OREGON WASHINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGERS (OWCAM)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF OREGON WASHINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGERS (OWCAM) HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005, IN THE OFFICES Of MULTI SERVICES, 5200 SW MACADAM AV, STE 160, PORTLAND, OR  97201.

PRESENT:                                                     Ron Balash, President

David Hummel, Vice-President

Lisa Campbell, Secretary

Steve Brodehl, Director

Steve Barber, Director

Rich Thompson, Executive Director

I.                  CALL TO ORDER

Ron Balash called the meeting to order at 8:38 A.M.

II.       APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

Agreed: Upon motion made by Steve Brodehl, seconded by David Hummel, and unanimously carried the minutes of the October 6, 2005 and October 11, 2005 Board of Directors Meeting were approved with the following name corrections – Jim Main & Jeff Belluschi.

III.      FINANCE REPORT

A discussion ensues regarding purchasing new checks to cover OWCAM bills. Ron Balash is to contact Maddie Maruca to get QuickBooks software returned.

Agreed: Upon motion made, seconded, and unanimously carried the Board approves to order QuickBooks checks for approximately $130.

IV.       COMMITTEE REPORTS

Expo Committee

(Lisa Campbell) The vendor registration has been sent out and the committee is getting ready to send out the attendee registration. Lisa presented an overview of educational topics and scheduling of speakers.

Legal & Legislation Committee

(Ron Balash) Dave Schwindt suggested brainstorming splitting cost between organizations for the cost of hiring a lobbyist. Board deferred to committee.

Education/Certification Committee

(David Hummel) The task is too large without some paid help. If the education/certification is a priority for OWCAM the committee will need help to move forward. Ron Balash will forward a proposal for writing the educational criteria. He will check with Karen Conlon about an electronic copy of the CACM material. Rich Thompson offers to rewrite the document then suggests legal to overview it.

Programs

(Steve Barber) Ron will give committee members names to Steve Barber. He asks the committee be responsible for obtaining prizes for member meeting drawings, pursue additional sponsorships and identify topics for the next year.

Marketing, Media & Communication/Membership Committee

(Steve Brodehl)  A budget was presented for material costs to produce a brochure and rework the logo.

Agreed: Upon motion made by David Hummel, seconded by Lisa Campbell, and unanimously carried the budget was approved up to $920 for materials. The committee will submit the brochure and revised logo to the Board before going to press.

VII.     OTHER BUSINESS

1.                  955 Maintenance Bill – A discussion ensues on the recent meeting and sponsorship, details and how it will be handled in the future.

2.                  IREM - Steve Barber suggests checking on IREM’s fees to do administrative work. He will look at fees and bring back to the Board.

VIII.   NEXT MEETING DATE

The next regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 in the offices of Multi-Services at 8:30 A.M.

IX.       ADJOURNMENT

Agreed: Upon motion made, seconded, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 10:18 A.M.

RESPECTFULLY Submitted By Lisa R. Campbell