January 13, 2007 TNNAC Meeting

Vicky Garland


Call to Order 9:30ish Prayer- Ms. Helen Vinson Roll Call- Introductions
TNNAC Board: John Smith- Chair At- Large Member West Vicky Garland- 1st
Vice-Chair, Middle Tennessee Vice-Chair Cleata Townsend 2nd Vice-Chair,
Chattanooga Chair Sandi Perry Secretary, Nashville Chair Doug Kirby-
Middle Tennessee Chair Helen Vinson- Memphis Chair Ed Vinson- Memphis
Vice-Chair Charles Lawson At-Large Middle Wally Leary At-Large East-went
to Vice-Chair of Chattanooga in New Business Annette Lawson 1st
Alternate Nashville Dale Mitchell Nashville Vice-Chair Lance Davis
became 2nd Alternate for Middle in New Business Man Many Trees- (Lee
Gibson) At-Large East Tennessee

Absent Members: Norman Clayton Jo Nicholson tom kunesh resigned (Came in
late) Debbie Capino 1st Alternate Middle (business)

Guests: Chrisie Moore and her Daughter Gini Crow Woman---Carol Botkin
(with Man Many Trees) Brenda Oliver Carrie Davis Dr. James Cossingham
Turner McCullough

In and out visitors Cathy Stewart Sarah Davis Aaron Stewart- Child Blake
Stewart-child Georgia Dennis

Agenda Approval- Passed Reports- John Smith welcomed everyone Vicky
Garland- explained about the Chattanooga replacement and the Attorney
Generals ruling about a by-law Cleata Townsend told about the Trail of
tears button project, and Wally being her new boss

Election of Officers old business from October Elections held with Lance
Davis (Otter) as vote counter Chair- John Smith 1st Vice-Chair- Vicky
Garland 2nd Vice-Chair- Cleata Townsend Secretary/Treasurer- Sandi Perry
APPROVED

Doug (Red) Kirby said we have good representation from across the State,
West, Middle, East, and Nashville.

By-Law Amendment: TNNAC must submit a list of at least two (2) names for
each open position on the Commission of Indian Affairs for appointment
by the State. TNNAC will in sufficient nominees are not available from
the caucus area get other nominees names in the following manner. 1.)
TNNAC will go to the Advisory Council (ACTIA) elected members for that
caucus area in order of their election. Then, 2.) TNNAC will ask the
elected active Chair, Vice-Chair, and 1st Alternate of the TNNAC board
for that caucus area. And then, 3.) TNNAC will go to the list of caucus
Delegates in order of their election from that caucus area. APPROVED 1st
reading Jan. 13, 2007

Tie Breaking Formulas for convention If the number one slot is filled
and if the 2nd and 3rd nominees do not receive a clear majority of the
voters present then this will be the process used. 1.1st vote no clear
majority 2. 2nd vote for each nominee separate, if still no majority
then 3.3rd vote for both the one who receives the most votes is the
nominee from that area APPROVED Jan. 13, 2007

Absentee Ballot discussion Tabled

Sub-Caucus for Middle Tennessee Have two (2) polling places in middle
Tennessee with the Vice Chair moving into the Chair position for the
caucus area. Leaving Fourteen (14) delegates to elect and five (5)
Alternate Delegates so each area would elect 7 Delegates and two (2)
Alternate Delegates, and the Caucus area that has the most nominees as
delegates from that caucus area would get to elect the last Alternate
delegate

West Middle Caucus area would be held around Centerville, TN. and
consist of the following counties: Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Houston,
Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Perry, Stewart,
and Wayne

East Middle Caucus would be held around McMinnville and include the
following counties: Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Fentress,
Franklin, Grundy, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Moore, Overton, Pickett,
Putnam, Smith, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, and White APPROVED

Convention location set at Henry Horton State Park in Chapel Hill,
Marshall County Tennessee September 15, 2007 APPROVED

We did set tentative Meeting dates of: Sunday April 29, 2007 at 9:30
central Saturday June 16, 2007 at 9:30 central MTSU

I left at 12:00 central because we had a Baby Shower to attend, and I
was riding with my Sister and did not want to stay in Murfreesboro.


They decided that since Tom Kunesh resigned that Wally Leary would move
into the Vice-Chair slot from Chattanooga. And Man Many Trees would be
the At-Large member for East Tennessee