Kentucky EMT Instructors Association
Executive Board Meeting, September 14, 2001
Owensboro, Kentucky

The Executive Board meeting KEMTIA was called to order by President Mark Bailey on 09/14/01 at 10:05 a.m. in Owensboro, KY.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

President Mark Bailey
Vice President absent
Secretary Aline Flanagan
Treasurer Theresa Martin
Sergeant at Arms John Woodall
Past President Phil Taylor

North Region: Dale Edmondson Central Region: Eva Prewitt

West Region: John Tucker East Region: David Wilder

A quorum was present.

Executive Secretary: Linda Cooper

Several Instructors were also present.

Approval of Minutes of 06/30/01: Correction to minutes to show: John Hiten’s father had died rather than John Hultgren’s father.

Motion by Dale Edmondson, second by John Tucker to accept the corrected minutes. Motion accepted.

Treasurer’s Report: Theresa Martin reporting. As of 09/08/01 the following funds were in accounts:

Checking Account: $1571.68

CD# 1 $1813.84

CD# 2 $1808.76

CD# 3 $18,762.00

$6994.96

The following expenditures have been made:

Phil Taylor for HIV fees $745.00

Brad Weaver (scholarship) $200.00

Flowers $466.26

EMS Olympics $800.00

Travel (2/3/01-8/05/01) $962.78

Motion by Dale Edmondson, second by John Tucker to accept & file the report pending the audit. Motion passed.

A request was received from an individual requesting refund of $60.00 for the fee to attend an EMT-FR course, which he did not attend. It was decided to determine the cause for non-attendance before refunding any money, as with most conferences the funds are not available.

Executive Board News:

-Tim May has had a cardiac stent placed after a heart attack. He is home & doing well.

-Thanks to Dale Edmondson for the great job in getting the bags made. These will be given to instructors as a token of thanks from KEMTIA for the job you do every day.

New Business:

-a motion made by Dale Edmondson, second by Phillip Keel to provide mileage reimbursements to those asked by the E-Board to attend meetings or to act as speakers.

Motion passed.

Regional Reports:

-North--Dale Edmondson reports several meetings held at the Lexington Fire Training Center, with good attendance. He has done a good job keeping N.KY instructors informed.

-Central--Eva Prewitt is now the representative. No news. Please send any concerns or issues to her.

- West--John Tucker reports good turnout at meetings, which is steadily increasing. Working to set up education hours with the meetings, i.e. HIV train-the-trainer.

-East--David Wilder reports no meeting up to the time he assumed the position of Regional Rep. He has had a meeting and plans to have Con-Ed in conjunction with them. There are many concerns and questions about Nat.Registry testing results not always being reported accurately.

The other Regional Reps. Also had the same concerns.

Old Business:

-The bags being given to instructors by KEMTIA were purchased after the April meeting in E-Town. Dale contacted OUR DESIGNS who made them for us at their cost of $16.00; normally the same bag sells for about $29.00. A motion by Dale, Second by

Philip Keel to send a thank you letter to Mike Daugherty of Our Designs for the great job.

Motion Passed.

-Theresa Martin has the plaque to be presented to Woody Will at the Friday night Banquet & Awards ceremony for all of the assistance he has given to KEMTIA.

-Phil Taylor presented a letter from KBEMS in regard to our implementing agency status, Sharon Pierceall is taking care of this.

-Sharon reports that the process for IA status is currently incorporated in several different Regs. She is getting together the information needed to accompany all applications.

-Sharon suggested the following for KEMTIA to consider:

-a CEO to have total overview of the as program

-a Program Coordinator (maybe the VP)

-an Education subcommittee or task force to plan programs.

-Motion by Dale Edmondson, second by John Tucker to submit the required application for KEMTIA to obtain IA status, with the necessary paperwork to follow. Motion passed.

-Remember, at present a certification as an EMT-B Instructor does not automatically mean EMT-FR instructor certification. They each have a separate certification. Much discussion: Why need a separate rollout to become EMT-FR instructor if already certified as an EMT-B instructor; many tired of being "rolled out".

New Business:

-Motion by Dale Edmondson, second by John Woodall to pay mileage to Nancy Gainer for the meeting at the April Board meeting due to a mix-up about advisor position.

Motion Passed.

-Funding for EMS is at issue with the State, as a financial crunch is in place, resulting in a 3% cut of funding to KBEMS (KY Board of Emergency Medical Services)

-KEMTIA still has the state contract for testing with the state, but we need to look toward becoming autonomous regarding direct billing/payment for testing of students. In looking ahead at this process, a Task Force to be made up of the Executive Secretary, Treasurer and Regional Reps, with Dale to head to conduct preliminary research and report back to the Board at the end of the year, and to assume responsibility for testing in the state (and implementation plan).

-Work is in progress to have KEMTIA provide Basic Education Track at the annual EMS Conference & Trade Show.

-The current payment process is working well. Thank You Linda Cooper.

-Anyone interested in becoming a MENTOR for new instructors, please contact one of the Board members. The aim of this program will be to provide assistance, guidance and answers to questions from the new instructors. Basically to assist them and be available to them.

-Dale Edmondson has received numerous comments about changes in the EMT-B Regs. These can be accessed on EMS Connection web site or on KBEMS page (KBEMS.org). Bobby Burnett made a very generous offer to copy the regs and mail to instructors who want them. Aline Flanagan has the list; please contact if you want a copy (~ 300 pages).

-There are Khaki colored and white KEMTIA shirts ($25.00) and Tee-shirts ($15.00) available for sale. Debbie Shepherd will be taking responsibility for the shirts.

-A car window sticker identifying as KEMTIA Instructor can be made available for $2.50/ea, if 100 or more are ordered. A motion by John Tucker, second by Dale Edmondson, to buy a minimum of 100 window stickers. Motion passed. Aline Flanagan has the sign sheet if you are interested in purchasing one.

-At the request of the Executive Board, KBEMS will be meeting in Owensboro on Wednesday Evening. All are invited to attend. A motion by Eva Prewitt, second by Dale Edmondson to offer KEMTIA bag to the KBEMS members. Motion passed.

-A request from Phil Taylor, for an updated instructor list with instructor numbers. Aline Flanagan is preparing a list. It is current with the KEMTIA members, but may not be with those who are not members. She will contact Patty Jeffries at KBEMS for assistance, she can provide to complete the list and will mail out when complete. A questionnaire will also be sent out to all instructors to assure information is updated.

-Motion by Phil Taylor, second by Eva Prewitt to reimburse Theresa Martin for items purchased for the conference in the amount of $157.97. Motion passed.

RECESS: Motion by Dale Edmondson, second by Eva Prewitt to recess until 1:00 PM

Motion Passed.

Reconvene

General Assembly

The meeting of the General Assembly of KEMTIA was called to order at 1:05 PM CDT by President Mark Bailey.

The meeting opened with a prayer led by Rev. Billy Miller for those injured and killed in the September 11th attack and for the rescuers and for our country.

Bobby Burnett welcomed all new instructors to our meeting. 38 of 41 tested in July 2000 became instructors.

As is the past years all instructors introduced themselves.

Treasurer Report: Motion by John Pennington, second by David Wilder to accept & file pending audit. Motion passed.

Executive Secretary Report: Motion by John Tucker, second by Philip Keel to accept and file pending audit. Motion passed.

Regional reports: repeated as before.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Tim May absent due to illness. Mark Bailey reporting-Tim has done a great job tracking the Regs, which should be up and running next week.

PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS: Sharon Pierceall reporting

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT subcommittee

-Working on Service pins for instructors

-Instructor evaluations: approximately 50 instructor candidates on the waiting list. Can we sponsor a test scenario for them. A presentation will be made to KBEMS.

-Professional Development is a new subcommittee this year and initial stages of development is in progress.

The following are some areas being looked at & developed:

-Professional guidelines for use by Instructors

-Teaching handouts from all instructors are being collected to create a resource for all instructors to use.

-A mentor program to guide new instructors.

-A positive & supportive set of guidelines for members along with absolute non-tolerated behaviors.

EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE:

-13 attended the BLS EMT-B refresher course. Very positive remarks on the evaluations.

-HIV Train the Trainer--Sharon Putnam is talking to Janet English and has submitted a program for approval and will bet guidelines for TTT.

-National Registry issues: MR has a direct link with KBEMS. Phil Dickerson will be down to address issues after the board & program is running.

-Advanced Airway module is a part of the National curriculum, but in the EMT-B in KY, the EMT-B can only be taught to assist in the procedure. A curriculum is for teaching EMT-Bs to intubate is being developed for proposal the KBEMS

-Issues related to Educational Institutions were discussed.

-A goal is to be able to get more accurate information from Nat registry about the percent of class students who pass/fail.

-State EMT-B regs go into effect September 17,2001.

BYLAWS COMMITTEE: Dale Edmondson

-Resolution I to recognize instructor doing a good job by Glenn Allen, second by Kenny Etherton. Motion Passed.

-Resolution II to reimburse officers, board members as well as those requested to attend meeting made by the Board, second by Ginny Shumate. Motion passed.

Committee Appointments:

Audit Committee Members:

Kenny Etherton, chair
Seldon Scott
Bob Fegenbush

Nomination Committee Members:

Bobby Burnett, chair
Duane Hawes
Laura Craig
John Pennington

OLD BUSINESS:

None since Board meeting earlier.

NEW BUSINESS:

-Reminder that the format for the annual KEMTIA Conference will remain the same as when it was held in April.

-Executive Board Meeting at 10:00 AM Friday

-General Assembly at 1:00 PM Friday and at 9:00 AM on Sunday.

-A plaque will be presented to Our Designs for the great job on the bags.

-Better information/notification on the time for Board Meetings

-Motion by Theresa Martin, second by Phillip Keel to donate $500.00 to the American Red Cross Disaster Fund to assist with the New York Relief effort. Motion passed.

-Debbie Sheppard announced that the ARC is collecting money for the relief fund. Please be generous.

-Dr. Carey Award nominations received: The winner will be announced at the banquet.

-Theresa Martin

-Joe Welsh

Motion by Dale Edmondson, second by Laura Craig to recess until 9:00 AM CDT Sunday. Motion passed.

Sunday 09/16/2001

General Assembly

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by President Mark Bailey.

The attendance sheet was signed with all Executive Board members & many members present.

Debbie Sheppard as representative of the American Red Cross presented a check in the amount of $725.00 to the Owensboro, KY ARC representative.

Happy Birthday to: Dale Edmondson and John Tucker, both are around 29 years old !!!!

Motion by Dale Edmondson, with numerous seconds to accept the new instructors and members of KEMTIA. Motion passed.

The meeting was turned over to the Nomination Committee.

The following are the officers elected for 2001-2002

President Mark Bailey

V-President Theresa Martin

Secretary Eva Prewitt

Treasurer Aline Flanagan

Sergeant at Arms John Woodall

Past President Phil Taylor

Regional Reps:

East David Wilder, alternates are the same as last year

West John Tucker, alternates the same as last year

North Dale Edmondson, alternates same as last year

Central Jody Grizz, alternates: Bobby Burnett & Ginny Shumate

The meeting was turned over to President Bailey after completion of the elections.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Audit Committee Kenny Etherton reporting

-Executive Secretary account: all receipts & funds matched

-Treasurer account: all records & accounts in order with receipts and funds matching.

-Motion by John Pennington, second by Katherine Thomasson to accept the report. Motion passed.

Recommendations from the Audit Committee: Since there is a great deal of money which involves state funds, the Executive Secretary books should be taken to a CPA for an annual audit. Motion by Kenny Etherton, second by Dale Edmondson for the Executive Secretary to take her books to a CPA approved by the KEMTIA Executive Board for audit. The Executive Board can authorize payment. Motion passed.

Other Association Business:

-Thank you to the West region for hosting the conference.

-Concern was expressed about the current method of selecting Instructor Trainers. These individuals must be above reproach. Motion by Dale Edmondson, second by Bobby Burnett to send a letter KBEMS to express a vote of confidence to have KEMTIA involved in the selection process. Motion passed.

-Motion by John Tucker, second by Dale Edmondson to reimburse Regional Reps for expenses incurred with presentation of a receipt. Motion passed.

-Motion by John Tucker, second by Katherine Thomasson to establish a Board position of Chaplain. Motion passed. Bylaws committee will work on this.

-Motion by Linda Cooper, Numerous seconds to increase testing fee to $125.00. Motion passed.

-Much discussion but no motion about the following issues:

-What to do if fewer students show up for testing than was planned for. Need a solution.

-Other individuals for challenge testing and retesting who show up at a test site with no prior notice. Need a solution. What about quarterly testing for retests and challengers. -How many retests should be allowed to be done at a test site, causing an excessively long time for testing. Per National Registry, we can opt for no retests on day of testing.

-Remember, to notify Executive Secretary when an EMT-B class starts and the projected test date. The Executive Secretary should also be notified by KBEMS when a class is scheduled to start.

-KBEMS has a priority plan to take over administration of the written test.

-Remember to combine class students for testing to make more financial sense.

The next meeting of the KEMTIA Executive Board will be in January 2002, date to be announce.

Motion by john Tucker, second by Ginny Shumate to adjourn. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 12:30 PM.

Transcribed by:_________________________Aline Flanagan outgoing Secretary KEMTIA.

KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN INSTRUCORS ASSOCIATION, INC.

EMTIA EXECUTIVE BOARD

2001-2002

 

PRESIDENT: MARK K. BAILEY

VICE PRESIDENT: THERESA MARTIN

SECRETARY: EVA A. PREWITT

TREASURER: ALINE FLANAGAN

SERGEANT AT ARMS: JOHN WOODALL

 

PAST PRESIDENT: PHIL TAYLOR

NORTH REGION: DALE EDMONDSON

GARY SANTANA, 1ST ALTERNATE

CLARK ROWLAND, 2ND ALTERNATE

 

CENTRAL REGION: JODIE GRIZZ

BOBBY BURNETT, 1ST ALTERNATE

GINNY SHUMATE, 2ND ALTERNATE

 

EAST REGION: DAVID WILDER

JOHN PENNINGTON, 1ST ALTERNATE

TAMMY GEARHEART, 2ND ALTERNATE

ALICE RITCHIE, 3RD ALTERNATE

 

WEST REGION: JOHN TUCKER

KATHERINE THOMASSON, 1ST ALTERNATE

JIMMY VAN CLEVE, 2ND ALTERNATE

 

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY: LINDA COOPER

 

MKB – 09/16/2001

 

KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN INSTRUCORS ASSOCIATION, INC.

 

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

2001-2002

 

POLITICAL AFFAIRS SPECIAL COMMITTEE

Theresa Martin, Chairperson TASK FORCE ON "FUNDING"

Tim May Dale Edmondson, Chairperson

Dale Edmondson Linda Cooper

Jodi Grizz Aline Flanagan

David Wilder Theresa Martin

John Tucker Jodi Grizz

Glen Allen David Wilder

John Tucker

PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT-EDUCATION

Sharon Pierceall, Chairperson

David Wilkinson

Vicki Newton

Alice Ritchie

Jimmy Van Cleve

Steve Robinson

Debbie Sheppard

BUDGET/FINANCE

Aline Flanagan, Chairperson

Linda Cooper

Kenny Etherton

Seldon Scott

Bob Fegenbush

CONFERENCE

Theresa Martin, Co-Chairperson

Regional Representatives, Co-Chairpersons

BY-LAWS

Dale Edmondson, Chairperson

Bobby Burnett

Phillip Keel

Glen Allen

John Tucker

AUDIT *

NOMINATING *

* DENOTES APPOINTMENTS MADE AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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