Official Minutes of the
Fourth FHSAA Representative Assembly

Monday & Tuesday, Apr. 9-10, 2001
Best Western Gateway Grand
Gainesville, Florida


Pursuant to due notice, the Fourth Representative Assembly of the Florida High School Activities Association met at the Best Western Gateway, Gainesville, Florida, on April 9-10, 2001.

The following delegates were present: Susan Beiersdorfer, Wildwood; Richard Blake, Cocoa; Bill Blakemore, Lely (Naples); Charles Blalock, Hamilton County School District (Jasper); Michael Blasewitz, Edgewater (Orlando); Robert Bray, DeSoto County (Arcadia); Denise Butler, Apalachicola; Bill Cake, Alachua County School Board (Gainesville); Vic Cervizzi, Central (Brooksville); Jack Cole, Mount Dora Bible; James Colzie, South Miami; David Currier, Olympic Heights (Boca Raton); Bill Donivan, Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota); Jay Dougherty, Center Academy (Ormond Beach); Dennis Duffy, Stewart Middle (Zephyrhills); Joshua Eggold, St. John Lutheran (Ocala); Richard Finlayson, Aucilla Christian (Monticello); Joel Furnari, South Dade (Homestead); Mike Gates, Roulhac Middle (Chipley); Ralph Gilchrest III, Lake Gibson (Lakeland); Charles Hall, Gainesville; Donnie Harrison, Columbia (Lake City); Inez Henry, Rickards (Tallahassee); Peter Hensley, Master's (Fort Lauderdale); Jim Hicks, Freeport; Bonita Holland, Rockledge; Bruce Irvin, Maclay (Tallahassee); Andrew Jenkins, Jones (Orlando); Sandra Kenna, Miami Country Day; Richard LaBounty, Pensacola Catholic; Cheri Landry, Hamilton County (Jasper); Michael Lannon, Monroe County School District (Key West); Tracie Lattimer, Dillard (Fort Lauderdale); Marty Lee, First Coast (Jacksonville); Michael Lindgren, Martin County (Stuart); Mark Marsala, St. John Neumann (Naples); David McDonald, Middleburg, vice chairperson; Tom McIntyre, Melbourne; Merry Ortega, Chiles (Tallahassee); Angelo Palmieri, Christopher Columbus (Miami); Jeff Paris, Miami Carol City; Jay Rader, Palm Beach Gardens; Mildred Reed, Dunedin; Russell Richards, Central Florida Christian (Ocoee); Jim Rigby, Santa County School Board (Gulf Breeze), chairperson; Joanne Roberts, Ridgeview (Orange Park); Thomas Rowland, Jay; Clyde Russell, John Carroll (Fort Pierce); Everett St. Francis, Flagler Palm Coast (Bunnell); Peter Shepley, Tampa Preparatory; Wayne Shimko, Lakeland Christian; Richard Shirley, Sumter County School District (Bunnell); Heather Siler-Dobbs, Osceola Middle (Okeechobee); Don Smith, Lake Howell (Winter Park); Ellen Van Arsdale, Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens); Nancy Velez, Mount Dora; Henry Washington, Chamberlain (Tampa); Bob West, Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville).

Representing the FHSAA staff were Commissioner Robert Hughes, Associate Commissioner for Athletics Ronald Allen, Associate Commissioner for Administration Daniel Boyd, Comptroller Robert Elkins, Director of Communications Jack Watford, and Assistant Director of Communications Robert Hernberger, Administrative Assistant Charlene Fugate and Communications Assistant Teri Bracewell. FHSAA President Jim Kirton and General Counsel Leonard Ireland also were in attendance.

Monday, April 9, Session

I. Call to Order. Pledge of Allegiance.

Chairman Rigby called the Assembly to order and ledge the pledge.

II. Completion of Expense Reimbursement Vouchers.

Commissioner Hughes reviewed the reimbursement voucher form with delegates who then completed them for processing by staff.

III. Roll Call of Delegates.

Mr. Rigby instructed Mr. Watford to call the roll of delegates. A total of 57 delegates responded.

IV. Adoption of Agenda.

A quorum being present, Mr. Rigby called for a motion on the adoption of the agenda. It was moved that the agenda be adopted as printed. The motion carried.

V. Review of Assembly Operational Guidelines.

Commissioner Hughes reviewed the operational guidelines of the meeting with delegates. Hughes also called the delegates' attention to a survey included in their packets relative to meeting dates and size of the Representative Assembly. He asked delegates to complete the survey and turn it into Mr. Watford during Tuesday's session.

VI. Election of Chairperson.

Mr. Rigby called for nominations from the floor for Chairperson. It was moved that Mr. Rigby's name again be placed into nomination for the office of Chairperson of the Assembly. It was then moved by that nominations cease. There being no other nominations forthcoming, Mr. Rigby was reinstalled as Chairperson.

VII. Election of Vice Chairperson.

Mr. Rigby called for nominations from the floor for Vice Chairperson. It was moved that Mr. McDonald's name again be placed in nomination for the office of Vice Chairperson of the Assembly. It was moved that nominations cease. There being on other nominations forthcoming, Mr. McDonald was reinstalled as Vice Chairperson.

VIII. First Reading of Proposals to Amend the Bylaws.

Mr. Rigby instructed Mr. Watford to read the summary sentence for each of the 25 proposals to amend the Bylaws which were submitted by the deadline:

Proposal 1. A proposal to eliminate the reference to a specific physical address for the Association office. Source: Robert W. Hughes, Commissioner, FHSAA.

Proposal 2. A proposal to establish August 1 as the deadline for filing an application for membership by a prospective new member school. Source: Robert W. Hughes, Commissioner, FHSAA.

Proposal 3. A proposal to require that member senior high schools that desire to participate in the Association’s state championship series in any sport sponsor a diverse and well-rounded athletic program. Source: Robert W. Hughes, Commissioner, FHSAA.

Proposal 4. A proposal to adjust upward by 50 percent the student populations of private schools and university laboratory schools for the purpose of assigning such schools to classifications. Source: Denise Butler, principal, Apalachicola High School; Kenneth E. Daffin, principal, Cottondale High School; Chris Earley, principal, Port St. Joe High School; Sam Haywood, principal, Hawthorne High School; Richard Kennedy, athletic director, Liberty County High School (Bristol); Rocky Pace, principal, Greensboro High School; Rosalyn Smith, principal, Chattahoochee High School; Drew Stone, principal, Trenton High School; Keith Summers, assistant principal, Blountstown High School; William F. Truby, principal, Wewahitchka High School; Tom Vickers, athletic director, Graceville High School.

Proposal 5(a). A proposal to permit member school coaches to have contact with non-school teams comprised, in whole or in part, of their athletes outside of the sports season during the school year. Source: David F. Lauer, principal, George Jenkins High School (Lakeland).

Proposal 5(b). A proposal to eliminate the "50-percent rule", thereby allowing member school coaches to have contact with non-school teams comprised, in whole or in part, of their athletes outside of the sports season during the school year. Source: Jeff Paris, athletic director, Miami Carol City High School.

Proposal 6. A proposal to require a student to be enrolled in school within 10 schools of the beginning of each semester in a school year, rather than just at the beginning of the school year. Source: Robert W. Hughes, Commissioner, FHSAA.

Proposal 7. A proposal to permit students who attend non-member public middle schools and junior high schools that do not have athletic programs to participate in interscholastic athletics at a member public school in that same school district on the middle school or junior high school level only. Source: Richard Kennedy, athletic director, Liberty County High School (Bristol); Neva P. Miller, assistant principal, Blountstown Middle School; Keith Summers, assistant principal, Blountstown High School.

Proposal 8. A proposal to define the terms "enrollment" and "attendance" as used in FHSAA bylaws. Source: Robert W. Hughes, Commissioner, FHSAA.

Proposal 9. A proposal to establish that students will be eligible to represent in interscholastic competition only that school which serves the attendance zone in which the student resides with his/her parent(s), guardian(s) or other individual(s) with whom he/she has resided for a full year. Source: Denise Butler, principal, Apalachicola High School; Kenneth E. Daffin, principal, Cottondale High School; Chris Earley, principal, Port St. Joe High School; Sam Haywood, principal, Hawthorne High School; Richard Kennedy, athletic director, Liberty County High School (Bristol); Rocky Pace, principal, Greensboro High School; Rosalyn Smith, principal, Chattahoochee High School; Drew Stone, principal, Trenton High School; Keith Summers, assistant principal, Blountstown High School; William F. Truby, principal, Wewahitchka High School; Tom Vickers, athletic director, Graceville High School.

Proposal 10. A proposal to clarify that enrolling in a new school at the beginning of the ninth grade after completion of the eighth grade is not a transfer between schools. Source: Bobby Reinhart, athletic director, Berkeley Preparatory School (Tampa).

Proposal 11. A proposal to permit students who transfer schools (public to private and vice versa) during a school year to participate in interscholastic athletic competition on the sub-varsity level for the duration of the school year in the new school. Source: Bobby Reinhart, athletic director, Berkeley Preparatory School (Tampa).

Proposal 12. A proposal to permit students who transfer schools (public to public and private to private) during a school year to participate in interscholastic athletic competition on the sub-varsity level for the duration of the school year in the new school. Source: Bobby Reinhart, athletic director, Berkeley Preparatory School (Tampa).

Proposal 13(a). A proposal to clarify that a student who participates in non-school athletics on a team that is affiliated with a school other than the one the student attends or attended in the previous year and subsequently transfers to that school is considered to have done so either because he/she was recruited or for athletic reasons. Source: Robert W. Hughes, Commissioner, FHSAA.

Proposal 13(b). A proposal to exempt a student who participates in individually based summer programs or camps affiliated with a school other than the one the student attends or attended and subsequently transfers to that school from a finding that such a transfer is prima facie evidence that the student was recruited or transferred for athletic reasons. Source: Bobby Reinhart, athletic director, Berkeley Preparatory School (Tampa).

Proposal 14. A proposal to clarify that by filing a request for an undue hardship waiver, the student and his/her school acknowledge that the student is ineligible according to FHSAA rules, and to better establish the criteria for determining the validity of an undue hardship. Source: Robert W. Hughes, Commissioner, FHSAA.

Proposal 15. A proposal to hold in abeyance the effects of a ruling by the Commissioner when a school files an appeal of that ruling until the appeal has been ruled upon by the Sectional Appeals Committee. Source: Gary B. Adams, principal, Westminster Christian School (Miami).

Proposal 16. A proposal to hold in abeyance the effects of a ruling by the Commissioner and the subsequent sustaining of that ruling by the Sectional Appeals Committee when a school files an appeal until the appeal has been ruled upon by the Board of Directors. Source: Gary B. Adams, principal, Westminster Christian School (Miami).

Following the reading of each proposal. Mr. Rigby recognized, in order, those individuals who had requested to address the Assembly relative to their support for or opposition to the proposal. Delegates also were permitted to ask a questions of the speakers.

IX. Recess.

Mr. Rigby recognized Commissioner Hughes who reminded delegates of the reception being hosted that evening by the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association on the hotel lanai. Rigby then declared the Assembly in recess until 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2001.


Tuesday, April 10, Session

X. Call to Order. Pledge of Allegiance.

Chairman Rigby called the Assembly to order and led the pledge.

XI. Roll Call of Delegates.

Mr. Rigby instructed Mr. Watford to call the roll of delegates. A total of 58 delegates responded.

XII. Second Reading of Proposals to Amend the Bylaws and Balloting.

A quorum being present, Mr. Rigby reviewed the voting procedures with delegates A two-thirds majority vote in the affirmative of all votes cast (yes or no) is required to adopt a proposal. Commissioner Hughes informed the Assembly that he was withdrawing from consideration Proposal 8, which he sponsored. Mr. Rigby then instructed Mr. Watford to proceed with a second reading of each of the proposals

Proposal 1. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (58) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blakemore, Blalock, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, Kenna, LaBounty, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
No (0) – None.
Proposal 1 is adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 2. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (58) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blakemore, Blalock, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, Kenna, LaBounty, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
No (0) – None.
Proposal 2 is adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 3. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (53) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blakemore, Blalock, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Duffy, Eggold, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, LaBounty, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
No (5) – Dougherty, Finlayson, Kenna, Richards, Shimko.
Proposal 3 is adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 4. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (21) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blalock, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Colzie, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Harrison, Hicks, Holland, Landry, Lee, Paris, Rigby, Rowland, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Van Arsdale.
No (37) – Blakemore, Blasewitz, Bray, Cole, Currier, Donivan, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Hall, Henry, Hensley, Irvin, Jenkins, Kenna, LaBounty, Lannon, Latimer, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Rader, Reed, Richards, Roberts, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, Smith, Velez, Washington, West.
Proposal 4 is not adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 5(a). Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (19) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cervizzi, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Dougherty, Duffy, Finlayson, Furnari, Hicks, Holland, McIntyre, Palmieri, Paris, Rigby.
No (39) –Blakemore, Blalock, Cake, Donivan, Eggold, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Irvin, Jenkins, Kenna, LaBounty, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, Marsala, Ortega, Rader, Reed, Richards, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
Proposal 5(a) is not adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 5(b). Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (27) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blalock, Cervizzi, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Furnari, Gilchrest, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, LaBounty, Lindgren, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith.
No (30) – Blakemore, Bray, Butler, Cake, Gates, Donivan, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Jenkins, Kenna, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Roberts, Shepley, Shimko, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
Invalid (1) --– Blasewitz (ballot not marked).
Proposal 5(b) is not adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 6. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (50) –Blake, Blakemore, Blalock, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, LaBounty, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington.
No (8) – Beiersdorfer, Cervizzi, Cole, Finlayson, Kenna, McDonald, Shirley, West.
Proposal 6 is adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 7. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (40) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blalock, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Currier, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, LaBounty, Landry, Lindgren, McIntyre, Ortega, Paris, Rader, Reed, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Velez, Washington.
No (18) – Blakemore, Cole, Colzie, Donivan, Finlayson, Furnari, Harrison, Kenna, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, McDonald, Marsala, Palmieri, Richards, Shimko, Van Arsdale, West.
Proposal 7 is adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 8. Withdrawn.

Proposal 9. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (6) – Cervizzi, Gates, Hicks, McDonald, McIntyre, Roberts.
No (52) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blakemore, Blalock, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Furnari, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, Kenna, LaBounty, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
Proposal 9 is not adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 10. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (26) – Beiersdorfer, Blalock, Cervizzi, Currier, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Gates, Hall, Harrison, Irvin, Jenkins, LaBounty, Lannon, Lee, McDonald, McIntyre, Palmieri, Rader, Reed, Roberts, St. Francis, Shepley, Smith, Washington, West.
No (32) – Blake, Blakemore, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cole, Colzie, Donivan, Finlayson, Furnari, Gilchrest, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Kenna, Landry, Latimer, Lindgren, Marsala, Ortega, Paris, Richards, Rigby, Rowland, Russell, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Van Arsdale, Velez.
Proposal 10 is not adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 11. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (6) – Blalock, Dougherty, LaBounty, St. Francis, Shepley, Smith.
No (52) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blakemore, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, Kenna, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
Proposal 11 is not adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 12. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (6) – Beiersdorfer, Blalock, Dougherty, LaBounty, St. Francis, Shepley.
No (52) –Blake, Blakemore, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, Kenna, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
Proposal 12 is not adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 13(a). Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (52) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blakemore, Blalock, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hicks, Holland, Jenkins, Kenna, LaBounty, Landry, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
No (6) – Cole, Hensley, Irvin, Lannon, Richards, Russell.
Proposal 13(a) as amended is adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 13(b). Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (8) – Blalock, Dougherty, Eggold, Irvin, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, West.
No (50) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blakemore, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Duffy, Finlayson, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Jenkins, Kenna, LaBounty, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington.
Proposal 13(b) as amended is adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 14. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (57) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blakemore, Blalock, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, Kenna, LaBounty, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
No (1) – Rader.
Proposal 15 is adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 15. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (2) – Blalock, Cervizzi.
No (57) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blakemore, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, Kenna, LaBounty, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
Proposal 15 is not adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

Proposal 16. Mr. Watford read the summary sentence and Mr. Rigby opened the floor to debate. Following the debate, Mr. Rigby instructed delegates to mark their ballots, who did so with the following results:
Yes (0) – None.
No (58) – Beiersdorfer, Blake, Blakemore, Blalock, Blasewitz, Bray, Butler, Cake, Cervizzi, Cole, Colzie, Currier, Donivan, Dougherty, Duffy, Eggold, Finlayson, Furnari, Gates, Gilchrest, Hall, Harrison, Henry, Hensley, Hicks, Holland, Irvin, Jenkins, Kenna, LaBounty, Landry, Lannon, Latimer, Lee, Lindgren, McDonald, McIntyre, Marsala, Ortega, Palmieri, Paris, Rader, Reed, Richards, Rigby, Roberts, Rowland, Russell, St. Francis, Shepley, Shimko, Shirley, Siler-Dobbs, Smith, Van Arsdale, Velez, Washington, West.
Proposal 16 is not adopted (39 yes votes of 58 total votes required).

XIV. Comments by Delegates to the Representative Assembly.

A number of delegates commended Commissioner Hughes and staff on the operation of the meeting.

XV. Closing Comments by Chair and Commissioner.

Mr. Rigby thanked all delegates attending the Assembly for their service.

XVI. Adjournment.

There being no further business to come before the Assembly, Mr. Rigby declared the meeting adjourned.