To:  KSJOA Board and Members

From:  Mary Zimmerman; Secretary

Subject:  Meeting Minutes

Date:  July 8, 2009

Location:  Ramada Inn, Topeka, Kansas

The KSJOA Board meeting was called to order by President Aaron Calloway.  Members present were as follows;  Pat Firebaugh, Brandi Unruh, Becky Dyer, Bobby Wilson, Darren Konrade, Aaron Calloway, Bryan Burks, Ken Winters, Mary Zimmerman, Jerry Tenbrink and Phil Wickwire.

*Pat made a motion to go into executive session for 15 minutes to include all persons present to discuss non elected personnel. 

*Bobby 2^nd motion

*No discussion

*All approved

*Executive session started at 1750hrs

*Executive session ended at 1805hrs

*Back into regular session

*Pat made a motion to extend executive session with all present for another 30 minutes,

*Bobby 2^nd motion

*Discussion by Ken Winters was that if you request a certain length of time for executive session you have to stay in executive session the whole time.

* Pat amended his motion to 15 minutes

*Bobby 2^nd motion

*No discussion

*All approved

*Executive session started 1806hrs

*Executive session ended 1821hrs

*Back into regular session

*Bobby made a motion to ask Jerry Tenbrink and the AG’s office to help the KSJOA Board look into issues involving a non elected personnel

*Pat 2^nd motion

*Discussion by Phil Wickwire to include in the motion “former elected personnel: and the misuse of funds

*Bobby amended motion to read former elected personnel and the misuse of funds.

*Ken 2^nd amended motion

*No further discussion

*All in favor and the motion carried

*Mary made a motion to have Pat Firebaugh write up a statement of facts about the situation discussed to take back to Chiefs or Sheriff’s of the board members to explain the situation

*Bobby 2^nd motion

* No discussion

*All in favor and motion carried

*Bobby made a motion that a letter be drafted by the board to go with Jerry Tenbrink to the AG’s office to help with the investigation

*Ken 2^nd motion

*Discussion by Phil Wickwire said it should not be a letter per say, but a statement of facts.

*Bobby amended his motion to say statement of facts not a letter

*Ken 2^nd motion

*All approved and motion carried

*Ken made a motion to adjourn the meeting

*Bobby 2^nd motion

*No discussion

*All approved and motion carried

Meeting was adjourned at 1830hrs.

Respectfully submitted;

Mary N. Zimmerman; KsJOA Secretary