2010-12-21
New Hanover County ABC Board
Meeting Minutes
December 21, 2010
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I.Call to order
Chairman Thomas Wolfe called to order the regular meeting of the New Hanover
County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 8:30am on December 21, 2010 in
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the General Office at 523 S. 17 Street, Wilmington, NC.
II.Roll call
Carol Martin, Board Secretary conducted a roll call. The following Members of
the Board were present:
Thomas Wolfe, Chairman
Cedric Dickerson, Vice Chairman
David Matthews, Member
Augustus C. Everett, Jr. Member
Robert W. Martenis, Member
Avril Pinder, Ex-Officio Member
Wanda Copley, Legal Counsel
Others in attendance were:
Daniel Sykes, Chief Executive Officer
Carol Martin, Board Secretary
Glen Miller, Retiring ABC Employee of Warehouse
Gary Cain, ABC Retail and LBD Operations Manager
Shelby Sebens, Reporter for Star News
III.Approval of minutes from last meeting
Ms. Martin presented the minutes from the last meeting. Mr. Martenis motioned
to approve the minutes as written and Mr. Everett seconded; all approved.
IV.New business
a)Mr. Miller was presented a retirement plaque for his thirty-two years of service to
the ABC Board.
b)esented by
Mr.
activities for the month of November, 2010:
*692 Store Visits
*286 Bank Deposits
* 9 Bank Change Deposits
* 1 Burglar Alarm
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* 11 Arrests (these include citations for open containers and
underage drinking)
*148 IDs Confiscated and turned into NCDMV
* 2 Video Investigation
* 1 Change in Tax Stamp
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observe once they have signed a liability waiver. He said that members should
contact Mr. Sykes if interested.
d)Mr. Sykes apprised the Board of four (4) ABC Ethics Course dates available in
New Hanover County. Each Board Member, the CEO and Finance Manager are
required to attend one each year.
e)Mr. Sykes presented the November, 2010 Monthly Sales Report, a Rolling 12-
month Comparison, and a spreadsheet showing the Statewide Sales for
November, 2010. Preliminary financial statements were presented for July
through October, 2010. Mr. Wolfe and Ms. Copley proposed that after quarterly
compilations are concluded by McGladrey they will be given to the county
commissioners as a reading file and posted on our NHCABC website. Mr.
Dickerson made the motion to approve the administrative reports and law
enforcement reports and Mr. Matthews seconded, all approved.
f)Mr. Sykes presented the Board with the final FY2010 $2,880.00 McGladrey audit
invoice for approval. Mr. Martinis made the motion to approve, Mr. Everett
seconded, all approved.
g)Mr. Sykes asked the Board to authorize the purchase of a third Accounting
Software User License. Mr. Martenis made the motion to approve, Mr. Everett
seconded, all approved.
h)Mr. Sykes discussed with the Board the need for larger safes that would be
anchored to the store floors. Four quotes were presented. The local vendor, A-1
was selected. Mr. Martenis made the motion to approve the purchases based upon
a positive fire rating, the motion was seconded, and all approved.
i)Mr. Sykes presented the Board with two written proposals and one letter of
to the main administrative office. It was stated that the lowest bid was drawn up
benefit personally
because she is neither an owner of the quoting business nor is commission based.
The motion to accept the quote by FSI Office was made by Mr. Everett and Mr.
Dickerson seconded, all approved.
j)Mr. Sykes introduced the need for a countywide ABC Computer System
Upgrade/Replacement. Both quotes were presented and the discussion was tabled
until a future meeting when further Board questions were answered.
k)Mr. Sykes presented a Proposed Succession Plan for key personnel. Mr.
Matthews made the motion to accept the succession plan as written. Mr. Martenis
seconded, and all approved.
V.Adjournment
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Mr. Everett motioned to adjourn the meeting, and Mr. Dickerson seconded the
motion.
Minutes submitted by:_____________________
Carol E. Martin, Secretary
Minutes approved by:______________________ Date:_______________
Thomas Wolfe, Chair
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