OFFICIAL MINUTES of A Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Florida Ornithological Society.

June 12, 2007

CALL TO ORDER. A special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Florida Ornithological Society (FOS) was held via teleconferencing on Tuesday, June 12, 2007. Notice of the meeting had been distributed to the Directors of FOS on May 29, 2007, and President Jackson called the meeting to order at 2:05 PM with the following officials present:

Jerome Jackson, President

Peter G. Merritt, Treasurer

James Cox, Secretary

Scott Robinson, Editor of the Florida Field Naturalist

David Freeland, Director

Julie Wraithmell, Director

PURPOSE. The special meeting was called to change the signatories on financial accounts held by FOS. FOS has financial obligations that must be handled before the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors, and President Jackson reported the Board of Directors needed to approve a change in signatories before the organization’s new officers could fulfill financial obligations.

Treasurer Peter Merritt offered a motion to appoint himself and President Jerome Jackson as the managing members of and signatories on checking, money market, and other financial accounts held by FOS. Julie Wraithmell seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. The new signatories for financial accounts held by FOS are Jerome Jackson and Peter Merritt.

Treasurer Peter Merritt also noted that several recurring expenses (e.g., web page hosting and annual filings with the State of Florida) could be handled more efficiently using a credit card rather than the current system of reimbursing the Treasurer for out-of-pocket expenses. Treasurer Merritt moved that FOS secure a credit card so he could cover these and other recurring expenses, and David Freeland seconded the motion. President Jackson recommended securing a card with no annual fee, and Julie Wraithmell asked to be sure to settle the outstanding balance in full each month to avoid interest payments and other penalties. The motion with these amendments was approved unanimously.

There being no further business, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Treasurer Merritt and seconded by Julie Wraithmell. The motion carried, and the meeting was adjourned at 2:15.

Respectfully submitted,

Jim Cox

FOS Secretary