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[ NYSAPLS Board of Director’s Meeting • January 18, 2022

Virtual Meeting

Call to order and roll call IV. President’s Report
Meeting called to order at 2:06pm by President Roy Garfinkel. Roy Garfinkel
Members present: • Scott Allen asked to step down as Chair of the Ethical Practices
Committee after serving as chair from 2016-2021. David Zigler
Association Officers: has served on the Committee during that same period. Motion by
President Roy B. Garfinkel Scott Allen to recommend that President Garfinkel appoint David
Executive Vice President Jeremy E. Thompson Zigler as new chair of the ethical practices committee, seconded by
Vice President Steven J. Willard Rich Moravec, all in favor, none opposed, motion carried. President
Treasurer Scott A. Gillis Garfinkel appointed David Zigler as new chair. Allen will continue to
Secretary Scott B. Allen serve on the committee for another year.
Directors: V. Executive Vice President’s Report
Allegheny Plateau Absent Jeremy Thompson
Black River Valley Robert Snyder • Jeremy congratulated and thanked the new members of the
Catskill Absent Executive Board.
Central Douglas Reith VI. Associate Operations Report
City Absent Amber Carpenter
Delaware-Hudson Donald Stedge • There are 715 registrants for annual conference.
Eastern Brie Strom
Genesee Valley Justin Roloson, Matthew Palmer • Amber reported that the conference online platform company
Long Island John Abruzzo Pathable has been a joy to work with. Amber called out the conference
Mid-Hudson Thomas Cerchiara, Jr. committee, education and staff members by name and thanked them
Mohawk Valley Duane Frymire for the extraordinary work they have done in helping make this year’s
Nassau Suffolk Scott Gillis conference possible. (Ken Stigner, Howie Johannessen, Scott Gillis,
Niagara Frontier Absent Greg Koester, Brian Magee, Nick Burgher, Mike Bogardus, Bill Eggers,
Northern Scott Allen, Robert Marvin, Jr. Dan Marvin, Jeremy Thompson, Kevin Hanley, Jonathan Schmidt, Tom
Southern Finger Lakes Gary Thompson Cerchiara, Heather Schultz, and Sharon O’Brien).
Southern Tier Absent VII. Committee Reports
Queensboro Rodger Hess Annual Conference
Westchester-Putnam C. Richard Moravec, Steven Willard Ken Stigner, Chair

Trustees: Patricia Brooks, Daniel E. Marvin, Joseph Malinowski, Gary Thompson • Ken reported that all is going well and that the committee is ready for
Executive Director: Daniel E. Marvin the conference.
Managing Director: Amber Carpenter • Constitution and Bylaws – no report
Director of Membership: Heather Schultz Education
Legal Counsel: Absent • Jeremy Thompson and Dan Marvin reminded us to fill out the
Member guests: Ken Stigner – Conference Committee, David Zigler – Ethical Practices evaluations after each conference class and to give ideas for future
Committee, Jason Graf – Legislative Committee, Jason Larson – Minimum Technical classes. Heather reported that the March webinar by Mr. Pavia will be
Standards Ad hoc Committee available for a “Second Showing” by the regionals.
Guests: David Fenelon – Investment Account Funds Advisor (Gallagher)
Ethical Practices
I. Call for New Business: David Zigler, Chair
None requested at this point in the meeting. • A complaint was received last year from a consumer. The Ethical
II. Consent Calendar: Practices Committee (EPC) reviewed the complaint and found no
Motion to accept as written (including minutes of last meeting) by Steve Willard, grounds for any action against the alleged violator. The complainant
seconded by Gary Thompson, all in favor, none opposed, motion carried. then asked the Executive Board for an appeal of the EPC’s decision.
III. Treasurer’s Report The existing NYSAPLS Ethical Practices Committee’s Procedures for
Scott Gillis Responding to Complaints does not address requests for an appeal.
• Financial reports included in handouts. Although paid memberships are slightly The EPC was tasked by the Executive Board for drafting a revised
lower than last year at this time, overall budget projection is better than last year. Procedures document for dealing with appeals. David presented
• Guest David Fenelon of the investment firm Gallagher presented our portfolio the draft revised Procedures document for initial consideration by
performance analysis for 2021(provided with handouts and emailed to the Board of Directors and requested that the BOD review the draft
Executive Board earlier this month). Our aggregate performance for 2021 was revision and act upon the draft revision at the next BOD meeting.
+13.89%. Our total fund balance is $221,602.93. The cash account balance Legislative
(used for management fees) is -$1,045.04. David recommended that about 2% Jason Graf, Chair
of the total fund be kept in the portfolio’s cash account for management fees. • The New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying, and Geology
Motion by Steven Willard to issue a check from NYSAPLS unrestricted funds in
the amount of $5,000 to Gallagher for management fees instead of transferring (SBELSG) is still reviewing our Draft Minimum Technical Standards.
funds from one of the investment accounts; seconded by Scott Gillis, all in favor,
none opposed, motion carried.

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