BOARD OF AUCTIONEERS MINUTES

Legislative Office Building Room 307, Concord, NH

November 7, 2011, 9:00 a.m.

1. The Board of Auctioneers convened at 9:00 a.m. with Chairperson Frank L. Eaton, Vice-Chairperson Jay T. St. Jean, Secretary Richard C. Berman, Member Russell R. Abbott, and Member Roy W. Tilsley present.

2. The Board on motion of Jay T. St. Jean, seconded by, Russell R. Abbott accepted the minutes of the October 3, 2011 meeting.

3. The Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean, authorized the application of Anthony D. Langdon for an Auctioneers License.

4. The Board of motion of Roy W. Tilsley, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean, authorized the meeting and exam dates for 2012 as follows:

Meetings Exams

January 9^th July 9^th February 13^th

February 6^th August 6^th May 14^th

March 5^th September 10^th August 13^th

April 2^nd October 1^st November 12^th

May 7^th November 5^th

June 4^th December 3^rd

5. The Board on motion of Jay T. St. Jean, seconded by Roy W. Tilsley, and further on a roll call vote as follows: Frank L. Eaton – yes, Jay T. St. Jean – yes, Richard C. Berman – yes, Russell R. Abbott – yes, and Roy W. Tilsley – yes, voted to go into non-public session to discuss matters under RSA 91-A, specifically, matters which would likely adversely affect the privacy of individuals and or matters in which litigation has been threatened against the Board.

6. The Board on motion of Jay T. St. Jean, seconded by Roy W. Tilsley voted to come out of non-public session.

7. Further Business:

A. The Board on motion of Roy W. Tilsley, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean, voted to remove from the table, the complaint made by Dwight K. Stowell (tabled on 10-3-11), for discussion. After discussion, and based on the findings of an investigation by Jay T. St. Jean, the Board found no evidence to merit a hearing on the complaint made by Dwight K. Stowell. The Board on motion of Russell R. Abbott, seconded by Roy W. Tilsley, voted to dismiss the complaint.

B. The Board on motion of Jay T. St. Jean, seconded by Richard C. Berman, voted to remove from the table, the complaint made by Howard J. Guyotte (tabled on 7-11-11), for discussion. After discussion, and based on the investigation of by Frank L. Eaton, the Board found no evidence to merit a hearing on the complaint made by Howard J. Guyotte. The Board on motion of Roy W. Tilsley, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean, voted to dismiss the complaint.

8. The Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Roy W. Tilsley then Adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

The next scheduled monthly meeting will be held December 5, 2011

at the Legislative Office Building, Room 307, Concord, New Hampshire.