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Minutes of the
Canadian-American Relations Committee
ASLCS Fall Meeting
Austin, Texas
September 24, 2006
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The Canadian-American Relations Committee meeting on Sunday, September 24, 2006 in Austin, Texas was called to order by Chair Karen Wadsworth.
Members in attendance were as follows:
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Wallace Austin (NC) |
Ann Krekelberg (AK) |
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Diane Bell (FL) |
Suzi Lowell (AK) |
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Carmela Bills (VA) |
Al Mathiowetz (MN) |
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Liz Clark (AK) |
Annette Moore (UT) |
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Ann Cornwell (AR) |
Norman Moore (AZ) |
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Inga Emerson (DE) |
Ann Moyle (NV) |
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Londi Ensor (AK) |
Sherry Rodriguez (NV) |
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Debra Fastner (MN) |
Obie Rutledge (OR) |
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Kathryn Fosnaugh (NV) |
Julianna Singh (AK) |
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John Garrett (VA) |
Judith Schultz (WV) |
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Jane Gill (NV) |
Suellen Scott (OR) |
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Greg Gray (WV) |
Sandy Tenney (UT) |
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Judy Hall (OR) |
Karen Wadsworth (NH) |
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Jason Hataway (NV) |
Kirsten Waid (AK) |
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JoAnn Hedricks (DE) |
Denise Weeks (NC) |
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Rusti Horton (ID |
William Welch (MA) |
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Emily Howard (VA) |
Jeannine Wood (ID) |
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Diane Keetch (NV) |
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Chair Wadsworth provided a review of the last meeting of the committee on August 14, 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee. John Garret moved to approve the committee minutes of that meeting of the committee as printed in the Legislative Administrator and Bill Welch seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Chair Wadsworth reported to the committee that one of the major responsibilities of the committee is to select a host site in the United States for the 2007 Joint Canadian-American meeting of ASLCS and the Association of the Clerks-at-the-Table in Canada (CATS). Possible venues for the meeting that had been suggested prior to this meeting of the committee included: Madison, Wisconsin; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Richmond, Virginia with a day trip to Williamsburg. Rob Marchant requested that Madison, Wisconsin be withdrawn from consideration due to a number of factors and Jeannine Wood indicated that she could not provide a commitment regarding Coeur d’Alene. Susan Schaar indicated that she and her staff in the Virginia Senate would welcome the opportunity and that the 400th anniversary of Jamestown would be in 2007 and could be included in a day trip to Williamsburg. Discussion ensued. Jeannine Wood moved and Judy Hall seconded the motion to accept Richmond, Virginia as the host site of the 2007 Joint Canadian-American Meeting. The motion was unanimously adopted.
It was stated that the tentative date for the Joint Meeting should be at the end of the second week in October because that is right after Columbus Day here in the U.S. and after Thanksgiving in Canada and most legislatures are not in session. The Chairman will contact CATS President Blair Armitage to discuss preferred meeting dates.
Chair Wadsworth stated that one of the other duties of the committee is to select the program topics in consultation with CATS. Previous topics included: the Role of Committees, New Member Orientation, Challenges to the Office of the Clerk; the Good, Bad, and Ugly - A Comparison of State Legislatures and Parliaments; Technology and E-Democracy; and Press Relations. She encouraged members to think about possible topics and email them to committee leadership and to be prepared to discuss program topics at the next meeting of the committee in Chicago in the spring of 2007.
Norm Moore (AZ) served as recorder for this meeting. Denise Weeks (NC) agreed to serve as recorder in the future.
There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned.
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