The meeting was convened by Dr.
Keith Conover, Chairman Pro Tem at 10 AM on June 27, 1987 at the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture Building, Harrisburg. A
quorum being present the meeting was called to order.
The minutes of the
previous meeting were approved as read. The Membership Committee reported
favorably on the applications for membership from:
Vigilante SAR
Search and Rescue K-9 Service
Palisades K-9
On a motion from the Committee and
seconded by Ken Boyles the membership commitee's report was adopted. An
application for membership from North Braddock EMS was refered to the
committee.
A revised draft of the proposed
bylaws was submitted. various changes were discussed. On a motion by the
Secretary the Bylaws were adopted with the following changes:
a. Quorum is defined
as 7 organizations present
b. The first year
of the Council will end on Dec. 31, 1988 c. An indemnification clause will be
added
d. The Secretary
will prepare language to allow for mail ballotting for officers and ammendments
prior to the next election of officers.
Following adoption of the Bylaws
nominations for office from the floor was reopened. Ballots were prepared and
the meeting continued as Steve Kahler acted as teller and reported the
following results:
President: Ron Wisbith
(Rescue 40)
Vice Pres.: Bruce
Barton (Northeast SAR) Treasurer: Greg Sassaman (DER)
Secretary: Irvin
Lichtenstein (Greater Phila. SAR)
Members of the
Board: Jeff Mills (SEARCH) Caroline Hebard (SAR K-9) John Kihl (AMRG)
The Secretary moved, seconded by
Lipko, that a unanimmos ballot be cast for the the new officers.
Reports from Committees followed.
The Chairman reported that the CAP situation remains unchanged. The report of
the representative to the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council is
attached.
The Legislative Committee has been
requested to track a bill in the Conservation Committee and the 9-1-1 bill in
the Consumer Affairs Committee of the House.
The Preplan Committee submitted the
Preplan as its report. On a motion from Lichtenstein and Sassamman the report
was approved and attached to these minutes.
The report of the Long Term Goals
working group was discussed and refered to the Executive Board for action.
There being no old business new
business was discussed. Bruce Barton reported that he had independently been
investigating a special service plate for Search and Rescue. The membership
instructed him to continue if the plate would be avilable for the usual $20 per
vehicle vanity plate fee.
The membership committee is
compiling a resource list based on mutual aid data submitted previously. This
list should be available for review at the next meeting.
The official address of the
Pennsylvania Search and Rescue Council will be:
Pennsylvania Search and Rescue
Council 704 Preston Road
Erdenheim, Pa. 19118-1327 (215) 233 3360
Official, and unofficial notices
and communications will be published in Greater Philadelphia Search and
Rescue's monthly newsletter as a convenience for SAR Council member
organizations. Any member wishing to publish training schedules, activity reports,
or similar notices should submit them to the Secretary of the Council not later
than the first of the month as the newsletter is mailed by the 15th.
Members are also reminded that ALL
mission reports should be filed with Ken Boyles, Superintendent, Col. Derning
State Park, RD #3, Newville, Pa. 17241. Without mission reports the statistical
basis for justifying search and rescue services in Pennsylvania does not exist.
Following adjournment of the
Council meeting the incoming President convened a meeting of the incoming
Executive Board. Ron Wisbith, the new president, asked all committee chairman
to stay on through the new administration. The Board was asked to prepare
inputs for a budget that will include the start up costs of the Council. This
budget will be prepared at the next Council meeting.
The next meetings will be at the
State Fire Academy in Lewistown on September 26 and December 19, 1987 at 10 AM.