BOARD OF AUCTIONEERS MINUTES
Legislative Office Building Room 307, Concord, NH
May 7, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
1. The
Board of Auctioneers convened at 9:00 a.m. with, Vice-Chairperson Russell R.
Abbott, Member Richard C. Berman, and Member Gregory J. Walsh present, Chairperson
Frank L. Eaton, and Secretary Roy W. Tilsley were absent.
2. The
Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by, Gregory J. Walsh accepted
the minutes of the April 2, 2012 meeting.
3. The
Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Gregory J. Walsh, authorized
the application of Marilyn K. Burgess for an Auctioneers License.
4. The
Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Gregory J. Walsh, authorized
the application of Brent A. Earlywine for an Auctioneers License.
5. The
Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Gregory J. Walsh, authorized
the application of Corey J. Fisher for an Auctioneers License.
6. The
Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Gregory J. Walsh, authorized
the application of Darin K. Lawson for an Auctioneers License.
7. The
Board on motion of Gregory J. Walsh, seconded by Richard C. Berman, authorized
the application of Jeffrey L. Luggen for an Auctioneers License.
8. The
Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Gregory J. Walsh, authorized
the application of Kevin Minghella for an Auctioneers License.
9. The
Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Gregory J. Walsh, authorized
the application of Russ Scherrer for an Auctioneers License.
10. The
Board on motion of Gregory J. Walsh, seconded by Richard C. Berman, authorized
the application of Richard W. Varney for an Auctioneers License.
11. The
Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Gregory J. Walsh, and further
on a roll call vote as follows: Frank L. Eaton – absent, Richard C. Berman –
yes, Russell R. Abbott – yes, Roy W. Tilsley – absent, and Gregory J. Walsh –
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.
12. The
Board on motion of Gregory J. Walsh, seconded by Richard C. Berman voted to
come out of non-public session.
13. The
Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Gregory J. Walsh, voted to
appoint an investigator / prosecutor for the complaint made by Steven A. Martin.
The
Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Russell R. Abbott voted to
appoint Gregory J. Walsh as investigator / prosecutor for the complaint made by
Steven A. Martin.
14. Further
Business:
A. The Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by
Gregory J. Walsh, voted to remove item #3 which was tabled at the April 2, 2012
meeting.
On February 6, 2012
Thomas Troon presented an outline and course curriculum for approval of the New
England School of Auctioneering.
On March 5, 2012 Thomas
Troon returned to fulfill unanswered questions that the Board had concerning
the approval of the New England School of Auctioneering. After discussion, the Board decided to have
Mr. Troon update the course outline and to vote on it at the April 2, 2012
meeting. Mr. Troon’s concern was that he
wouldn’t have official approval of the school before his classes started, so
the Board decided that if Mr. Troon emailed the updated course outline to the
Board’s secretary, and she disbursed it out to the members of the Board, then
the members could approve the course outline via email, which is precisely what
happened.
On April 2, 2012 prior
to approving the email session minutes of March 12, 2012, it was suggested to
the Board that perhaps the approval of the school via email was not
appropriate. After discussion, the Board
decided to table the authorization of the email minutes from March 12, 2012 for
consultation with the Attorney General’s office.
After consultation with
the Attorney General’s office it was confirmed that since the email session was
not noticed or public, then it was not an appropriate course of action.
Therefore the item is
removed from the table; however, approval will be of the New England School of
Auctioneering, and not of the email session.
As such, the Board on motion
of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Gregory J. Walsh voted to approve the New
England School of Auctioneering. Classes
will begin in June 2012.
15. The
Board on motion of Gregory J. Walsh seconded by Richard C. Berman then
Adjourned at 10:15 a.m.
The next scheduled monthly meeting will be held June 4,
2012
at the Legislative Office Building, Room 307, Concord, New Hampshire.