The Executive Board of the CPTA met at 2:00pm on July 14, 2004.
Members present were:
Peggy Foley, Pueblo, President
Tina Whitmer, Grand, 1st VP
Jack Arrowsmith, Douglas, 2nd VP
Bob Sagel, Morgan, Past President
1. Peggy stated she had contacted Sherry Rose regarding publishing a newsletter. Sherry is out of the office until July 23rd and will publish one after she returns.
Sherry will include the following in the newsletter.
a. Thank you to Roxy Huber and staff for the job well done at conference.
b. Info regarding the $2,500 contribution to CPTA from Larry Castle.
c. Jack Arrowsmith will contribute an article clarifying HB – 1300. He will include three (3) legal opinions he has received in the article.
i. Jack shared an idea regarding putting our forms on the website and selling them. This idea came from Larry Castle. There was some discussion regarding copyright and issues with Bradford Publishing. Jack will investigate further.
d. Committee assignments will be published if she has room.
e. Bob Sagel suggested Peggy contact Rich Krohn and see if he is still interested in having an item in the newsletter called “Ask the Attorney” or something to that effect.
2. Committee Assignments
a. Committee assignments were discussed and approved. Peggy will send them out via email and fax them to the counties who do not have email. If Sherry has room in the newsletter they will also be included.
3. Contracts
a. Peggy will need to contact Rich Krohn, Legal Counsel for CPTA and Peg Ackerman, Lobbyist for CPTA regarding renewing their contract.
b. The By-Laws will need to be change to reflect the contract dates of June 30 – July 1. This is the time frame that new officers and committees serve.
4. Fall Seminar - Public Trustee Day
a. Jim Wills, Boulder, and Jeff Willie, Kuvera will give a demonstration on how the e filing of a release works.
b. Peggy will contact Rich regarding the last 3 pages of bankruptcy information needed for the manual – this should be presented and voted on as part of the manual at the fall seminar.
c. After the final revision of the manual, Rich Krohn will receive a copy with the understanding that it is just for him to review and the CPTA will welcome any suggestions. This is not something the CPTA is in the position to pay for.
d. Additional legislative items.
i. Bob will chair the Legislative Committee and has the items that the committee needs to discuss.
ii. Holly Williams, El Paso County Public Trustee, has submitted her suggested legislation to address the question of “when is the release revenue actually counted as revenue”. Bob will refer to the Legislative Committee.
5. Discussion of schedule for Fall Seminar in Ft. Collins. Tentative agenda:
Thursday, October 14, 2004 - Public Trustee Day
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Business Meeting and Committee Reports
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. e-Recording update and demonstration of
Releases of deeds of trust
11:30 a.m. – 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm – 3:00pm - Rich Krohn, CPTA Legal Counsel
Sponsors:
Colorado Diversified Trust
PO Box 20999
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Peggy will contact Myrna, Larimer County, regarding the schedule and what we need to do. She will also check on getting sponsors for the continental breakfast and refreshment break.