REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
July 15, 2009
The North
Carolina Board of Funeral Service met for a duly scheduled Board Meeting at
9:00 a.m. on July 15, 2009 at the Board’s office,
Present by
Teleconference: Larry Andrews, President and
Present: Rudy Lea, Tryphina Wiseman, and Elizabeth
Webber
Absent:
Also
Present: Paul Harris, Executive
Director; Stephen N. Dirksen, General Counsel; Dan Funchess, funeral licensee,
and
Mr. Andrews
called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m.
Mr. Andrews had previously asked Ms. Wiseman to act as secretary for
this meeting. Ms. Wiseman had the
invocation and Mr. Harris led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mr. Andrews
read the Ethics Awareness & Conflict of Interest and there were no
recusals.
Mr. Andrews
asked for public comment and there was none.
In Mr.
Parrott’s absence, Mr. Harris presented the June minutes. Since Mr. Andrews did not receive his copy,
the approval was deferred and a copy faxed to him.
Laws, Rules
& Legislation: Mr. Briggs stated the Committee was
recommending final approval of the proposed rule changes and made the motion to
accept the recommendations. Mr. Lea
seconded. Mr. Andrews asked Ms. Wiseman
to record the vote by roll call. Motion
carried.
Mr. Briggs made
the motion to approve the Thomson West quote for the new law books. Mr. Lea seconded. Discussion ensued. Mr. Briggs amended his original motion to
include the shipping and sales tax of the Thomson West quote and Mr. Lea
seconded. Mr. Andrews asked Ms. Wiseman
to record the vote by roll call. Motion
carried.
Disciplinary
Committee: Mr. Lea presented the report and stated there
was one addendum. Mr. Briggs made the
motion to accept V08-011. Mr. Lea
seconded. Discussion ensued. Mr. Andrews asked Ms. Wiseman to record the
vote by roll call. Motion carried. Mr. Briggs made the motion to accept the
recommendation for M09-018. Mr. Lea seconded. Mr. Andrews asked Ms. Wiseman to record the
vote by roll call. Motion carried. Mr. Lea presented the Addendum to the
Disciplinary Report. Ms. Wiseman made
the motion to accept the recommendation of the Committee for M05-021 and
V08-057. Ms. Webber seconded. Mr. Andrews asked Ms. Wiseman to record the
vote by roll call. Motion carried.
Mr. Harris
stated there had been no payment with regards to the Howell Matter. Mr. Dirksen stated staff was recommending
that suit be filed on behalf of the Recovery Fund. Ms. Wiseman made the motion to accept the
recommendation and Mr. Lea seconded. Mr.
Andrews asked Ms. Wiseman to record the vote by roll call. Motion carried.
Mr. Harris
stated there was one final item to Laws & Rules that needed to be discussed. Staff was recommending they be granted
authority to make technical/formatting/grammar or punctuation changes to the
proposed rules. Mr. Briggs made the
motion to approve the recommendation.
Ms. Webber seconded. Mr. Andrews
asked Ms. Wiseman to record the vote by roll call. Motion carried.
Informational Items: Included was
the obituary for former Board Inspector Henry Smith Rowan who died July 7. Mr. Andrews stated he attended the visitation
as a friend of Mr. Rowan and as Board President.
Mr. Harris suggested for discussion since the Board meeting was so brief,
Members may want to reduce the per diem amount for today and the Crematory
Authority who had met Tuesday.
Discussion ensued. Ms. Wiseman
made the motion to approve the per diem amount of $25.00. Ms. Webber seconded. Mr.
Andrews asked Ms. Wiseman to record the vote by roll call. Motion carried.
Mr. Harris
stated the 9:15 a.m. Hearing had been taken care of by the approval of the
Consent Order during the Disciplinary Committee report.
Mr. Harris
stated the June Minutes needed to be approved.
Mr. Briggs made the motion to approve the June Minutes and Ms. Webber
seconded. Mr. Andrews asked Ms. Wiseman
to record the vote by roll call. Motion
carried.
Public Comment: There was
none
Mr. Andrews called for a motion for adjournment. Ms. Wiseman made the motion to adjourn and
Ms. Webber seconded. Mr. Andrews asked Ms. Wiseman to
record the vote by roll call. Motion
carried and the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
Larry
Andrews, President