Columbus, Georgia

COLUMBUS IRON WORKS CONVENTION AND

TRADE CENTER AUTHORITY



MONTHLY MEETING

OCTOBER 18, 2001



NOON



FOUNDER?S SUITE



A G E N D A





I. CALL TO ORDER - CHAIRMAN AL HAYES





II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING, SEPTEMBER 27, 2001





III. OLD BUSINESS



A. TRADE CENTER EXPANSION AND RENOVATION UPDATE

1. Presentation by Hecht, Burdeshaw, Johnson, Kidd and Clark



IV. NEW BUSINESS



A. REQUEST PAYMENT APPROVAL FOR HBJK&C INC.



V. FINANCIALS - MS. CINDY WARE



A. SEPTEMBER 2001 ? Partial report to be distributed at the meeting



VI. ADJOURNMENT















COLUMBUS IRON WORKS CONVENTION

AND

TRADE CENTER AUTHORITY



MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY MEETING

OCTOBER 18, 2001



NOON



The monthly meeting of the Columbus Iron Works Convention and Trade Center

Authority was held in the Founder's Suite, at noon, on Thursday, October 18,

2001.



Authority Members Present: Chairman Al Hayes, Vice Chairman Cliff Johnson, Mr.

Jerry Newman, Ms. Lori Canterbury, and Ms. Virginia Holman



Administrative Members Present: Mr. Larry Campbell, Executive Director, Ms.

Cindy Ware, Finance Manager, and Ms. Chasity Hall, Executive Secretary.



Special Guest: Mr. Phil Johnson, Hecht Burdeshaw Johnson Kidd and Clark Inc.,

Architectural Firm



CALL TO ORDER



At 12:09 p.m., Chairman Al Hayes called the meeting to order.



APPROVAL OF MINUTES:



Chairman Al Hayes asked if all members had receive and read the minutes from

the last meeting. With no corrections or additions to be made, Vice Chairman

Cliff Johnson made a motion to accept the minutes of the September 27, 2001

meeting, Mr. Jerry Newman second the motion and it was unanimously carried by

all members present.





OLD BUSINESS:



A. TRADE CENTER EXPANSION AND RENOVATION UPDATE. Mr. Phil Johnson with

HBJK&C appeared before the Authority to update the members on the status of the

expansion and renovation project. Mr. Johnson stated that the project was

continuing as scheduled. After a brief discussion, Mr. Johnson assured the

Authority Members that he would continue to keep them informed of any changes

in the project.



NEW BUSINESS:



A. REQUEST PAYMENT APPROVAL FOR HBJK&C INC. Larry passed out a copy of an

invoice received from Hecht, Burdeshaw, Johnson, Kidd and Clark. After a brief

discussion, Mr. Jerry Newman made the motion to approve the request for

payment, Vice Chairman Cliff Johnson second the motion and it was unanimously

passed.



SALARY INCREASE. Larry informed the Authority that he would soon

be celebrating his thirteenth anniversary, as director of the Columbus, Georgia

Convention and Trade Center. Larry stated that the City Council had approved in

the FY02 Budget that all City employees receive a 3% pay increase effective on

their anniversary date. Pending Authority approval he would receive the same

increase. After a brief discussion, Vice Chairman Cliff Johnson made the

motion to approve the 3% pay increase for Larry, effective on his anniversary

date, Lori Canterbury second the motion and it was unanimously carried by all

members.





FINANCIAL REPORT:



A. SEPTEMBER 2001. Revenue Breakdown prepared and presented by Ms. Cindy Ware,

see attached.





ADJOURNMENT



With no further items of business to discuss, Chairman Al Hayes

adjourned the meeting at 1:05 p.m. The next regular meeting, which is normally

held the fourth Thursday of each month, due to the Thanksgiving Holiday

schedule will instead be held Thursday, November 29, 2001 at Noon in the

Founder?s Suite of the Trade Center.









Al Hayes, Chairman Larry Campbell,

Executive Director

Trade Center Authority Columbus, GA

Convention and Trade Center