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1 Florida Chapter, American College of Surgeons
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Annual Business Meeting
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Saturday, April 7, 2018
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DRAFT
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CALL TO ORDER Patricia Byers, MD, President, called the Florida
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Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
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(Chapter) annual business meeting to order at
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5:32 PM EST.
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SECRETARY’S REPORT John Armstrong, MD, Secretary, presented the
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minutes of the 2017 Annual Business Meeting. A
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motion was made to approve the 2017 Annual
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Business Meeting minutes.
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MOTION 18-04-01 MOTION ADOPTED TO APPROVE THE 2017
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ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES.
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TREASURER’S REPORT Deepak Nair, MD, Treasurer, presented the
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Treasurer’s report. Dr. Nair reported that the
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Chapter had $147,348.42 in checking as of April
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4, 2018 and the majority of the expenses for the
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annual meeting remain outstanding.
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BYLAWS UPDATE Patricia Byers, MD presented the proposed
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Bylaws updates from the Bylaws Review
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- Committee. Dr. Byers reported that the Bylaws
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Review Committee sought to ensure currency,
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consistency with ACS policy, and legal accuracy
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in its review. A motion was made to adopt the
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proposed bylaws. A motion to amend Article IV,
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Section for of the proposed bylaws:
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Section 4—Role, Election and Term of
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Office of the Councilors. Four
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Councilors shall serve as elected liaisons
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between the College Committee on
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Applicants regions and the Chapter.
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There shall be one Councilor per College
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Committee on Applicants region within
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the College-determined boundaries of
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the Florida Chapter and who lives in that
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- region. There shall be two at-large