COMBINED ORGANIZATIONS OF NUMISMATIC ERROR
COLLECTORS OF AMERICA (CONECA)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD)
ACTIONS FROM 06/01/2018 – 05/31/2019
Jason Cuvelier Secretary
The CONECA Board of Directors called the following meetings and voted on the following motions:
Mark Lighterman notifies the CONECA BOD (on June 6th, 2018) that the annual online meeting will start on June 20th, 2018.
Meeting OPENS on June 20th, 2018
Membership chair’s report is discussed (June 20th, 2018) and tabled (June 21st)
Motion: made by Al Raddi (June 26th) and seconded by Jason Cuvelier
The CONECA Board of Directors accept the 2018 Seat 5: Webmaster Annual Report submitted by Peter Lukic.
Passed Yes: 8 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by Al Raddi (July 1st) seconded by David Smock
I move that: The CONECA Board of Directors accept the 2018 Secretary’s Report submitted by Jason Cuvelier.
Passed Yes: 7 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by James Motley (July 6th) seconded by Jason Cuvelier
I make a motion that the board seat report submitted by Rick Emery be accepted.
Tabled (July 8th)
Motion: made by David Smock (July 9th) seconded by Al Raddi
to accept the [YN] Youth Director’s [Jon Sullivan] 2018 Annual Report
Passed Yes: 7 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by James Motley (July 11th) seconded by Jon Sullivan
I make a motion that we vote on the report submitted by board seat #8.
No resolution Tabled/Withdrawn (July 12th)
Motion: made by Jason Cuvelier (July 15th) seconded by Al Raddi
I would like to make a motion to accept the Treasure’s report.
Passed Yes: 10 No: 0 Abstain: 0
On July 17th, 2018 James Motley asks that Mark [Lighterman] take delivery of the Ballots this year to avoid any conflicts of interest (if Mark would accept the task)
The BOD was polled and a majority agreed.
Motion: made by Rick Emery (July 18th) seconded by Jason Cuvelier
I make the motion to accept David’s report CONECA seat # 4
Passed Yes: 7 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by James Motley (July 20th) seconded by David Smock
I would make a motion that Board Seat #1 (membership) submitted by Al Raddi be accepted and brought to a vote.
Passed Yes: 7 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by James Motley (July 20th) seconded by David Smock
I make a motion to approve Honorary Members for 2019: William Gibbs the Editor of Coin World magazine, Dave Harper the Editor of Numismatic News magazine, and Wayne Homren the Editor of the E-Sylum the electronic publication of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society. Sam Gelbert ANA educator and major supporter of CONECA plus continuing to send copies to the CONECA Library and the American Numismatic Association Library
Passed Yes: 7 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by James Motley (July 21st) seconded by Al Raddi
I would make a motion to accept Al’s proposal that Foreign Members be given the opportunity to have an online only membership for $25 a year.
Passed Yes: 9 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by Al Raddi (July 24th) seconded by Jason Cuvelier
I move that the stipend paid to CONECA Membership Coordinator, Maria Rickert-Kittell be increased to $1,300 per year effective October 1, 2018.
*The Motion does NOT pass as there was not a majority in favor.
Yes: 6 No: 4 Abstain: 2
Motion: made by Michael J Howard (July 25th) seconded by David Smock
[I make] a motion … on the resolution to name James Zimmerman the treasurer elect to allow Michael [Howard] to James Zimmerman to begin the process of transferring the position [of treasurer] from one person to another.
Passed Yes: 7 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by Al Raddi (July 28th) seconded by Jason Cuvelier
I move that the CONECA Board of Directors authorize up to $1,500 for Directors and Officers Liability Insurance.
Passed Yes: 7 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by Michael Howard (July 29th) seconded by Al Raddi
I motion we keep dues at current level.
Passed Yes: 9 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by James Motley (September 11th) seconded by Al Raddi
I make a motion for this election cycle only (we need to correct this in our bylaws in the future) to allow us to send out the ballot to foreign members via email and accept their vote via email this time only. Passed Yes: 7 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion: made by Logan Wostyn (December 27th) seconded by Jason Cuvelier
I make a motion that Bob Mellor (Seat 4 – Public Relations / Elections) and Ken Potter (Seat 8 – Errorama/ANA) effective and immediately switch Board Positions so that Ken Potter takes over Seat 4 and Bob Mellor takes over Seat 8.
Passed Yes: 9 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion made by Mark Lighterman (March 19th, 2019) seconded by Jason Cuvelier
1) We accept George Winters resignation from his CONECA board seat and his
resignation from CONECA as a club member
2) That a follow-up letter be sent to George Winters telling him to remove references from his Website on United Sates Error Coins and his personal website and any other references to him being a CONECA State Rep and/or board member.
Passed Yes: 10 No: 0 Abstain: 0
Motion made by JC Stevens (April 17th) seconded by Mark Lighterman
The CONECA Board of Directors approve a budget of $1000 for awards and recognitions in 2019.
Passed Yes: 9 No: 0 Abstain: 0