I. Welcome – Sid Hudson, President
Sid Hudson, president, called the meeting to order at 7:45 AM.
II. Strategic Plan Update
Sid Hudson reviewed highlights of the 2018 Annual Goals and discussed the progress made on each. Sid discussed the board’s decision to discontinue the GMIS International agreement. The strategic plan can be found on the TAGITM website.
III. Financial Report – William Pham, Secretary/Treasurer
William Pham reviewed the financials and discussed the financial position of TAGITM. Noted that projected net income for 2019 is $20,250.
IV. Election Results Announcement – Mike Sturm, Past President and Nominating Committee Chair
Mike Sturm shared that the bylaws amendment to open agency membership to adjoining states has passed and announced the elected 2018-2019 TAGITM Executive Officers:
A. Message from the Outgoing President – Sid Hudson
1. Sid Hudson discussed the growth of the organization in both membership and professionalism and noted a desire to grow the organization to continue to improve the quality of events.
B. Message from the Incoming President – Scott Joyce
1. Scott Joyce thanked the membership for their confidence in him to take the president position. He committed to do his best in the position to maintain the excellence of the organization. He requested the feedback from membership to help improve the value of membership and called for volunteers for more involvement.
V. Old Business
A. GMIS Data Dive- Sid Hudson reviewed the results of the GMIS Data Dive survey and announced the executive board’s decision to discontinue the agreement with GMIS International in regards to the GMIS Data Dive. He noted that if TAGITM members would like to continue to participate with the data dive, they can do so by joining GMIS International.
B. GMIS Accreditation - Sid noted that the organization is still interested in participating in accreditation. Further discussion on accreditation will take place during the board’s Strategic Planning Meeting in June.
VI. New Business
A. Call for Volunteers, Feedback and Ideas
Sid Hudson put out a call for volunteers and noted the importance of involvement from membership. He reviewed the expected time commitment and invited membership to get involved in committees.
Sid discussed ways to push regional events out to the West Texas area and noted that discussion has been happening around that topic and conversations will continue at the board’s Strategic Planning Meeting. Lydia Rudy noted that discussion is happening with RMG chairs to request they host four (4) events per year in each area which will be advertised through the TAGITM website and social media. She requested feedback to membership chair to help engage and support.
Beth Ann Unger gave a report on the TML Affiliation. She noted that TAGITM is very active with TML and discussed ways that the organization has participated and been involved, including attendance at the TML Conference.
VII. Adjourn
Sid Hudson adjourned the 2019 Annual Business Meeting at 8:16 AM.