NATCA Local ZFW EBoard Minutes, 26 JAN 04

The Regular Meeting of the

Executive Board,
NATCA Local ZFW

January 26, 2004

Attending:

Smith (IT) Grundmann (KO) Johnson (SR)

Polk (JF) Lastrapes (OB) Colaianni (VC)

Hillerud (SV) Rennie (PP)

Quorum Yes

Guests: Bennedetto (UT) Rios (IR) Hunton (HH) Rodriguez (MZ)

The Chair, IT, called the meeting to order at 1230 Local.

Reports:

President:

· Any controllers interested in attending the Southwest Region Seminar in El Paso needs to advise Board not later than February 4, 2004 of their intent. That is the last day that reservations will be accepted.

· Question as to the need to have TMU represented on the ZFW Airspace team. After discussion, the Board decided that TMU would have one representative available, if needed, as a Subject Matter Expert.

· Discussed crew bidding. No change.

· Discussed Convention Delegates and the need to hold elections for Alternate Delegates for the 2004 NATCA National Convention in St Louis. Also discussed how many members the Local would fund to attend the Convention (see Decision under new business below).

Vice President:

· Nothing

Secretary:

· Absent

Treasurer:

· Nothing

Other Reports:

Rios (Election Committee) briefed on submitted Local Constitutional Changes to be addressed at the February 3, 2004 General Business Meeting.
Polk submitted minutes from the January 16, 2004 Executive Board Meeting. The submitted minutes were reviewed and accepted.
Rennie suggested that the Board consider purchasing ink refill kits for the printer in the Member’s Area. Rennie and Hillerud will look into the feasibility.

Labor Relations:

FacRep:

· Nothing

BYP:

· Absent

CQY:

· Absent

FRI:

· Nothing

JEN:

· Hillerud advised that there is a JEN Sups meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2004. One of the topics of discussion will be the LWOP issue.

POS:

· Nothing

TMU:

· Absent

UIM:

· Nothing

UKW:

· Nothing

Unfinished Business:

· New hire bid is done.

New Business:

· VC moved that the Local fund up to eighteen (18) members, including Delegates and Alternate Delegates to attend the Convention in St Louis. KO seconded. Discussion: OB asked how many people the Local funded for the last Convention and what would be the estimated cost per person. There were twelve (12) funded the last Convention and the Board estimated that it would cost approximately six hundred ($600.00) dollars per member. OB moved to amend the original motion to fund up to sixteen (16) members. PP seconded. There was no discussion; motion to amend was passed unanimously. There was no further discussion on the amended motion and it was passed unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 1415 Local.

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Tim Smith, Date Mike Johnson Date
Facility Representative Recorder