ACR 2003 Summer Conference
Business Meeting Attendance List
Holiday Inn By the
Bay
Saturday,
July 26, 2003
3:30 p.m.
1. Call to Order
The first business meeting of the 2003 summer
conference was called to order by ACR President Kathy Lubke
at 3:05 p.m.
2. ACR Welcome
Kathy welcomed all attendees and thanked them
for coming.
3. Treasurers Report
1.
Jane Chaffin handed out the Treasurer's report showing a balance of $17,920.22
as of May 2003.
2.
In response to questions regarding the cost of last summer's conference, it was
noted that $9,000 was budgeted, but only about $6,500 was spent.
3. The Treasurer's report
was accepted.
4. Survey Discussion
Kathy stated that the ACR Vice President
heads up compilation and publication of the ACR Federal-State Survey. The
information is scheduled to come out by March 1.
Discussion:
1.
Winter meeting could be used to talk about information to be included on the
survey.
2. Suggestions for changes
to the survey form include:
a.
Who reviews rules in each state, i.e., Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, etc.
b.
Whether sunset provisions on regulations are allowed.
c.
Whether filing fees are charged.
d.
Is legislative veto allowed?
e.
More information on rules review.
f.
Whether e-filing is allowed or required.
3. Consider the survey audience and whether
we want to continue the survey as a revenue source.
4. Collect information
in a database and possibly split database into data by audience, i.e., one
survey for those interested in rules publication and the other survey for those
interested in rules review.
The Executive
Committee will review the issue and present its findings at the winter meeting
(February 13-16, 2004).
5. Winter Meeting and Possible
Session Topics
Discussion:
1. To continue having a
meaningful conference, input is needed from members as to what topics would
help draw more attendees from more states.
2. Regional meeting could
be an alternative to the DC winter meeting. Bring in state rule drafters for a
session for a small fee. Set up temporary ACR checking account for a regional
meeting.
3. It was noted that ACR
should see how NASS would respond to ACR pulling out of DC meeting.
6. Committee Appointments
Nominations Committee provides slate of
officers for coming year.
Program Committee consists of three people
who put together the Summer Conference agenda.
Colburn Awards Committee consists of three
members who evaluate nominations and select a winner.
Kathy is looking for volunteers for each of
these committees.
7. Summer Conference
The summer conference will not be held at Greenbriar resort in
8. New Business
There was discussion about recruitment and
retention of members. Discussion included whom to recruit, whether to change
the organization's name, offering CLE, and running multiple sessions
concurrently. Other ideas were to revisit what has been done successfully in
the past, draw on NASS leadership, promote ACR as an organization to the
secretaries of state, and compile a list of rule review contacts.