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Happy spring! With the change of the season, many Education Committee: The committee met on March
exciting things are happening here at NYSAPLS 15th. They reviewed the 2024 Conference evaluations and
Headquarters. Over the last couple months, we have been overall comments. The committee focused on selecting a
working diligently alongside our committees, directors and course topic and speaker for the 2024 Spring Workshop,
executive officers to keep our members informed on what to be held in-person. Once contracts are finalized,
is going on and continue to make educational opportunities NYSAPLS will share the speaker, dates, and locations. The
convenient and affordable. In addition, we’ve been working committee also began discussions on course topics and
hard to keep promoting the profession of land surveying speakers for the 2025 Conference. Later that afternoon,
and keep the public educated on what you do and why it is the committee met with the Conference Committee to
such a great career opportunity to explore. discuss planning details for the 2025 Conference.
Here’s the latest updates (as of April 1st) from Ethics Committee: The committee has held several
your NYSAPLS’ Committees, Board of Directors and meetings since the start of the year to catch up on their
HQ Staff who are keeping busy with several case load. You can view the minutes of their meetings on
ongoing projects: our website. In addition, they held a meeting on February
Executive Board: The board met on March 15th. 7th with several representatives from the NYS Board of
They reviewed the overall association’s budget and Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology, (NYSBELSG)
received committee updates from several of the and the Office of Professional Discipline (OPD). The
committees (see committee updates below). They meeting attendees discussed the steps OPD takes when a
reviewed the draft budget to be proposed at that evening’s professional misconduct complaint is filed and how the
board meeting. process works. In addition, they discussed putting an
educational session together for the conference to review
Board of Directors: The board held their last
meeting on Friday, March 15th. You can view the minutes the requirements for registering a land surveying business
of our board meetings on page 29. Their next meeting is with the appropriate State agencies, review of what
scheduled virtually on May 17th. constitutes professional misconduct and the complaint
and investigation procedures administered by OPD.
Conference Committee: The committee met on
March 15th. They welcomed new committee member Finance Committee: The committee met on
Christopher Grey from the Mid-Hudson Valley Land February 28th to review the current financials and draft
Surveyors Association, who will serve as the Regional Host the association’s operating budget for 2024-2025. The
of the 2027 conference (in Saratoga Springs). Additional draft was presented to the board of directors at their
future Regional Hosts include GVLSA 2025 (Turning March 15th meeting. Directors were asked to share the
Stone) and ENYSLS 2026 (Saratoga). The committee documents with their members for discussion and
reviewed the feedback received from the 2024 conference feedback. Directors were requested to respond to the
as well as the latest report showing the final registration Finance Committee by April 19th with any questions
count including walk-ins, journal advertisers, exhibitors or feedback. The committee will meet again to review
and sponsors. They also held a joint committee meeting and adjust the budget as needed prior to the May 17th
with the Education Committee to further review the 2024 board meeting.
feedback and begin planning for the 2025 conference. Government Relations Committee: With the bylaws
Save the dates! The next conference will be held at the revisions adopted by the membership in January, the
Turning Stone on January 22-24, 2025. former Adhoc DOT Relations Committee and Legislative
Constitution and By-laws Committee: At the Committee have merged into one committee. The newly
November 17, 2023 NYSAPLS Board of Directors meeting, named “Government Relations Committee” held their first
the Bylaws committee proposed amendments to the meeting on March 12th. Co-Chair Thew reviewed the
existing bylaws. Ballots were sent to members on steps the former Adhoc DOT Relations Committee had
December 8th. A tally of votes was taken at the Annual taken regarding their goal to provide more access to
Membership Meeting (on January 19th during the annual public records. They are planning two more round table
conference). At the meeting, President Jeremy Thompson events to discuss the importance of access to public
appointed member Kaleb Winters as teller to tally the records. The first event will be held at the NYSGISA’s fall
votes. Kaleb reported 114 ballots were cast; 108 in favor, summit in September. The second is being planned in
5 opposed and 1 abstention. By this vote the proposed conjunction with the NYSAPLS 2025 conference. More
revisions to the bylaws were approved. The amended details to come. In addition, the committee has put
bylaws can be viewed by visiting https://www.nysapls.org/ together a mapping resources webpage (https://www.
page/Bylaws. (Be sure to login with your membership nysapls.org/page/Links) on the NYSAPLS website to assist
credentials to view the page.) members in finding public records.

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