Date: 3/28/06 10:53 Subject: TNNAC Meeting Draft Agenda Apr.23, 2006 From: VickySpitsFire Garland To: tn-ind@tnind.net Please go to www.tnnac.org and look at our new info. The TNNAC regular Board meeting is set for: Sunday April 23,2006 MTSU Honors Building 9:30 central The TNNAC Draft Agenda 1. Call to Order Prayer Roll Call Guests Absentees Agenda Review and Approval 2. Reports A. Sec.-Treasurer- Minutes B. Chair C. Vice-Chair status of HB3544 by *Kernell. (*SB3455 by *Jackson.) Boards and Commissions - Requires members of Tennessee commission of Indian affairs to be residents of area from which they are selected; clarifies that members must represent unique areas of the state. - Amends TCA Section 4-34-104. D. Committees Web Page Attendance E. Other Organizations TCIA ACTIA 3. Old Business A. Committee Appointments B. Phone-In votes C. Dale's proposal on Delegates D. Nominees for Vice Chair- Lynn Clayton, Jo Nicholson, Cleata Townsend E. By-Law Amendment Expand vice-chair position to two positions. (1) The board members of the Tennessee Native American Convention shall elect a chairperson of the board, a first vice chair and a second vice chair, a secretary-treasurer from among its board members. (2) TNNAC officers shall serve terms of one (1) year, and may be re-elected. (3) Officers are elected by a simple majority of the board of directors at the first board meeting after the Convention in Convention years and at the first board meeting after 1 October in non-Convention years, or at such times as there is a vacancy. (4) The chairperson of the board shall call and preside at all TNNAC meetings. The vice-chairpersons shall call and preside at TNNAC meetings at which the chairperson is not present, in the order of first and then second vice chair. The secretary-treasurer shall take and keep the minutes of all TNNAC meetings, including the Convention, and shall keep a record of and keep safe all TNNAC monies." Dale, seconded, approved. Purpose: to create another officer position, 2nd reading/vote Approved 4. New Business A. Commissioner Knight-Allen's suggestion of changing the Commission Nominee to only one (1) instead of two (2) If there is only the incumbent B. a TNNAC meeting in Knoxville we need to do something to grow attendance in north East TN. but we don't want to lose the great participation of Memphis & West TN. C. building a TNNAC 7-sided council house just an idea to consider for the future - a permanent Convention site with a traditional council house like up in Oconaluftee. D. Commission's recognition criteria proposal I think TNNAC should comment on the current leadership crisis in the Commission, and the problems that the proposed criteria create. E. 2007 Convention schedule Convention on Saturday, 15 September 2007 Agreed: morning presentations/forums of candidates, afternoon convention, with increased evening programming Friday & Saturday eg,? September 15 Convention Friday 6pm gathering Saturday 9am presentation of candidates 10am candidate forums 2pm Convention 7pm dinner & entertainment F. Delegates will fill out applications also. Commissioners/ACTIA/TNNAC board members already do so why not Delegates. G. Vicky's proposal on Absentee Ballots. 5. Public opinion 6. Closing Adjourn -----