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Right Where You Want to Be.
MINUTES OF
SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING
OF ANNA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
JANUARY 5, 2008 9:00 A.M.
ANNA CITY HALL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
111 N. POWELL PKWY., ANNA, TEXAS
The Economic Development Corporation of the City of Anna conducted its
Special Workshop meeting at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, January 5, 2008, at the Anna
City Hall Administration Building, 111 N. Powell Parkway, to consider the
following items:
1. Call to Order and Establishment of Quorum.
President, Richard Pennington called the meeting to order at 9:04 am.
Present were Richard Pennington, Lonnie Friesen, Alexander Hamilton
and Dr. Charles Vance. Absent were Jeremy Hersom and City Council
Liaison Billy Deragon.
2. Citizen comment.
None
3. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding amending Anna EDC By-
Laws.
Members discussed revisions to the bylaws. Suggested revisions are:
(1) remove the term limit and add members serve at the pleasure of
city council; (2) Anna EDC may make recommendations for the filling
of vacancies to City Council; (3) under Article II, Section I add (e) the
majority vote of Board of Directors shall have the power to hire and/or
appoint officers of the corporation. In the absence of the officers, the
chairman of the EDC will act as President of the Corporation, vice-
chairman will act as vice-president, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
will act as the Treasurer and the Secretary will act as the Corporate
Secretary; (4) In Article III, Section 6, insert Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) after vice-president and after board in the first sentence add
hired and/or appointed by the board; (5) Article V, Section 1, (a) add or
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until a physical office location is secured for/or by the EDC to the end
of the sentence.
Members discussed having and item on the agenda to discuss
anything that comes up in between posting the agenda and the
meeting to be able to discuss at the meeting, exception to the open
meetings act; creating an petty cash account to have ATM cards for;
President Richard Pennington to talk to Jeremy Hersom about his
meeting attendance; having Maurice Schwanke attending the February
EDC Meeting and purchase Roberts Rules of Order.
Dr. Charles Vance made the motion that the revisions be accepted
and approved. Alexander Hamilton seconded the motion. Motion
passes.
4. Discussion/Action regarding future agenda items.
A resolution for the development of a petty cash account and debit
cards for business expenses of the board.
Reschedule January’s regular meeting to January 17, 2008.
Discuss/Act working with Crippen International/Gary Billups on EDC
land for development of his projects.
Invitation to Maurice Schwanke to February meeting.
Discuss the Master Plan.
5. Adjourn.
Lonnie Friesen made the motion to adjourn at 10:40 am. Dr. Charles
Vance seconded the motion. Motion passes.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
________________________ _________________________
Natha Wilkison, City Secretary Richard Pennington, President