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Meeting January 20, 2001

EOC Conference Room 10:00 a.m.

General Meeting was held at 1:00 p.m.

General Meeting Attendance: Glen Schultz Carol Fritz, guest Jim Peters, Cowlitz Noel McRae, Web Master for SARVAC Sharon Fisher, Yakima Bob Bonner, Snohomish Virginia, guest Grant Smith, Pierce Doyle Wenzel Darrell Monroe, Yakima Terry Lawrence, Jefferson Art Jordan Jim Brewer, Klickitat Wanda Hightower,

Accepted the minutes from last meeting.

Executive Board Report:

Executive Board will meet at 9 am on the March meeting date to review SARVAC books and create an archive of SARVAC information at the EOC.

Report of the President:

• SARVAC Standards, direct link to State Web page. Councils must go directly through SARVAC to make additions to the SARVAC Web site. It was suggested that a map of the Washington counties that are active members be darkened in, as they become active.
• Develop a Logo and a patch. Noel McRae and Jim Brewer were assigned this task and present them at the March meeting for approval.
• Remove Black Hills SAR from the web, Change Yakima Mountain Rescue to Central Washington. In order to increase the attendance at quarterly SARVAC meetings, it was decided that personal contact by SARVAC council reps. would be made.
• Members in attendance chose 2 counties to contact. The concept of video conferencing was discussed. The technology is becoming more readily available. SARVAC dues cover the period from Jan 1 to Jan 1 of each year.

Break

• SARVAC set a goal of getting more members involved.
• Nominations needed, for Vice President, Secretary, and Member at Large.Nominations will be accepted today, on the web site, and on the forms sent with the minutes. Voting will be at the March meeting. Nominations accepted at this meeting and seconded were: Vice President: Jim Brewer Secretary: Wanda Hightower Member at Large: Terry Lawrence
• Write-ins for each position: Position ________________, Nomination ______________, and County represented ______________
• Contact for the SARVAC Awards will be sent out with the mailing of the minutes.
• Question was raised as to the wording of the Certificates/Plaques. It will be looked into by Sharon and Wanda. Discussion was led by Jim Brewer to award pins as well as plaques to the receipents of the SARVAC conference awards (ie: Meritorious Award, 2001, SARVAC.)
• Jim Brewer will bring back information about the availability and cost for this to the March meeting and his findings.

Report of the Treasurer:

• Balance: $2348.
• Complete mailing list was distributed to those attending.
• We will have the 501-C-3 by next meeting. Ballots will remain sealed at the EOC for the upcoming nominations for vice-president, secretary, and one member at large.

Regional Mission Report: New Business:

• State Out of County Standards for SAR are still being reviewed.
• Jim Brewer will be attending the WASSARCA meeting this next week and find out from Jim Hall when he will be available for further discussions with SARVAC. SARVAC would like to assist Jim in his efforts to format the standards.
• Discussion was held about how search and rescue can affect a SAR memberÕs job. Some member councils report that they have forms available for members to give to their employers that verify their participation on a search. Some employers will release employees who are SAR volunteers without loss of pay. Member counties with letters of agreement are requested to send copies to SARVAC.
• Our intent is to post these letters on the SARVAC web site. Smithy informed us about the bill that he is working on to excuse high school SAR searchers from penalty of lost class time because of their involvement in an active search. This bill included obtaining college level credit for students, while they were still in high school, for their hours spent in SAR activities.
• Art Jordan summed up the meeting with a look to the future evolvement of SARVAC and where we may most benefit the SAR councils and their volunteers by working together on common, statewide issues.

Adjourned 15:35 p.m.