Kirsten M. Max, President
[email protected]
Telephone: (513) 243-1531
CINCINNATI PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TELECONFERENCE MEETING
Friday, January 8, 2016
1.
Call to Order
A teleconference meeting of the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati Paralegal
Association (“CPA”) was held on Friday, January 8, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. A
quorum of the following directors attended the meeting: Kirsten Max, Amanda
Woolridge, Tricia Piening, Melissa Hobbs, Juanita Hamilton, Meg Wagner,
Jerusha Kesler, and Lisa Leffler. Also in attendance was José Pedro Santos.
Kirsten Max called the meeting to order and presided, with Melissa Hobbs as
Secretary of the meeting.
2.
Upcoming Events
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3.
General Membership Meeting – January 29, 2016
General Membership Meeting – February 18, 2016
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the November 4, 2015 Board of Directors meeting were
presented and discussed. Thereafter, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it
was unanimously:
RESOLVED, that the minutes of November 4, 2015 CPA Board of
Directors meeting be approved.
The minutes of the November 6, 2015 Board of Directors electronic meeting were
presented and discussed. Thereafter, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it
was unanimously:
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the November 6, 2015 CPA Board of
Directors electronic meeting be approved as amended.
P.O. Box 1515
Cincinnati, OH 45201
(513) 549-6391
www.cincinnatiparalegals.org
The minutes of the November 9, 2015 General Membership meeting were
presented and discussed. Thereafter, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it
was unanimously:
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the November 9, 2015 CPA General
Membership meeting be approved as amended.
The minutes of the December 10, 2015 Board of Directors electronic meeting
were presented and discussed. Thereafter, upon a motion duly made and
seconded, it was unanimously:
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the December 10, 2015 CPA Board of
Directors electronic meeting be approved.
4.
Approval of Consent Agenda
The Consent Agenda was presented and discussed. Thereafter, upon a motion
duly made and seconded, it was unanimously:
RESOLVED, that the Consent Agenda of January 8, 2016 be approved.
5.
Committee Reports
The Treasurer’s Report for December 2015 was presented and discussed.
Thereafter, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously:
RESOLVED, that the income and revenues shown on the register report
for December 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 be approved as
submitted.
It was:
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Treasurer be authorized to transfer any
balance exceeding $10,000 in the six month CD to the CPA savings
account, leaving $10,000 in the six month CD.
The Membership Committee Report of January 7, 2016 was presented,
discussed and amended. Thereafter, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it
was unanimously:
RESOLVED, that the applicants listed in the January 7, 2016 membership
committee report be approved as members of the Cincinnati Paralegal
Association for the 2016 year.
P.O. Box 1515
Cincinnati, OH 45201
(513) 549-6391
www.cincinnatiparalegals.org
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7.
New Business
a.
Ms. Warner advised that she is contacting individuals to serve on the
Nominating Committee. She will provide a list to the Board in the very
near future.
b.
A brief discussion was held regarding which current CPA Board members
anticipated running for the 2016-2017 CPA Board.
c.
Ms. Max reminded the Board that she previously sent “How-to” documents
regarding use of the new StarChapter software. She will be sending new
documents with corrections.
d.
Ms. Warner reported that she is currently reviewing the Privacy
Policy/Terms of Service/Social Medial Policy of the CPA. She will report
her findings and recommendations to the Board in March.
Old Business
a.
If there are any questions or concerns with the StarChapter “How-to”
documents, please direct them to Ms. Max. She is currently setting up an
additional training session with StarChapter to assist with the newsletter
formatting.
b.
Ms. Max reminded all to make use of the new CPA letterhead and
branding materials.
Meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m.
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Kirsten Max
President
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Melissa Hobbs
Secretary
P.O. Box 1515
Cincinnati, OH 45201
(513) 549-6391
www.cincinnatiparalegals.org