Okaloosa County League of Cities

Quarterly Dinner Meeting

Minutes

Monday, March 18, 2004

 

 

 

6 p.m. -- Social Hour

 

7 p.m. -- Call to Order

League President Mayor Glenda Glover called the dinner meeting to order at 7:14 at the Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club in Fort Walton Beach .

 

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT

Councilmember Dutch Payne - Cinco Bayou (Secretary/Treasurer)

Mayor Craig Barker - Destin

Mayor Glenda Glover - Fort Walton Beach (President)

Councilwoman Fay Miller - Laurel Hill ( Vic e President)

Mayor John Thomas - Mary Esther

Councilman Al Swihart - Niceville

Commissioner Heyward Strong - Valparaiso

County Commissioner Elaine Tucker - Okaloosa County

 

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – Cinco Bayou Mayor Pro-tem Carol Koch

 

Welcome and Introduction of Special Guests – Cinco Bayou Mayor Pro-tem Carol Koch

 

Dinner

 

Proposed By-law Amendments (attached) – Mayor Glover explained to the membership that the Executive Board had some proposed changes to the By-laws.  When By-laws are to be amended, it is required that the vote go to the entire membership.

At the February, 2004 meeting the following 3 changes were requested:

 

1.  Page 1 title and Article 1; (‘Name’) –

 

Add “Inc.” to the name “Okaloosa County League of Cities”

 

2.  Article VI (‘Meeting of Members’), Section 1 – now reads “…shall be held monthly, first Thursday of the month”.

 

Change to read “…shall be held monthly.”

 

3.  Article VI (‘Meeting of Members’), Section 2 – now reads “Quarterly dinner meetings of membership of Okaloosa County municipalities and towns shall be held in the spring (March), summer (June), fall (September), and winter (December) of each calendar year.  The exact date, time, and place thereof to be determined by the host city.  Host cities are rotated alphabetically.”

 

Change to read, “Quarterly dinner meetings of membership of Okaloosa County municipalities and towns shall be held in the winter (January), spring (April), summer (July) and fall (October) of each calendar year.  The exact date, time, and place thereof to be determined by the host city.  Host cities are rotated alphabetically.”

 

 

At the March, 2004 meeting the following 2 changes were requested:

 

1.  Article VII (‘Officers’), Section 2 – now reads “Officers of the League shall be elected in November of each calendar year by the majority vote of the Board of Directors.  Installation of officers shall be at the close of business at the December quarterly meeting of each calendar year.”

 

Change to read, “Officers of the League shall be elected in September of each calendar year by the majority vote of the Board of Directors.  Installation of officers shall be at the close of business at the October quarterly meeting of each calendar year.”

 

2.  Article VIII (‘Committees’), Section 1 – now reads “…and at last two additional members…”

 

Change to read, “…and at least two additional members…”

 

Councilmember Swihart moved to amend the By-Laws to include the changes indicated by Mayor Glover.  Councilmember Payne seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

 

Adjourn – The dinner meeting adjourned at 9:27 p.m.

 

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