The meeting was called to order at 6:07 PM, by the president, Chuck Pembleton. Officers present at the meeting included Vice President Pat Burley, Treasurer Chip Johnston, board members Al Cipriani and Wendell Cover, and NAPARS' ACTAR representative Gary Vencil. The president welcomed all present and introduced the officers. The Secretary, Victor Craig, was not in attendance. Secretarial duties are temporarily being performed by Ron Baade.

The agenda includes nominations for officers. Nominations will be opened this evening and will remain open to mail nominations until October 10, 2000. The nominations will be posted on the website with a .pdf format ballot members can print and send in to cast their ballots by December 02, 2000.

The president invited all members to visit the new web site, which is phase one of a three-phase project. Future phases include receiving renewal fees, purchasing NAPARS merchandise, electronic membership application submission, and the posting of publications to benefit members. The current web site has cost, to date, approximately $4,800. The extensive coding required to perform all of the functions that run in the background of the website was custom built to suit the organization's needs. An "out-of-the-box" package was inadequate for the organization's operations and the member's needs. The membership expressed their appreciation of the president's initiative in the website endeavor.

In addition to the web site, the organization increased its participation in other organization's conferences. This past year, NAPARS assisted FARO with a financial contribution to help defray expenses for their conference. This was an attempt to serve a greater geographic area to provide services to more members. Additional discussion revealed NAPARS members received a reduced fee for attendance. Members did attend the FARO conference, which were not members of the local organization. FARO has indicated it desired to refund the investment, however, the conference did not yield a net increase in resources. Results of the FARO tests will be posted on the website (in response to inquiry).

It was recommended by the membership a notice be sent with the ballots for organizational officers informing members about the transition to doing business on the website.

The president explained the Accident Reconstruction Journal (ARJ), while created with huge support by NAPARS, is not a part of NAPARS. The continued delays in publication have dampened the desire of members to remain. The decline in membership has not been extensive, but has been noticeable. Discussions with the editor of the ARJ, regarding the publication schedule, have been less than effective in resolving the publication delay. The website gives the organization an opportunity to create its own publication to augment, and later replace, the ARJ. VP Burley reported other organizations are experiencing similar difficulties with the ARJ. Discussion ensued about the need to keep the website current and fresh. A paid site administrator was discussed. Suggestions were made by members as to the administration of the website, such as pass-wording, vehicle/equipment recalls, links to other sites, revenue-generating advertising, retention of hardcopy newsletters for those without web access, and a request for membership thoughts on dropping the ARJ subscriptions on the website.

The treasurer explained the financial connection with the ARJ. NAPARS has paid ARJ up front for member subscriptions through the 1999 publication year, with an agreement members will receive 4 issues of the Accident Investigation Quarterly (AIQ) ending with the summer 2000 issue. The ARJ/AIQ is financially strapped and horribly mismanaged. The president has been explaining the current situation with the ARJ to new applicants and informing them steps are being taken to remedy the issue. The membership requested a notification be sent to the membership with the ballots addressing the ARJ situation. The membership is entitled to a full explanation.

Upon inquiry from the membership, the president explained the transition from the old website, controlled by Bob Cole, to the new website, controlled by the president. Network Solutions is the company managing the site, which is hosted by ECCS. The web address is www.napars.org. Members are requested to go to the website and enter their own information, and update same. The president has administrative control to delete the names of individuals attempting to enter information who are not members.

Nominations for officers was opened by the president: (see details)

Nominations made during the general meeting are as follows:

No additional nominations were received from the floor. A notice will be posted to the website informing the membership of the open nomination period.

Treasurers Report As of 08/31/2000:

A breakdown of the report is appended. The transfer of various funds, for organizational operations, was explained by the treasurer. The Restricted Funds account was also explained, particularly as it pertains to the organization's tax exempt status. The membership expressed its position that the transfer of funds amongst the organization's various accounts is a matter for the Board to address and encouraged the Board to continue its management practices. A motion was made and seconded to accept the Treasure's Report.

Approved by voice vote. The VP reported that a plaque would be presented to TAARS for their work in the planning and conduct of the WREX2000 conference. The plaque will be from NAPARS, MATAI and NATARI. The presentation will be made on Friday, September 29, 2000. The cost of the plaque is to be shared by the three organizations. The opportunity, to participate in the plaque presentation, was made to other organizations by member Martha Gurney, however, the other organizations declined participation.

The president reported NAPARS would have a display at the vendor's night of the WREX2000 conference with NAPARS merchandise being offered.

A motion as made and seconded for the meeting to be adjourned. Approved by voice vote. The president adjourned the meeting at 7:48 pm.