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[ NYSAPLS Board of Directors Meeting • May 19, 2023

Video Conference Call

Consent Calendar:
Meeting called to order at 2:09 p.m. by President Roy Garfinkel
Meeting called to order at 2:09 p.m. by President Roy Garfinkel I. I. Consent Calendar:
Minutes of last Board of Directors meeting,
Minutes of last Board of Directors meeting, Financial Reports, and Committee
and Committee
Financial Reports,
Reports/Minutes were included in the handouts distributed prior to the meeting
Present: Reports/Minutes were included in the handouts distributed prior to the meeting
Present:
Motion to accept
and are typically all moved under a Consent Calendar format. Motion to accept
and are typically all moved under a Consent Calendar format.
seconded by Gerard
Richard Moravec,
the Consent Calendar was made by C.
Association Officers:
Association Officers: the Consent Calendar was made by C. Richard Moravec, seconded by Gerard
Emborski,
all in favor
,
motion carried.
none opposed,
Garfinkel
Roy B.
President Roy B. Garfinkel Emborski, all in favor, none opposed, motion carried.
President
s Report
President’
Jeremy E.

Thompson (Absent)
Executive Vice President Jeremy E. Thompson (Absent) II. II. President’s Report
Executive
Vice President
Roy Garfinkel
Steven J. Willard
Vice President Steven J. Willard Roy Garfinkel
Vice President

Roy recently met with the Strategic Planning Committee and discussed plans
•
reasurer
Scott A. Gillis
T Treasurer Scott A. Gillis • Roy recently met with the Strategic Planning Committee and discussed plans
to form a
orkforce Development Committee consisting of certain members
W
to form a Workforce Development Committee consisting of certain members
Secretar y Scott B. Allen
Allen
Scott
Secretary
B.
Public Relations,
of the Young Professionals, Public Relations, and Education Committees,
of the
Y
and Education Committees,
oung Professionals,
including Steve Boddecker
and others,
MO
TION BY BRIE MEISLER

.
Directors:
Directors: and others, including Steve Boddecker. MOTION BY BRIE MEISLER
TO AUTHORIZE PRESIDENT GARFINKEL TO APPOINT AN AD HOC
Allegheny Plateau Gerard Emborski TO AUTHORIZE PRESIDENT GARFINKEL TO APPOINT AN AD HOC
Allegheny Plateau
Gerard Emborski
TT GILLIS,
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE,
SECONDED BY SCO
River V
Black River Valley Absent WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, SECONDED BY SCOTT GILLIS,
alley
Black
Absent
ALL IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIED.
Catskill Absent ALL IN F A VOR, NONE OPPOSED , MO TION C ARRIED .
Catskill
Absent
s Report
reasurer’
III.
Absent
Central
Central Absent III. T Treasurer’s Report
Scott Gillis
City Lemuel Morrison Scott Gillis
City
Lemuel Morrison
• Financial statements and the 2023-2024 Draft Budget were included in the hand-
Donald Stedge
Delaware-Hudson
Delaware-Hudson Donald Stedge • Financial statements and the 2023-2024 Draft Budget were included in the hand-
outs. Scott reported that the budget anticipates no significant surplus or deficit.
Brie Meisler
Eastern
Eastern Brie Meisler outs. Scott reported that the budget anticipates no significant surplus or deficit.
• Scott reported that the Finance Committee has been working on the
alley
Absent
Genesee V
Genesee Valley Absent • Scott reported that the Finance Committee has been working on the
“Unrestricted Funds” draft policy (a/k/a our “reserve fund”). The Finance
John Abruzzo
Long Island John Abruzzo “Unrestricted Funds” draft policy (a/k/a our “reser ve fund”). The Finance
Long
Island
Committee will be meeting with our financial consultants to discuss the draft
Mid-Hudson Nicole Kalicicki Committee will be meeting with our financial consultants to discuss the draft
Mid-Hudson
Nicole Kalicicki
policy. The Finance Committee is hoping to finalize the Unrestricted Funds
Mohawk V
Mohawk Valley Jeff Moore policy . The Finance Committee is hoping to finalize the Unrestricted Funds
Jeff
Moore
alley
policy by the end of this year
W
eaver
Daniel
Nassau Suffolk Scott Gillis, Daniel Weaver policy by the end of this year. .
Nassau Suffolk
Scott Gillis,
• Back to the Budget: In addition to dues increases for other classes of
Niagara Frontier
Niagara Frontier Joshua Graf • Back to the Budget: In addition to dues increases for other classes of
Joshua Graf
membership,
regular members’ dues increased 2.7%.
Northern
Owen Littlefield
Northern Owen Littlefield membership, regular members’ dues increased 2.7%.
•
y representative to

oung Professionals primar
Y
Ashley Metz will be our NYSAPLS
Southern Finger Lakes
Mark Flora
Southern Finger Lakes Mark Flora • Ashley Metz will be our NYSAPLS Young Professionals primary representative to
the 2023 FIG Conference in Orlando Florida at the end of this month/beginning
Southern Tier
Southern T ier Absent the 2023 FIG Conference in Orlando Florida at the end of this month/beginning
Absent

of June and will report back to the Board after the event.
The Shaw Fund agreed
Queensboro
Queensboro Absent of June and will report back to the Board after the event. The Shaw Fund agreed
Absent
to fund $1,500 of Ashley Metz’s expenses to attend the event. John Abruzzo also
Westchester-Putnam
C. Richard Moravec, Steven Willard
W estchester -Putnam C. Richard Moravec, Steven Willard to fund $1,500 of Ashley Metz’ s expenses to attend the event. John Abruzzo also
Ashley’
made a personal donation of $500 towards
s expenses.
Rich Moravec
made a personal donation of $500 towards Ashley’s expenses. Rich Moravec
For 2023, seven regionals and two members of the executive board are
agreed to make a personal donation of $200 to cover the remaining cost of
For 2023, seven regionals and two members of the executive board are agreed to make a personal donation of $200 to cover the remaining cost of
s expenses.
Ashley’
Then Steve
Willard stepped up and agreed to split Rich

required for a quorum (see Constitution and By-laws Article V Section 1.3 for Ashley’s expenses. Then Steve Willard stepped up and agreed to split Rich
required for a quorum (see Constitution and By-laws Article V Section 1.3 for
Moravec’s $200 donation with him ($100 Rich Moravec and $100 Steve Willard).

A quorum was present.
definition of quorum). A quorum was present. Moravec’ s $200 donation with him ($100 Rich Moravec and $100 Steve Willard).
definition of quorum).
The Shaw Fund also agreed to fund $1,000 each for Young Professionals
The Shaw Fund also agreed to fund $1,000 each for Y oung Professionals
Gregor
Daniel E.
y de Bruin,
T
Mar
Trustees: Gregory de Bruin, Daniel E. Marvin Katherine O’Buckley and Richard Reed to attend the FIG Conference.
vin
rustees:
Katherine O’Buckley and Richard Reed to attend the FIG Conference.
vin
Executive Director:
Executive Director: Daniel E. Marvin
Mar
Daniel E.

we should increase the travel
•
President Garfinkel stated that in future budgets,
Managing Director: Amber Carpenter • President Garfinkel stated that in future budgets, we should increase the travel
Amber Carpenter
Managing Director:
budget for our NSPS Representative(s) to attend NSPS events.
budget for our NSPS Representative(s) to attend NSPS events. Roy acknowledged
Roy acknowledged
Director of Operations: Heather Schultz that our current NSPS Representative Patti Brooks has very generously paid her
Director of Operations: Heather Schultz
y generously paid her
that our current NSPS Representative Patti Brooks has ver
Absent
Legal and Legislative Counsel:
Legal and Legislative Counsel: Absent own travel expenses to NSPS events over the past many years.
own travel expenses to NSPS events over the past many years.
Committees: Annual Conference Absent
Committees: Annual Conference

Absent
• At the March Board of Directors meeting, Third Wave Films documentary
Nominations
Absent
Nominations Absent • At the March Board of Directors meeting, Third W ave Films documentar y y
-long documentar
T
producer Tim Garber presented his plans to produce an hour-long documentary
producer
im Garber presented his plans to produce an hour

Constitution/Bylaws Marshall Wilson, Chair film “Creating the Erie Canal” (formerly titled “Engineering the Erie Canal”). At
Marshall Wilson,
Chair
Constitution/Bylaws
film “Creating the Erie Canal” (formerly titled “Engineering the Erie Canal”). At
NSPS
Absent
NSPS Absent the March meeting, the Board recommended that the Directors go back to their
the Board recommended that the Directors go back to their
the March meeting,
Education
Education Absent Regionals to request donations, and NYSAPLS match up to a certain amount.
Absent
Regionals to request donations, and NYSAPLS match up to a certain amount.
Public Relations Lemuel Morrison, Chair T To date, the following NYSAPLS Regionals have stepped up with donations
Public Relations
Lemuel Morrison, Chair
o date,
the following NYSAPLS Regionals have stepped up with donations
Ethical Practices
,
Chair
for the film:
Ethical Practices David Zigler, Chair for the film:
David Zigler
Strategic Planning Gregor y de Bruin, Chair I. Black River $500
Strategic Planning
Gregory de Bruin, Chair
Black River $500

.
I
Finance Scott Gills II. City $500
Finance
Scott Gills
II.

City $500
Keith Burley, Chair
oung Professionals
Y
Young Professionals Keith Burley , Chair III. Delaware Hudson $500
III. Delaware Hudson $500
Absent
Legislative Absent (they sent their check directly to Third Wave Films)
Legislative
(they sent their check directly to
W
Third
ave Films)
Ad hoc MTS
Jason Larson, Chair
Ad hoc MTS Jason Larson, Chair I IV. Westchester Putman $1,000
estchester Putman $1,000
W
V.

V. Niagara Frontier $1,000
LSPAC
LSP AC Absent V. Niagara Frontier $1,000
Absent

Nassau Suffolk $1,000
VI.
Ad hoc DOT Relations James Thew, Chair
Ad hoc DOT Relations James Thew , Chair VI. Nassau Suffolk $1,000
VII.
Northern $1,000

Membership Absent VII. Northern $1,000
Membership
Absent
Central $1,000
VIII.

None
Member Guests:
Member Guests: None VIII. Central $1,000
IX. Eastern $500
Other Guests: None
Other Guests: None IX. Eastern $500
X. Long Island $1,000
X
.
Long Island $1,000

XI. Mid-Hudson $500
XI. Mid-Hudson $500
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