REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MINUTES

October 2, 2002

The North Carolina Board of Mortuary Science met for a duly scheduled Board Meeting on October 2, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board’s office located at 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Present:  Paul Harris, President; Harvey Leavitt, Vice President; Alex Lee, Secretary; Darryl Hart, Jack Briggs, Windell Daniels, Bill Groce, Nancy Rorie and Stuart Cozort.

Also Present:  Mark E. Henderson, Executive Director; Barry Bloch, General Counsel.

Others Present:  Patricia Hayes; William Joyner; Michael Rulison

President Paul Harris called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m.

Mr. Hart gave the invocation.

Mr. Harris read the Board of Ethics statement, Governor Easley’s Executive Order #1.  No one recused themselves at this time.

Financials:  Mr. Cozort presented the Financials for August 2002 and stated he was available for any questions.  A motion was made by Mr. Groce and seconded by Mr. Leavitt to accept the report.  Motion carried.

Crematory:  Mr. Cozort stated the Crematory Authority had met on September 17, 2002.  Discussion at that meeting included the CANA meeting and the Georgia crematory problem.  It was decided not to have a Crematory Authority continuing education seminar this year.

Clinic:  Mr. Daniels stated the December 10 continuing education seminar plans were being finalized.

Mr. Harris called for a recess at 9:15.

The meeting reconvened at 9:35.

Mr. Lee submitted the August minutes for approval.  Mr. Groce made the motion to accept the minutes as submitted and Mr. Leavitt seconded.  The motion carried.

Disciplinary:  Mr. Lee submitted the Disciplinary Committee Report.  The Committee was recommending approval as submitted.  Discussion ensued.  Mr. Daniels made the motion to accept the recommendations made by the Disciplinary Committee with the exception of V02-025, which required further discussion.   Mr. Groce seconded and the motion carried.

Preneed:  Mr. Henderson stated the Preneed Committee had met after the Board Hearing on October 1. The Committee was recommending the proposed preneed manual and preneed forms be presented and voted on at the November 6 Board Meeting.  Mr. Daniels made the motion to accept the recommendation.  Mr. Hart seconded and the motion carried.

Attorney’s Report:  Mr. Bloch reported that the status of cases pending was provided to the Board for their review and he was available to answer any questions they may have.  Discussion ensued.

Executive Director’s Report: Mr. Henderson presented the Preneed Manual for final review.  Mr. Henderson stated the new database had been installed and was now being used; the Board newsletter had been mailed; and the Board Internship video was being updated.  Mr. Henderson stated he and several Board Members had attended the CLEAR Conference in Las Vegas and the ICFSEB Tri District Meeting in Nashville.  Mr. Henderson reminded the members of the Board-sponsored December 10, 2002 CE Program at the Brownstone Holiday Inn and the Board’s Christmas Dinner that night.  The next Board meeting is November 6, 2002.

New Business:  Mr. Henderson asked if anyone wanted to speak on the preneed forms.  There was no one in attendance that asked to speak.

Mr. Henderson presented the most current Statute revisions.  Discussion ensued.  Mr. Hart made the motion to change the wording in § 90-210.18 (c)(4) from “not later than midnight of the first day of August” to “not later than five p.m. on the first day of August.”  Mr. Cozort seconded and the motion carried.  Mr. Leavitt made the motion to correct the proposed statute on Page 8, Paragraph f. from “at least three hours” to “at least eight hours.”  Mr. Cozort seconded.  Discussion ensued.  President Harris called for the vote and the motion carried.  Ms. Rorie made the motion for Mr. Henderson to proceed with the statute with revisions as adopted.  Mr. Cozort seconded and the motion carried.  Mr. Henderson stated he would change the bill title to “An Act to Improve Cremation and Funeral Law in North Carolina.”  The Board concurred.

Ms. Rorie made the motion to go into Executive Session to prevent the disclosure of confidential information pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 132-6.1(c) and to establish the Board’s position on compensation and other material terms of an employment contract.

Upon proper motion the meeting returned to open session at 11:30 a.m.  Ms. Rorie made the motion to accept the Information Technology Security Standard and approve it as presented.  Mr. Cozort seconded and the motion carried.

Mr. Briggs moved to allow the Executive Director to grant discretionary leave under the circumstances presented by the Executive Director and to affirm the Board’s policy that the current Executive Director would accrue leave at the highest rate as he was promised.  Ms. Rorie seconded and the motion carried.

Mr. Hart stated the Continuing Education Committee was recommending approval of the course being offered only to the D-Mort Team members as an exception to the Board’s normal policy on continuing education.  Ms. Rorie made the motion to accept the recommendation.  Mr. Cozort seconded.  Discussion ensued.  President Harris called for the vote and the motion carried.

Mr. Hart stated the Continuing Education Committee was recommending that licensed instructors at approved mortuary and funeral service colleges be given their required hours of continuing education credit for the year they are instructing.  Mr. Leavitt made the motion to accept the recommendation and Mrs. Rorie seconded.  Discussion ensued and the motion carried.

Mr. Henderson recommended the Board elect officers for the year 2003 at their November meeting in order for the president-elect to have the committees ready to announce at the December meeting.  The new members would be invited to the December meeting and be sworn in at the end of the meeting.  Mr. Henderson would have an orientation meeting with them after the December Board meeting in order to have a smoother transition.  Mr. Hart made the motion to accept this recommendation.  Mr. Daniels seconded and the motion carried.

At this time Mr. Harris resumed the discussion of Disciplinary Case V02-025.  Mr. Groce made the motion to amend the Disciplinary Committee’s recommendation to send a letter of dismissal with no violation.  Mr. Leavitt seconded.  Mr. Cozort, Mr. Hart, Mr. Lee, Mr. Leavitt, Mr. Groce and Mr. Daniels voted to accept the recommendation.  Ms. Rorie voted No.  Mr. Briggs was out of the room and did not vote.  Mr. Harris did not vote.

Information Items:  Mr. Henderson stated the informational items were under Tab 8 for the Board’s review.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m.

W. Paul Harris, President

Alex Lee, Secretary