REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MINUTES

October 14, 2003

The North Carolina Board of Funeral Service met for a duly scheduled Board Meeting on October 14, 2003, in the Board’s office located at 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Present: Harvey Leavitt, President; Alex Lee, Vice President; Jack Briggs, Secretary; Windell Daniels, George Parrott, Jamie Boles, Nancy Rorie, and Paul Harris.

Also Present: Mark E. Henderson, Executive Director

President Harvey Leavitt called the meeting to order at 1:45 p.m.

At this time Mr. Leavitt read the Board of Ethics statement, Governor Easley’s Executive Order #1. No one recused themselves at this time.

Mr. Harris gave the invocation.

Mr. Briggs submitted the October 8, 2003 minutes. Mrs. Rorie made the motion to accept the minutes with the modification to the wording regarding Mr. Henderson’s resignation. Mr. Daniels seconded and the motion carried.

New Business: Mrs. Rorie made the motion to go into closed session to consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness or conditions of initial employment of an employee or prospective employee, or to hear or investigate a complaint or grievance by or against an employee. Mr. Boles seconded and the motion carried.

After five minutes the Board returned to open session.

Mr. Harris departed at this time.

The Board immediately returned to closed session to consider the employee matter previously announced and also to establish the Board’s position concerning negotiating a real property purchase, option, exchange or lease.

Upon proper motion by Mr. Parrott and second by Mr. Daniels, the Board returned to open session at 3:25. Mr. Boles thanked the Personnel Committee for meeting earlier and made the motion to advertise the position of Executive Director in the October 19 and October 26, 2003 editions of the Raleigh News & Observer, Charlotte Observer, Wilmington Morning Star, Greensboro News & Record, Asheville Citizen Times, and also to send the advertisement to the Employment Security Commission, the North Carolina Funeral Directors Association, the Funeral Directors and Morticians Association of N. C., and any other agency of interest. The applications for the position must be received in the Board’s office by Friday at 5:00 p.m. on November 14, 2003. Mr. Daniels seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Mr. Leavitt appointed a Property Committee consisting of Alex Lee, Rudy Lea and George Parrott. They will work with the Executive Director to look at property with no deadline set. Mr. Henderson was directed to contact the realtor regarding the Wade Avenue property and inform them that a decision will be made at a later date.

Informational Items: Mr. Henderson stated these items were presented for information only.

The Board adjourned at 3:35 p.m.

Harvey H. Leavitt III, President

Jack Briggs, Secretary