MINUTESOFTHEMEETINGOFTHE
TRUSTEESOFTHELOC
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ANDSTEAMFrTTERSAPPRENTlCESI-or
FUND
HELDAT
THE
MONTCALMRESTAURANTLAKEGEORGE,NEW
YORK
ONWEDNESDAY,AUGUST1,2007TheTrusteespresentatthemeetingwere:ChairmanLarryBulman,TerryBrown,GlenMcKernanandRonaldGordon
(Douglas
Brockwaywasabsent).Alsoinattendancewere
Coordinators
EdwardJ.
Fun
andScottWhipple.Guestinattendance:EdwardBartholomew,Jr.AssistantCounseltotheMajority.
ChairmanBulmancalledthemeetingtoorderat5:30pm.HeremindedtheTrusteesonFriday,May4,2007because
therewasnoquorumpresenttoconductbusinesswewouldhavetoreviewandapprovetheminutes
of
December13,
2006.
Minutes
of
thepreviousmeetingheldonDecember13,2006wereread.Motionmadetoaccepttheminutes
by
TrusteeTerryBrownandsecondedbyTrusteeRonaldGordon.MotionCarriedunanimously.PlattsburghTrainingCoordinatorEdward
J.
Furr,
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andSouthGlensFallsTrainingCoordinatorScottWhipplediscussedthesuccesses
of
the
2006-2007
schoolyearandstatedhowhappytheywerewiththethreeapprenticescompetingintheNYSApprenticeCompetitions.MotionmadebyTrusteeTerryBrownandseconded
by
TrusteeRonaldGordontosendBusinessManagerBulmantoAnnArbor
\0
showsupportforBrotherGuidonandattendthe
2007
IndustryDay
to
beheldWednesday,August15,2008.MotionCarriedChairmanBulmandiscussedtheupcoming2007-2008schoolyeartostartaroundSeptember10,2008.Heinformedthe
TrusteesandCoordinatorsthatEdBartholomew,AssistantCounseltotheMajoritywouldbearrivingshortlytodiscuss
ourpendinggrant.CoordinatorsFurrandWhippleoutlinedtheneedforweldingequipmentandPlasmaCuttersfortheir
trainingcenters.ChairmanBulmaninformedthemthathewaswaitingforapproval
of
a
New
YorkStateGrant
or
aUnitedAssociationGrantthathewasintheprocess
of
puttingtogether.
ChairmanBulmandistributedfinancialreportsfortheJATCBuildingCorporationandtheApprenticeshipFund.Ed
Bartholomewarrivedat6:05pmandChairmanBulmanaskedtheTrusteesandCoordinatorstotakethedetailedfinancial
reportshomewiththemtoreviewattheirleisure.AfterintroducingEdBartholomew,LarrygaveafullreportonthelnternationalApprenticeshipCompetition.He
explainedtoallpresentthatitwasthefirsttimeinover30years,thattheUnitedAssociationhadheldthiscompetition.There
Were
fourdisciplinesinwhichtocompete.EveryLocalintheUnitedStatesandCanadawasallowedtosendoneapprenticeforeachdiscipline.Thedisciplinesare:Plumbing,Pipefitting,Welding,andHVAC-R.Local773sentApprenticeChristopherBaxter
to
competeinthePlumbingCompetitionheldinLongIsland.ChrisplacedfirstintheStateCompetition.ApprenticeTimothyGuidonwassenttocompeteinthePipefirtingCompetitionheldinAlbany.Timplacedfirstaswell.ApprenticeColinLinehanwassenttocompeteintheWeldingCompetitionheldinOswego.Colinplacedfifthinthecompetition.
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