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AGENDA
Friday, December 14, 2007
12:00 Lunch -- 12:30 Call to Order
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
I. Presentation of Elmer Wiblishauser Award - Mike McCarthy, Chair - Publications
Committee
The Honorable Robert A. Blaeser and Andrea R. Martin
II. President's Report
III. Treasurer's Report
IV. Executive Director's Report
V. Consent Calendar
Bylaw Article 4.9.3. -- Consent agenda. Recommendations by committees
of the Assembly shall be placed on the consent agenda of the Assembly.
Items on the consent agenda shall be enacted in one motion approved by
the Assembly. There will not be separate discussion of items on the consent
agenda unless a representative so requests. If any representative requests
separate discussion, then the item will be removed from the consent agenda
and considered by the Assembly as a separate agenda matter.
A. Approval of minutes of
the September 28, 2007 meeting
B. Approval of recommendation of the Governance Committee to adopt the
Bylaw amendments recommended by the Real
Property Law Section and the Environmental and
Natural Resources Law Section
VI. Elections/Appointments Committee - Terry Votel, Chair
A. No Action
VII. General Policy Committee - Lisa Montpetit Brabbit,
Chair
A. Resolved that the Assembly approve the recommendations
of the Stowman Committee related to the Judicial Elections Campaign
Conduct Committee
- JECCC Procedures
- JECCC Bylaws
- JECCC Affirmation
Note: The General Policy Committee meets December 12
to develop its recommendation.
VIII. Governance Committee - Aaron Biber, Chair
A. Resolved that the Assembly approve the recommendation
of the Governance Committee to amend
Section 4.11.1 of the Bylaws
B. Resolved that the Assembly approve the recommendation
of the Governance Committee to amend the Bylaws of the Animal
Law Section
IX. Legislative Committee - Susan Holden, Chair
Action and Report Items of the Legislative Committee
are detailed in the attached Report.
X. Operations Committee - Leo Brisbois, Chair
A. Resolved that the Assembly approve the recommendation
of the Operations Committee for an approved unbudgeted expenditure of
up to $500 for the Life
and Law Committee
B. Resolved that the Assembly approve the recommendation
of the Operations Committee related to the MSBA
office lease
C. Resolved that the Assembly approve the recommendation
of the Operations Committee for an approved unbudgeted expenditure of
up to $30,000 ($15,000 in 2007-08 and $15,000 in 2008-09) for the Real
Property and Civil Litigation Certification
programs
D. Resolved that the Assembly approve the recommendation
of the Operations Committee for an approved unbudgeted expenditure of
up to $5,000 for the Stowman
Committee
E. Resolved that the Assembly approve the request
of the Civic Education Committee
for additional staff time at a cost of $19,150 for the remainder of
the 2007-08 bar year
Note: The Operations Committee meets December 4 to
consider these recommendations.
XI. Reports
A. Assembly Committees
1. Elections/Appointments
2. General Policy
3. Governance
4. Legislative
5. Operations
B. Civic Education Committee Progress Report
XII. New Business
XIII. Announcements
A. Notice of nominations/appointments to the following
boards:
(Election of nominees will take place at the April 24, 2008 meeting
of the Assembly. Members should encourage any Association member who
is interested in being nominated to submit a Qualifications and Interest
Statement to the MSBA office by March 7, 2008.)
1. Client Security Board -- The term of Harriet Sims,
Hennepin County, expires June 30, 2008. Ms. Sims has served one term
and is eligible to serve an additional term.
2. State Board of Continuing Legal Education - The terms of Laura
Hage, Ramsey County, and James Rogers, Hennepin County, expire June
30, 2008. Ms. Hage has served one term and is eligible to serve an
additional term; Mr. Rogers has served two terms and is not eligible
to serve an additional term.
3. Legal Services Advisory Committee -- The term of Scott Richardson,
Mower County, expires July 1, 2008. Mr. Richardson has served two
terms and is not eligible to serve an additional term.
4. Central Minnesota Legal Services - The terms of Carol Klaphake
and Patrick O'Donnell expire April 30, 2008. Ms. Klaphake and Mr.
O'Donnell are eligible to serve an additional term.
5. MSBA/ABA Delegates - The terms of Aaron Biber, Jon Duckstad, Trudy
Halla and Judge George Perez expire at the end of the ABA meeting
in August. Ms. Halla has served three terms and is not eligible to
serve an additional term. Mr. Biber, Mr. Duckstad, and Judge Perez
are eligible to serve an additional term.
B. Future Meetings
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
XIV. Adjournment
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