The first membership meeting of the Railway Mail Service Library Foundation (RMSLF) was
convened at 1 PM on Saturday, September 30th, 2017. Attendees were either in person at
Boyce railway depot, 117 East Main Street, Boyce, VA 22620-9639, or were online via a
GoToMeeting web link and call-in telephone number. Frank Scheer, Incorporating Secretary
presided and there were six attendees: Fran Barker, Quinton Barker, Abram Burnett, Len
McMaster, Arja Seppala-Scheer, and Frank R. Scheer. This constituted a quorum for the annual
membership meeting.

Ronald Albers, chair of the nominating committee was unable to attend by submitting a list of
nominations for RMSLF Directors to Frank Scheer. The nominees were:
 Ronald Albers
 Quinton Barker
 Fran Barker
 Vacant
 Vacant

Additional nominations from attendees were requested. Frank Scheer was added. A vote of
members attending the meeting approved the nominations by acclamation. Ronald Albers
presented six proxies from these members who were unable to attend that were voted in favor
of the directors slate: Ronald Albers, Rodney Juell, Andrew Mitchell, George Porter, James
Risner, Eugene Setwyn, and William Sibley.

The newly-elected Directors will hold their annual meeting in January 2018. At the
meeting, Directors will determine which will fill the two-each one-year, two-year, and three-
year terms. They will also vote on who will fill the President, Vice-President, Secretary, and
Treasurer positions. One person may fill two offices, such as Vice President and Secretary. The
interim Board of Directors and Officers will complete their role as organizing officials on April
30th and be replaced by the 2018 officers on May 1st. The 2018 officers will hold their offices
until April 30, 2019.

Since this was the first membership meeting, there was no “old business.” Attendees did not
identify any topics as “new business.” Adjournment was moved by Abram Burnett, seconded
by Len McMaster. A unanimous vote followed and the meeting ended at 1:32 PM.

Respectfully submitted

Frank R. Scheer
Incorporating Secretary

 
 

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