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COLUMBUS IRON WORKS CONVENTION

AND

TRADE CENTER AUTHORITY



MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY MEETING



January 24, 2008



NOON



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

Authority was held in the Board Room of the facility, at 12:00 noon, on

Thursday, January 24, 2008.



Authority Members Present: Chairman, Jerry Newman, Vice Chairman, Frank

Etheridge, Ms. Lori Auten, Mr. James Cantrell, Mr. Jed Harris, and Mr. Colin

Martin.



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

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



CALL TO ORDER



At 12:03 P.M., Chairman Jerry Newman called the meeting to order.



INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBER- MR. COLIN MARTIN



Chairman Jerry Newman introduced Mr. Colin Martin the newest member appointed

to the Columbus Iron Works Convention and Trade Center Authority. Chairman

Newman stated that his term had currently expired and that Mr. Martin was being

appointed to fill the vacant position. The members were all previously

acquainted with Mr. Martin and after some brief conversation they all welcomed

him to the Authority.



Mr. Martin thanked Chairman Newman and the members adding that he looked

forward to serving with them on the Authority.





NEW BUSINESS



.

SELECTON OF AUTHORITY OFFICERS

1. CHAIRMAN Chairman Jerry Newman stated that he would like to go ahead and

select the new officers for the Authority and he would turn the meeting over to

the new chairman. With that said Chairman Newman made the recommendation to

appoint Vice Chairman Frank Etheridge as Chairman, Mr. James Cantrell seconded

the nomination followed by a unanimous agreement from all remaining members.



2. VICE-CHAIRMAN Chairman Frank Etheridge nominated Ms. Lori Auten as

Vice-Chairman. Mr. Jed Harris seconded the nomination and it too was

unanimously agreed upon by all remaining members.



APPROVAL OF MINUTES



Chairman, Frank Etheridge asked if all members present had received and read

the minutes from the last meeting. With no corrections or additions to be

made, Mr. James Cantrell made a motion to accept the minutes of the December 6,

2008 meeting, Mr. Jed Harris seconded the motion and the minutes were accepted

as written.



OLD BUSINESS



A. CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL Larry reported that since the

Authority had last met, he had attended a meeting with a group from the

Development Authority regarding the best approach to obtain funding for a

convention center hotel downtown. Larry stated that the group had asked for

some additional information to which he was actively working on. He then added

that an addition meeting had been scheduled with a smaller group to report the

requested information. Larry assured the Authority that he would continue to

keep them abreast of any developing information.



B. FY-09 BUDGET Larry stated that as mentioned at the previous meeting, he

and Finance Manager, Cindy Ware had began work on the FY-09 Budget. Larry

added that a preliminary budget would be presented for the Authority?s approval

at the February meeting.



FINANCIAL REPORT



A. NOVEMBER See attached report.



B. DECEMBER See attached report.



A motion was made by Vice Chairman Lori Auten and seconded by Mr. Jed

Harris to approve the financial report as prepared and presented by Ms. Cindy

Ware.



ADJOURNMENT



With no further items of business to discuss, Chairman Frank Etheridge

adjourned the meeting at 1:05 pm. The next regular meeting, which is held the

fourth Thursday of each month, will be Thursday, February 28, 2008 in the Board

Room of the Columbus Georgia Convention and Trade Center.







Frank Etheridge, Chairman Larry Campbell,

Executive Director

Trade Center Authority Columbus, GA

Convention and Trade Center

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