Kentucky EMT Instructors Association
Board Meeting Minutes of June 28, 1997

Originally posted: 08.17.97
Last Modified: 01.03.02

Call to Order: The Board Meeting of KEMTIA was called to order at 1310 by President Nancy Gainer at the South Dixie Fire Station.

Members Present:

• President: Nancy Gainer
• Vice-President: Kenny Etherton
• Secretary: Aline Flanagan
• Treasurer:
• Sergeant-At-Arms:
• Past President:
• Executive Secretary: Pat Trevathan

Regional Representatives:

1. Duane Hawes
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5. Virginia Shumate
6. Steve Burton for Tony Cipolla
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8. Gary Santana
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11. Woodrow Sloane, Jr
12. Phil Taylor
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14. Karen Brady
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Approval of Minutes: The minutes will be corrected to reflect that Dale Edmondson will be serving as a member of the Political Affairs Committee. Motion by Kenny Etherton to accept, second by Woodrow Sloane. Motion passed.

Treasurer Report: Reviewed and filed pending April 1988 audit (see attached). Theresa Martin is absent due to the illness of her husband, who had a heart attack and is having coronary bypass surgery today. A card will be sent in the name of the Board.

Committee Reports:

Political Affairs: No report

Professional Affairs: No report

Executive Secretary Report:

• A few stragglers caused a delay in the preparation of the end of year report. The year end report will reflect no overdrawing on the contract. A copy will be mailed to the board members.
• Bylaws will be prepared in loose leaf form so that updates will require only a page change. All new members of KEMTIA will be given a copy of the bylaws. A disc of the bylaws will be sent to the Secretary who will be responsible for the bylaws and updates. The Executive Secretary will send a copy of the bylaws to the board members. A copy of the bylaws will be sent to all members of KEMTIA.
• The annual report with fee has been filed with the Secretary of State. A copy of the annual report was given to the Secretary for keeping. The executive secretary will maintain the original copy.
• The letter received from Phillip Keel relative to changing the location of the spring conference from Owensboro was discussed. Phillip expressed concern that the Executive Inn is owned by a group called Greater Ministry, which allegedly supports discrimination. The board expressed serious concern about supporting an organization which is in any way discriminatory. Pat Trevathan is directed by President Gainer to contact Grover Fishbeck for further investigation, i.e. fact vs. rumor. A motion was made by Woodrow Sloane and seconded by Karen Brady to form a committee comprised of Pat Trevathan, Kenny Etherton, Duane Hawes, Grover Fishbeck, Phillip Keel and the representatives from Region 2 to meet and resolve the issue. The board will be informed of the date and time of the meeting.

Correspondence:

• A letter was read that Phyllis Bentley wrote relating the death of a student in her EMT class.
• Jerry McGraw submitted his resignation as past president. A motion by Kenny Etherton to accept the resignation with reluctance, seconded by Woodrow Sloane. Motion passed. The position was offered to Steve Burton, who also resigned. A motion was made by Woodrow Sloane to accept the resignation with reluctance, second by Duane Hawes. Motion passed. Charlie Davis will be contacted and offered the position of past president.
• On May 14, there was a meeting in Louisville relative to the formation of a new instructor association called Ky EMS Educator Association. The apparently is not a splinter group of EMT instructors, but will be open to all levels of EMS educators. This organization apparently feel that KEMTIA is not functional, there is too much dissention within the ranks, there is failure to move forward and is in fact going backward. President Gainer read a letter she wrote to the Louisville EMT instructors expressing concern about the formation of another organization and the wish to correct issues within KEMTIA which need attention. Much discussion resulted. More will be reported as information becomes available.
• The perception among the KEMTIA members that KEMTIA is controlled by "Louisville" and by individuals from the "old school" was discussed. This perception must be corrected. The only way is to have more instructors actively involved in KEMTIA.

Old Business:

• No report on service pins or pen sets due to the absence of Theresa Martin.
• Picture album: Laura Craig will continue to work on this, but she must have photographs. Few have been sent to her.
• Association plaques: Ginny Shumate will work on and report back. Ginny also informed us the her husband has been ill and has had major surgery.
• BLS Subcommittee update: Phil Taylor reports that all changes are due for completion by October. He reported on the last subcommittee meeting which dealt with instructor issues. A task force of instructor trainers are working on these issues, but were not informed of the time frame for concerns. Mail them to Nancy Gainer or call her at home or at her new work number (606-329-7640). Her fax number at work is 606-329-7038. Bob Gainer's fax number is 606-325-9703.
• Where do we stand on the issue of the books missing from the vendor at the April conference? Kenny Etherton will investigate and resolve.

New Business:

• Pat Trevathan announced that he is resigning as executive director next year.
• Kenny Etherton resigned as EMT coordinator of Region 1 due to work conflict. Motion by Virginia Shumate and second by Woodrow Sloane to appoint Debbie Peck to the position. Motion passed.
• Gene Reeser resigned as EMT coordinator of Region 5. Aline Flanagan was appointed to temporarily fill the position until the next board meeting. All Region 5 instructors will be contacted to determine who will be willing to accept the position.
• There is uncertainty about who is Region 7 EMT coordinator and Region 7 board representative. Oat Trevathan will contact Ron Leatherman and Ronnie Hill for clarification. Judy Frasier was sworn in as the board representative. If she is not, then a letter of resignation must be submitted by her to the board in order for action to be taken.
• Committee appointments:
  • Political Affairs
    • Kenny Etherton, Chair
    • Dale Edmondson
    • Gary McComas (if he is willing)
  • Professional Affairs
    • Sharon Pierceall, Chair
    • Phyllis Bentley
    • Theresa Martin
    • Aline Flanagan
• Motion by Aline Flanagan, second by Kenny Etherton to destroy all previous ballots from election of officers. Motion passed.
• Motion by Steve Burton, second by Kenny Etherton to develop a resolution (#1) from the board to present to the April conference relative to records retention schedule within the bylaws stating that ballots from election of officers be maintained until after the first board meeting after the April conference, in the case of questions. Motion passed.
• Professional affairs committee is directed to develop a form for the vendors to sign, stating that KEMTIA is not responsible for items missing from the booths.
• KAPA conference, April 22-24 in Paducah is being coordinated by Nancy Gainer and Kenny Etherton. Instructors who are available to teach / assist with the conference are asked to contact one of them.
• A motion was made by Steve Burton and second by Karen Brady for a plaque to be presented to the outgoing president as our way of saying thank you for all the good work done. This would start with Jerry McGraw and be done hereforth. Motion passed.

President Gainer stated that our primary job is to get KEMTIA straightened up. This involves all members and all members need to be actively involved to make changes and get going together up the right road.

Next Meeting: August 23, 1997 at 1:00 PM in Paducah, Ky. Place to be announced.

Adjournment: Motion by Virginia Shumate and second by Kenny Etherton to adjourn. Motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 1650.

Submitted by: /s/ Aline Flanagan, Secretary