American Local History Network			            
                                  Board Minutes 
                                    5-24-2000



The Board met on mIRC in room #alhn.  It was called to order by Temp Pres Noel
Matthews about 10:16 pm EST.  

Present: Temp Pres Noel Matthews, Secretary/Webmaster Barb Lavin, Directors:
Susan Fanning, Norm Vance, Kathy Leigh, Eveline Crocker and Lesley Moss.

Discussed:
1)New Board members were welcomed and seated.  Each Board Director 
stated they were there for the record.

2)Old minutes were "read" and passed as is - Susan Fanning made the motion to 
pass the 
minutes as is. Eveline Crocker second the motion followed by an unanimously by 
the board

3)Voting of new officers.

President -
Barb Lavin nominated Noel Matthews; seconded by Norm Vance
Eveline Crocker nominated Susan Fanning

Votes as caste:
Barb Lavin - Noel
Norm Vance - Noel
Susan Fanning - Noel
Kathy Leigh - Noel 
Lesley Moss - Noel
Eveline Crocker - Susan
Noel Matthews was declared the winner

Vice President-
Norm Vance and Barb Lavin nominated Susan Fanning; seconded by Lesley Moss
and Kathy Leigh.

Votes as caste:
Barb Lavin - Aye
Lesley Moss- Aye
Norm Vance - aye
Kathy Leigh - aye
Eveline Crocker - abstain
Susan Fanning declared the winner

Treseaurer - 
Lesley Moss nominated Eveline Crocker; seconded by Barb Lavin
Norm Vance nominated Kathy Leigh; seconded by Susan Fanning

Votes as cast:
Lesley Moss - Eveline
Barb Lavin - Eveline
Eveline Crocker - Eveline
Norm Vance - Kathy
Susan Fanning  - Kathy
Kathy Leigh - Kathy
Deciding vote caste by Noel Matthews for Kathy Leigh
Kathy Leigh decalred the winner

New officers were congratulated and took their new offices.


4)New Business
a) Discussion of the ALHN Ringmaster.
It was discussed and approved by the board, Board Director Eveline Crocker
would be appointed the ALHN Ringmaster.

Decided: It was also approved by the board to table discussion of the webring 
until the next meeting; at which time Board Director Eveline Crocker and 
President Noel Matthews would present to the board their findings on any 
additional ALHN webrings if any.

b)The By-Laws Committee
discussed whether to disband the current by-laws committee or continue with the 
current
committee.  It was asked if the current by-laws committee was dissolved - answer 
no. 

Decided: Vice-President Susan Fanning would be on the by-laws committee.  
Director Norm Vance resigned from the current bylaws committee.  This would be 
tabled until next
meeting at which time Secretary Barb Lavin would present to the board whether
by-laws committee member Leigh Smith is still on the current by-Laws committee.  
Also,
it would asked to the current voting members if any would like to volunteer
to be on the by-laws committee.  By the next meeting the President would
appoint a second board member to be on the committee.


Meeting adjourned at 11:35 EST