BOARD OF AUCTIONEERS MINUTES

Upham -Walker House, Concord, NH

July 12, 2010 9:00 a.m.

1. The Board of Auctioneers convened at 9:00 a.m. with Vice-Chairperson Jay T. St. Jean, Secretary Frank L. Eaton, and Member Richard C. Berman present. Chairperson Devin E. Moisan, and member Ashton E Welch were absent.

2. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, voted to accept the minutes of the June 7, 2010 meeting as amended:

“The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Ashton E. Welch, accepted the amended minutes of the May 3, 2010 meeting.”

“The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Ashton E. Welch, and further on a roll call vote as follows: Richard C. Berman – yes, Jay T. St. Jean – yes, Ashton E. Welch – yes, Devin E. Moisan – yes, and Frank L. Eaton – 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.”

3. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, authorized the application of Mark Buleziuk for an Auctioneers License.

4. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, authorized the application of Bruce D. Cobb for an Auctioneers License.

5. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, voted to mail the document: “Decision and Order on Motions for Rehearing/Reconsideration” - “In The Matter of Stephen Bennett”, Docket #10-01, and “In The Matter of Harold French”, Docket #10-02”, electronically to the absent members of the Board for approval. Once approved by all non-recusing members of the Board, the documents will be issued to the appropriate parties.

6. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, voted to mail the document: “Decision and Order – “In the Matter of Roscoe Putnam”, Docket #10-04”, electronically to the absent members of the Board for approval. Once approved by all non-recusing members of the Board, the documents will be issued to the appropriate parties.

7. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, voted to mail the document: “Letter of Reprimand as a result of the hearing - “In the Matter of Roscoe Putnam”, Docket #10-04”, electronically to the absent members of the Board for approval. Once approved by all non-recusing members of the Board, the documents will be issued to the appropriate parties.

8. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, would like to request that Shannon Pruett appear before the Board to present additional information regarding the “Penny Auction” type website business, to be sure that it is not a violation of RSA 311-B.

9. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, and further on a roll call vote as follows: Richard C. Berman – yes, Jay T. St. Jean – yes, and Frank L. Eaton – 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.

10. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman voted to come out of non-public session.

11. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, voted to appoint an investigator for the complaint received from Rory Nolan.

The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean, voted to appoint Richard C. Berman as investigator for the complaint received from Rory Nolan.

12. TABLED – The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, voted to table the complaint received from Menard S. Schwartz, for consultation with the Attorney General’s office.

13. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, voted to appoint an investigator for the complaint received from Dan Colon.

The Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean, voted to appoint Frank L. Eaton as investigator for the complaint received from Dan Colon.

14. TABLED – The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, voted to table the report of findings by Jay T. St. Jean for further investigation due to late arrival of new documentation.

15. The Board had discussion regarding HB598.

The next scheduled monthly meeting will be held August 9, 2010

at the Legislative Office Building, Room 308, Concord, New Hampshire.

The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton seconded by Richard C. Berman voted to adjourn the meeting.