BOARD OF AUCTIONEERS MINUTES

Legislative Office Building Room 308, Concord, NH

August 9, 2010 9:00 a.m.

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

2. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, accepted the minutes of the July 12, 2010 meeting.

3. Shannon Pruett visited today to speak with the Board about the many styles of “Penny Auction” businesses that are emerging in the state.

4. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Ashton E. Welch, authorized the application of William J. Firestone for an Auctioneers License.

5. The Board on motion of Jay T. St. Jean, seconded by Ashton E. Welch, authorized the application of Daniel F. Horan for an Auctioneers License.

6. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean, authorized the application of Jason A. Shechtman for an Auctioneers License.

7. The Board on motion of Ashton W. Welch, seconded by Frank L. Eaton, authorized the application of David Watkins for an Auctioneers License.

8. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Ashton E. Welch, authorized the renewal application of Patricia Jones having determined an infraction of License Law in the State of New York by the applicant did not rise to a level to warrant refusal of licensure in New Hampshire.

9. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean, authorized the renewal application of James Julie having determined an infraction of License Law in the State of Maine by the applicant did not rise to a level to warrant refusal of licensure in New Hampshire.

10. The Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean, authorized the renewal application of Bruce Sayer, having determined an infraction of License Law in the State of Georgia by the applicant did not rise to a level to warrant refusal of licensure in New Hampshire.

11. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Richard C. Berman, voted to remove from the table for discussion, the complaint made by Edward Millman.

12. The Board on motion of Ashton E. Welch, seconded by Frank L. Eaton, voted to remove from the table for discussion, the complaint made by Menard S. Schwartz.

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

14. The Board on motion of Jay T. St. Jean, seconded by Frank L. Eaton voted to come out of non-public session.

15. TABLED – The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean, voted to table the complaint received from Rory Nolan, pending further investigation.

16. The Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Richard C. Berman voted to place a letter of warning in the file of James Saturley for failure to comply with RSA 311-B:11 (c), resulting from a complaint received from Edward Millman.

17. TABLED – The Board on motion of Jay T. St. Jean, seconded by Ashton E. Welch, voted to table the complaint received from Dan Colon, pending further investigation.

18. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean voted to send Fred Savage a cease and desist letter for conducting business as an unlicensed auctioneer, as a result of a complaint made by Menard S. Schwartz. The complaint will then be forwarded to the Hillsborough County Attorney’s office.

19. Further Business:

A. The Board on motion of Ashton E. Welch, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean voted to establish a work group to rewrite the Board’s Administrative Rules.

The Board on motion of Ashton E. Welch, seconded by Jay T. St. Jean voted to establish the work group with participants consisting of:

3 members of the Board, 2 of which will be licensed Auctioneers, the other, a public member;

1 representative of the New Hampshire Auctioneers Association; and

1 at-large, currently licensed New Hampshire auctioneer, participant.

The Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Frank L. Eaton nominated Ashton E. Welch as the public member of the Board to participate in the work group;

The Board on motion of Richard C. Berman, seconded by Frank L. Eaton nominated Jay T. St. Jean as one of the two Licensed Auctioneer Board members to participate in the work group; and

The Board on motion of Jay T. St. Jean, seconded by Richard C. Berman nominated Frank L. Eaton as the second of the two Licensed Auctioneer Board members to participate in the work group. Frank L. Eaton will serve as the group’s Chair.

The Board will send a public session notice to all licensed auctioneers, to grant notice of the upcoming Administrative Rule revisions and to offer them the opportunity to provide pertinent input to the Board regarding such revisions and amendments. The public session will be part of the next meeting of the Board on September 13, 2010.

20. The Board on motion of Frank L. Eaton seconded by Jay T. St. Jean voted to adjourn the meeting.

The next scheduled monthly meeting will be held September 13, 2010

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