MCCGJA
Meeting
Board
of Supervisors’ Chambers
Minutes – June 21, 2007
Members
Present:
Betty
Mattea, President; Shelly Wolff, Vice President; Catherine McKown, Secretary; Irwin, Taranto,
Treasurer;
Director-at-Large: Dennis Brown; Past President: Owen Haxton; Members: Nick Clark,
Don
Hanahan, Lillian Hanahan, Joan Holmes, Al Lozano, Jack Olive, and Lowell Smith
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0. |
Call to Order 9:30 a.m. |
Mattea |
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1. |
Mission
of the Leagues of Women Voter’s – Don McEnhill |
McEnhill |
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2. |
Determine
a Quorum [ten or more Active Members) |
Mattea |
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3. |
Approval
of Agenda. Approval of minutes of May 17 meeting |
Mattea |
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4. |
President’s
Report |
Mattea |
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5. |
Nomination
Committee – Teller’s Report:
Intro. of new board |
Lozano/Freeman |
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6. |
Continuity
follow up |
Dyer |
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7. |
Treasurer’s
Report & Orientation status |
Taranto |
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8. |
Membership
Report – |
Haxton |
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9. |
Summer
hiatus? |
Mattea |
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10. |
Telephone
tree for use as a reminder re meetings and other notifications |
Lozano |
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11. |
Chapter
member comments [on any subject not on the agenda] |
Members |
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12. |
ADJOURNMENT:
to reconvene in Regular meeting Thursday, July 19, 2007,
9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a. m., in BOS Chamber Room or to meet in Special meeting when called in accordance with Article
5 Section 2 of the Chapter Bylaws. |
Mattea |
The
meeting was called
to order by President Mattea at 9:35 a.m.
Speaker. Lowell Smith introduced the speaker, Don McEnhill, President of the League of Women Voters, who discussed various actions and positions taken by the League of Women Voters.
A quorum was determined to be present.
Agenda
– M/S. Approved.
Minutes – M/S discussion. Approved.
President’s
Report – Betty confirmed the action to
reimburse Irwin for his attendance at the state meeting in Sacramento. Also confirmed that we paid for 56 meals
at the reunion. Betty received the resource manual from the California Courts; it is 265 pages.
New
Board Members: Myra and Neil, new Board
members are not present; their terms will begin July 1.
Discussion re. speakers. There will be no speakers in July and August. A question
whether or not to have meetings during the summer. Decided to not meet in July but have a meeting in August (no
speaker).
There will be a get-together on Wednesday,
July 18, with the new jury. All members
are invited to attend. We will need to order more food. Betty will send an e-mail to everyone.
Item #6 Continuity – no follow-up.
Treasurer’s
Report – Irwin Taranto: We are in good
shape with orientation. Mary Jane Burke has a vacation issue. Steve Kinsey has agreed to speak at Orientation.
Catherine will send Betty Dick Spotswood’s e-mail address. Al Boro will represent the cities.
Betty Mattea and Peggy Jeffrey
have been selected to be on the Courts Oversight Committee, dealing with issues of communication with the public.
Betty will learn more at their first meeting in July.
Membership
Report - Owen Haxton: As of June 20, we
have 37 chapter members. This is the last year of the required dual membership. 46 were eligible to vote in CGJA
last year. Owen sent out e-mails. In order to vote, people must join CGJA by July 31. His personal goal is to have
100 chapter members (60 CGJA members). Betty stated that Catherine McKown and Karin Hern will run for the CGJA
Board. Important to join both, so we can have an effect. The organization is doing well.
#11. Telephone
Tree to disseminate information to members.
Will do in the fall and need people to work on this.
Jury
Update: Jurors Don and Lillian Hanahan
gave a brief update of the jury. A report will be released soon.
The meeting was adjourned at
11:02 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Catherine
McKown, Secretary