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[ minutes ]
[ NYSAPLS Board of Directors Meeting • May 17, 2024

Virtual Meeting

Meeting called to order at 2:03 p.m. by President Jeremy Thompson. I. President’s Report
Jeremy Thompson
Attendance: • Jeremy met with Assemblywoman Patricia Fahey along with legal counsel
Emily Whalen at a fundraiser supported by the LSPAC.
Association Officers:
President Jeremy E. Thompson II. Treasurer’s Report
Executive Vice President Steven J. Willard Scott Allen
Vice President Scott A. Gillis • Scott reported that only a few comments were received on the proposed
Treasurer Scott B. Allen budget. There were no significant concerns voiced regarding the dues
Secretary William R. Eggers increase. Based upon comments, the budget was revised to retain three
Directors: live Board of Director meetings, inclusive of the meeting at conference.
Allegheny Plateau Gerard Emborski • The public relations committee requested additional funding which has
Black River Valley Howard Lyndaker been worked into the budget.
Catskill Absent • Motion to adopt the budget as presented was made by Owen
Central David Bardoun Littlefield, seconded by Scott Gillis. The motion was passed with
City Lemuel Morrison, Saeid Jalilvand unanimous approval.
Delaware-Hudson Absent
Eastern Brie Meisler III. Executive Vice President’s Report
Genesee Valley Matthew Palmer Steve Willard
Long Island John Abruzzo • Will be doing some survey work at a local high school with students who
Mid-Hudson Nicole Kalicicki were included in recent mock interviews.
Mohawk Valley Jeffrey Moore IV. Association Operations (“HQ”) Report
Nassau Suffolk Scott Gillis Managing Director, Amber Carpenter
Niagara Frontier Matthew Klettke • Spring cleaning took place at headquarters and included removing 50
Northern Robert Marvin, Jr., Owen Littlefield cases of old paper files from the basement. Thanks to Sharon, Heather and
Southern Finger Lakes Mark Flora Heather’s stepson Kyle for the hard work.
Southern Tier Absent
Queensboro Rodger Hess • Roof repairs have been completed including major gutter repairs.
Westchester-Putnam C. Richard Moravec, Steven Willard • Dues renewals are coming soon and the member database is getting
cleaned up. Any changes to regional dues should be reported to Amber.
For 2024, seven regionals and two members of the executive board are
required for a quorum (see Constitution and By-laws Article V Section 1.3 for • Empire State Surveyor for May/June is posted online and will be mailed.
definition of quorum). A quorum was present. • Heather will have been working for NYSAPLS 11 years as of next month.
Thank you and congratulations Heather.
Trustees: none
Executive Director: Daniel Marvin V. Committee Reports
Managing Director: Amber Carpenter [Secretary’s note: All committee meeting minutes can be viewed
Director of Operations: Heather Schultz on the NYSAPLS website. Go to the About Us tab. Scroll down to
Legal and Legislative Counsel: Emily Whalen Committees. Click on the name of the committee to view their
Committees: Annual Conference Kenneth Stigner meeting minutes].
Constitution/Bylaws Absent
Education William Eggers Annual Conference
Ethical Practices Absent Ken Stigner
Government Relations Jim Thew • The 2025 conference will be the last of currently contracted events at
Finance Scott Allen, Chair Turning Stone.
LSPAC Absent • The next 3 conferences are being contracted to be held in Saratoga
Membership Absent Springs (2026-2028).
Nominations Absent • Ken has compared the cost of conference with other states and finds
NSPS Absent New York to be very competitive with the NJ and PA fees.
Public Relations Lem Morrison, Chair • Working on narrowing down the giveaway for the 2025 conference.
Strategic Planning Absent
Young Professionals Keith Burley, Chair Constitution & By-Laws
Ad hoc MTS Absent Amber Carpenter for Marshall Wilson
Member Guests: none • Committee met on May 3rd and 14th regarding changes to the member
Consent Calendar: status of Retired and Life.
Minutes of the last Board of Directors meeting, Financial Reports, and Committee • Upon approval by the membership committee this change will likely be
Reports/Minutes were included in the handouts distributed prior to the meeting presented for a vote at the annual meeting.
and are typically all moved under a Consent Calendar format. Motion to accept • The committee continues to work on the Regional by-laws template and
the Consent Calendar was made by John Abruzzo, seconded by Gerard best practices guidelines.
Emborski, all in favor, none opposed, motion carried. continued on page 31

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