Board Meeting Minutes of April 4, 1998
Kentucky EMT
Instructors Association
Board Meeting Minutes of April 4, 1998
Originally posted: 05.09.98
Last modified: 08.19.09
CALL TO ORDER: THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF KEMTIA WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 1005 FRIDAY APRIL 4, 1998 BY PRESIDENT NANCY GAINER IN OWENSBORO, KY.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
PRESIDENT NANCY GAINER
VICE-PRESIDENT KENNY ETHERTON
SECRETARY ALINE FLANAGAN
TREASURER THERESA MARTIN
SARGENT-AT-ARMS ABSENT
PAST PRESIDENT ABSENT
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAT TREVATHAN
REGIONAL REPS:
1. DUANE HAWES 2. ALICE NORDINE
3. GROVER FISHBECK 4. GARY MADISON
5. ROBERT FEGENBUSH 6.
7. DALE EDMONDSON 8, 9, 10, 11 ABSENT
12. ANNA BROWN 13. PHIL TAYLOR
14. ABSENT 15. RANDY CHRISMAN
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY DALE EDMONDSON, SECOND BY RANDY CHRISMAN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 1998 BOARD MEETING. MOTION PASSED.
TREASURER REPORT: THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER WAS ACCEPTED AND FILED, PENDING THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT. (COPY ATTACHED)
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY REPORT:PAT TREVATHAN REPORTS KEMTIA IS IN GOOD SHAPE WITH THE CONTRACT FUNDS WITH A BALANCE. (ATTACHED REPORT). MOTION BY GROVER FISHBECK, SECOND BY RANDY CHRISMAN TO ACCEPT. MOTION PASSED.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY OUTSTANDING CHECKS RECEIVED AS PAYMENT, AND NOT YET DEPOSITED, IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF YOU WOULD DO SO.
IRA DYER DONATED ONE OF HIS CHECKS BACK TO KEMTIA.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
EXEC.SEC. INTERVIEW/HIRE COMMITTEE: KENNY EHTERTON REPORTING. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, WHO WILL HIRE. A COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF KENNY ETHERTON, SHARON PIERCEALL, PHIL TAYLOR AND JOHN HULTGREN WILL CONDUCT THE INTERVIEW. PAT TREVATHAN WILL BE PRESENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT WILL MAKE NO RECOMMENDATIONS. THE APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION ARE: JIMMY VANCLEAVE AND LINDA COOPER.
MOTION BY GROVER FISHBECK, SECOND BY DALE EDMONDSON FOR THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE TO MAKE THE CHOICE OF THE NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. MOTION PASSED.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: KENNY ETHERTON REPORTING
-THE BILL WHICH ALLOWS PARAMEDICS TO DECIDE DOA STATUS OF PATIENTS IS AWAITING THE GOVERNOR’S SIGNATURE.
-EMT-B REGULATION CHANGE PROPOSALS--IT WAS INTENDED FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE EMT-B REGULATIONS TO BE SENT TO THE EMS COUNCIL FROM THE TRAINING SUBCOMMITTEE. HOWEVER, IT WAS DECIDED BY VOTE TO HOLD A HEARING ON THE PROPOSALS. THIS HEARING WILL BE HELD APRIL 9, 1998 AT THE CITY HALL IN LAWRENCEBURG, KY.
SUBMIT ANY CONCERNS/COMMENTS IN WRITING TO GARY BEVEL AT THE EMS OFFICE.
THERE ARE SOME EMT INSTRUCTORS WHO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEES, BUT ARE REPRESENTING OTHER EMPLOYERS OR INTERESTS AND NOT KEMTIA. THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GOOD IN THE REGULATION PROPOSALS FOR INSTRUCTORS. IF WE DO NOT GET BUSY, WE ARE GOING DOWN THE DRAIN!
PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS:
-LOGO: TWO HAVE BEEN RECEIVED--ONE FROM DANIEL SMITH AND ONE FROM PHIL TAYLOR. THEY WILL BE NUMBERED AND PLACED ON THE BOARD FOR VOTING ON THIS WEEKEND. THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A GIFT.
-SEXUAL HARRASSMENT POLICY PASSED ON BY THE 1997 ASSOCIATION MEETING.
-SCHOLARSHIP NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
CONFERANCE COMMITTEE:
-SPRING 1999 CONFERANCE WILL BE HELD IN EASTERN KENTUCKY, EITHER IN ASHLAND OR PAINTSVILLE. MOTION BY RANDY CHRISMAN,
SECOND BY GARY MADISON TO HOLD THE APRIL 1999 CONFERANCE IN
PAINTSVILLE. MOTION PASSED.
-SPRING 2000--GARY MADISON REPORTS SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN BOWLING GREEN WITH THE PRICE QUOTES OF ~$84.00/NIGHT. GARY TO INVESTIGATE AND GET EXACT QUOTES FROM ALL MOTELS AND BRING TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
OLD BUSINESS:
-KENNY ETHERTON REPORTS HE CHECKED WITH PAT TREVATHAN ABOUT INCORPORATION STATUS. WE ARE INCORPORATED AND HAVE BEEN SINCE 1982. WE DO NOT HAVE A TAX EXEMPT NUMBER. WE DO HAVE A FEDERAL TAX NUMBER.
-KY TECH IS NOT USING FIRE FIGHTER FUNDING TO PAY FOR TRANSITION COURSE CLASSES.
-KEMTIA NEEDS TO DEVELOP PLAN FOR BECOMING AN IMPLEMENTING AGENCY FOR THE TRANSITION COURSE, EMT-B COURSE, EMT-FR AND TESTING OF SAME. MOTION BY GROVER FISHBECK AND SECOND BY PHIL TAYLOR , FOR KEMTIA TO BECOME AN IMPLEMETING AGENCY FOR ALL PHASES OF EMT-B AND EMT-FR CURRICULUM AND TESTING. MOTION PASSED.
-KAREN BRADY TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT KEMTIA NEWSLETTER. TABLED UNTIL KAREN ARRIVES.
-STATE CONTRACT--KENNY ETHERTON TAKLED WITH BRENDA IN THE EMS OFFICE ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE STATE CONTRACT. THE CONTRACT WOULD BE AN EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT RELATIVE TO USE OF STATE MONEY FOR TESTING. THE CONTRACT WILL GO OUT FOR OPEN BID FOR ANY AGENCY TO BID; SEVERAL HAVE EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO BID THE CONTRACT. SEVERAL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED BY BOB CALHOUN. A MOTION MADE BY KENNY ETHERTON, SECOND BY DALE EDMONDSON FOR A COMMITTEE TO BE FORMED, AFTER THE HIRING OF THE NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS, WHICH WILL DEAL WITH THE CONTRACT BID AND ISSUES RELATING TO THE CONTRACT. MOTION PASSED.
-PAST PRESIDENT PLAQUES, THE DR. CAREY "FAKE" PLAQUE FOR PRESENTATION AT THE SATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET AND THE PEN SETS FOR THE CON-ED PRESENTERS ARE READY.
-PLAQUES FOR THE KEMTIA OFFICERS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO DATE AND ARE READY FOR DISPLAY.
NEW BUSINESS
-A LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM DR. HENRY BAUGHMAN STATING HIS INTENT TO RESIGN AS AN INSTRUCTOR. A MOTION BY GROVER FISHBECK, SECOND BY PHIL TAYLOR TO MAKE HENRY A LIFETIME MEMBER OF KEMTIA AND TO CONTINUE AS KEMTIA HISTORIAN. MOTION PASSED.
MOTION BY GROVER FISHBECK, SECOND BY DUANE HAWES TO RECESS. MOTION PASSED. RECESSED AT 12:25 PM
GENERAL SESSION, FRIDAY AFTERNOON 4, 1998
THE MEETING OF KEMTIA RECONVENED AT 1:30 IN GENERAL SESSION.
REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ALL BUSINESS CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD IN THE MORNING MEETING:
-MINUTES
-TREASURER REPORT
-EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
-EXECUTIVE SECRETARY SELECTION COMMITTEE
-POLITICAL AFFAIRS
-PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS
-CONFERANCE COMMITTEES
-OLD BUSINESS
-NEW BUSINESS
THE SUNDAY GENERAL SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 9:00AM
PRESIDENT NANCY GAINER APPOINTED THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES:
-AUDIT: THERESA JOYCE (CHAIR), PHYLLIS PORTMAN & DANIEL SMITH.
-NOMINATING: CHARLIE DAVIS (CHAIR), JOHN PENNINGTON, DUANE HAWES, & DALE EDMONDSON.
-NEWSLETTER--REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES WILL GATHER THE INFORMATION AND FORWARD TO KAREN BRADY.
-PHOTO ALBUM. LAURA CRAIG----THE ONLY PICTURE SHE HAS RECEIVED WERE FROM PAT TREVATHAN AND SHARON PIERCEALL. SHE NEEDS PICTURES!!!!!!!! IF NO PICTURE ARE RECEIVED, THE PROJECT WILL BE DROPPED.
-RESOLUTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR PRESENTATION AT THE SUNDAY GENERAL SESSION.
-GINNY SHUMATE REPORTS SHE HAS 25 TRIP CDs, USED FOR PEDIATRIC EDUCATION. THEY WILL BE RAFFLED OFF SUNDAY.
A MOTION BY JOHN WOODALL, SECOND BY ANNA BROWN TO MAKE A COPY OF THE CD FOR EACH KEMTIA MEMBER WITH KEMTIA PAYING THE COST. MOTION PASSED. MARTIN BOSEMER HAS THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THIS,
-KAPA CONFERANCE IS BEING HELD IN SEPTEMBER AT OWENSBORO AND KEMTIA WILL AGAIN PROVIDE THE BLS TRACT. IRA DYER IS COORDINATING THE EDUCATION FOR THE CONFERANCE.
OTHER NEWS FROM MEMBERS:
-MIKE SWIFT’S WIFE IS VERY ILL WITH A BRAIN TUMOR.
-TIM WITEN RECENTLY HAD AN MI
-DOUG WRIGHT FELL SUSTAINING NUMEROUS FRACTURES
A MOTION BY CHARLIE DAVIS, SECOND BY TOM ADAMS TO RECESS UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING AT 9:00. MOTION PASSED.
GENERAL SESSION, SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 6, 1999
THE GENERAL SESSION OF KEMTIA WAS CALLED BACK INTO SESSION BY PRESIDENT NANCY GAINER AT 9:10 AM.
-LOGO: THE LOGOS SUBMITTED BY PHIL TAYLOR AND DANIEL SMITH WERE VOTED ON. THE WINNING LOGO WAS SUBMITTED BY DANIEL SMITH IN A VOTE OF MEMBERS PRESENT. DANIEL WAS PRESENTED A NUMBERED UK AFGAN.
-EXECUTIVE SECRETARY POSITION: KENNY ETHERTON REPORTS THAT AFTER A WRITTEN TEST AND INTERVIEW, LINDA COOPER WAS HIRED ON A 6 MONTH PROBATIONARY PERIOD. THE TRANSITION OF DUTIES WILL BE WORKED OUT BETWEEN PAT AND LINDA, HOPEFULLY TO BE COMPLETED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, AT END OF CURRENT CONTRACT PERIOD.
AUDIT COMMITTEE: THERESA JOYCE REPORTS THAT THE BOOKS OF THE TREASURER CORRECTLY REFLECTS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF KEMTIA. MOTION BY MARTIN BOSEMER, SECOND BY ROBBIE HUNT TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. MOTION PASSED.
A COMMITTEE WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE NEW PRESIDENT TO WORK TO OBTAIN IMPLEMENTING AGENCY STATUS FOR KEMTIA TO PROVIDE ALL PHASES OF EMT-B AND EMT-FR EDUCATION AND TESTING. A MOTION BY JOHN PENNINGTON AND MULTIPLE SECONDS TO ACCEPT AND SUPPORT THE BOARDS PROPOSAL FOR THIS. MOTION PASSED.
THE 1998 DR. CAREY AWARD RECIPIENT IS ED KIEHNE. THE PRESENTATION WAS MADE AT THE SATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET AND WILL BE RE-APRESENTED AT THE KAPA CONFERANCE IN SEPTEMBER.
THE KEMTIA NEWSLETTER: AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION AND EXPRESSED CONCERNS, A MOTION WAS MADE BY KENNY ETHERTON, SECOND BY KEITH PARSLEY, TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD ON LOGISTICS, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEWSLETTER, TO BE CHAIRED BY KAREN BRADY. MOTION PASSED.
NANCY GAINER WILL SEND A LETTER TO DR. HENRY BAUGHTMAN INFORMING HIM OF HIS BEING AWARDED LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP TO KEMTIA AND ASKING HIM TO CONTINUE AS KEMTIA HISTORIAN. A MOTION WAS MADE BY GROVER FISHBECK, SECOND BY KEITH PARSLEY TO ALLOW HENRY TO BUY A FILING CABINET FOR STORING AND RETAINING OLD KEMTIA RECORDS/PAPERWORK. MOTION PASSED.
A HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM KAPA PRESIDENT BOB GAINER, REQUESTING A COMMITTEE BE FORMED TO WORK TOWARD MOVING EMS FORWARD INTO THE NEW CENTURY. THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY AFTER NANCY GETS IT TYPED. MOTION BY JAMIE GREENE, SECOND BY LESA STANLEY TO ASSIGN THIS TASK TO THE POLITICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. MOTION PASSED.
STATE CONTRACT: BOB CALHOUN WAS PRESENT AND ANSWERED ALL QUESTIONS ADDRESSED TO HIM. IN THE PAST THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO KEMTIA BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY AGENCY CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE.OTHER AGENCIES HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR DESIRE/ABILITY TO DO THE SAME, SO THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN PLACED FOR COMPETATIVE BID. ALL BIDS MUST BE IN THE EMS OFFICE BY APRIL 24, 1998.
A MOTION BY LAURA CRAIG WITH MULTIPLE SECONDS TO MAKE MARCIA BURKLOW AND BOB CALHOUN HONORARY MEMBERSOF KEMTIA. MOTION PASSED.
KAPA CONFERANCE: NANCY GAINER WAS APPOINTED BY KAPA TO CHAIR THE BLS TRACT. GROVER FISHBECK, WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPOIINTED BY KEMTIA BOARD TO DO THIS IS AGREEABLE. GROVER WILL ASSIST, ALONG WITH OTHER KEMTIA INSTRUCTORS.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND A BIG THANK-YOU TO JOHN HULTGREN FOR ALL OF HIS HELP AND SUPPORT THIS WEEKEND AND ALSO FOR HIS EMS CONNECTION WEB SITE.
RESOLUTION #1: TO MOVE THE SITE OF THE ANNUAL SPRING CONFERANCE OF KEMTIA TO A CENTRAL LOCATION WAS SUBMITTED BY JOHN SODE. THE RESOLUTION WAS TABLED.
PHIL TAYLOR REVIEWED THE INSTRUCTOR TRAINER PROPOSALS MADE TO THE BLS SUBCOMMITTEE.
MOTION BY SHARON PIERCEALL, SECOND BY DUANE HAWES TO APPOINT ANN REESER TO REPRESENT KEMTIA ON APRIL 9 AT THE BLS SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING IN LAWRENCEBURG, KY. MOTION PASSED.
MOTION BY PAUL BILLINGS WITH NUMEROUS SECONDS TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT TO ANN FOR HER EXPENSES. MOTION PASSED.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
THE 1998/9 OFFICERS OF KEMTIA ARE:
PRESIDENT: PHIL TAYLOR
VICE-PRESIDENT: ANN REESER
SECRETARY: ALINE FLANAGAN
TREASURER: THERESA MARTIN
SARGENT-AT-ARMS: LOUIS HINCH
THE FOLLOWING ARE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES:
1. DUANE HAWES
2. ALICE NORDINE
3. RODNEY HEAD
4. GARYMADISON
5. ROBERT FEGENBUSH
6. TONY CIPOLLA
7. DALE EDMONDSON
8.
9.
10. JOHN SODE
11.
12. JUDY COUCH
13. CAROLYN ELLIOT
14. VICKI NEWTON
15. CLARK ROWLAND
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, PAT TREVATHAN CONDUCTED THE SWEARING IN OF NEW OFFICERS.
PRESIDENT-ELECT PHIL TAYLOR WILL APPOINT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SET DATES AND LOCATION FOR THE KEMTIA BOARD AT A LATER TIME.
THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 12:30 PM
MINUTES COMPLIED AND SUBMITTED BY:_____________________________________
ALINE FLANAGAN, SECRETARY