Tennessee Native American Convention Sunday March 13, 2005 MTSU- Honor's Building Board: John Smith-TNNAC- Chair/ Memphis At-large Lynn Clayton-TNNAC Sec. /Jackson Vice-Chair Tom Kunesh- Chattanooga Chair Cleata Townsend- Chattanooga Vice-Chair Anita Prevatte- Shelbyville vice-Chair Later Vicky Garland- Shelbyville At-large Absentees: Melissa Shelby- Shelbyville Chair Ed Vinson- Memphis Chair Helen Wagner Vinson- Memphis Vice-Chair Donna Bivens- Jackson Alternate Niles Aseret- TNNAC Vice-Chair/ Nashville Chair Donna Davis- Kingsport Chair Christin Dingus- Kingsport Vice-Chair Mark Caldwell- Chattanooga Alternate Guests: David Teat- ACTIA Joe McCaleb- Nashville Norman Clayton- Jackson Wally Leary- Chattanooga Brenda Oliver- Shelbyville Sarah Davis- Shelbyville John opens the meeting and stated an Agenda Moved to vote on Vicky Garland's re-instatement to the front Motion to re-instate Vicky: PASSED Motion to accept Sandi Perry's resignation: PASSED Motion to Accept Thomas Wynn's health resignation: PASSED Motion to accept Shelly Allen's health resignation: PASSED Read minutes of past meetings Moved to accept minutes: PASSED Revisited minutes: Ask to leave parts out of minutes- Executive Sessions/Shorten Minutes Motion made: PASSED Discussion on minutes, what and how much to put on web Motion to strip minutes: PASSED Do not post executive session minutes, something need to be released. Website work together on it Motion for Vicky Garland to take Shelley Allen's place as Press Chairperson: PASSED Discussion of request by TCIA for TNNAC investigation into Election Fraud Need to have specifics. Then TNNAC will address the issues Caucus Flyer to be showed at next TNNAC board meeting Treasurer's report Received e-mail from David Walker with his intent to run for Commissioner of Chattanooga Motion to send him acknowledgement and give him the web page address to get application: PASSED The Chair handles setting the agenda and posting to board members Caucus people need to have their caucus places reserved by April 15, 2005 David Teat is not working any caucus this year Motion to make Vicky Garland Acting Chair to facilitate the Knoxville caucus: PASSED Motion to make Anita Prevatte Alternate for Shelbyville: PASSED Motion for Vicky Garland to be At-large member from Shelbyville term expires 2006: PASSED Motion for Anita Prevatte to be Vice-Chair of Shelbyville Caucus: PASSED SOP: Caucus board elections Younger board members stay move into Chair position and older board members roll off, elect new vice chair at the caucus Memphis: Ed Vinson- 2001-2005 Helen Vinson- 2003-2007 Jackson: Brent Cox- 2001-2005 Lynn Clayton- 2003-2007 Nashville: Niles Aseret- 2003- 2007 ? 2001-2005 Shelbyville: Melissa Shelby- 2003-2007 Anita Prevatte- 2001-2005 Chattanooga: Tom Kunesh- 2001-2005 Cleata Townsend- 2003-2007 Kingsport: Donna Davis- 2001- 2005 Christin Dingus- 2003-2007 Knoxville: ? ? At-Large John Smith- 2004- 2006 Vicky Garland- 2005- 2006 Motion to accept: PASSED Motion to split the Commissioner/Advisory Council Ballots: PASSED One (1) opposed Motion that the Caucus will vote for 4 commissioner Nominees and 3 Advisory Council Appointees and up to 2 TNNAC caucus people (max9) and those 9 would fill in the delegate slots from the caucus with the remaining up to 15 delegate and 5 alternate delegates coming from the caucus area: PASSED David Teat will take it back to the Advisory council and let them work out details on their end. Motion that the 3 Advisory Council Appointees do not have to go through the Convention process: PASSED Motion if insufficient Commissioner Nominees, TNNAC can approach Advisory Council Appointees from the area caucus to ask them to be Commissioner Nominees: PASSED Motion to change SOP about definition of a resident, to: Has a residence in Tennessee dropping the 11 of 12 months: PASSED Motion to change the minimum of 16 years of age for caucus vote counters: PASSED Motion to move next meeting to Sunday April 10, 2005 at 9:00 MTSU: PASSED ********************************************************************************