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Utah
Association for the Deaf
2005
Biennial Conference
Utah
Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Taylorsville,
Utah
June
10-11, 2005
The 41st conference of the Utah Association for the Deaf opened with a welcome party on Thursday, June 9, sponsored by Sprint. The next morning, a series of workshops were given, as follows:
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“What Do YOU Think of Interpreters?” by Jeff Pollock
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“There Ought to be a Law” by Dale Boam
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“Patient Responsibility” by Shirley and Dennis Platt
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“Team Building” by Genie Gertz
The business session began at 1:16 pm with a stirring rendition of the Pledge of Allegiance by Dennis Platt.
A PowerPoint presentation of the 2003-2005 necrology followed:
Dr. Grant Way July 2, 2003
Colleen Bitter Addie July 21, 2003
Jeff Kerr August 16, 2003
Ethel Stanley Jordan October 15, 2003
Leland Nelson October 29, 2003
Sabey Driggs Pingree January 2, 2004
Mel Sorenson January 17, 2004
Ruby Anderson Marinelli January 20, 2004
Joan Cecilia Wardle January 31, 2004
Allan Bodily February 6, 2004
Marvin Marshall February 15, 2004
Arthur Hart February 29, 2004
Wilma Powell March 3, 2004
Jocelyn Johnson March 10, 2004
Paul Miller March 18, 2004
Marion Thornton March 26, 2004
Norma Moffitt April 27, 2004
Noma Heid May 28, 2004
Irene Cook August 1, 2004
Madge Snedeger August 9, 2004
Edna Jensen September 1, 2004
Lorraine Welsh November 30, 2004
Molly Tanner December 20, 2004
Shirley Barney January 9, 2005
Janet Barker January 24, 2005
Phil Thornton March 18, 2005
Louise Saathoff March 26, 2005
Varian West March 28, 2005
Sherwood Messerly April 25, 2005
Robert Frye May 1, 2005
Fawn Woodward May 17, 2005
Colleene Moulding Clark June 2, 2005
Marlo Honey June 4, 2005
A moment of silence followed the presentation.
Susan Ordonez, Sprint account manager for Relay Utah, was introduced. Sprint is a major sponsor of the UAD conference.
All reports were given in PowerPoint presentations.
Deaf Education
Kristi Mortensen, Committee Chair
Gallaudet Recruiter
May 10, 2004
SLC Area and Utah County Area
7th grades through 12th grades
BCGUAA and UAD Board members were present to mingle with the students
Working on another recruiter visit this Fall or Winter
Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights
I am working with Parents to get this going again!
USDB will support it THIS time.
Stephanie Lynn, LADHH 2005 Graduate, will help.
Summer Camp for Kids
I am working with all 3 USDB Program Directors on this week-long camp in July.
I’ve asked UAD to be involved to mingle with the kids and set up a Mock Election and teach the value of becoming a voting citizen.
USD Team 2004
Became USD Team Coach for the 2004 Western Academic Bowl
Obtained financial support from the Institutional Council to pay team expenses to Riverside, CA for the WAB.
USD Team 2004 Western Academic Bowl
Beau Deveraux, Mountain View HS
Katie Long, Mountain View HS
Michael McCoy, Skyline HS
McKenzi Smith, Skyline HS
Lindsey Bailey, Churchill Jr. High
Teresa Knude, Assistant Coach
Kristi Mortensen, Head Coach
USD Team 2005
Continued as Coach for USD 2005 Team for the 2005 Western Academic Bowl
Improved with 2 wins (last year did not have any wins)
Coach: Kristi Mortensen
Assistant Coach: Teresa Kunde
Team Members:
Beau Deveraux
Morgann Smith
McKenzi Smith
Lindsey Bailey
Ryan Zabriskie
USD Team 2006 Western Academic Bowl
Coach: Kristi Mortensen
Assistant Coach: Teresa Kunde
There are 10 students from the Jean Massieu School (JMS) and Utah Schools for the Deaf (USD) on the 2006 Team
Miss Deaf Utah Pageant
Shirley Snow, State Pageant Director
MDUP 2003
Held November
MDUP 2005
Will be held tonight on June 10, 2005
The MDUP Committee is strong and has reliable, hard-working members.
Much support from the MDUP Sorority
MDUP Advisor: Kristi Mortensen
Three contestants:
Shawnelle Hardman
Joyce Hout
Jenna Thorup
MDUP 2005
June 10, 2005
Curtains at 7:00 p.m.
See you tonight!
Deaf Utah Teen
Lindsey Bailey/Shane Nevins
Their report was in pictures.
Miss Deaf Utah 2003-2005
Ellen O’Hara
Her report was given in pictures, of the Miss Deaf America Pageant in July 2004.
Board Members at Large
Dave Mortensen
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Represent the Utah Association for the Deaf on the Relay Utah Consumer Council
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Chair of the Hospital Committee, representing the deaf community at their workshops
Keith Nelson
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Became board member in summer of 2004 after Larry Forestal resigned to move to Arizona, taking up a position at the Arizona State University in Tempe.
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Have been serving on the Finance Committee.
Nancy O’Brien
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Represented the Utah Association for the Deaf at the Region IV conference, November 2003
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Co-chair of Open Your Hearts fundraiser, February 2004
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Represented the Utah Association for the Deaf at the National Association for the Deaf conference, July 2004
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Chair of Honors Night, August 2004
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Chair of Registration Committee for UAD Conference, June 2005
John Peebler
Robert Sanderson
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Represented the Utah Association for the Deaf on the Relay Utah Consumer Council; now retired.
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Shared information regarding the right to an interpreter after being arrested with the Roy City Police Chief, and through him all of the police departments in the State of Utah.
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Lobbied, along with Dave Mortensen and Ron Nelson, UAD president, a legislator in an effort to persuade the Public Service Commission to provide pagers to deaf people on the same basis as TTYs and other assistive devices for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Served on the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Institutional Council for over 14 years as a representative of the UAD and the deaf community. Now retired.
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Served on the Hospital Committee with David Mortensen, chair, in an effort to sensitize the hospital staff as to the needs of deaf patients, and for the critical need of interpreters.
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Last but not the least, authored a book, “A Brief History of the Origins of the Robert G. Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing."
George Wilding
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Chair of the Deaf Museum committee – work is ongoing. Have talked to Marilyn Call, SCCDHH director, about the possibility of locating a museum in the SCCDHH building. The glass display case is a possible location to start with.
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Chair of I-15 Highway Signs committee – work is ongoing. Working to have UDOT set up signs on I-15 for the Sanderson Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, so that motorists will know which exit to take to go to these two places.
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Served as judge during the Western Academic Bowl, February 2005.
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Have been serving on the Finance Committee.
At this point, Craig Radford, Sorenson Account Manager for Utah and Idaho, was introduced, and he spoke of the 20 relay centers that have been established throughout the United States.. Sorenson Media is sponsoring tomorrow morning’s brunch.
Executive Board Reports
Dennis Platt, Treasurer
The past two years have gone by fast --- I will give you facts about this period of time - January 1, 2003 thru December 31, 2004.
On January 1, 2003, the value of our inventory was $21,932.58; our CD's were at $62,963.76 and our checking account was $7,314.14 for a total of $70,277.90.
On December 31, 2004, the value of our inventory was $14,460.09; our CD's were at $64,923.38 and our checking account was $19,067.89 for a total of $83,991.27.
As of May 31, 2005, our CD's are at $65,544.03 and our checking account is $21,461.13 for a total of $87,005.16. This does not include inventory, which is done at the end of the year.
The UAD has a Finance Committee --- the members are: Valerie Kinney, Keith Nelson, Nancy Taylor, George Wilding and myself. We have met several times to review policies, procedures and to work up the 2005 budget for the UAD Board.
Valerie Kinney was appointed assistant UAD treasurer. Two of her duties are to deposit all funds into the checking account and to prepare vouchers for the UAD treasurer to write checks. This is our 'checks and balance' procedure.
The UAD is required to file a 990 report annually with the IRS. This year, I filed the report before due date of May 15, 2005. The data for this report is entered on QuickBooks Pro 2004 and our CPA, Litz & Company, prepares the 990 report.
As your UAD treasurer, I provide the UAD Board of Directors with a monthly report on fund balances and earmarked programs. I also provide the board with a monthly report that shows our 2005 budget and actual expenses. This whole process does take a few hours on my part as well as the assistant UAD treasurer to prepare.
In the past two years, the UAD collected $134,846.47 as income and expended $123,921.14. Our gain was $12,929.44. As of May 31, 2005, we have monies earmarked for certain projects or programs. Here is a breakdown:
Academic Bowl - $193.65; Junior UAD - $59.62; Leadership Fund - $1,195.45; 2005 Conference - $2,565.00; MDUP - $1,524.41; MDUTP - $0.00; MDUP Sorority - $582.62; Lorraine W. Welsh Memorial - $735.00; Peter M. Green Memorial - $620.00; USD Alumni Fund - $3,452.30; TTY Directory - $439.77; and UOD - $870.17. The grand total is $12,237.99 which is held in trust.
Genie Gertz, National Association for the Deaf Region IV representative, was introduced and she spoke of being excited to be with us all.
Val Kinney, Secretary
I wear many hats, so this report will include not only my secretary report, but also reports on the UAD Bookstore, UAD Announce and others. Many of the responsibilities I carry are shared with others so you may see the same topics in other reports.
UAD Secretary
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Recorded minutes of board meetings, general meetings and conference business sessions, and preparing same for posting on UAD website
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Drafting and sending letters, assisting the president with letter drafts, preparing mailings, issuing membership cards
UAD Bookstore Manager
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Added new volunteers and new merchandise.
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Expanded and reinforced the bookstore policy, developed a manual for bookstore volunteers, changed hours of operation.
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Duties include ordering new stock, depositing receipts, issuing weekly Bookstore Notes to bookstore volunteers, scheduling volunteers, taking an inventory at the end of the year for the treasurer, and more.
UAD Announce Moderator
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Lead moderator since July 30, 2003, with Ron Nelson as backup moderator.
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An increase from approximately 150 subscribers to nearly 690 today. One day the postings included 12 messages. The highest month was January 2005 with 69 messages.
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Duties include posting messages of all kinds, from classes to events and almost everything in between, as well as managing the subscription list.
UAD Bulletin Reporter
UAD Assistant Treasurer
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Assist the treasurer, Dennis Platt, on various financial matters.
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Do deposit report for each deposit, deposit the money, provide the treasurer with merchandise information, prepare invoices and claims for payment, and keep a running balance on the bank account and on various earmarked accounts.
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Sub for the treasurer when he is out of town.
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Inform co-editors of Bulletin renewals and new subscriptions.
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Keep a list of members
Western Academic Bowl
2005 UAD Conference Planning Committee Recorder
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Recorded minutes, with help from Ron Nelson, 14 times since May 15, 2003 to plan for this conference. Eli McCowan has been the chair for this event.
Utah TTY Directory Co-Editor
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Responsible for residential and business listings. Dave Mortensen has been in charge of soliciting advertisements which have paid for the printing costs and make possible to give out the directory free of charge. Ron Nelson, the third co-editor, takes care of the technical side of the directory.
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Distributed 1,000 directories and at this time have none left to give out. Our plan is to start working on the 2006-2007 edition this coming August and shoot for completion in November, with printing during December and distribution in January.
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The blue change of address cards has been a successful feature of the directory. The cards allow people to fill out contact information and indicate whether they want to be listed or give us changes in information, subscribe to either (or both) UAD Announce or CMoviesUtah,
Eli McCowan, Vice President
FALL of 2003
~ Leadership Academy for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing with three participants
~ Served on Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities for one year
~ Attended Region IV Conference in Arizona with Nancy O’Brien to work on Fulton III under National Association of the Deaf
WINTER of 2004
~ Co-chaired one of the best events with Nancy O’Brien:
~ Open Your Hearts Potluck Day with nearly $4,000.00 in donations to fight against the Congress with closed captioning issues
SPRING of 2004
~ Leadership Academy for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Graduation with the support of UAD Leadership funds for dinner
SUMMER of 2004
~ Attended NAD Conference as one of two delegates in Kansas City, Kansas
~ Began the UAD Conference Planning Committee
FALL of 2004
~ Leadership Academy for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing with six participants
SPRING of 2005
~ Young People’s Invitational Luncheon as a LADHH project and hosted by UAD. ~ Had 15 participants came and worked with Genie Gertz from California State University Northridge.
~ Several items were recommended under leadership, education, identity, money/fundraising & general.
~ Leadership Academy for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Graduation with support of UAD leadership funds for dinner and gifts. Dr. Angel Ramos, the author of his book, "Triumph of the Spirit: Deaf President Now" was the guest speaker
~ LADHH is on hold until after the 2007 Winter Deaflympics ends
THANK YOU!
~ Very productive, challenging and rewarding term!
~ Mooderful experience with 2005 UAD Conference Planning Committee!
Ron Nelson, President
UAD Board's Priorities
(set by UAD Members on September 27, 2003)
1. Hospital service
2. Quality of captioning
3. Status of JMS (need statistics)
4. Two-way paging system for emergencies (with RUCC asking PSC why pagers cannot be supplied for emergency purposes)
5. Good relationship with PSC (where is the money spent?)
As of May 21, 2005, all 5 priorities have been met!
Priority #1. Hospital service
First chaired by Mitch Moyers, it is now chaired by Dave Mortensen. His work led to several board meetings with guests from the Utah Medical Association (doctors) and Utah Hospital Association (hospitals). UAD hired Dale Boam to help set up a meeting with the biggest hospital chains in Utah and establish a uniform policy for deaf patients.
Priority #2. Quality of captioning
A website was set up on UAD's website for people to share their input on local TV news. The biggest obstacle has been getting the ear of the local TV news stations.
However, on May 19, a community-wide meeting was hosted by the Popcorn Coalition with Channels 2, 4, 13 and KBYU and ended with their commitment to improving the captioning of emergency news.
Priority #3. Status of JMS
The state of Utah put the statistics of all schools in Utah on their website, including JMS.
UAD attended a recent UDEAL/JMS board meeting and watched them discuss and approve the merger with USDB.
Priority #4. Two-way paging system for emergencies
Dave Mortensen, UAD representative on the RUCC, gave a PowerPoint presentation on May 11, 2005 and asked the members to support a request to PSC to use relay funds to purchase two-way paging systems (Sidekick, etc.) for deaf people.
As of September 2003, the PSC Relay Fund had 4.3 million dollars. Today, it has about 3.8 million dollars.
Priority #5. Good relationship with PSC
UAD has a much better relationship with PSC than it did 5 years ago.
When PSC interviewed people to take Kristylynne Brady's position, UAD was invited to be on the interview committee.
UAD Logo
The arrows are in a rotating position, signifying the ongoing movement of the UAD.
Blue seems to have been picked because of the USDB school colors in the 1950's. One arrow is shaded a lighter blue for some visibility. Inside the state of Utah outline is a beehive, signifying the industrious nature of the UAD and its members.
UAD Booths
DeafNation Expo at SouthTowne on November 6-7, 2004.
USDB Opening Institute each August.
Annual Bazaar at the Sanderson Center.
Deaf Awareness Day at Churchill Junior High School
NAD Affiliation
UAD pays an annual affiliation fee of $100 to the National Association of the Deaf.
UAD Affiliations
As of June 10, 2005, two organizations are affiliated to UAD for an annual $25 fee:
~ Utah Athletic Club of the Deaf
~ Utah School of the Deaf Alumni
UAD Bookstore Contract
Every year in the fall, UAD renews the contract with the state of Utah to rent the UAD Bookstore space at an annual cost of $1,800.
Renaming the Center
UAD supported wholeheartedly the recommendation made by the UCCD to rename the Center in honor of Dr. Robert G. Sanderson on October 4, 2003.
UAD donated $300 towards the expenses.
Ron Nelson spoke on behalf of UAD and gave an "Indiana Jones" hat to Sandie.
UAD Board Website
The UAD Board has its own website to streamline the process of keeping board members informed. Board members can find various files such as forms, agendas, and minutes. They can be printed directly from the Internet. This has saved UAD a great deal of money on copying and mailing.
MDUP Sorority
UAD supported the establishment of the MDUP Sorority and transferred the money from Deaf Women Conference to the Sorority Fund in 2003.
The MDUP Sorority is the first of its kind in USA.
UAD Honors Night
August 21, 2003, chaired by Nancy O'Brien and Eli McCowan.
Golden Hand 2004 Winner: Dennis Platt
Presidential Award 2004 Winners:
1. Joe Zeidner - For advocacy on behalf of JMS.
2. Osmond Crosby - For advocacy in deaf education and introduction of cued speech in Utah.
3. UACD Men’s Softball Team - For their historic first softball championship at NWAAD.
4. USDB Academic Bowl Team - For their historic first appearance at the 2004 Western Regional Academic Bowl.
5. Popcorn Coalition - For their advocacy efforts on behalf of Deaf and Hard of Hearing citizens of Utah.
“Open Your Hearts” Fundraiser
It was chaired first by Eli McCowan and later by Nancy O’Brien.
$3,770.10 was donated to NAD to fight the weakening of the ADA and the FCC closed captioning rules.
National Award
UAD received a State Association Award from NAD at the NAD Convention in July 2004.
WWW.UAD.ORG
BEST State Association website in America!
Information on Deaf-Owned Businesses, Deaf-Friendly Businesses, Hospitals, Doctors, Lawyers, UAD, Calendar, Upcoming Events & Flyers, and so on.
UAD Supports Community with Donations
$1,000 to UACD for NWAAD 2003 50th Anniversary and USADB 2004.
$750 to USDB for “Interpreter of the Year” 2003 through 2005
$120 to LADHH Welcome Brunch
$600 to USADSF on behalf of Utah athletes in Deaflympics 2005
$500 to SLCAD for the Terrylene performance
$100 to Kelby Brick, NAD Lawyer
$550.81 to Gallaudet University for WAB
$100 for UVSC Deaf Leadership Workshop
$200 for DTAP Entry Fee
$50 to NAD's Deaf History Month Committee
$200 to sponsor the Volunteer's Room during the UAD Conference.
$1,400 to Miss Deaf Utah Pageant 2003-2005 contestants
$100 to USD Team for Academic Bowl
Libby Pollard
Libby Pollard will give a parliamentary workshop and secretarial workshop on Nov 12, 2005 at the Sanderson Center.
SLCAD, DSU, SCCDHH, and UACD will help UAD with the expenses. It is open to the public.
Golden Hand Committee
Ken Kinner is resigning as the first and only Golden Hand chairman, since its inception in 1979.
A new chairman will be chosen later this year by the UAD Board of Directors.
Email Addresses in Utah 2004-2005 TTY Directory
A deaf person who recently moved to Utah was extracting emails from the recent Utah TTY Directory and sending emails for fund-raising purposes for International Vision Works.
David Samuelson alerted Val Kinney. After Val sent her an email to look at page 4, "Please respect the privacy of individuals listed in this directory and do not use their contact information for commercial or religious purposes," she apologized and ceased.
Deaflympics 2007 in Utah
UAD wrote a letter to the USADSF and asked President Bobbie Beth Scoggins to consider a local person in Utah to chair the 2007 Deaflympics.
Her response: "We definitely want locals to be involved in the planning of Games itself."
Deaf Education in Utah
February 2004
The UAD Board approved a motion to support Dr. Lee Robinson to continue as superintendent and not support replacing him with any person from the current USDB staff.
The UAD Board approved a motion to support the Jean Massieu School program and its philosophy of using ASL and bi-bi education.
DHLCC
The Deaf Heritage and Library Cultural Center (DHLCC) was closed and a generous donation of its remaining funds of $2,813.48 on February 20, 2004 made to UAD.
UAD set up the Leadership Fund with this money to defray costs associated with leadership training and related activities.
Western Academic Bowl
March 20, 2004, UAD approved a motion to host the 2005 Western Region Academic Bowl at SCCDHH on February 14-20, 2005.
It went VERY WELL with enthusiastic volunteers.
UAD is tentatively scheduled to host it again in 2010.
GU Comment on WAB in Utah
“After traveling to all 4 regions including mine, none has been as much fun as the West. You all were FANTASTIC! I miss your volunteers! The atmosphere was fantastic and just loads of fun. Thanks for being a wonderful host site!”
Music & the Spoken Word
The "Music and the Spoken Word" program is a world-wide weekly television and radio broadcast of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
They proposed to have 8 deaf signers join them on Sunday, February 20, 2005, to honor the Western Academic Bowl.
The "Music and the Spoken Word" program aired on February 20, 2005 with 8 deaf signers using ASL for the first time in its broadcast history.
8 Signers: Sean Benson, Emily Broadbent, Camille Call-Garcia, David Davenport, Christopher Flygare, Dixie O'Brien, Nancy O'Brien, and Kris Tanner.
Music Director, Kristi Mortensen, and assistants Patsy Walker and Madelaine Perkins.
MDUP
The MDUP Handbook is approved by the UAD Board.
UAD paid $225 for a 1/2 page in the 2004 MDAP Program book to support Ellen O'Hara, Miss Deaf Utah.
SCCDHH Event Staff
UAD wrote a letter of appreciation to Marilyn Call and SCCDHH for the excellent event staff.
Summer Event
UAD will sponsor a table tennis tournament with the help of JMS and UACD. Bob Sanderson is working on this event.
The goal is to get many deaf youth involved.
UDEAL & UAD
The UDEAL and UAD Boards held a meeting on April 22, 2004 to iron out the differences and reach a common ground.
Misunderstandings were resolved and a better relationship started from then on.
UDEAL sends Laurel Stimpson to UAD Board Meetings as their liaison.
Famous Play in Utah
UAD will present "Arsenic and Old Lace" sometime this year or next.
Popcorn Coalition
Started on January 15, 2002, it is still going strong with monthly meetings.
Current Focus: Utah’s emergency plans must address our needs.
Recent Focus: community-wide meeting on May 19, 2005 with TV News 2, 4, 13 to improve captioning of emergency news.
Will present a workshop during ALDAcon (September 7 to 11, 2005) on how organizations can work together like we did.
CMoviesUtah subscribers number 403 today.
UAD Lifetime Memberships
UAD will award lifetime memberships during the dinner Saturday night.
These recipients have given many years of service to UAD.
Rob Kerr, Chairman
During the past two years as chairman, I have chaired board meetings. I also had a responsibility with:
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Deaf Expo, October 2004, by contacting people to volunteer for registration, door monitor and other duties. It was a successful event.
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Western Academic Bowl, February 2005: Door monitor chairperson. This was a good experience for me and I want to thank people who volunteered for this event. It went very well.
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Represented Utah Association for the Deaf on the Utah Educational Interpreter of the Year screening committee, May 2004 and May 2005: I was one of several deaf people who screened nominations for the Utah Educational Interpreter of the Year.
I have enjoyed carrying out the role of chairman for two terms. I thank all UAD board members for helping me in managing meetings. It is time for another person to become chairman.
The meeting was recessed at 3:43 pm after a presentation of five proposals which will be brought up during the Saturday morning meeting.
That evening, the Miss Deaf Utah Pageant was held, with Shawnelle Hardman emerging as Miss Deaf Utah 2005-2007, Jenna Thorup as first runner up and Joyce Hout as second runner up. Shawnelle also won the Best Talent award, and Jenna Thorup the Miss Congeniality and Best Evening Gown awards.
The business session resumed on Saturday, June 11 at 8:50 am with Ron Nelson presiding. 34 members present were present, swelling to 55 by the end of the session.
After the 2003 UAD Conference minutes were displayed via PowerPoint, Robert Sanderson moved, with George Wilding seconding, to accept the 2003 UAD Conference meeting minutes. Passed.
Ron Nelson appointed John Peebler to be the parliamentarian for this meeting. Eli McCowan, vice president, then took the floor to guide the proposals.
The first three proposals were brought up at the September 18, 2004 general meeting. They were not passed due to lack of quorum, so they will be presented at the conference.
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Proposal #1 - Page 3 of UAD Bylaws
Propose to add “up to 30 years of age” for the youth representative. The section would read as follows:
UAD Bylaws
Article III: Directors
Section 4: Election of the Board of Directors
E. One member on the board may be a youth representative up to 30 years of
age, if available, and have at least one year's membership in the UAD.
Rationale: The word, “youth” needs to be defined.
Proposal submitted by Ron Nelson
The Law Committee accepts the proposal with two changes: “may” changed to “shall” and add “At least” to the beginning of the sentence.
The section with changes would read as follows:
E. At least one member on the board may shall be a youth representative up to 30 years of age, if available, and have at least one year’s membership in the UAD.
The law committee recommends accepting this proposal.
Dave Mortensen took the proposal off the table.
Dave Mortensen moved, with April Trocki seconding, to close the debate. Passed.
The proposal passed.
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Proposal #2 - Page 10 of UAD Bylaws
Propose to change the quorum from one-fifth to one-twentieth of the membership of record.
The section would read as follows:
UAD Bylaws
Article VIII: Meetings
Section 5: Minimum Requirement of Quorum
A. A quorum equal to one-fifth (1/5th) one-twentieth (1/20th) of any resident Active and Life members of record shall be necessary to transact any business at any conference, general meeting or special meeting of this Association.
Proposal submitted by Robert G. Sanderson
The Law Committee recommends that the proposal be changed to read 15% and add the word “current” to record.
The section would read as follows:
A quorum equal to one fifth (1/5) 15% of any resident Active and Life members of
current record shall be necessary to transact any business at any conference, general meeting or special meeting of this Association.
George Wilding took the proposal off the table.
Robert Kerr moved, with George Wilding seconding, to close the debate. Passed
The proposal passed.
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Proposal #3 - Page 11 of UAD Bylaws
Propose to add “The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, 4th Edition” by Alice Sturgis, in addition to Robert’s Rules of Order.
The section would read as follows:
UAD Bylaws
Article XI: Roberts Rules of Order and The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
The rules contained in the current official edition of Robert’s Rule of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern in all cases wherein they do not conflict with the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or other established policies of the Association.
In addition, The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure shall govern Internet meetings as long as they do not conflict with the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or other established policies of the Association.
Rationale: The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure is adapted from Robert’s Rules of Order to guide any meeting conducted via Internet (email, chat, webcam, videoconferencing). Robert’s Rules of Order has not been updated for Internet. The use of The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure is now widespread, even by non-profits, colleges and others.
Proposal submitted by W. David Samuelsen
The Law Committee recommends tabling this motion until Ron Nelson has had a chance to consult with Libby Pollard on November 12, 2005, when she is in town, on this proposal.
Dave Mortensen took the proposal off the table.
Ron Nelson moved, with Shanna Mortensen seconding, to close the debate. Passed.
The recommendation on this proposal passed.
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The following proposals #4 and #5 are new.
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Proposal #4 - Page 6 of UAD Bylaws
Article V: Duties of Officers
New Section 11 - Duties of Board Members at Large
Each board member at large shall be responsible for at least two projects, excluding service on other committees, to complete during their term. The president or the board of directors may assign the projects.
Rationale: Any new project that is moved, seconded and passed would be carried out by board members at large. They would develop and head their own committee for these projects to benefit UAD.
Proposal submitted by Eli McCowan
The Law Committee recommends accepting this proposal.
George Wilding took the proposal off the table.
Dave Mortensen amended the motion, with April Trocki seconding, to replace the word “shall” with the word “may.” Passed. (first amendment)
Robert Kerr amended the motion, with Rodney Walker seconding, to replace the words, “at least two” with “one.” Passed. (second amendment)
Ron Burdett moved, with April Trocki seconding, to close the debate. Passed.
The vote on the second amendment was 18 for, 16 against. The amendment to replace the words, “at least two” with “one” passed.
Rodney Walker moved, with Bev Allred seconding, to close the debate on the first amendment. Passed.
The vote on the first amendment was 10 for, 26 against the proposal. The amendment failed.
Robert Kerr amended the main motion, with Marion West seconding, to add the words, “at least” before “one project.” Passed. (third amendment)
George Wilding moved, with Jay Christensen seconding, to close the debate. Passed.
The third amendment passed with 29 for, 3 against.
How this section will look:
Each board member at large may be responsible for at least one project, excluding service on other committees, to complete during their term. The president or the board of directors may assign the projects.
The main motion with amendments passed, with 40 for and none against.
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Proposal #5 - Page 1 of UAD Bylaws
Article 1: Membership
New Section 7: President Emeritus
The past president who is living, whose term is the first of all living past presidents, and who has maintained membership in Utah Association for the Deaf since then, shall be named president emeritus.
Subsequent sections 7, 8 and 9, shall be renumbered 8, 9, and 10.
Rationale: We value the experience and wisdom of our past presidents, and wish to recognize the contributions this individual has given.
Proposal submitted by Valerie Kinney
The Law Committee recommends accepting this proposal.
The proposal was taken off the table.
A motion was made to close the debate, and duly seconded and passed.
The proposal passed unanimously.
End of proposals.
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Ron Nelson introduced the Miss Deaf Utah 2005-2007, Shawnelle Hardman; first runner up, Jenna Thorup, second runner up Joyce Hout.
Val Kinney moved, with April Trocki seconding, to postpone the development of a priorities list to the next general meeting. Passed.
New Business:
Robert Kerr moved, with Abel Martinez seconding, to have UAD appoint Eli McCowan as chairperson of the UAD Centennial Conference in 2009. Passed.
Val Kinney moved, with Dave Mortensen seconding, to thank Eli McCowan for her outstanding work on the 2005 UAD Conference. Passed unanimously.
Dennis Platt moved, with Robert Sanderson seconding, to set up a task force to work with the people in Southern Utah and to work with Southern Utah Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program coordinator to get a center for the deaf and hard of hearing. Passed.
Val Kinney moved, with John Peebler seconding, to close new business. Passed.
David Samuelsen was appointed to chair the nominations committee. His committee members were: Roy Cochran, Dixie Lee O’Brien and Keith Nelson.
Those not running for the board are Valerie Kinney and John Peebler.
Nominations are as follows:
Robert Kerr
Ronald Nelson
Eli McCowan
George Wilding
Dennis Platt
Jay Christensen
April Trocki
Nancy O’Brien
Robert Sanderson
Dave Mortensen
Bev Allred
Rhonda Christensen
Linda Berness
Abel Martinez
Roy Cochran moved to close nominations. The motion was duly seconded and passed.
Balloting then took place. Results were as follows:
Ronald Nelson 53
Dennis Platt 50
Rob Kerr 48
Robert Sanderson 48
Eli McCowan 47
April Trocki 46
Nancy O’Brien 44
George Wilding 41
Dave Mortensen 35
Jay Christensen 28
Linda Berness 28
The following will fill terms of any new board member who resigns or passes away between the conference and the next one.
Rhonda Christensen 21
Abel Martinez 21
Bev Allred 18
The business session was adjourned sine die.
More workshops were presented in the afternoon:
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“Can Followers Lead? Can Leaders Follow?” by Ron Burdett
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"Fulton III” by Genie Gertz
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“Oralism vs. Total Communication: The Battle” by Jeff Pollock
At the first board meeting following the elections, the new slate of directors met to elect officers. The executive board to serve 2005 to 2007 are:
Nancy O’Brien Chairman
Rob Kerr President
April Trocki Vice President
Ron Nelson Secretary
Dennis Platt Treasurer
A Chinese dinner followed that evening, with a program preceding the variety show. Lifetime awards – in the form of Danbury clocks with engraved wording, and a certificate – were presented to the following:
Nancy and Jerry Taylor
Dave and Shanna Mortensen
Dennis and Shirley Platt
Kenneth and Ilene Kinner
Valerie Kinney
Ron Burdett, coordinator of Southern Utah Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, gave a keynote address about past, present and future leadership in Utah. His PowerPoint presentation featured pictures from a 1970’s special issue of the UAD Bulletin, of deaf individuals in various occupations.
The newly elected board of directors was sworn in by Rodney Walker, president emeritus.
The program was followed by a variety show.
Valerie Kinney
Secretary
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