ACA International Board of Directors Convenes for Annual Meeting

Held in conjunction with ACA International‘s 70th Annual Convention and Exposition, the ACA Board of Directors held its Annual Meeting on July 13, 2009, at Wynn Las Vegas. The meeting was called to order at 8 a.m. by 2008/09 ACA President Jay Gonsalves.

Board members accepted reports from Gonsalves, as well as 2008/09 Treasurer Mark Neeb; 2008/09 President-Elect Karolyn Rubin; and ACA CEO Gary Rippentrop, CAE.

Actions taken included:

• Approved the nominations of the following individuals for national office: Tom Stockton, treasurer; Mark Neeb, vice president; and Martin Sher, president-elect; confirmed the nomination of Karolyn Rubin for president.

• Authorized the association to move forward with the creation of a self-sustaining national debt collector registry and national debt collection debt resolution program and to conform the ACA Code of Ethics accordingly. The board will be updated quarterly on the progress of the implementation and presented with recommended policies, procedures, organizational structure, budgets, rules and regulations for discussion and review.
• Approved amendments to the association’s standard operating procedures. The amendments require U.S. units to have the same membership year as ACA; encourage units to have the same fiscal year as ACA; make division dues payable on the first day of the fiscal year; and revise the Honorary Membership eligibility and approval process.
• Approved an amendment to the association’s bylaws establishing the board of directors census date as the first day of the ninth month of the fiscal year.
• Did not approve unit resolutions to restrict matters to be addressed at electronic board meetings to nonfiscal issues and to rescind the association dues increase approved by the board on Nov. 19, 2008.
• Approved the proposed June through December 2009 budget for ACA International.