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MACE Minutes

Date/Time: 8/24/2025/4:00PM

Item 1 on the Agenda:  Meeting called to order- Roll Call

Start of Meeting Time: 4:00PM

Present:  MARTIN EVANS, BARRY BLEVINS, ADAM FRIESZ, RACHELLE MILLARD, NORMAN TEED

Absent: MATT PAYNE, ALAN NAPOLI

Guests: JAMES SISK

Item 2 on the Agenda:  Approval of previous minutes.

Motion:  BARRY 

Second: ADAM

Item 3 on the Agenda: Reports

Presidents Report: Official opening of 2025 MACE Conference

Treasurers Report: NO REPORT

Information and membership report: NO REPORT

Old Business: N/A

New Business: 2025 MACE Conference door prizes? Raffle prizes? 

  • Possible options include
    • Tools?
    • Gift Card from resort for 1 night stay
    • Free conference 2026
  • Nomination of Barry Blevins to Vice President
    • Monday- nomination
    • Tuesday- vote
  • Proposed By-Law changes
    • Monday- discuss
    • Tuesday- vote
  • Membership Fee increase as of January 1, 2026 ($50) – approved by board
  • Future Opportunities
    • Training
      • 2 per year in addition to ABM (March and June)
    • Survey post conference for future training ideas
    • Member outreach – membership drive
      • Competing organizations?
      • Incentives? Free membership for the first year to new cities?
      • Members at large
        • Making calls to districts (east/west)

Open Discussion: 

  • Conference questions?
  • Conference schedule review
  • Motion to remove Alan Napoli as immediate past president: BARRY
    • Second: NORMAN
    • Approved
  • Motion to appoint James Sisk as the immediate past president: ADAM
    • Second: BARRY
    • Approved

Item 4 on the Agenda:  Adjournment


Motion: BARRY

Second: ADAM
End of Meeting Time: 4:59 PM

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