VFP Business Meeting 2025
The VFP Business meeting will be held on Saturday, July 26 at 8:30AM PT, 10:30AM CT, 11:30AM ET
The following format is in accordance with our bylaws, policies and procedures, and Robert's Rules of Order and duplicates the process we used the past three years which seemed to work well.
Business Meeting Agenda
8:30 AM ET
Call to Order:
Statement of Purpose
Code of Conduct
Opening Statement: Susan Schnall
Review of Submitted Documents:
- President’s Report: Susan Schnall
- Executive Director's Report: Michael McPhearson
- Treasurer’s Report: Mike Tork
- Membership Committee Report: Josh Shurley
- Board Candidates: Ellen Barfield
- Resolutions and Bylaws: Josh Shurley
Committee Reports:
- Executive Directors Report
- President's Report
- Treasurer's Report
- Membership Report
- Proposed Resolutions
BUSINESS MEETING FORMAT:
We will be using regular Zoom Online Meeting format for this year’s business meeting. This will allow everyone present to see who is attending the meeting. The board’s request is for you to keep yourself on mute unless you have been recognized to speak. Please raise your virtual hand and wait to be recognized before speaking.
During the discussion on resolutions, we will “call the question” and move to a vote when there are no members on the “pro” or “con” side after three members have spoken “for” and three “against” each resolution.
During other items that require discussion, debate, and a vote, we will take speakers for each side until there are no members wanting to speak for either side. We will then “call the question” and move to a vote. Zoom format has a function that allows members to participate in a poll-which we will be using for the convention straw vote.
Fall Vote
All current VFP members will have the option to vote in October. Online ballots will go out in October.