NAPPF Board Meetings

6/10/02
The NAPPY By-Laws can be found at By-Laws

The Board is now made up of:

Filled Board positions    13 Board Member positions filled

Open Board positions:    1 Board Member positions open
            Regional Director          Mexico

Voting Metrics
            Quorum                         5 members
            Simple Majority              51% of the votes cast
            2/3 Majority                   66.6% of the votes cast
            Petition                         9 signatures

The Regional Directors & Manufacturer Reps are:
Jim Sweeney              jimsweeney@att.net                                  President
Tony Irwin                  anthony_irwin@yahoo.com
Sol Lovas                   sollovas@wtp.net                                      Treasurer
Ralph McClurg            mcclurg@sofnet.com
Phil Dietro                  gotafly@paraplane.com
John Massey              BIGJOHN004@aol.com
Jeff Jensen                 ceas@msn.com                                        Vice President
Doug Miller                 DMiller779@aol.com                                  Secretary
Barry Shellington        parafly@erols.com
Mike Harmening          Hhfmfg@aol.com
Roy Beisswenger        roy@easyflight.com
Scott Hughes             scottus@ev1.net
Chris East                  chriseast@shaw.ca

Go to Board Members for a detailed list of Regional Directors & Manufacturer Reps

In-Person Board Meetings
   SNF 2001
    SNF 2002

Text of In-Person Board Meetings and Internet Board Meeting Motions

National Competition
There is a motion on the floor by Phil Dietro to vote on a location or an event NAPPF will sponsor as the 2002 National Competition. The motion has a second by Eddie Johnson. The motion called for a vote by multiple choice ballot. Board members have suggested the events/locations that should be considered. The vote has been called for. The ballot is below. The vote is a “show of hands” using e-mail to reply. Please copy all board members on your reply. The ballot must be returned before midnight 2/13/02 to be valid. Only vote for one choice of the multiple choices. Ballots will be counted by the Secretary.
Suggestion for using the ballot.
Use the “Reply to All’ button to reply to the Secretary with your ballot. This will copy your vote to all board members.
Please mark your ballot before using the “send” key.
Please “sign” the ballot by typing your name
Thank you for voting
NAPPF
2002 National Competition
Ballot
I vote for to the following Event/Location for the 2002 NAPPF National Competition
            _______            KIMO Competition, Three Rivers, MI
            _______            World Powered Parachute Competition, Greenville, IL
            _______            Regional Competitions sanctioned by NAPPF
            _______            Hold no NAPPF National Competition in 2002
Ballot signed by: _____________
Results
The results for the National Competition stand as follows:
Greenville     9
Kimo           4
Regional    3
No Vote       1
Respectfully submitted    Suzann Harmening

Public Affairs
There is a motion on the floor to create a standing Committee for Public Affairs, appoint Ralph McClurg its Chairman, and charge the Committee as its first task to formulate an official response on behalf of NAPPF to the Sport Pilot NPRM.
The motion has a second from Roy Beisswenger.
The vote has been called for. The ballot is below. The vote is a “show of hands” using e-mail to reply. Please copy all board members on your reply.
The voting has started a day later than outlined. Voting will end on 3/18/02, one day later than outlined.
Please return your e-mail vote to the Secretary and copy,” Reply to All”, all members of the board.
Thank you for voting
NAPPF
Public Affairs Committee
Ballot
There is a motion on the floor to create a standing Committee for Public Affairs, appoint Ralph McClurg its Chairman, and charge the Committee as its first task to formulate an official response on behalf of NAPPF to the Sport Pilot NPRM.
            _______        I vote for the motion to form the Public Affairs Committee as stated above
            _______        I vote against the motion to form the Public Affairs Committee as stated above
Ballot signed by: _____________
Result
For the motion                   10
Against the motion            0

Signatures
There is a motion on the floor by John Massey. The motion has a second by Phil Dietro.
The motion is to have NAPPF Directors and Officers sign their NAPPF e-mail correspondence with their name, NAPPF Board position and no other reference. Example: John Massey Southeastern Representative.
The vote has been called. This will be a “show of hands” e-mail vote. Please send your vote to the Secretary. Please copy all board members on your vote.
Voting will end on 4/3/02
Thank you for voting
Ballot
The motion is to have NAPPF Directors and Officers sign their NAPPF e-mail correspondence with their name, NAPPF Board position and no other reference. Example: John Massey Southeastern Representative.
            ________ I vote For the Motion
            ________ I vote Against the Motion
Signed ________________
Result
For the motion           4
Against the motion    7

Funding for NAPPF National Competition

To Jim Sweeney
NAPPF President:
The balloting has been completed on the motion to FUND THE NAPPF NATIONALS.
Results are as follows:
for............. 8
against...... 1
The motion has passed
Doug Miller
NAPPF Secretary
Motion – NAPPF Nationals Funding
There is a motion on the floor by Phil Dietro. The motion has a second by Scott Hughes.
The Motion Reads “That the NAPPF sponsor the Pilots’ Briefing and Forum tent. A sponsorship amount of $5400 would need to be funded, which would include the signage and other promotion.”
The discussion period will end 6/20/02
The ballot will be sent & voting will begin 6/21/02
Voting will end on 6/24/02
This will be a “show of hands” e-mail vote
Please use this e-mail string for the discussion
I would like to make a motion to the following: That the NAPPF sponsor the Pilots’ Briefing and Forum tent. A sponsorship amount of $5400 would need to be funded, which would include the signage and other promotion. This would be an opportunity for the NAPPF to gain that much more visibility and to be seen as providing for all pilot’s needs rather than just one or two.
(Motion in bold face type.) Respectfully Submitted, Phil Dietro
This is a topic that we need to resolve so that we can gain maximum visibility for whatever funding/sponsorship we decide for the Nationals at Greenville. Please continue this discussion on this string Thank you Jim Sweeney

NAPPF NATIONALS - From the SNF Board Meeting Minutes
The subject of funding for the NAPPF National competition at Greenville was discussed next. Much of the discussion focused on the value NAPPF gained from a $5400 sponsorship of the event. Suzann offered that the same amount of exposure could be gained by purchasing a $400 booth space and setting up a NAPPF information booth.
That was disputed by Roy Beisswenger who pointed out that the EAA did exactly that last year and did not get nearly the exposure that the NAPPF did by sponsoring the Grand Prize. Roy felt that since the NAPPF would be getting credit as the membership organization sponsoring the Greenville event, NAPPF would gain a large amount of exposure for a good price. It was agreed that the discussion of NAPPF National Competition funding will continue on the internet.
This topic is in Pre-Discussion

NAPPF VISIBILITY
The sponsorship discussion led to a discussion as to how best promote the NAPPF. Mike Harmening mentioned that he did not have any solutions but he felt that the World Championship was not the best way to promote the organization. He noted that he had received a number of complaints from NAPPF members about NAPPF sponsoring the Grand Prize at Greenville last year. When asked how many complaints he had received in the last 6 months, he claimed that there had been about 100 phone calls and internet messages.
Please use this string for Visibility comments
This topic is in Pre-Discussion

NAPPF September Elections
NAPPF Board, It is time to start the process of the nominations for the board members. The following representatives terms expire and are up for reelection.
Northwestern - WA, OR, MT, ID, WY, AK
       Sol Lovas
Northeastern - ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT, NJ, DE, MD, NY, PA, WV, VA, DC
       Barry Shellington
Southwestern - CA, NV, AZ, UT, CO, HI
       Phil Dietro
North Central - ND, SD, MN, IA, NE, KS, MO
       Ralph McClurg
Southeastern - KY, TN, NC, GA, SC, FL, PR, VI
       John Massey
Canada
       Chris East? I don't show records of this being voted on to replace existing
Mexico
       Open
AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVES
       Jeff Jensen, Jim Sweeney, Tony Irwin, Doug Miller
For the board members that are interested in running for another term please send your BIOS to me either by fax, email, or snail mail. For other board members that may know of someone that might be interested please nominate them and have them get their BIOS in. We are looking for interested and active members to participate.
The deadlines for nominations and BIOS       June 1st
Ballots mailed to membership                        June 10th - June 15th
Ballots due                                                     Aug 1st
Results Announced                                       Aug 15th
Respectfully submitted Suzann Harmening Nominating Committee

Use of Proxy
There is a motion on the floor by Doug Miller and a second by Phil Dietro. The motion would amend the By-laws of NAPPF to allow the use of Proxy votes at all board meetings (this would include the internet meeting as it is an ongoing board meeting)
The motion follows:
“I would like to make a motion that we amend our By-laws to allow the use of proxy votes in the future. I do this in accordance with Article IX of the NAPPF bylaws. This Article requires a two thirds vote by the board to be amended and must first be submitted by two thirds of the Board of Directors. Doug Miller Director at Large”
A petition requesting a change in the By-laws allowing the use of Proxy votes has been signed by 11 Board members.
The Petition reads:
We the undersigned petition the NAPPF Board of Directors to change Article VIII Parliamentary Authority of the NAPPF By-laws to read as follows:
Article VIII. Parliamentary Authority
            Section 1 The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Federation in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws or any special rules of order the Federation may adopt.
            Section 2 Board members may at their discretion use a proxy to represent them at meetings they are not able to attend in person.
                        A Proxy format - the proxy must be in writing, include the name of the proxy holder, any special instructions and signed by the Board member issuing the proxy. FAX, E-mail (considered a signature document) or paper original are acceptable formats for the Proxy.
                        B. Notification to the Board - The proxy must be presented to the Board at the beginning of the meeting during Roll Call at an in person meeting or during the discussion phase of a motion, prior to the start of voting, at the Internet Meeting.
This petition is made as allowed under Article IX of the NAPPF By-laws.
This petition is signed by:
Roy Beisswenger
Tony Irwin
Phil Dietro
Doug Miller
Ralph McClurg
Jeff Jensen
Jim Sweeney
Sol Lovas
Barry Shellington
Eddie Johnson
Scott Hughes
The discussion period will end Monday 5/13/02
The ballot will be sent & voting will begin 5/14/02.
Voting will end on 5/17/02
This will be a “show of hands” e-mail vote
Please use this e-mail string for the discussion
There will be other motions (Return Funds, Separation & Message Board) in discussion at the same time under another e-mail string
Result
The balloting has been completed on the motion to amend the NAPPF by-laws to allow voting by proxy.
Results are as follows:
for.............13
against...... 0
The motion has passed    Doug Miller    Secretary

Proxy Petition
Based on the rules spelled out in Article IX of the NAPPF bylaws, I offer the following petition to change said bylaws. This change in the NAPPF bylaws will allow board members from remote locations to entrust their vote with other board members at “live” meetings. I believe that this will provide for broader representation of board members and of areas represented by remotely located board members.
Please sign the petition below and copy all board members once you do.   There is no time limit on this action since it is a petition and not a vote. However, the sooner we can close out this issue, the sooner we can move on to other issues. Thank you for your support! Roy
We the undersigned petition the NAPPF Board of Directors to change Article VIII Parliamentary Authority of the NAPPF By-laws to read as follows:
Article VIII. Parliamentary Authority
            Section 1 The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Federation in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws or any special rules of order the Federation may adopt.
            Section 2 Board members may at their discretion use a proxy to represent them at meetings they are not able to attend in person.
                        A Proxy format - the proxy must be in writing, include the name of the proxy holder, any special instructions and signed by the Board member issuing the proxy. FAX, E-mail (considered a signature document) or paper original are acceptable formats for the Proxy.
                        B. Notification to the Board - The proxy must be presented to the Board at the beginning of the meeting during Roll Call at an in person m