Call to order:
President Thomas Conry called the meeting to order at 1:12 p.m. EDT with the following members participating by conference call:

• Officers: L. Butler, M.A. Beebe, M. Kelly, W. Jones. Directors: S. Souza, S. Garrison, B. Wiggins, K. Thornton, S. Campbell
  
  
• Staff: B. Timmel, P. Forsberg, J. Vennie. Absent: J. Schloss, S. Heiskary, D. Sefton, K Burger, J. Eilers, J. Smol, R. Nordin.

Point of order:
L. Butler reported he held proxies for J. Schloss and S. Heiskary and had discussed each prepared motion with them in advance of the meeting.

Agenda:
Motion: Beebe moved to accept the proposed agenda. Second: Campbell. Carried: unanimously.

Consent agenda:
Motion: Sousa moved to accept the consent agenda as proposed. Second: Wiggins. Carried: unanimously.

Assignments:
President Conry assigned L. Butler as timekeeper, W. Jones as parliamentarian, B. Timmel as taskmaster.

Secretary’s Report: none

Treasurer’s Report: M. Kelly summarized the July 30, 1999 financial report, which had been distributed previously. He noted the following corrections under accounts receivable: The SE Conf. Grant receivables should be $9,600 and remaining receivables should be $2,400. NALMS presently has about $91,219.09 cash on hand. But Kelly stressed that about $41,000 is restricted for grants, leaving about $50,000 in unrestricted cash available to support NALMS operations.

Motion: W. Jones moved to thank M. Kelly for tremendous work and for keeping NALMS solvent. Second: Butler. Carried: unanimously.

Old Business:
B. Wiggins asked if the $200 cap on spending without approval of President or Treasurer will continue. President Conry said it would.

New Business:
Motion: W. Jones moved it be resolved that the North American Lake Management Society Board of Directors authorizes the President to initiate a three-year contract for publishing the Society’s Journal and LakeLine.  The President is further authorized to execute said contract in keeping with the conditions and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency and the North American Lake Management Society. Second: M. Kelly. Carried unanimously.

Motion: L. Butler moved it be resolved that the North American Lake Management Society Board of Directors authorizes the President to initiate a contract with Wegner LLP for financial and accounting services. Second: M. Kelly. Carried: unanimously.

Planning: L. Butler summarized the Planning Committee’s work as outlined in R. McVoy’s email. The planning committee and some other NALMS members held a 2-hour conference call earlier in the week. Butler asked the Board to look for a full report to be distributed at the end of September and asked everyone to give it their in-depth attention before the Board Meeting in Reno.

Membership:  L. Butler explained that the present dues structure does not cover the core operational costs of the Society, such as salaries and benefits, rent, postage, utilities; therefore, an increase should be considered, in his opinion. He asked for input from the Board in advance of next Board meeting. He also suggested it would be prudent to advise the membership of this need in advance of the annual membership meeting, even though this is not required by the bylaws.

Dates to remember:

• Reno in 100 days
• Sept. 30: nominations deadline
• Oct. 15: reports/resolutions due in NALMS office
• Oct. 29: mail reports & resolutions to Board
• Nov. 29: (3:30 p.m.) Board Meeting (training)
• Nov. 30: (8:00 a.m.) Board Meeting continues

Adjournment: S. Campbell moved to adjourn at 1:59 p.m. EDT. Second: Souza. Carried: unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary-Arthur Beebe
Secretary

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