MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
No minutes were presented.

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TREASURERS REPORT:
Mark Phelps report 1/1/02 to 2/3/02
Income $4,754.47
Expenses 399.92
Total income $4,354.55

CASH checking (new) $2,000.00
checking (old) 1,429.62
savings 12,949.77
advances 648.32
$17,027.71

A motion to accept the treasures report was submitted by Ginny Allen and seconded by Vince Huntington.

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SECRETARY'S REPORT:

No Secretary's report available.

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MEMBERSHIP:

Martie Lauster's report 1/1/02 to 2/03/02
574 members 71 dual members

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LAISION OFFICERS REPORT:

Ginny Allen's report 1/01/02 to 2/03/02
10 clubs have affiliated to date.

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OLD BUSINESS: (Motions left over from 2001)

• Motion 1-2001. "Inclusion of Internet membership".  Could memberships be [RP (Vince) Huntington] adjusted whereby some members who wish to could receive their bulleting via [RP (Vince) Huntington] the Internet?  No motions for endorsement. Is now awaiting input from NFSS [RP (Vince) Huntington] Webmaster, Harry Bryant. 5-yes 8-no 1-abstain  not passed

• Motion 2-2001.  "The elimination of bulk mailing of bulletins" I.e.: Shall we raise memberships costs, or absorb? Instead Marty Lauster made the motion: We reverse the way membership dues are listed. List them at $30.00, and offer the option to save $5.00, to utilize bulk mailing. We should also describe limits of bulk mailing, etc. Carol Heesen seconded.  12-yes  2-no  passed

• Motion 3-2001. "Allow NFSS list monitor (John Wilson) freedom to allow
  foreign finch 'experts' to join and contribute on and to the NFSS E list,
  i.e.: Mr. Wilson will, as he chooses, pick and chose." Made by Carol Heesen.
  Seconded by Kerri McCoy. 10-yes 3-no 1-abstain  passed

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NEW BUSINESS:

• Information: In the presidents attempt to reach an in-person quorum for the 3rd qtr 2002 board meeting (which could be held at the AFA convention in Tampa) the following officers said they intend to attend: Sally Huntington Vince Huntington, Ginny Allen, possibly Kerri McCoy & Armondo Lee.

• Motion 1-2002. Vince Huntington proposed, in support of region-six members asking for such, that the voting records (how each member voted) for each motion or item be routinely listed in bulletin and web site. Was not seconded as of this writing. no vote

• Motion 2-2002. Kerri McCoy proposed we create a REGION-8 Canadian, recognize them as a "region" and elect a regional VP for them. Seconded by Carol Heesen. 12-yes 2-no passed

• Motion 3-2002. Ginny Allen proposed, That NFSS allow an expenditure of $90.00 to create and digitalize an NFSS logo. Seconded by Kerri McCoy. 14-yes passed

• Motion 4-2002. Annette Howard proposed, to increase Finch Shop funds to $1,000.00 per year instead of the previously approved $500.00.  Kerri McCoy seconded. 11-yes 3-no passed

• Motion 5-2002. Martha Wigmore proposed that the $400.00 in NFSS budget set aside for travel for the NFSS President to the annual AFA convention (this year in Tampa) to be diverted for use for the NFSS speakers fees and travel to the AFA convention. On Feb 3rd the president voluntered her $400 be used to compensate both speakers at the AFA. All inputs considered, the final decision of these AFA speaker/travel related funds to be made by the president. No vote.

• Motion 6-2002. Kerri McCoy proposed "Kerri and Finchsave committee are asking for the approval of the application of Kathy MacKay and Grant Rishman for NFSS endorsement of their cooperative breeding program of the Pekin Robin.". Ginny Allen seconded. 10-yes 3-no 1-abstain passed

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D. President' s decisions this year. (Things the president acted on which are of general interest to all). Note: These items were discussed in various formal and informal ways, they are not items which need to be voted on in order to be put into motion, but will be called "president's decisions."

One. Because they are so active in day-to-day NFSS structure, Steve Poe and John Wilson were invited to participate in the officer's list in a non-voting capacity.

Two. For clarity, John Wilson will be listed on the Officers page in each NFSS bulletin, as the NFSS List Site-master. (Harry Bryant is the NFSS Webmaster)

Three. A SILENT auction will be used as the primary fundraiser at the 2002 NCBS in Santa Clara, Ca.

Fourteen board members who voted in the first quarter meeting;

Armando Lee; Mark Phelps; Vince Huntington; Harry Bryant; Ginny Allen; Julio Mateo; Kerri McCoy; Carol Heesen; Martha Wigmore; Ron Castner; Martie Lauster; Darla Dandre; James Felix; Harold McBrayer

Annette Howard and Anna Sinclair did not vote.

Respectfully submitted
Vince Huntington
Acting secretary 

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