Official ABCR Meeting Minutes
April 13, 2007
The Alabama Board of Court Reporting met on Friday, April
13, 2007, in order to conduct regular business. Those
present were as follows: Judge Aubrey Ford, Chairman;
Suzanne Frazier, Vice-Chair; Joseph Fawal, Member; and Laura
Nichols, Member. Also present was Paula Scout McCaleb,
Executive Director; Jessica Burdette, Licensing Agent; and
Bettie Carmack, Assistant Attorney General.
The meeting was called to order at 10:14 a.m., with a quorum
present.
Meeting was advertised on the Secretary of State's Web Site
and the Board Web Site in accordance with the Open Meetings
Act.
A motion was made by Laura Nichols to adopt the Minutes from
the January 26, 2007 meeting as distributed. Suzanne Frazier
seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made by Suzanne Frazier to adopt the
specifications for the administrative services contract and
submit them to the Department of Purchasing to receive bids.
The motion was seconded by Laura Nichols and passed
unanimously.
A motion made by Laura Nichols to change the proposed Rules
and Regulations, Chapter 3 to as follows: "a) Every Court
Reporter License in Alabama shall expire on September 30th
of each year. The holder of the license may renew such
license during the 60 days preceding the expiration date
thereof by paying the required fee and completion of the
application for renewal." The motion was seconded by Joseph
Fawal and passed unanimously.
A motion was made by Joseph Fawal to change the late fee in
proposed Rules and Regulations, Appendices I, Fee Schedule
for the Late Renewal Fee from $300 to 20% of original
license each month. The motion was seconded by Suzanne
Frazier and passed unanimously
A motion was made by Suzanne Frazier to adopt the entire set
of Rules and Regulations with the corrections as noted in
the previous motions and certify with the Administrative
Procedures Office and post the final version on the website.
The motion was seconded by Joseph Fawal and passed
unanimously.
A motion was made by Joseph Fawal to work with Bettie
Carmack to draft a letter to keep on file regarding the
board's response to the written comments received regarding
proposed Rules and Regulations. The motion was seconded by
Suzanne Frazier and passed unanimously.
A motion was made by Joseph Fawal to adopt the application
forms with changes discussed. The motion was seconded by
Suzanne Frazier and passed unanimously.
At approximately 12:00 p.m., the Chair announced that the
Board would take a brief recess for lunch and would
reconvene in approximately 30 minutes.
At 12:35 p.m., the Chair reconvened the meeting.
A motion was made by Laura Nichols to adopt the new seal of
the Board with changes made. The motion was seconded by
Suzanne Frazier and passed unanimously.
There being no further Board business, Joseph Fawal made a
motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:15 pm. The motion was
seconded by Suzanne Frazier and unanimously carried by the
board.
The Chair announced that the next scheduled Board Meeting
would be held on June 22, 2007, at the Board Office in
Montgomery.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Judge Aubrey Ford, Chair
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Suzanne Frazier, Vice Chair
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Paula McCaleb, Executive Director
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