11/1/2007 NECOA Executive Board Meeting Minutes

Meeting commenced at 1:00 pm

Topics covered:

COA reimbursement to NECOA- brief discussion regarding obtaining membership dues from COA, Treasurer CDR Perlman reported past transactions involving COA reimbursement of membership dues to NECOA

NECOA funding for Executive Board Members visiting COA conference- brief discussion regarding the availability of funds to support Executive Board Members traveling to the COA Conference- discussion to be continued next meeting

Update regarding meeting scheduled at the CG Academy- CDR Mark McClain provided a brief update regarding the scheduled meeting at the CG Academy.

Creation of new Committees- LT vanTwuyver informed the board that he had recruited members to form three new committees Membership, Recruiting and Retention, and Marketing. The Membership Committee would work to identify active duty officers and retirees in NECOA’s geographic area working with COA to resolve membership discrepancies. The Membership Committee would be responsible for developing a roster which would be forwarded to the Recruiting and Retention Committee for follow up recruiting activities. The Marketing Committee was formed to start marketing the PHS Officers Card- initial activities by this committee will include sourcing a new supplier for the cards.

Treasurer’s Update- CDR Perlman provided an update of the NECOA treasury

The Board also had a brief discussion regarding the status of uniform policy updates

The next meeting will be held 1/10/2008 at 1:00 pm