Meeting Minutes
April 13, 2009
Teleconference

 

Chair

Judge Kimberley Prochnau

Members Present

Robin Balsam

Gary Beagle

Ree Ah Bloedow

Nancy Dapper

Judge M. Karlynn Haberly

John Jardine

Chris Neil

Lori Petersen

Winsor Schmidt

Comm. Joseph Valente

Judge Chris Wickham

 

Dr. Ruth Craven

Sharon York

Visitors

None

 

Staff 
Sharon Eckholm
Deborah Jameson

 

 

Call to Order
Judge Prochnau called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

 

Approval of Minutes
A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes as presented for the Board meeting held on March 9, 2009. The motion passed.

 

The Board adjourned to executive session to consider applications for certification and appeals of denials of certification.

 

The Board reconvened in open session and took the following action.

 

 

(1)  Individual motions were passed[1] for conditional approval* of each of the following applications for certification:

 

          Bernine S. Hudosh (Judge Haberly abstained)

Gayle M. Villarreal

          

 

(2) A motion was made for approval of the application for certification as a professional guardian agency of Heaven Sent Guardianship Services. The motion passed.

 

(3)  Individual motions were passed for denial of each of the following applications for certification, abstentions noted:
           

David D. Beseler (Comm. Valente & Judge Wickham abstained)

April L. Luyt

Mary S. Morris

Karen D. Patton (Ree Ah Bloedow abstained)

Sari Spieler

 

 

(1)  Regarding the Appeal from Denial of Certification of Jutta U. Mead, a motion was made to adopt the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendation of the Appeals Panel, dated March 19, 2009, to affirm the denial of Ms. Mead’s application for certification as a professional guardian. The motion passed.

 

(2) Regarding the Appeal from Denial of Certification of Cynthia Kay Scobee, a motion was made to adopt the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendation of the Appeals Panel, dated March 19, 2009, to affirm the denial of Ms. Scobee’s application for certification as a professional guardian. The motion passed. John Jardine abstained.

 

Judge Prochnau reported that she and Ms. Eckholm attended the Supreme Court En Banc April meeting to provide information about the Board’s responsibilities and recent efforts. The Justices were interested and asked informed questions about the certification and disciplinary process. Judge Prochnau also reported on her presentation at the well-attended Bridge Builders continuing education program. 

 

Judge Prochnau adjourned the meeting at approximately 8:35 a.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Judge Prochnau

 

 

Board Approved:  May 11, 2009 

 

 

 

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