Project Seminar and activities to be held June 6 – 8, 2008.  Motion passed.

5.       Motion brought forward by the Constitution and By-laws Committee to approve a change to the IPLSA By-laws in Article 4, Section 4 concerning State Committee Chairs. The change would allow Committee Chairs to serve for a period of up to 8 years instead of the current maximum of 4 years.  Motion passed.

6.       Motion by Lee Koehler, 2^nd by Russ Schomig to adjourn the 2008 Annual Meeting at 8:12 AM.  Motion passed.

Respectfully Submitted,

Gale E. Hake

IPLSA Secretary-Treasurer