Estate Planning

Minutes: May 3, 1999

Offices of Cindy Crass, First Security Bank

Present:
Cindy Crass
Earl Tanner
Kent Alderman
Steve Dixon
Laurie Hart

Cindy Crass called the meeting to order and proceeded through the following agenda items:

1. Minutes. The Committee approved the Minutes from the prior meeting.

2. Finances. A discussion was held regarding the payment of outstanding bills and the changeover to the new secretary-treasurer, Laurie Hart, in June.

3. Program Chair. A discussion was conducted regarding potential candidates for the program chair and the nomination of those candidates at the upcoming meeting.

4. Legislative Report. Cindy discussed the bills which the Committee had supported and worked on that had been passed by the state legislature including the Office of Public Guardian.

5. The presentation at the annual meeting was discussed and a possible section golf tournament.

6. Upcoming agenda items were discussed along with the problems regarding judges' understanding of the Probate Code and the possible need to support the creation of an office of probate commissioner.

7. Steve Dixon discussed the webpage and the list serve option.

8. Earl Tanner addressed thanks to Cindy for her leadership for the past year.

9. A discussion was then conducted regarding the use of available funds in the section account. Suggestions were made for an educational publication as handouts by county clerks and at senior citizens' centers. Also discussed was whether or not the Probate Forms Book produced by the Section should be updated and distributed to members.

A suggestion was made that the Section obtain a selection of videotapes of CLE's for member use. A suggestion was made that the Section advertise its webpage. No final action was taken.

10. Earl Tanner discussed the Sections' articles and bylaws and whether or not they need to be updated at this point. He will work on some proposed changes. A discussion was conducted regarding future meeting dates for the Executive Committee. No changes were made.

11. Officers then addressed legislative priorities for the coming year. Two priorities were discussed: (i) the Uniform Trust Act, looking at the California model, and (ii) conversion statutes for corporations, limited liability companies and family limited partnerships. The officers also discussed whether or not SB 189 resulted in a duplication of Uniform Probate Code provisions relating to the effect of death benefits after a divorce or annulment.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.

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Secretary/Treasurer