[nfbmi-talk] Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on January 31

Sat Jan 17 18:57:35 UTC 2015

It might be helpful to set a time limit for speakers.  People from the general audience could have 2 minutes, then have to give the mike to the next person and wait until others have had a chance to speak.  Kind of like a public comment time at a meeting.  

Some of us recall a very lovely gentleman who would often go on too long, and starting the speech with "Mr. Harris, I will be brief...."

Lydia 

----- Original Message -----
From: Pauline Smith via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: Kim Mohnke <kitties_kimmy at yahoo.com>, NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:38:16 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on January 31

I had the same thought after  seeing Dave R's additional agenda items. The 11 AM start will not give enough time to go over all the items you consider critical to the forward movement of the NFBMI.

Pauline

Kim Mohnke via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>Hello,
>Upon seeing this agenda and knowing the additional agenda items Dave wants, I would recommend that we start the meeting earlier than 11 am. If possible we should start the meeting either at 9:30 or 10 am.  This way we get through the agenda items and not feel rushed at the end of the meeting.  
>Sincerely, 
>Kim Mohnke 
>
>
>--------------------------------------------
>On Wed, 1/14/15, Larry Posont via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on January 31
> To: "nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 6:33 PM
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of
> Michigan
> 7189 Connors Rd.
> Munising, MI 49862
> 
> January 14, 2015
> 
> Dear Michigan Federationists:
> 
>      The next Quarterly Board Meeting
> will be held on January 31 at
> First Christian Church, located at 1001 N. Chester St.
> Lansing, MI
> 48912. We will have chili for lunch at a cost of $5.00.
> Please let me
> know what you plan to bring to add to the chili. This could
> be cheese,
> corn chips, onions, crackers, or bread to eat with the
> chili. There
> will be a pot of chili with meat and a small pot of
> vegetarian chili.
> The meeting will begin at 11:00. Please let me know if you
> can arrive
> at 7:30 in order to assist in making chili. Thank you very
> much. This
> is a tentative agenda. Please send all additions to Terri
> Wilcox at
> trising at sbcglobal.net
> and they will be added to the Agenda on the day
> of the meeting.
> 
> 
> Agenda, Quarterly Board Meeting National Federation of the
> Blind of
> Michigan January 31
> Secretary's Report, Terri Wilcox.
> Treasurer's Report, Mark Eagle.
> Introduction of Participating Members
> President's Report, Larry Posont
> Washington Seminar, J.J. Meddaugh
> Agency Report
> Newsline
> Governmental Affairs List
> List Serve Etiquette
> Communication Concerns of Members
> Legal Actions of the Affiliate
> Convention Election Protocol
> Committee and Division Reports.
> Legislative, Mark Eagle
> Membership
> Dog Guide
> Fund Raising
> 2015 Budget
> Braille
> Communication
> Merchant's Division Report, Terry Eagle
> Human Services Committee Report, Mary Ann Robinson
> Youth Outreach 2015, Donna Posont
> Braille Mug Sales
> State Convention 2015
> Michigan Affiliate Constitution and Bylaws
> Chapter Reports including status of new chapters:
> New Business:
> Old Business:
> Adjourn
> 
> Sincerely,
> Larry Posont
> President
>  National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
>  (906) 387-3546
> Email: president.nfb.mi at gmail.com
>  Web page: www.nfbmi.org
> 
> Munising home of the beautiful Pictured Rocks.
> 
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