Region 1

Mark Harrison (Secretary)

Present

Region 2

Nell Thomas

Present

Region 3

Greg Ellis

Present

Region 4

Mike Swift (President)

Present

Region 5

Barry Brown

Present

Region 6

Sherman Hockenbury

Present

Region 7

Mark Bailey

Present

Region 8

Bill Gullett

Absent

Region 9

Bob Dixon

Absent

Region 10

Michael Mason

Present

Region 11

Joe Bradshaw (Vice President)

Present

Region 12

Terry Akin

Present

Region 13

Region 14

Wendell Hatfield

Present

Region 15

Region 16

Bob Gainer

Present

At Large

Jim Butler

Billy Miller (Treasurer)

Jim Inman

John Blumenstock

Jamie Locke

Present

Present

Present

Present

Present

Others Attending

Approximately thirty-five guests were present.  A sign-in sheet is attached.

ITEM

DISCUSSION

ACTION

Call to Order

President Swift called the meeting to order with a quorum of the board present.

Approval of the Minutes

Motion by B. Gainer and second by B. Miller to approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

Motion passed

Treasures Report

Billy Miller reviewed his report and provided copies for the board.  Total cash balance in all KAPA accounts is $65,335.02.  Motion to accept by J. Butler and second by T. Akin.

Motion passed

Conference Report

Joe Bradshaw offered a brief overview of the conference.  He talked about the events of the week and stated that preliminary financials looked extremely positive.

None needed

KENA Presentation

KENA representative Mike Patterson addressed the board concerning the possibility of combining the individual conferences of KENA, KEMA, APCO & KAPA into one large conference.  He cited the mutual similarities of all of the organizations and is interested in on-going discussions.  President Swift appointed Joe Bradshaw, Jamey Locke, Wendell Hatfield, and Mark Bailey to work as a committee to research this possibility and to report to the board at the next meeting.

None needed

Legislative Update

James Ritchey reported that the retirement and insurance reform would certainly be big issues during the next legislative session.  Also, two or three areas of HB469 needed to be "corrected and clarified".  James stated that he is willing to continue to serve as KAPA's legislative liaison.

Following additional discussion, a motion was made by J. Butler and seconded by N. Thomas for Joe Bradshaw, Sherman Hockenbury, and John Blumenstock to represent KAPA in Washington, DC.

Motion Passed

Ambulance Fee Schedule

Motion by B. Gainer and a second by B. Brown to contribute up to $3,000 to AAA to assist them in their lobbying efforts for the fee schedule in Kentucky.

Motion Passed

Passport & Medicaid

Barry Brown commented that Hardin County is having a lot of problems with passport claims.  Following a brief discussion, President Swift appointed a committee consisting of Sherman Hockenbury, Terry Akin, Barry Brown, and Mark Bailey to work on Medicaid and Passport issues.

A Medicare/HIPAA compliance workshop will be scheduled soon.  Date to be announced.

None Needed

Management Training

Jamey Locke reported that work is continuing and a few classes were offered this year's conference.  There will be more to come.

None Needed

Board Elections

Region 1: nomination received for Mark Harrison.  Motion to cease by J. Locke/J. Blumenstock.

Region 3: nominations received for Jim Inman, David Webb, and Tim Mahone.  Motion to cease by M. Harrison/J. Bradshaw.

Region 5: nomination received for Barry Brown.  Motion to cease by N. Thomas/B. Gainer.

Region 7: nomination received for Mark Bailey.  Motion to cease by G. Ellis/M. Mason.

Region 9: nomination received for Terry Fraley.  Motion to cease by M. Harrison/J. Inman.

Region 11: nomination received for Joe Bradshaw.  Motion to cease by B. Brown/J. Butler.

Region 13: Nominations received for Chuck Fowler and Duane Lee.  Motion to cease by J. Locke/J. Blumenstock.  The votes counted for region 13 resulted in a tie.  Motion to re-vote by M. Harrison/J. Blumenstock.

Region 15: No one was nominated for this region.  Motion to cease by M. Harrison/J. Locke.

At-Large: nominations received for John Blumenstock, Dale Edmonson, Joe Pruitt, David Webb, Tim Mahone, Chuck Fowler, and Tommy Sampson.  Motion to cease by S. Hockenbury/B. Gainer.

Motion by B. Miller/M. Harrison to declare regions 8 and 15 vacant.

Elected was Mark Harrison by acclimation.

Elected was Jim Inman.

Elected was Barry Brown by acclimation.

Elected was Mark Bailey by acclimation.

Elected was Terry Fraley by acclimation.

Elected was Joe Bradshaw by acclimation.

Motion Passed

Elected was Duane Lee.

None Needed

Elected were John Blumenstock, Joe Pruitt, and David Webb.

Motion passed

Adjournment of regular meeting at 7:15 pm for the election of officers

Nominations were received as follows:

President- Joe Bradshaw; motion to cease by J. Locke/J. Blumenstock.

Vice President- Barry Brown; motion to cease by N. Thomas/J. Butler.

Secretary- Mark Harrison; motion to cease by J. Bradshaw/B. Miller.

Treasurer- Jamey Locke; motion to cease by M. Harrison/B. Brown.

All were elected by acclimation and will serve as officers in 2004.

Adjournment at 7:30 pm

Motion to adjourn by Nell Thomas and second by Jamey Locke.

Motion passed