KERMIT SANDERS LODGE 13
Monthly Meeting Notes

September 5, 2007

The next regular scheduled Lodge meeting is Wednesday, October 3rd at 4:30pm.  Five Officers and Ten members were present for the September.  The session was opened with a prayer and the pledge by Lodge Chaplain Scotty Davis. 

New Members

CCPD - 1  CCSO - 1

Lodge Business

Those who have not paid their 2007 dues will be purged from the membership rolls.

Reminder at the July meeting membership voted to continue providing a lodge attorney for critical incidents and administrative actions.  Caps of $5,000 for critical incidents and $2,500 for administrative actions per member/ per incident were voted on and accepted by the membership.  Brochures have been distributed with the information.

Paperwork has been submitted to our new accountant.  Hopefully, we will be in full compliance with the IRS soon.

All members are strongly encouraged to update their beneficiary form yearly.  Recently a member passed away and the beneficiary form on file was from many years ago and did not list anyone.  Unfortunately, our insurance company cannot pay the claim.

A complete inventory of the lodge has been completed.

The Cobb County Bar Association donated $250 to the lodge.

Membership voted to add Lance LaRusso as a lodge attorney.

Lodge Elections:  (each of the individuals below ran unopposed)

President - Bobby Pierce
VP - Jorge Mestre
2VP - Christie Nerbonne
Treasurer - Steve Gaynor
Secretary - Tom Spruill
Sergeant at Arms - David Stone
Sergeant at Arms - Kevin Shrodes
State Trustee - Jorge Mestre

The new positions will take effect at the end of the October Meeting.

Committee Reports:

Legal committee:

Membership voted to add Lance LoRusso as a lodge attorney.

Membership voted to enhance and update our lodge attorney web page to include more information on each individual attorney and the services they offer.

Florida Committee 2007:

Fifty folks attended and had a great time.  Check out the photo gallery.

Sponsorships

Membership voted to donate $250 to the Cobb County Make A Wish 5K.

Sick & Distressed

None

Legal Representation

Critical Incident Lodge Attorney-  Click Here for details

Members "do not" need the approval of the legal committee if you are involved in a critical / use of force incident.  The member or his representative holds sole responsibility for contacting one of our four attorney's should the need arise.

If you are in need of an attorney for any other purpose a member of the Legal Committee must be called before contacting an attorney. If you do not clear the contact of an attorney through the Legal Committee the Lodge will not pay for the legal services.

Legal Committee:

Jorge Mestre, Cobb PD, 770-499-4507