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Minutes - January 13, 2009 |
| Present: John Sheaffer, Angela Fonnesbeck, Marci Keck, Dean Sarandos, Rick Hummel, Doug Adair, Judge Thomas, Judge Lindberg, Russ Minas, Stewart Ralphs, Louise Knauer, Steve Gunn, Al Pranno, Stacey Schmidt, Kellie Williams, Lauren Barros, Comm. Blomquist. Excused: Helen Christian, Christina Miller, Charlotte Meacham, Judge Jones Approval of Minutes: John welcomes everyone and invites comments on the minutes from November 12, 2008. Judge Lindberg motioned to approve the minutes with a correction to the spelling of David Dodgion's name. Louise Knauer seconded and the motion passed with unanimous approval. Subcommittee Reports: Legislation - Stewart discussed Rule 26 and the proposed Rule 108. Some comments were received at the CLE and Judge Hilder also had some comments. Judge Thomas indicated that many district court judges had concerns about the "shall" vs. "may" language in the sanctioning section. There was also comment that producing all monthly statements was not practical. There was further discussion regarding whether a single or multiple financial declaration forms were needed. The legislation committee planned to meet again and then send a revised document to the entire section for comment. Stewart also mentioned that we could expect bills regarding harboring a runaway, guardianship amendments, parent-time holiday amendments, violation of a protective order language, guardian ad litem amendments, and an "adoption bill It was discussed and decided that the committee would follow the same procedures as last year before the committee takes any action.Other Business Financials: John reported that the bar dues have now been deposited into our account and appear on the October financial statement. The numbers appear to be consistent with years past. Membership: John indicated that John Moody did not feel like he could make an ongoing commitment to the section. He suggested we find someone to replace him. John was filling the Guardian Ad Litem slot and it was suggested to follow up with Dixie Jackson as a replacement. It was also suggested that John follow up with Commissioner Faulkner in the 4th district to see about an interest in the at-large positions. There was also discussion as to whether Judge Hilder would be interested in re-joining the committee. Judge Lindberg agreed to discuss it with him. AAML Request:There was further discussion as to whether the AAML could use our section e-mail list. The bar is trying to be careful about advertising through bar sections. We agreed that we should be careful about this as to not overwhelm section members. We may want to co-sponsor the event. Louise will follow up with the bar about our percentage and the percentage that the bar would take. Dena will talk to Sandy Dolowitz about what the AAML sees as a good solution. This will need to be discussed at a future meeting. Also, we will need to work on a policy regarding authorization to use our section e-mail list. Russ agreed to work up a draft policy. Adjournment. There being no other business the meeting was adjourned until February 11, 2009. |
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