TEDC Board Meeting Minutes

Members participating: Spurgeon, Oliveri, Lawyer, Denton, Holt, LaGrange, Grey, Brady.   Suzie Lusk also participated.

 Spurgeon called the meeting to order at 1:15 CST.

Minutes from last meeting were reviewed.   Spurgeon made a motion and LaGrange seconded.   Motion passed.

Financials were reviewed.   Per Lusk, we are tracking close to where we were last year.  Lawyer made a motion to approve, and Gray seconded.   Financials passed.

Regional meeting update:  Holt is working on a West regional meeting for either 12/5 or 6 in Jackson.    No update on middle or east regional meetings at this time.

Denton briefed the board on the RFP for a public relations firm for TEDC.   It was recommended to look at the PRSA chapters in each region to get the RFP on the street.   Goal is to review proposals 12/9 at board meeting in Nashville.

Spring conference dates have been set for May 3-5, 2006 in Destin.  Fall conference dates not set at time of this conference call – the fall conference will be in Knoxville.

Past President’s Dinner – per Spurgeon has been set for December 8, 2005 in Nashville at The Palm.  Cost is $66 per person, and TEDC will cover the cost of Past Presidents.  Current Board members will pay their own way.   Should members decide to attend the Predators Hockey game after dinner  - it is at their own cost. 

New members submitted for approval: Clay Walker with Gallatin EDC Office, and Michael Nobel, with Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry.   Brady made a motion to approve which was seconded by Lawyer – the new members were accepted.

TEDC EDI scholarship application was submitted by Tonya Anderson of Obion.   Brady made a motion to approve which was seconded by Lawyer.   The scholarship was approved. 

The comparative state incentive summary was discussed.   The group decided to take a look at the data which has been prepared by ECD, and procure a consultant to put together an analyis hopefully for presentation to membership at the spring conference