REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
The North Carolina Board of Funeral Service met for a duly
scheduled Board Meeting on
Present:
Also Present: Paul
Harris, Executive Director; Stephen N. Dirksen, General Counsel; Patricia Hayes
and
President
Mr. Lea gave the invocation.
Mr. Lee read the Board of Ethics statement, Governor
Easley’s Executive Order #1. No one
recused themselves at this time.
Mr. Lee opened the floor to receive public comment and
there was none.
Mr. Boles stated the minutes for the
Disciplinary: Mr. Parrott
presented the Disciplinary Committee report.
After review, questions and discussion ensued. Mr. Briggs made the motion to accept the
report as submitted. Mr. Hawks seconded
and the motion carried.
Finance/Personnel: Mr. Daniels
presented the finance report for October 2004.
Discussion ensued. Mr. Hawks made
the motion to accept the finance report and Mr. Daniels seconded. The motion carried.
Preneed: Mr. Leavitt
presented the Preneed Report. Discussion
ensued. Mr. Briggs stated the Board was
appreciative of the inspectors’ efforts in the 533 inspections for the
year. Mr. Daniels made the motion to
accept the report and Mr. Parrott seconded.
The motion carried.
Exam Committee: Mr. Leavitt stated
the Committee had met Tuesday. The Laws
and Rules exam needed to be updated and the Committee was requesting that each
member submit by fax or mail ten questions to be considered and to reference
the statute upon which they were based.
These ten questions could also be submitted personally at the December
15 Board meeting.
Mr. Leavitt stated the Funeral Service Advisory Board at
Traineeship: Mr. Lea deferred
the report to Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris requested
a modification of the Board’s policy on defining a full time student. The
present policy has been in place since prior to the availability of distance
and online learning. Discussion ensued.
Mr. Hawks made the motion to allow students enrolled for online/distance
learning classes to exceed the weekly limit of class time as long as the class
schedule for actual in classroom attendance does not exceed 12 hours and can be
verified with Fayetteville Technical Community College and the Trainee
Supervisor. Mr. Daniels seconded. Discussion ensued. Mr. Lee called for the vote and the motion
carried.
Attorney’s Report: Mr. Dirksen
reported that the status of cases pending was provided to the Board for their
review. Mr. Hawks made the motion to
accept the motion to continue and Mr. Daniels seconded. The motion carried.
Executive Director’s Report: Mr. Harris stated that the Virginia Board of
Funeral Directors and Embalmers responded to his
William Betts, President of the Funeral Directors and
Morticians Association of North Carolina, Inc., has submitted the names of
William H. Manson for the two-year term on the North Carolina Board of Funeral
Service and T. E. White, Sr., for the three-year term on the Board of Funeral
Service to the Governor’s Office of Boards and Commissions as required by HB
859.
Mr. Harris presented copies of 21 NCAC 34B.409, 21 NCAC
34B.0411 and 21 NCAC 34B.0415. These
will be presented to rules review.
Mr. Harris informed the Board of the condo association
meeting on Monday, November 15. Items to
be discussed at this meeting are the sign to be erected in front of the office
building, a building secure access system, vehicle speed on the road beside the
building, and secure lighting for the building.
These will all be capital expenditures that were not in the 2004 budget.
A proposal from
Mr. Harris would like to invite the new Board members, if
they’re accepted by the Governor’s Office of Board and Commissions, to the
December 15 Board Meeting so they can be sworn in effective January 1, 2005 and
to lunch that afternoon. Mr. Harris
would also like to invite former Board member Nancy Rorie to this meeting to
present her with the Resolution of Appreciation of Service and outgoing Board
member gift. Discussion ensued. Mr. Parrott made the above motion to include
payment of Ms. Rorie’s hotel accommodation for December 14. Mr. Daniels seconded and the motion carried.
Mr. Harris presented the new Board member outline that will
be used for their orientation in January 2005.
Mr. Harris discussed the State of
Mr. Harris stated that the Board could have access to a
National Disciplinary Database hosted through the International Conference for
verifying disciplinary items for licensees.
The Board is developing a Test Procedures Manual.
New Business: Mr. Harris presented a list of transition items for the new Board members for discussion. These items included legislative, exam, technology, personnel, facilities/condo association, traineeship and continuing education.
The new and renewal atneed and preneed applications were submitted for approval. Mr. Hawks made the motion to accept all forms as submitted. Mr. Daniels seconded. Discussion ensued regarding the Chapel Application. Mr. Hawks amended his original motion to accept all forms as submitted but to amend the Chapel Application by removing item 3. Mr. Daniels seconded. The motion carried.
Old Business: After reading the
Resolution of the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service Deductible Reimbursement
Plan, Mr. Leavitt made the motion to accept this plan. Mr. Briggs seconded and the motion carried.
Mr. Harris presented the informational items. Mr. Hawks made the motion to respond to the
editorial submitted by Maxine Bakeman to the Greensboro News & Record. Mr.
Briggs seconded and the motion carried.
At this time Mr. Daniels made the motion to go into closed
session to instruct the staff as to compensation and other material terms of an
employment contract. Mr. Parrott seconded and the motion carried.
Upon proper motion, the Board returned to open
session. Mr. Hawks made the motion to
approve the recommendation of the finance/personnel committee. Mr. Leavitt seconded and the motion carried.
Mr. Lee opened the floor to receive public comment and
there was none. The Board adjourned at
P.
James
L. Boles, Jr., Secretary