American Local History Network
                               Board Minutes
                              January 10, 2001

Present at the meeting

Board members:
Kathy Leigh,President
Norm Vance, Vice President
Lesley Moss
Annette Peebles
Debi Kendrick
Everette Carr
Ron Eason

Guests:
none

meeting called to order at 9:21 p.m. EDT
Board members present were asked to say they were present
Debi Kendrick came in late.

Kathy Leigh welcomed returning board members and our new board members
Everette Carr and Ron Eason.

Election of Officier for 2001:

Nominations opened for President.
Lesley Moss nominates Kathy Leigh for President.
Seconded by Norm Vance

Votes:
Everette Carr - aye
Debi Kendrick - aye
Lesley Moss - aye
Annette Peebles - aye
Norm Vance - aye
Ron Eason - aye
Kathy Leigh - abstain

Vote passed with six ayes, one abstain.  Kathy Leigh is President for the
2001 term of office.

Nominations opened for Vice-President.
Debi Kendrick nominates Norm Vance for Vice-President.
Seconded by Lesley Moss.

Votes:
Ron Eason - aye
Annette Peebles - aye
Everette Carr - aye
Debi Kendrick - aye
Lesley Moss - aye
Norm Vance - abstain
Kathey Leigh - aye

Vote passes with six ayes, one abstain.  Norm Vance is Vice-Presiden for
the 2001 term of office.

Nominations opened for Secretary.
Lesley Moss nominates Annette Peebles for Secretary.
Ms. Peebles declines nomination.
Annette Peebles nominates Debi Kendrick for Secretary
Seconded by Everette Carr

Votes:
Everette Carr - aye
Lesley Moss - aye
Annette Peebles - aye
Ron Eason - aye
Norm Vance - aye
Kathey Leigh - aye
Debi Kendrick - abstain

Vote passes with six ayes, one abstain.  Debi Kendrick is Secretary for the
2001 term of office.

Nominations opened for Treasurer.
Ron Eason nominates Everette Carr for Treasurer.
Seconded by Norm Vance.

Votes:
Norm Vance - aye
Ron Eason - aye
Debi Kendrick - aye
Kathy Leigh - aye
Everette Carr - abstain
Annette Peebles - aye
Lesley Moss - aye

Vote passed with six ayes, one abstain. EveretteCarr is Treasurer for the
2001 term of office.

New business:

Discussion of elections for states webmaster, topics webmaster, and webring
webmaster.
Norm Vance moved that those in the positions of topics, states, and webring
masters continue serving and that the wording for length of time be
addressed by the bylaws committee.
Seconded by Everette Carr.

Votes:
Everette Carr - aye
Ron Eason - aye
Debi Kendrick - aye
Lesley Moss - aye
Norm Vance - aye
Kathy Leigh - aye
Annette Peebles - aye

Vote passed unanimously - Topics, States,  and Webring masters will
continue serving in their positions and the bylaws committee will be ask to
address the length of time each will serve.


Bylaws Committee:

Discussion then began on setting up a functioning bylaws committee with a
board appointed chair and elected committee members, as the bylaws call
for. Kathy Leigh asks for a volunteer to chair the committee.  Both Ron
Eason and Everette Carr volunteer and agree to Co-chair the Bylaws
Committee.

Kathy Leigh called for a vote on accepting Ron Eason and Everette Carr as Co-Chair for the Bylaws Committee.

Votes:
Lesley Moss - aye 
Norm Vance - aye 
Debi Kendrick - aye 
Kathy Leigh -  aye 
Annette Peebles - aye 
Ron Eason - abstain
Everett Carr - abstain

Vote passed with five ayes, two abstains - Ron Eason and Everette Carr will Co-Chair the Bylaws Committee.


Norm Vance moved that nominations be opened and elections be held for the
five (5) vacant Bylaws Committee seats.
Ron Eason seconds the motion.

Votes:
Lesley Moss - aye
Ron Eason - aye
Debi Kendrick - aye
Norm Vance - aye
Everette Carr - aye
Annette Peebles - aye
Kathy Leigh -  aye

Votes passed unanimously - Nominations and elections will be held for the
five vacant bylaws-committeee seats.


Mailing lists:

Recent problems with members not receiving posts made to the ALHN list were
discussed.  Discussion was also held on ownership of project lists.

No vote needed.

Norm Vance moved to adjourn.
Lesley Moss seconded.

Meeting adjourned at 11:11 EDT

s/Debi Kendrick
Secretary