DRAFT MOTIONS

Northeast Dairy Compact Commission

December 6, 2000

Centennial Inn, Concord, NH

Motion 12/6-1 by Ron Newman/Second by Bobby Starr

Moved to approve the minutes of November 1 as presented with the following amendment: to indicate that Bob Wellington commented during the second public comment period and that Andy Dykstra spoke about the Nominations procedure during the period for individual state discussion.

MOTION PASSED 6 TO 0

Motion 12/6-2 by Mr. Dykstra on behalf of the Committee on Nominations

Moved to approve the slate of proposed officers and members of the Committee on Administration for year 2001, as proposed by the Committee on Nominations and as follows:

Chair: Mae Schmidle, Connecticut
Vice-Chair: Peter Petrone, Rhode Island
Treasurer: Colon Durrell, Maine
Secretary: Douglas Morris, New Hampshire
At-Large: Harold Howrigan, Vermont
At-Large: Charles Arbing, Massachusetts

MOTION PASSED 6 TO 0

Motion 12/6-3 by Mr. Cabot on behalf of the Committee on Finance

Moved to approve 2000 Budget Adjustment as proposed by the Committee on Finance, including the staffing and benefit provisions approved by the Committee on Administration.

MOTION PASSED 6 TO 0

Motion 12/6-4 by Mr. Cabot on behalf of the Committee on Finance

Moved to approve 2001 Budget in the amount of $840,000.00 as proposed by the Committee on Finance, including the staffing and benefit provisions approved by the Committee on Administration.

MOTION PASSED 6 TO 0

Motion 12/6-5 by Mr. Cabot on behalf of the Committee on Finance

Moved to reduce the administrative assessment from $0.032 to $0.027 per hundredweight, effective January 1, 2001.

MOTION PASSED 6 TO 0

Motion 12/6-6 by Mr. Howrigan on behalf of the Committee on Administration (jointly with Committee on Finance)

Moved to authorize the Executive Director to contract for one year with the Market Administrator to make monthly payments for services provided by the Market Administrator, in total amount of $140,000.00 or as may otherwise be required. The contract is also to allow for review from time to time by the Commission of the Market Administrators invoices.

MOTION PASSED 6 TO 0

Motion 12/6-7 by Mr. Cabot on behalf of the Committee on Administration (jointly with Committee on Finance)

Moved to pay November 10, 2000 Market Administrator Invoice in the amount of $5,304.00.

MOTION PASSED 6 TO 0

Respectfully Submitted:

Mary Kelligrew Kassler, Secretary

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