Chronological list of motions acted upon by the board since the formation of the Iowa Newspaper Association in 1983:

The board voted to...

January 6, 1983 ...expand its size from 11 to 15 members ...approve a recommended travel and entertainment budget ...allow no sponsorships at the INA Annual Convention and Trade Show in the spring or at the INA Annual Clinic held in the fall ...create a new non-voting affiliate membership category for suppliers and other commercial concerns with annual dues set at $100 ...create a new non-voting membership category for college newspapers ...approve a ballot by mail to spend $2,420-$3,300 to modify the software of the IPA computer system to handle the requirements of the INA advertising program ...pass numerous corporate resolutions on file in the central office regarding the new bank accounts for the association and the new phone system to be installed in late January.

January 21, 1983 ...continue to endorse Blue Cross for one more year, but to change carriers next year if current Blue Cross service problems (apparently caused by a computer system switchover problem) are not resolved by then.

April 9, 1983 ...approve a recommendation by the INA News Committee that news contests formerly held by the Iowa Daily Press Association and the Iowa Press Association now be streamlined and split between the spring and fall meetings of the Iowa Newspaper Association ...adopt the sick leave policy for the association's staff ...ask the President to appoint a board committee to make a recommendation to the board regarding the status of the transition board members in the 1984 board elections.

July 15, 1983 ...approve a recommendation from the INA Finance Committee that Bankers Life be named to administer the INA pension program ...allow sponsorships of association contest awards subject to board approval on a case-by-case basis.

September 16, 1983 ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to adopt a dues structure for 1984 based on circulation with a floor of $100, ceiling of $6,000 and a maximum increase of 33% in any one year ...adopt a recommendation from the Finance Committee to allow a voluntary contribution system with dues statements beginning January 1 to begin raising funds for the INA Foundation.

November 10, 1983 ...allow the Cedar Rapids Gazette to use the name "Iowa News Service" which is similar to the association's INA News Service ...adopt the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Contests to restructure the INA contests for 1984 with a mandatory review at the end of the year to determine whether further changes in the structure are necessary ...approve the 1984 budget ...accept a recommendation of the INA Foundation Committee to file a set of articles and bylaws to establish an INA Foundation.

December 1, 1983 ...endorse the Kirke-Van Orsdel program for workers compensation for 1984 ...approve a recommendation to purchase a Xerox 1045 copier for $10,995 ...not approve a recommendation on the 1983 pension plan for a contribution of 15% to all qualified employees except the Executive Director in order to cover first-year start-up costs for the association ...give all employees except the Executive Director a 15 percent contribution and to give the Executive Director a 7 and one-half percent contribution on the pension plan.

February 16, 1984 ...approve the new bylaws for the association ...endorse Blue Cross/Blue Shield's health insurance program for the year beginning April 1, 1984 ...approve a membership requirement that dailies should submit four copies and weeklies three copies of each issue of their newspaper to the association.

July 27, 1984 ...establish a policy regarding the funerals of members. Once the INA office is notified of the death of a member, the Association will send the family a card from the Board along with notification that a memorial gift is being given to the Iowa Newspaper Foundation by the Association in the name of the deceased ...establish a policy that non-members requesting attendance at Association events be allowed to attend but that the participation fee be 100% higher than the fee for members ...reaffirm its policy that no sponsorships be allowed at Association events ...continue a tradition started by the Iowa Daily Press Association (prior to the merger of that group with the Iowa Press Association to form the INA) to present Distinguished Service Awards to deserving individuals at the Association',s Fall Clinic ...send the Vice President to the National Newspaper Association's Annual Convention in Reno in September as the Board's representative.

September 7, 1984 ...grant the Foundation's request for a loan of $85,000 to be repaid at an interest rate of 11% for the purchase of the property to serve as headquarters for the Foundation and the Association ...approve a recommendation to spend up to $1,100 on computer software modifications and to spend up to $2,500 on an additional computer terminal

September 21, 1984 ...approve formation of an ad hoc committee to review the INAs contest structure and to make recommendations for 1985 ...approve a recommendation from the INA Legislative Committee that a Blue Ribbon Panel be appointed to review the topic of public notice advertising.

December 14, 1984 ...approve a ballot by mail taken November 6 in which the Board was asked to approve the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Contests for the 1985 contests ...approve the budget for 1985.

April 11, 1985 ...establish a policy whereby the INA will contribute $100 memorials to the Iowa Newspaper Foundation in the memory of past board members.
July 26, 1985 ...have the INA named (along with other associations) as a plaintiff in a case challenging the constitutionality of a bill passed by the Iowa Legislature which taxes lobbying services.

September 7, 1985 ...purchase officers and directors liability insurance, which would cover the INA and its board members, from La Mair-Mulock-Condon ...endorse Travelers Insurance all-perils package endorsed by the National Newspaper Association ...have the association pay for board members expenses for the fall Board meeting.

November 14, 1985 ...endorse the workers compensation program offered by the Dodson Company ...approve the recommendation of INA Blue Ribbon Panel on Public Notice for 1986 legislation to amend Iowa's public notice laws ...approve the INA Contest Commitee's recommendation for rule changes i the 1986 contests ...accept the recommendation of the INA Finance Committee and adopt the budget proposal.

April 3, 1986 ...allow the Executive Director to negotiate with the company (Target Training International) for the promotion and brokering of a management software program ...adopt a resolution thanking Dick Knowles, Denison Newspapers, for helping the INA staff with computer and bookkeeping duties in the absence of the INA Bookkeeper, recovering from emergency surgery

July 25 and September 5. 1986 ...approve the recommendation of the News Advisory Committee to endorse a proposal to establish a high school journalism awards program in conjunction with the Iowa State Education Association, the Iowa High School Press Association and the Drake University School of Journalism ...purchase an Apple LaserWriter system for $10486.79.

November 13, 1986 ...adopt the recommendations of the INA Contest Committee ...accept the invitation of the Iowa Bar Association to become co-sponsors of a project to promote the 200th anniversary of the U. S. Constitution ...approve renewal of directors and officers liability insurance for the Board at a premium cost of $4,500 ...reaffirm the existing policy of deducting delinquent dues from members' advertising checks ...approve the purchase of a rebuilt A.B. Dick press (and associated equipment) to replace the INAs mimeograph system at a cost of $7,968 ...approve making an advance payment of $80,000 to reduce to $49,971.29 the balance owed on the purchase of the Iowa Press Clipping Bureau ...retum to the Finance Committee for study a Finance Committee recommendation that a reserves policy be adopted for the association with a request that a recommendation be forthcoming bythe April Board meeting ...approve the 1987 budget.

April 9, 1987 ...approve the addition of HMO coverage to those health insurance plans offered by Blue Cross and endorsed by INA ...adopt the Blue Cross Alliance cost-saving program for the INA staff program ...follow a Finance Committee recommendation to lend the Iowa Newspaper Foundation $10,000 at 8% interest from INA reserves to help the INF accelerate retirement of the existing INF building mortgage ...adopt a recommendation to modify the All State Football Team selection process by establishing three classes ...accept a recommendation to establish a special annual recognition program for several young journalists.

June 19, 1987 ...approve a proposal from Iowa MediaLink for the transmission of INA services ... have the INA Confidential Bulletin redesigned and begin distributing the redesigned Bulletin via first class mail effective with the first Bulletin published in August, 1987 ...grant the request of Quin Stangby of Blue Earth, MN to produce and sell golf shirts with the INA logo to INA members with 20 percent of the proceeds contributed to the Iowa Newspaper Foundation, the permission limited to one year ...turn down the request of a student asking the INA for help to fund a summer journalism internship with a magazine outside Iowa ...approve a recommendation by the News Committee to match the $175 provided by the Iowa State Education Association for awards in a high school newspaper contest ...to accept the invitation of the Roosevelt Center for American Policy Studies co-sponsor Presidential Town Hall Meeting at the Des Moines Convention Center on January 30, 1988 ...lend the Iowa Newspaper Foundation $70,855.48 to retire the mortgage on the purchase of the INF's building ...give attorneys permission to streamline the INA's corporate structure by creating a for-profit services corporation for the Iowa Newspaper Advertising Service and the Iowa Press Clipping Bureau.

November 13, 1987 ...endorse an ad hoc committee to study ways newspapers can act as facilitators in a statewide effort to create new jobs in Iowa ...accept the recommendation of the Iowa Newspaper Foundation Board that an ad hoc study committee be named to study the future convention, clinic, short course and seminar needs of the INA membership ...accept the recommendations of the Contest Committee to change the 1988 contest rules ...require that all entrants in the Better Newspaper Contests be members whose dues have been paid (no more than 30 days delinquent) ...adopt the recommendations of the Legislative Committee for the INA's 1988 Legislative Program with one change. The committee had recommended that the INA seek legislation to allow county treasurers the option of splitting delinquent tax notice publication among the county's official newspapers. The Board deleted the word "official" ...approve the request of the Cedar Rapids Gazette to allow the INA to act as a clearing house for information regarding an organ transplant awareness project the Gazette is involved in ...contribute $1,000 to the National Newspaper Foundation's Bill Branen Scholarship Fund ...require Executive Committee approval for the promotion of any event held during the hours of the INA's Trade Show during the Spring Convention ...inform the Roosevelt Foundation, organizers of "U.S. 88: A New Road to the White House," that if no more than two-thirds of the candidates in each party announced by December 15 their intentions to be present at a candidates' event scheduled in Des Moines in early 1988, then the INA would withdraw its co-sponsorship of the event ...approve the proposed 1988 consolidated budget.


December 31, 1987 ...approve the concept of an ad hoc committee to study ways newspapers can act as facilitators in a statewide effort to create new jobs in Iowa.

January 13, 1988 ...cancel the forum previously scheduled with the Roosevelt Center For American Policy to co-sponsor an Iowa Presidential Town Hall Meeting on January 30.

February 25, 1988 ...accept the 1987 audit report presented by Ryun, Givens and Co ...approve the previously budgeted and expensed employee pension contribution of $41,942 ...offer to file an amicus curiae brief on behalf of Albia Newspapers should the newspapers appeal a district court decision regarding the newspapers designation as official county newspapers ...move the Association's production (printing, composition and mailing) facilities to an area on the building's ground floor when the present tenant vacates that space upon termination of an existing lease June 1 ...establish a new foundation to accept donations for the Iowa Tomorrow jobs creation project sponsored by the Association.

March 17, 1988 ...adopt the cost-saving Alliance program for all INA members participating in the Association's Blue Cross health insurance program.

April 14, 1988 ...amend the 1988 consolidated budget to reflect the following changes; the Bookkeeping Manager will assume additional responsibilities, a Director of Member Services will be hired on or after June 1, the Association's pension program will be amended to incorporate payment of performance bonuses of 8% of each employee's wage or salary along with a reduction of pension benefits from 15 to 7% of each employee's wage or salary.

July 15, 1988 ...establish a policy to prohibit release of information regarding a newspaper's or individual's health insurance claim experience when that individual or newspaper is participating in the INA's endorsed health insurance program ...accept a recommendation by the INA Ad Hoc Committee on the INA/INF Meetings Structure to replace the Fall Clinic with a series of regional meetings on a variety of newspaper-related topics beginning in 1989 with added provisos.

September 8, 1988 ...set the fee for paid classified ads in the Confidential Bulletin at $5 ...adopt a new policy regarding paid classifieds in the Confidential Bulletin and instruct the staff to run the following language: "There is no charge for most of these ads. They are a free member service. Please have copy to the INA Service Center no later than Monday morning. If you are trying to help an employee relocate, please send us the ad on your letterhead, rather than having the employee contact us. We will not run ads for persons employed at member papers or persons living in a member's town without first clearing the ad with the publisher in that town." ...approve a recommendation to lease a new postage machine ...clarify the existing INA policy on holiday pay to state that all employees are to be paid for eight hours of work on recognized holidays.

November 17, 1988 ...approve the request of the Iowa State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication to establish a three-year Intern of the Year program to recognize outstanding newspaper interns with two annual $1,000 cash prizes ...contribute $1,000 to co-sponsor a Minority Job Fair at the University of Missouri ...approve the recommendation of the INA Contest Committee regarding the rules for the 1989 INA Better Newspaper Contests ...accept the recommendation of the Finance Committee to approve the proposed 19S9 consolidated budget.

February 16, 1989 ...approve the 1988 pension contribution for the INA staff ...retain Holmes Murphy as administrators of the INA's Blue Cross health insurance program ...accept the invitation of Prairie Meadows of Altoona to host an INA Day at the Races Saturday, April 8, the final day of the INA Convention ...approve the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Board Perks to allow the INA president an annual $2,500 travel allowance to enable him/her to represent the INA at events such as the NNA or ANPA conventions ...approve a second recommendation providing that the INA will continue to pay the board members' rooms during the annual convention. Also, the Executive Director be allowed to use discretion regarding buying lunches for members attending board or committee meetings. Finally, that these provisions be discussed and approved by the general membership at the INA Annual Meeting in April before becoming effective ...approve the recommendations of the INA Legislative Committee and Blue Ribbon Panel on Public Notice to introduce legislation to accomplish the remaining public notice reform objectives of the Blue Ribbon Panel ...approve an Executive Committee recommendation to contribute $2 per newspaper to the Minnesota Newspaper Association to help offset that group's legal expenses incurred in what was to be a U.S. Supreme Court challenge of the federal lottery laws dropped when legislation enabling newspapers to advertise legal lotteries was passed by Congress ...approve the purchase of a Macintosh 5E30 computer for $3,498 with trade.

April 6, 1989 ...allow Holmes Murphy, the Des Moines administrators of the INA health insurance program, to also offer members life and disability insurance packages ...approve a recommendation to increase the production department staffing from one and one-half persons to two full-time people using some of the funds in the budget originally allocated for promotion ...accept the challenge of the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors to see which state can recruit the most new NNA members in 1989.

July 28, 1989 ...approve a request from the Iowa State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication for $500 to help fund its departmental placement service ...adopt a resolution urging the Iowa Board of Regents to leave in place the journalism departments at Iowa State and the University of Iowa ...adopt a resolution urging the U. S. government to step up efforts to free journalists being held hostage in the Mideast ...deny a request from the Iowa Beef Industry Council to present a newspaper contest award at the INA convention, but instruct the INA staff to offer to provide the Council with assistance ...approve a recommendation that beginning in 1990, INA member dues ements for all newspapers should include the option of NNA membership ...endorse and contribute $250 to an effort by the Iowa Federation of Men's Clubs to improve Iowa's literacy rate in conjunction with a national effort sponsored by the American Newspaper Publishers Association ...adopt recommendations regarding the reporting of financial information Lie board ...reduce the consolidated budget year-end target to $23,378 less any additional non-budgeted Iowa Future Project items to reflect the impact of the bigger-than-anticipated costs of the project and other activities in 1989.

November 16, 1989 ...contribute $500 to help fund a journalism workshop program sponsored he Iowa High School Press Association ...instruct the staff to notify all members enrolled under the former Dodson ~.ers compensation insurance program of an alternative source of coverage 1990 ...approve a Member Services Committee recommendation to expand the identical Bulletin ...approve a Member Services Committee recommendation to hold periodic Day open houses at association headquarters to familiarize INA members the staff, facilities and programs of the INA ...approve a Contest Committee recommendation to change the rules of the INA Better Newspaper Contests ...instruct the staff to calculate the total salary and wage increase pool to send in future budgets by using regional cost-of-living statistics as guidelines ...approve the 1990 budget ...adopt the resolution amending the Bylaws of the Association.

February 22, 1990 ...hold the INA Annual Convention at the Hotel Ft. Des Moines May 2-4, April 9-11, 1992 and April 15-17, 1993 ...adopt goals and objectives regarding newsprint recycling ...approve a management contract between INA, INA Services Coin an and regarding the use of association personnel ...approve an Insurance Committee recommendation that the INA endorse Blue Cross program for the 1990-91 plan year .. instruct the Legislative Committee to review the use of zoned editions for publishing public notices ...pursue the possibility of developing an annual employee contract for staff members Mudge and Monroe (who were married in 1989) ...approve the 1989 pension contribution for the INA staff ...purchase a dot matrix printer and associated equipment at a cost of approximately $700.

April 5, 1990 ...approve a recommendation that purchase of any product or service exceeding $1,000 in value be submitted to at least three vendors for bids if the potential vendors is a member of the INA, INF or INA Services Co. Is of directors ...allow INA Executive Director Monroe to serve a three-year term as the Mewspaper Association Manager's representative on the National Newspaper Association board of directors ...cooperate with the American Newspaper Publishers Association in a pilot project to involve high school students in the elections process through a program whereby students would pose written questions to candidates for statewide office with the questions and answers to be made available for publication in Iowa newspapers ...grant the Holmes Murphy Co. of Des Moines (marketers of the INA's health insurance program) permission to offer INA members not eligible for Blue Cross coverage other health care insurance options until the member becomes eligible for inclusion in the INks Blue Cross program.

July 27, 1990 ...revise the incentive system of the Iowa Press Clipping Bureau employees, to name Tom Smull Advertising Director and to name Ted Rinke Iowa Newspaper Classified Network Manager ...approve entering into one-year, renewable work contracts with Executive Director Monroe and INA Assistant Director Mudge ...commend Parrott for the work he has done to establish a Russian news story exchange with Iowa journalists, endorse the program and instructed staff to help make the stories generated by the program available to members via Iowa Media-Link ...grant a request by the Iowa State Journalism Department for $500 to help fund a job placement officer in that department ...approve a Legislative Committee recommendation to add to the INA legislative program an effort to require that county budgets be published in all official newspapers rather than one or more papers as is now the case. ...approve a Member Services Committee recommendation to bill NNA dues separately from INA dues ...file a friend of the court brief in the appeal of a public records case involving the Jasper County Board of Supervisors and media in that county.

November 8, 1990 ...hold the 1994 convention at the Hotel Ft. Des Moines April 7-9 ...allow the inclusion in the Confidential Bulletin of single-sheet advertising inserts, germane to the issue, copy on one or both sides, at a rate of $500 per sheet ...continue another year the Intern of the Year program in cooperation with the Iowa State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication ...have INA serve as sponsor of an effort to promote the establishment of Two-percent Clubs in the state ...increase affiliate member dues from $100 to $150 per year ...extend for one year the contracts of Bill Monroe and Chris Mudge.

March 7 1991 ...approve an increase in the compensation of Advertising Director Tom Smull ...approve an employee grievance procedure ...instruct INA lobbyists that the association opposes any changes in the present law requiring delinquent tax notices to be published in an official county newspaper.

July 26, 1991 ...hold the 1992 Total Newspaper Seminar at the Collins Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids ...hold the 1995 INA Convention and Trade Show at the Hotel Fort Des Moines ...approve the Insurance and Executive Committees recommendation to endorse an insurance program for members developed by the Iowa Insurance Marketing Group to provide members with a variety of insurance options available through local agents at money-saving rates ...instruct the staff to obtain more information regarding the use of the Iowa State University journalism placement service by INA members before approving a $500 contribution to fund the service.

November 14, 1991 ...approve a recommendation from the INA Contest Committee regarding several changes in the rules of the INA Better Newspaper Contests ...adopt a resolution regarding a "Section 125" plan which would allow INA employees to purchase certain health care and child care benefits with pre- tax dollars at a net savings to both the association and employee ...approve a Members Services Committee recommendation that INA endorse a co-op discount buying service called WHIP and that INA provide plastic name badges to board and staff members to be worn at association functions ...renew the one-year contracts of Monroe and Mudge ...adopt a recommendation from the Ad Hoc Dues Review Committee to freeze all dues for 1992 (with the exception of those below the $100 floor); increase dues of all papers below the floor by five percent and refer the subject back to the committee for further discussion ...pay Monroe a $5,000 bonus. Monroe indicated the money would be used to fund a $5,000 INF Individual Heritage Club membership for himself ...purchase $150,000 universal life insurance policies for Monroe and Mudge in lieu of a raise for Monroe in 1992. The cost of the coverage, which includes a death benefit of $100,000 for each employee payable to the association, is not to exceed $3,000 a year.

March 5, 1992 ...approve a recommendation of the News Operating Committee to poll the membership to determine the potential financial support for the INA News Service ...adopt a resolution noting for the record the reverse split dollar life insurance policies the board voted November 14, 1992 to purchase for Monroe and Mudge.

April 9, 1992 ...endorse a national telecommunications unity statement ...discontinue the reporting service component of the INA News Service ...approve a recommendation of the News Service Operating Committee regarding a severance package for INA News Service Director Skip Weber ...provide Weber with up to $2,000 in travel expenses to be used to cover the national Democratic and Republican conventions in 1992 ...adopt a recommendation from the Ad Hoc Dues Review Committee to return each newspapers INA dues to the 1988 level over a three-year period beginning in 1993 with the stipulations that: 1) no newspaper will be drop below the dues floor of $100; 2) those newspapers currently below the dues floor will continue to receive a five percent dues increase annually until the have reached the floor of $100 and 3) the INA board, or a committee named by the board, will conduct a mandatory dues review each year ...purchase a 100 megabyte external drive for $575.

July 10, 1992 ...approve recommendations from the Contest Committee ...hold the association's 1994 convention at the Hotel Savery and to decide on the site of the 1995 convention in the fall of this year after touring the Savery and Des Moines Convention Center ...amend its dues policy to limit any member's dues increase to 25 perce ...approve a request from Amy Duncan to assist her in the preparation of her master's degree thesis by facilitating a survey mailing to INA weekly newspapers.

October 1, 1992 ...decline a request for a funding contribution from the Iowa Reading Information Service ...approve a recommendation from the Program Committee to hold the 1993 lENA Convention on a Thursday and Friday, eliminating the Saturday sessions.

November 13, 1992 ...sponsor the Iowa Games by distributing three public service ads promoting the games and making copies of the results of the games available to lENA members upon request ...approve a recommendation from the INA Legislative Committee establishing the 1993 legislative priorities ...approve the 1993 budget which projects ad sales of $2,205,000, no increase in either the amount to be raised by dues or the percentage of advertising commissions and a consolidated income over expenses of $13,48 ...renew the contracts of Monroe and Mudge for another year ...amend and approve a capital budget for 1993 projects including building remodeling, and purchase of a phone system, fax machine, portable compute and scanner to be implemented only as sufficient funding becomes available ...chose the Hotel Savery and Des Moines Convention Center as the site of the 1995 INA Convention and Trade Show ...support the candidacy of Peter Wagner of the N'West Iowa Review to the board of directors of the National Newspaper Association.

February 26, 1993 ...approve recommendations from the lENA All-State Committee and the Ad Hoc All-State Promotion Committee which clarify who should receive materials, help to improve the visibility of the program, suggest soliciting sponsors to underwrite the costs of the program and call for a nominal fee to be charged newspapers which participate in the program ...approve a recommendation by the Student Committee to work with Iowa Link to create an electronic employment bank for use by media, the INA and Iowa college students ...approve a staff recommendation to eliminate the current staff benefit of four weeks of vacation after 15 years of service for all current employees with less than 15 years of service, replacing it with $250 a year toward life or long-term disability insurance or a combination of both totaling $250. In addition, management was given permission to offer to buy back a third or fourth week of vacation from employees at one and one half times the employee's standard rate of pay and giving the employees the option to accept or reject the offer ...amend the 1993 consolidated budget to increase the expense of the INA All-State Program from $1,000 to $5,245 to cover non-personnel expenses of that program ...hold the 1996 convention at the Des Moines Marriott Hotel and to survey members in April on future convention hotels and cities ...fund the budgeted 1992 pension (401-K) contributions for the staff ...approve a recommendation from the Marketing Committee to reduce weekly newspapers' advertising commission over a period of several years. An initial reduction will take place for all weeklies January 1, 1994. The resultant drop in commission income will be offset by an increase in the suggested retail cost of Iowa Newspaper Classified Network (INCN) ads. The board will review the impact of the lower commission income in 1994. Upon board approval at that time, weekly newspaper publishers will be offered the option of having their ad commissions further reduced in 1995 provided they participate in the INCN program. The lost commission revenue will be offset by a small dues increase and an increase in the suggested retail cost of INCN ads. Each weekly newspaper will be provided with data in 1994 comparing its 1995 projected commission savings with the cost of its dues increase. The board will review the impact of the lower commission revenue in 1995 and make a decision regarding 1996 commissions.

April 1, 1993 ...approve a Members Services Committee recommendation to endorse DialNet as the association's long-distance telephone service ... approve a Members Services Committee recommendation to organize a newspaper swap program among members ...approve a Members Services Committee recommendation to offer members a three-month trial subscription to Macnewspaper News, with annual subscri~tlons of $6 offered after the trial period ...enter into a contract, subject to further board review and review by INA attorneys, with Employment Benefit Services (a subsidiary of Holmes-Murphy) of Des Moines to serve as the agency for designing, implementing and administering various insurance programs for INA members.

July 10, 1993 ...approve a contract with Holmes-Murphy to administer the INA's insurance programs ...choose the Des Moines Marriott as the site of the 1997 INA Convention ...approve the dues schedule for 1994. The motion included a new policy that states whenever a paper changes its frequency, its dues should be ssessed comparable to other papers its circulation and frequency. In such cases, the maximum increase cap of 25 percent does not apply ...approve a resolution backing the Bums amendment to S. 1086, the iouye-Danforth telecommunications bill ...endorse the NNA libel insurance program.

November 11, 1993 ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to adopt the 1994 budget ...approve the 1994 capital budget ...renew the work contracts of Monroe and Mudge for another year ...approve recommendations from the Contest Committee ...approve a Program Committee recommendation outlining the 1994 lucational programs ...approve a Student Committee recommendation to include a session at the 1995 INA Convention consisting of a panel of recent graduates now employed by Iowa newspapers in news, advertising and production capacities. Students would be asked to compare the reality of working in a newspaper with their individual perceptions prior to being hired. The program would be for publishers and students ...approve a Student Committee recommendation to consult with a group of students in the fall of 1994 to determine ways to attract students to the 1995 TA Convention ...approve a Student Committee recommendation to allow students to attend the INA convention with no registration fee; .approve the Legislative Committee's recommendations regarding 1994 legislative priorities ...exercise an option available under a new federal tax law to not pay a new tax on costs associated with lobbying in 1994 and beyond. Instead, the board chose the option of informing members of the percentage their dues used to pay for lobbying expenses and letting them know that that portion of their dues would not be tax deductible beginning in 1994 under the new law ...to fund a 12-month Employee Assistance Program on a trial basis to provide members of the INA staff with a limited number of free, confidential and professional counseling services to deal with personal problems before they begin to affect job performance or health at a total cost of $600.

March 3, 1994 ...approve a staff recommendation to adopt the following policy language regarding holiday pay for part-time INA employees: "If a part-time employee's normal workday falls on a holiday, the employee will be paid for that holiday the same rate and for the same number of hours the employee would have otherwise worked that day. If, however, a holiday falls on a day on which the employee does not normally work, the employee is not entitled to holiday pay ...approve the following staff recommendation on INA Bulletin classified ads developed at the request of the board: "Ads for products or services which could be marketed for profit may be published for a fee of $5 per insertion, paid in advance, with a 25-word maximum. The INA will make the determination of whether an ad qualifies for free or paid publication." ...approve a Program Committee recommendation to produce the Total Newspaper Seminar and fall regional seminars on alternate years. If publishers in a particular region make the decision to hold their own regional meeting during the year in which the Total Newspaper Seminar is being produced, the INA would help promote the regional event ...approve a recommendation from the Student Committee to adopt a program similar to one in Indiana to place high school journalism instructors in Iowa newspaper summer internships and to encourage INA members to serve as advisors to school newspapers. The INA would contribute up to $600 to help fund up to two interns in 1994 ...approve a Student Committee recommendation to provide a $500 scholarship to the winner of the Iowa High School Press Association's Journalist of the Year (or runner up if the winner is unable to qualify) provided that individual enrolls in an accredited school of journalism or mass communications in the state and paid when the individual begins an internship with an Iowa newspaper ...approve a request for distribution of Iowa Sesquicentennial public service ads to INA members ...approve the 1993 consolidated audit after hearing it reviewed by CPA Bteve Givens and approve the previously budgeted and expensed INA employee 401-K contribution. The audit showed after-tax income over expenses of $15,357 compared to a budgeted target of $14,637.

May 12, 1994 ...approve a capital budget amendment to fund an additional $4,180 in remodeling costs at the INA building ...contribute $500 to the American Society of Association Executives campaign to reverse a new federal law prohibiting the deductibility of a portion of dues paid to trade associations.

July 15, 1994 ...approve a convention sponsorship policy recommendation prepared by staff at the board's request ...give preliminary approval to a recommendation from staff, approved by the Iowa Newspaper Foundation Board of Directors, to hire a foundation director in 1995 to replace Carter Pitts ...hold the INA Convention at the Hotel Savery and Des Moines Convention Center in 1998, 1999 and 2000 the following dates: 1998, April 22-24 tentative; 1999, April 21-23; 2000, April 12-14 ...decline an invitation from the Denison Area Branch of the American Association of University Women to co-host a gubernatorial debate this fall since the event would not be statewide in nature ...approve an additional $9,941 in the capital budget for upgrading the INA computer system ...approve hiring an additional sales person for the Iowa Newspaper Advertising Service.

October 27, 1994 ...approve recommendations of an Ad Hoc All-State Committee to make the following changes in the All-State selection process for 1995: Eliminate selection of all All-State baseball team; Charge an annual fee of $30 for newspapers to receive information on the three (football, boys' and girls' basketball) All-State team selections; Replace the current balloting procedure involving coaches by asking the Iowa High School Athletic Association to provide football coaches' district team selections and, for girls' and boys' basketball, selected newspapers would be asked to compile information on players in their areas from coaches; Discontinue issuance of All-State shoulder patches once the current supply is exhausted; Discontinue awarding honorable mention certificates; Investigate the use of Iowa's fiber optics network to facilitate the team selection process; Review the use of All-state materials by INA members at the end of 1995 to determine whether or not the program will be continued ...approve an INA sexual harassment policy recommended by staff ...approve a Student Committee recommendation to continue in 1995 to fund a program to place two high school journalism teachers in summer internships with their local newspapers. The INA, the Iowa High School Press Association and the newspapers will each contribute $333 for each internship ...approve the following Contest Committee recommendations: Include the Stoufer Outstanding Young Iowa Journalist competition in the INA Better Newspaper Contests; Include the following language in the Call for Entries regarding the advertising contests: "All entries must have been published as part of a paid circulation newspaper; this does not include stand-alone shoppers ...approve recommendation of the Program Committee to hold the 1995 INA Convention at the Des Moines Convention Center May 11-12, fall regional seminars planned by area publishers in Atlantic, Oelwein and Oskaloosa and a public notice seminar in Des Moines in April ...approve the following Legislative committee recommendations: That the INA continue to seek passage of a bill to make public certain information in public employee personnel files; That the association's 1995 legislative goals include a bill to require publication of delinquent child support payments as a public notice with the cost of each listing to be paid by the delinquent party; That the association's 1995 legislative goals include a bill to increase the public notice rate if a survey of key legislatbrs indicates the chances of passing such legislation are good and that introducing the subject to legislative debate would not pose a significant threat of reducing current notice requirements and if an INA member survey indicates that a sufficient number of members can convince their area legislators to co-sponsor such a bill; That 1995 legislative goals include a bill requiring county hospitals to publish the •proceedings of their meetings; That the INA attach a voluntary statement of the total cost of the INA's governmental affairs program on the new state-required reports which ask only for the costs of direct lobbying by lobbyists ...approve a Member Service Committee recommendation to endorse the First Edition Newspaper Program to provide INA members with group volume discounts on pre-press, press room and related supplies sold by the Olson Graphic Products Co. in conjunction with a national buying network provided the company joins the INA as an affiliate members and is represented at the INA Trade Show ...approve a staff recommendation to purchase special association bookkeeping software at a cost of $2,800 to replace the outdated software now used by the association ...amend the proposed 1995 consolidated budget by granting a request from Assistant Manager Chris Mudge that she retain her part-time status (three days a week) through 1995 ...amend the budget by granting Executive Director Bill Monroe a five percent raise and increasing his incentive performance bonus from eight to ten percent ...approve the amended budget ...set a 1995 operating income (before taxes and depreciation) target of $89,025 ...approve a staff recommendation to have the INA Finance Committee meet with INA attorneys and accountants to review the INA's corporate structure ...approve the work contracts of Executive Director Bill Monroe and Assistant Director Chris Mudge for 1995 ...approve the 1995 capital budget for the INA companies.

March 3, 1995 ...approve a recommendation of the Student Committee to conduct a member salary survey ...begin publishing the names of corporations owning newspapers in the INA Newspaper Directory ...accept a proposal by the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board to work with that group to establish a Soy Ink Club of newspapers using soybean ink ...amend the 1995 capitial budget to allow for remodeling the receptionist's area in the lobby of the INA offices at a cost not to exceed $3,000 ...make the budgeted 401K contributions for the INA staff ...participate in a crime victim's public awareness campaign proposed by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller.

May 11, 1995 ...to approve a staff recommendation to purchase two computers at a cost not to exceed $5,140 ...contribute $500 to the Government Relations Education Fund of the American Society of Association Executives which is working in Congress to repeal a law limiting the deductibitily of association dues paid by INA members ...help fund two additional summer internships for high school journalism teachers working at their local newspapers. The participating newspapers, the INA and the Iowa High School Press Association each fund one-third of the $1,000 internships. The board had earlier voted to help fund two other internships ...contribute $500 to the National Newspaper Association's Postal Alliance fund.

June 15, 1995 ...instruct INA attorneys to prepare a first draft of a contract between the INA and its two related companies, the INA Services Co. and the Iowa Newspaper Foundation whereby the Services Co. will agree to provide the other two companies with services provided by its employees with the INA board charged with the responsibility of hiring the association's executive director ...approve a staff recommendation to purchase a new computer ...approve Monroe's recommendation to increase the salary of one INA employee at midyear ...freeze all Active Members' dues for 1996 ...contribute up to $300 to help defray the expenses of a speaker for the Iowa Freedom of Information Council annual meeting ...include funding of up to $10,000 in the 1996 budget as the INA's share of the Positively Iowa Project in 1996.

July 14, 1995 ...approve a draft of a contract between the INA and its two related companies, the INA Services Co. and the Iowa Newspaper Foundation, whereby the Services Company will agree to provide the other two companies with services provided by its employees with the INA board charged with the responsibility of hiring the association's executive director. The contract is to become effective August 1, 1995 ...select the Hotel Savery and Des Moines Convention Center as the site of the INA Convention in 2001 which will be held April 25-26 ...approve a Contest Committee recommendation to increase the contest entry fee from $4 to $5 per entry ...approve a Contest Committee recommendation to eliminate the Public Notice advertising contest while instructing staff to prepare a public service ad stressing the importance of public notices ...approve changes in the contest rules recommended by the Contest Committee.

November 3, 1995 ...approve new member applications ...adopt policy language giving the executive director the discretion to make unbudgeted capital expenditures not exceeding $2,500 and report such an expenditure to the INA Board of Directors within 30 days ...include $5,000 in the 1996 budget to fund a newspaper promotion campaign to be developed by a new committee ...reject a staff recommendation to increase Associate member dues in the 1996 budget ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to adopt the 1996 consolidated budget ...approve renewing the contract of the executive director for another year ...approve recommendations of the Program Committee ...approve Legislative Committee goals, including the setting of public notice rates, sales or use tax for syndicated newspaper features, keeping DMV records open to the public, supporting the release of criminal history information.

March 7, 1996 ...adopt staff policy recommendations regarding inter-company loans ...accept INA Bulletin classified advertising from INA Affiliate members ...reject a recommendation from the INF Special Events Committee to accept trade-out advertising in the Bulletin in exchange for benefit auction items ...make budgeted 1995 401(K) contributions for the INA staff ...amend the 1996 INA capital budget to include the purchase of new phone system equipment.

April 10-11, 1996 ...approve a request to help promote a fund drive to establish a World War II Monument on the Iowa State Capitol grounds ...approve a Student Committee recommendations, including the establishment of an INA student and faculty membership with annual dues of $20 ...contribute $1,238.13 to help offset legal costs of intervening in a case regarding access to medical examiners records ...approve a request for $500 to help fund a new Iowa Legislature web page ...contribute to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press ...approve a recommendation from the Nominating Committee that, beginning in 1997, INA members be sent board nomination forms for consideration by future Nominating Committees.

Sept. 12, 1996 ...recommend the INA Services Company pay a bonus to INA staff member Marilyn Proudfit for 42 years of service ...approve a bonus payment for INA lobbyists for accomplishments in the 1996 legislative session.

Oct. 31, 1996 ...approve Better Newspaper Contest changes ...approve $2,000 to be spent to design an INA home page ...set the number of copies an Active Member must send to the INA at six copies for dailies and five copies for weeklies ...approved the purchase of an automobile for use by advertising staff ...approve purchase of computer equipment ...approve purchase of a digital copier and labeler.

Feb. 27-28, 1997 ...approve a recommendation to divide INA Better Newspaper Contest into five divisions comprised of two daily and three weekly divisions ...approve on tri-company investment policy.

May 8, 1997 ...approve membership applications for Hinton Times, Prairie News Service and Dennis Herrick ...approve changing the criteria of the Distinguished Service Award so that nominees need only to have contributed to their newspaper and either their community or the newspaper industry, not all three ... co-sponsor "Paper Please," a month long public relations campaign to make businesses aware of recycling paper at work ...approve an amendment to the inter-company loan policy that provides that intercompany loans be approved in advance by the Finance Committee chairman and the officers of the borrowing company and the lending company ...name the INA Secretary-Treasurer as chairman of the Finance Committee beginning with the 1997-98 year.

July 10, 1997 ...name the Des Moines Marriott as the site of the 2003 Convention and Trade Show ...approve a Program Committee recommendation for the schedule of events and programs for the the 1998 INA Convention and Trade Show ...approve recommendations of the Contest Committee ...approve the 1997-98 capital budget recommendations ...approve having the INA distribute public service ads for AgConnect ...approve presenting pins to all living past presidents at the next convention ...assist the National Newspaper Association in dues billing and other member services.

Oct. 30, 1997 ...approve new member applications ...hold the 2004 and 2005 INA Convention and Trade Shows in April at the Hotel Savery/Polk County Convention Complex ...approve the actions of a board committee regarding amending INA bylaws to allow free newspapers to join the INA as active members, which include not changing the bylaws, gathering data from publishers regarding free newspapers, and reprinting trade publication articles on free newspapers in the Bulletin ...approve Legislative Committee recommendations for 1998 legislative program priorities ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to investigate cancelling inter-company indebtedness ...approve the recommendations of the Compensation Committee and Finance Committee to approve the 1998 consolidated budget ...approve an extension of Bill Monroe's contract to a term of three years, renewable annually, and to initiate a long-term executive benefits program.

March 5, 1998 ...approve new member applications ...approve a recommendation of the All State Committee to have the INA implement a proposal from the Iowa Football Coaches Association in which they would provide the INA with lists of players ...approve a Member Services Committee recommendation to drop LDDS World Com as the INA-endorsed long-distance provider ...approve several changes to the investment policy, including that all investments must be approved in advance by the president of the INA and the chairperson of the Finance Committee, and that all board and finance committee members be sent monthly reports tracking any investments made ...approve making the budgeted 401(K) contributions for eligible staff. April 22, 1998 ...approve a new member application ...name a committee to consider a proposal by Dorothy Pinder of the Grinnell Herald-Register to develop a sister relationship with an association in Moldova.

July 9, 1998 ...approve a revised reverse split dollar insurance agreement related to a life insurance policy on Monroe with the INA named as one of the beneficiaries ...approve the Compensation Committee's recommendation to adopt language in a deferred compensation agreement for Monroe ...add employment practices coverage to its directors' and officers' liability insurance and change carriers from Chubb to Executive Risk ...increase the capitalization of the Services Company by the amount of the intercompnay indebtedness, thereby canceling the indebtednes. ...appoint Al Weber of the Ames Tribune to serve in the board seat vacated by Gregg Knowles, former publisher of the Shenandoah Valley News Today ...hold the 2006 INA Convention and Trade Show at the Des Moines Marriott Hotel in April ...approve the recommendations of the Contest Committee ...enter into a management contract with the INA Services Company to manage the activities of the association and provide personnel ...adopt the proposed INA capital budget for 1998-99 ...set a policy of INA neutrality in any dispute between two or more INA members.

October 29, 1998 ...approve an ad hoc committee's recommendation to accept a GeoTel proposal to give INA members the option to extend copyright and reproduction rights to GeoTel for electronic formatting, with some caveats ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to adopt the 1999 operating budget and renew Bill Monroe's employment contract for a three-year period ...approve a Legislative Committee recommendation to have Bill Monroe work with government agencies on standardizing public notice forms ...instruct Bill Monroe to distribute a North Dakota newspaper group's letter and PSA on the importance of licensing software.
March 4, 1999 ...approve the affiliate membership of Merle Kent Shawd, Shawd Publishing, Inc.

April 21, 1999 ...instruct Bill Monroe to notify ProComp that the board declined its request to adopt a Statement of Principles regarding software antitrust issues and to consider contacting members directly ... approve the affiliate membership of Gregg Knowles, Knowles Publishing Corporation.

June 17, 1999 ...approve the affiliate membership applications of The Outlook, Monona and Multi Ad Services, Peoria, IL ...approve recommendations from the INA Dues Task Force, including adopting a dues structure beginning in 2000 which would create 11 dues categories based on weighted circulation (circulation times weekly frequency), grant INCN or 2X2 participants a 15 percent dues discount, insure that no paper receives an annual dues increase exceeding 50 percent during the transition, assess religious publications dues of $600 each ...approve recommendations of the INA Fees and Services Task Force, including having the staff test the concept of encouraging members to download the Bulletin from the INA web site or receive it by email, consider moving the convention to January or February beginning in 2001, increase fees for the Legal Hotline, raise fees for some seminars, and eliminate the INA Lending Library ...approve the Executive Committee's recommendation to revise the charges for INA Committees ...approve a request from the National Newspaper Association for a $1,000 contribution to help fund an NNA in-county mail study ...approve the 1999-2000 capital budget ...approve the recommendation from the INA Contest Committee regarding the INA's Better Newspaper Contest ...instruct Monroe to prepare a public notice information packet to all members November 4, 1999 ...approve the affiliate membership applications of Publishing Group of America, the academic membership of Wartburg College and Buena Vista University, and the associate membership of Gerald Bloom ...approve the Fees and Services Task Force recommendations including holding the 2001 convention in February, raising affiliate member dues to $200 a year and establishing a new membership levels which include specific benefits. They also recommended hiring an intern to sell membership packages and trade show ...appoint Alan Mores, Harlan, to serve on the INA Services Co. Board of Directors, and appoint Dale Larson, Cedar Rapids, to the INF Board of Directors ...define a daily newspaper (for ad commission purposes) as a one publishing at least five times per week ...approve the 2000 budget ...approve spending up to $7,000 on a public notice readership research project, and for staff to prepare house ads to distribute to members ...instruct Monroe to send a letter to the Iowa Department of Economic Development director and Governor Vilsack expressing concern about the development of an Internet gateway of Iowa businesses on the web, which INA believes could be handled in the private sector.

February 17, 2000 ...approve an associate membership for Al Schafer, Eldora ...establish a new non-profit rate for exhibitors at the INA Trade Show ...limit all advertising in the INA Bulletin to the existing classifications on the Free Member Exchange ...refer to the Government Relations Committee a request for lobbying help from the State Historical Society of Iowa for microfilming newspapers ...approve a ballot by mail recommendation from the Contest Committee to address the question of how to classify newspapers that switch status during the year ...name Jo Martin of Iowa Falls to serve on an IDED advisory committee, Dave Storey, Cedar Rapids, to serve on IDED's HR Recruitment Consortium with Mark Roby, Muscatine, serving as his alternate.

April 13, 2000 ...approve the affiliate membership of Anytime News ...approve a request from Mike Lyon, Mapleton, to market INA clothing using the INA Bulletin and a link to the INA web site.

July 14, 2000 ...approve the affiliate memberships of Monona Outlook (active), Joni Weerheim (bronze affiliate), INN/Town News.com (Silver Affiliate) ...approve a Government Relations Committee recommendation to interview vendors for a public notice web site ...approve matching funds for donations to NNA's postal rate case ...approve Contest Committee recommendations ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to revise the existing investment policy ...approve a Convention Committee recommendation to move convention dates to February.

October 26, 2000 ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to adopt the proposed consolidated budget for 2001 ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to change the investment policy ...approve a recommendation to consider involvement in Iowa 2010 ...make a $5,000 contribution to the Iowa Freedom of Information Council in memory of Harrison "Skip" Weber ...approve a bonus to the INA lobbyists for an exceptional session.

March 8-9, 2001 ...read into the minutes a ballot by mail to approve a Government Relations Committee recommendation to establish a public notice web site, served by Arizona Newspaper Association ...approve a Government Relations Committee recommendation to set 2001 legislative priorities.

April 26, 2001 ...approve the affiliate membership of Sumo Group, Inc ...approve the sale of advertising on the INA web site ...approve a request to distribute PSAs for Keep Iowa Beautiful ...refer a request to the Seminar Committee regarding a topic.
July 12-13, 2001 ...approve the affiliate membership of Star Printing and the associate membership of Paul Bunge ...approve the 2001-2002 Capital Budget ...appoint a committee to work on a journalist exchange program with the Ukraine ...distribute a series of "Sunshine Advisories" prepared by the Iowa Attorney General's office.

November 2, 2001 ...approve new member applications of Graceland University and Dan Field, J.D. Publishing ...approve the 2002 Consolidated Budget as amended ...name Gary Milks to serve an unexpired board term vacated by Al Weber ...name Tom Yunt to serve on INF Board ...approve to enter into agreement with Geotel to share in reproduction fees and contribute all revenues to the INF ...direct staff to exclude from INF contests any member with a past-due account ...approve a request from Leave a Legacy Iowa to distribute PSA's ...agree to reformat language in the existing investment policy ...agree to launch public notice web site December 1 ...name Dave Gould to replace Gary Milks on INA Services Co. Board.

February 7, 2002 ...elect the nominated slate of officers to the INA Board ...approve the membership applications of Chuck Offenburger, associate, and the Akron Hometowner, bronze affiliate ...approve a request for INA to serve as the primary media partner for Bill Riley Talent Shows ...approve an amendment to the investment policy format.

April 4, 2002 ...approve affiliate membership of Hometown News Corp., Knoxville ...approve associate membership of Mark Roby, Watertown Public Opinion, Watertown, SD ...broaden the pool of individuals eligible to serve on the INA Board to include publishers, general managers, and any other member newspaper staff member who has served on any of the three boards for at least two years ...name Dave Storey of the Cedar Rapids Gazette to serve in place of Mark Roby who accepted a publisher's position outside of Iowa ...elect Barb Trimble to serve as the Executive Committee member at large to replace Mark Roby ...name David Gentry of the Ottumwa Courier, to serve on the INA Services Co. Board to replace Dave Storey, who was appointed to fill a vacated seat on the INA Board.

July 11-12, 2002 ...name Tom Cooper of the Des Moines Register to serve on the INA Services Co. Board, replacing Dave Gould, formerly of the Des Moines Register ...name Howard Query, Mason City Globe Gazette, to serve on the board in the place of Charles Pittman, formerly of the Quad City Times ...approve a request from Camp Courageous to place a PDF of a public service announcement on the INA website and encourage members to download and use the PSA ...appoint an INA Revenue Task Force to review the statewide classified program, and existing funding relationships among/between the INA, INF and INA Services companies and to identify other potential revenue sources and cost-saving service reductions.

October 3, 2002 ...approve a recommendation from the INA Revenue Task Force to revise the INA dues structure by linking annual increases to the average percentage increase in ad rates determined by the annual survey of members during the budgeting process ...approve a second recommendaion from the INA Revenue Task Force to establish an operations contingency fund not to exceed three months' operating expenses ...purchase member management software to enable the INA staff to more efficiently maintain membership records, manage seminars, conventions and trade shows and facilitate committee and board meetings ...launch a new INA Bulletin Board service online and agreed on rules for posting messages on the service.

November 21, 2002 ...approve recommendations from Ad Hoc All State Committee to streamline the All-State team balloting process ...instruct Monroe to work with past recipients of the INA Distinguished Service Award to develop guidelines for facilitating the awards selection meeting.

February 5-6, 2003 ...approve an affiliate membership for the Dubuque Witness ...approve, subject to questions answered, a request from the State Historical Museum to publicize efforts to raise money to continue microfilming newspapers ...elect Barb Trimble, LeMars Daily Sentinel, Secretary-Treasurer ...elect Dick Plum, Algona Newspapers, Executive Committee member at large.

April 10, 2003 ...approve an associate membership for Weyerhaeuser Wood Products, Wright City, OK ...approve an active membership for the Akron Hometowner ...approve an affiliate membership for the Association of Business and Industry ...approve a new public notice readership research study costing $6,250 ...approve a request from the Association of Business and Industry to help identify 100-year old newspapers and other century-old business in Iowa ...approve an addition to the current membership data management software development contract to include a grassroots lobbying module costing $3,000 ...approve the modification of the nomination procedure for the INA's Distinguished Service Award to require that all nominations be submitted in writing by the deadline in advance of the selection meeting to be considered for selection ...approve a staff recommendation to change the publication date for the INA Directory from January 1 to October 1.

July 18, 2003 ...appoint Amy Duncan of the Indianola Record-Herald and Tribune to fill a vacated seat on the INA Board ...appoint Ken Chaney of the Sigourney News Review to fill a vacated seat on the INA Board ...approve the 2004 capital budget ...approve a $500 sponsorship for the annual Newspaper Association Managers Convention to be held in Colorado in August ...approve the active membership applications of the Holstein News and the Aurelia Star subject to verification that the newspapers meet the bylaws requirements for membership ...appoint Tom Woodward of Woodward Communications, Dubuque, and Dave Stanley of the Osage Mitchell County Press-News to the INA Services Co. Board of Directors.

October 23, 2003 ...approve the 2004 budget ...approve amendments in the investment policy recommended by the Finance Committee ...pay the INA's legislative lobbyists a year-end bonus of $5,000 for their exceptional performance in helping publishers defeat several legislative attempts to eliminate or reduce public notice requirements in Iowa ...set Thursday, February 5 in Des Moines as the time and place of the next board meeting ...hear a presentation from Hanser and Associates to present the findings of a study on Iowa media's coverage of business at a future board meeting ...agree to a request by the State Treasurer's office to have the INA assist that office in educating publishers on the compliance requirements of the state's unclaimed property laws ...agree to a request by the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines to inform INA members of a zoo offer to give each Iowa newspaper the option to provide an exclusive discount coupon to their readers during a given week (chosen by the local newspaper in conjunction with the zoo) at no cost to the newspaper.

February 5, 2004 ...approve the associate membership application of Dick Plum of Ripley, WV. ...approve the budgeted 401K contribution for the INA staff. ...empower Monroe to sign management contracts between the INA and the INA Services Co. ...adopt a new INA Bulletin classified ad policy which limits the placement of free member exchange recruitment ads to INA active (newspaper) members. The name of the newspaper in the ad must be the same as published in the current INA Directory. ...elect H. Alan Smith of the Mt. Ayr Record-News secretary-treasurer. ...elect Gary Milks of the Ft. Madison Daily Democrat Executive Committee member at large. ...elect Bill Monroe executive director.

April 22, 2004 …Approve the following new membership: Dennis Herrick, Rio Rancho, NM (Associate); Fremont Village Vine (Affiliate); IowaPolitics.com (Affiliate); Mary Ann Lowary, NW Missouri State University (Academic) …Approve holding the 2009 INA Convention at the Marriott hotel is Des Moines …Name Bill Casey of the Iowa City Daily Iowan to serve the unexpired board term of the late Bill Mertens, former publisher of the Burlington Hawk Eye …Approve the following recommendations of the INA All-State Committee: 1) If a coach receives compensation in any form from a newspaper, when in attendance at the All-State selection meetings, the coach would be allowed to vote and have sports writers’ privileges. If the coach does not receive compensation from a newspaper, but submits write-ups to the newspaper for publishing, the coach is treated as a coach for the selection meeting and would not receive the same voting privileges as a sports writer. 2) Current selection rules language states: “All players placed on an INA All-State team must first be nominated on the INA All-State website as a candidate by coaches or sportswriters in the preliminary balloting process.” The committee recommends the following change: All players placed on the INA All-State team should be first nominated the INA All-State website as a candidate by coaches or sportswriters in the preliminary balloting process.

July 16, 2004 …Approve the following new membership applications: Iowa State Daily, Ames (Active); Greg Michel, Iowa Association of School Boards (Associate); Max Nelson, Marshalltown (Affiliate) …Approve the 2004-2005 capital budget …Approve a recommendation of the Member Services Committee to adopt the following criteria vendors must meet before being endorsed by the association: 1) Staff should make an effort to determine if the service or product offered is being offered by any active INA member and, if so, this information should be brought to the committee’s attention. 2) The product or service must be made available to all active members. 3) Staff should inquire as to the revenue or remuneration that will be received by the association for promoting the product or service. 4) The vendor must agree to provide the INA with material to be used for promotion in the INA Bulletin at least twice a year. …Grant the request of Miss Iowa Carolyn Nicholas to make her article on Alzheimer’s Disease available to the membership for publication …Approve a recommendation of the Technology Committee to set the Preferred Provider fee at $5,000 in the 2005 budget.

October 28, 2004 ...Approve a membership application from the New Sharon Paper subject to the paper meeting INA membership bylaws requirements …Approve the 2005 budget …Approve a $750 membership in the Public Notice Resource Center and a $750 purchase of public notice handbooks for all INA members and all legislators …Approve a request from the Iowa Communications Network to provide members with up to 12 free press releases a year.

February 3, 2005 ...Approve an affiliate membership application from Latino Midwest News, Robbinsdale, MN ...Appoint the INA Executive Committee member at large to head the Convention Program Committee and to appoint the INA vice president as the board’s strategic planning chairperson.

April 21, 2005 ...Approve an associate membership application from Merle Kent Shawd of Woodward ...Elect Ken Chaney of the Sigourney News-Review Secretary-Treasurer and appoint him to serve on the INA Services Co. Board of Directors ...Name Dave Storey of the Cedar Rapids Gazette to serve as member at large on the INA Executive Committee ...Hold the 2010 convention at the Des Moines Marriott Hotel.

June 10, 2005 ...Send INA President H. Alan Smith to represent the INA at the National Newspaper Association Convention later this year in Milwaukee ...Accept a proposal from the Iowa High school Athletic Association to help arrange for pool photographers for newspapers unable to send their own staff photographers to cover the State Wrestling Tournament ...Amend its mission statement to read: The Iowa Newspaper Association’s mission is to protect, promote, foster and advance the interests of the members of the newspaper industry and to provide direction to the Association’s two related boards ...Adopt a conflict of interest policy for the INA and its related entities ...Approve a recommendation from the All-State Committee to board to allow the Omaha World Herald, which owns INA member newspapers and covers Iowa athletics participation, to participate in the nomination and voting process in the INA All State selection meetings.

October 28, 2005 …Approve a recommendation of the Finance Committee to adopt the proposed 2006 budget …Accept the following applications for new memberships: Fremont Village Voice, Fremont, IA (Active); Dennis Jenkins, Schermerhorn Bros. Co., Lombard, IL (Affiliate); Rose Field, Des Moines (Associate) …Adopt long-range planning goals and objectives …Approv a request to help fund the expenses of the regional National Newspaper Association board member up to $1,000 per year …Amend its conflict of interest policy …Encourage the Iowa Association of School Boards to link to school stories on INA members’ websites, thereby driving additional traffic to the websites while helping the School Board Association disseminate more information about schools.

February 2, 2006 ...Approve the new affiliate member applications of Edward Anderson and Tom Bolitho, National Media Associates, Branson, MO ...Approve a request from Special Olympics to distribute PSA’s to the INA membership.

April 21, 2006 ...no action taken.

July 14, 2006 ...approve a long-range planning working group’s recommendation to conduct a statewide public notice readership survey in 2006 at a cost not to exceed $6,750 ...approve a staff recommendation to change the annual audit work schedule moving the audit report to the second (spring) board meeting of the year ...approved distributing a press release from the Iowa division of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.

October 26, 2006 ...approve the new active member application of the Vinton Eagle ...approve the new associate member application of Sally Morlan of Osceola ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to adopt the proposed 2007 consolidated budget ...approve the following:
In light of the fact that Centerville Iowegian Editor Dan Ehl suffered a broken leg and serious facial injuries allegedly inflicted by two men, apparently in response to a city council story written by Ehl which referenced a dispute over the renewal of a liquor license for a bar owned by one of the two men who were subsequently charged with willful injury;
And in light of the fact that Ehl plans to initiate a civil action in the case;
And in light of the fact that Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., owner of the Iowegian, will also be involved in the case and
In an effort to help send the message that the Iowa Newspaper Association feels strongly that this type of alleged behavior should not be condoned, I move that the INA Board of Directors approves a request from CNHI to provide $1,000 toward attorneys fees in the civil case.

February 1, 2007 ...approve the affiliate member applications of the Ankeny Press-Citizen and Siouxland Sports Authority of Council Bluffs ...approve the associate member application of Thomas Mullen of Sheridan, WY ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to adopt new internal controls measures recommended to the committee by staff.

April 12, 2007 ...approve the Associate membership application of John Johnson ...approve a request from the Department of Human Services to distribute a press release regarding farmers’ markets in Iowa.

June 22, 2007 ...approve the Academic membership application of Michele Smith of the University of Northern Iowa ...approve the 2007-08 capital budget ...instruct Monroe to increase member dues in the 2008 budget to cover the costs ($20,600 first year, $18,600 second year) of a service to automatically post all Iowa public notices on an INA-controlled website to enable members to add value to notices published in newspapers by archiving them on the Internet at no additional cost to local cities, schools or counties ...approve an All-State Committee recommendation to facilitate a database of photographers who would be available to be contacted by other member newspapers for individual photo requests. Publishers must sign off on the availability of photographers volunteering to be listed ion the database.

November 2, 2007 …approve the following membership applications: Brian Gongol, West Des Moines (Associate); Chuck Dunham, Deep River (Associate); Mail Services, Urbandale (Affiliate) …approve a recommendation of the Finance Committee to approve the 2008 budget.

February 7, 2008 … approve the associate membership application of Matt Grohe of Mid-America Publishing, Des Moines.

April 10, 2008 …approve the associate membership application of Keith Textor of Ames and the affiliate membership application of Chris Whitley, EPA Region 7 Public Affairs, Kansas City …elect Terry Wilson to serve as Executive Committee member at large …select the Des Moines Marriott Hotel as the location for the 2013 INA Convention.

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Chronological list of motions acted upon by the INA Services Co. board since its formation:

The board voted to...

July 14, 1995 ...approve a management contract between the INA and INA Services Co. under which the INA Services Co. board hires all personnel except the executive director, who is hired by the INA board. ...donate the CNA (formerly INAS) commission generated by the INF "Pages for Tomorrow" campaign to the foundation.

March 7, 1996 ...approve a Marketing Committee recommendation to spend up to $10,000 for CNA to contract with free-lancers to offer free creative assistance to advertisers and agencies. ...approve the resolution that the corporation adopts the name "Customized Newspaper Advertising." ...approve a staff recommendation that should an employee end the year with unused vacation time, that employee would be able to convert that vacation time to sick time. ...adopt a staff policy recommendation regarding inter-company loans.

July 19, 1996 ...approve increase of 2x2 ads to $850 in 1997 and $950 in 1998 and added a $25 production charge and 25% discount for second and third pre-paid insertions. ...approve recommendation that CNA develop a service for members which provides creative assistance in designing ads. ...approve recommendation to create a pool of 6-10 publishers to act as ambassadors. The cost of the program to be shared by all companies (INA/INF/CNA). ...develop a board mileage reimbursement policy.

Oct. 1, 1996 ...sign agreement to sell the Iowa Press Clipping Bureau to GeoTel Corp. of Missouri.

Oct. 31, 1996 ...approve investing $2,000 for CNA home page. ...approve recommendation to enter into an agreement with AdQuest to provide Internet classified service to member newspapers and their in-house shoppers. ...vote to pay earned commissions to CNA advertising salespeople, for sales exceeding the budgeted annual sales goal, at a percentage equal to the percentage of budgeted commission revenue retained at year's end. ...approve the consolidated budget for 1997.

Feb. 27, 1997 ...establish a 1997 automobile allowance to be paid to CNA salesperson Chris Ingalls. The allowance is $280 per month or $3,360 per year plus milage. ...approve tri-company investment policy. ...approve recommendation that CNA spend up to $8,000 in 1997 to hire an independent contractor to sell political advertising on behalf of Iowa newspapers. ...vote not to sell circulation by zip code information to anyone. ...approve purchase of 11x17 laser printer instead of labeler, which was previously approved. ...vote to have INF loan CNA $100,000 for six months (at 8.75% interest) to pay newspapers for advertising placed by CNA for which CNA has not yet been paid.

July 10, 1997 ...to contract with a political consultant to sell advertising on behalf of newspapers. ...approve the 1997-98 capital budget. ...offer CNA Classified Manager Chancey Montang the opportunity to purchase the company car at its blue book value and finance it over four years at six percent interest.

Oct. 30, 1997 ...approve a Marketing Committee recommendation to have CNA represent 2nd Class Requester publications for advertising placement if the publication is owned by a member newspaper and it is specifically requested by the advertiser. The policy will be reviewed in a year. ...approve a Marketing Committee recommendation that CNA offer media kits to INA member newspapers based on a price structure for INCN/2x2 participants and non-participants. ...approve the 1998 consolidated budget. ...offer to fund an INF Heritage Club membership in the name of Chris Mudge, INA Assistant Director. ...approve a Marketing Committee recommendation to modify the CNA Finders Fee program. ...approve a Marketing Committee recommendation to have CNA survey Iowa newspapers regarding a two-tiered commission system. ...approve a recommendation of the Finance Committee to amend the investment policy. ...approve making the budgeted staff 401(K) contributions for 1997.

Nov. 10, 1997 ...have Customized Newspaper Advertising handle the placement and billing of JC Penney's advertising through the California Newspaper Network and that the newspapers pay CNA a one percent handling fee, .25 percent to be retained by CNN.

March 5, 1998 ...approve a Marketing Committee recommendation to modify the Finders Fee program to increase the fee paid to the "finder" and extend the program from one to three years. ...approve a Marketing Committee recommendation to have CNA survey Iowa newspapers to access their interest in participating in a two-tiered commission system. ...approve several changes to the investment policy, including that all investments must be approved in advance by the president of the INA and the chairperson of the Finance Committee, and that all board and finance committee members be sent monthly reports tracking any investments made. ...approve making the budgeted staff 401(K) contributions for 1997.

April 22, 1998 ...approve a Marketing Committee recommendation that CNA staff continue to monitor potential retail advertising opportunities. The board also modified a recommendation from the Marketing Committee that all advertising agencies in Iowa and contiguous states be included in the 2000 INA Directory. ...instruct the staff to write a letter to all papers in the J.C. Penney markets to determine whether or not CNA should decline California Newspaper Network's request to continue handling the placement and billing of J.C. Penney business.

May 15, 1998 ...vote to instruct CNA to continue to handle JC Penney placement and billing for the month of June (June insertions), but to turn the business over to the California Newspaper Network effective with the July insertions.

July 9, 1998 ...approve a revised reverse split dollar insurance agreement related to a life insurance policy on Monroe with the INA named as one of the beneficiaries. ...approve the 1998-99 capital budget. ...approve a plan to remodel a portion of the second floor of the INA building.

October 29, 1998 ...approve an increase to $225 for the cost of a statewide classified ad, and a one-year trial period to offer a 2"x4" ad as part of the 2x2 Network. ...approve the 1999 consolidated budget as amended to include the expansion of the advertising administrator position to full-time and an additional $8,500 added to the CNA promotion budget. ...approve a modification to the policy on payment of staff performance goals. ...approve an amendment to the current advertising payment policy to say that CNA would pay newspapers monthly rather than weekly for all advertising for which CNA has been paid by the advertiser. ...approve a request by Attorney General Tom Miller to distribute camera-ready ads to Iowa newspapers on the issue of recovering delinquent child support.

March 4, 1999 ...approve an amended staff recommendation on distribution of public service announcements in which the request would be considered based upon certain characteristics and the request would be deemed relevant by all three board presidents. ...approve making the budgeted 401(k) contributions for the staff.

June 17, 1999 ...elect the following officers to the INA services Co. Board: Roger Rector, president; Dave Storey, vice president; Gary Milks, secretary-treasurer. ...approve the recommendations of the CNA Funding Task Force, which includes raising the two percent handling fee beginning in 2000 and phasing it in (now charged in lieu of a commission to papers on annual gross CNA sales over $52,000) to four percent on all sales from $52,000 to $500,000, and three percent on all sales over $500,000. Also, beginning in 2000, adjust the $52,000 and $500,000 handling fee sales threshold amounts annually by the annual Consumer Price Index inflation percentage or 50% of the average member newspaper advertising rate increase, whichever is greater; develop a rebate program to rebate to members ...approve the 1999-2000 capital budget including several computer items, a company car and a CNA trade show booth and remodeling of the building's first floor. ...approve personnel policy recommendations from the INA Management Team concerning sick leave accrual and vacation policy. ...approve a budget amendment not to exceed $7,500 for CNA to stage two professionally-conducted focus groups. One focus group would discuss newspapers as an advertising medium while the other would discuss the CNA's services.

November 4, 1999 ...approve amending the vacation policy so that the executive director may grant additional vacation time at his discretion. ...amend the budget to increase Monroe's compensation beyond what was budgeted and approve the budget as amended. ...instruct staff to conduct two professionally-conducted focus groups and share the results during the convention in April, 2000.

February 17, 2000 ...approve the staff 401(k) contributions for 1999. ...establish a policy that member rates and benefits for INA Internet Services products be made available to member publishers.

April 13, 2000 ...approve a recommendation of the Promotion Task Force to spend $20,000 to develop a business plan for multi-media promotion of Iowa newspapers. ...approve funds to remodel the second floor store room to create a meeting room.
October 26, 2000 ...instruct staff to phase in a legal hotline rate increase. ...adopt the consolidated budget for 2001.

March 8-9, 2001 ...make the 2000 budgeted staff 401(k) contribution. ...read into the minutes a ballot by mail to approve the purchase of a new folder. ...read into the minutes a ballot by mail to approve a funding recommendation by the Promotion Task Force.

April 26, 2001 ...instruct staff to offer other states a reciprocal agreement that payment for all advertising be forwarded upon receipt of payment from the advertiser. ...instruct staff to discuss classified sales relationships with other states. ...approve a severance policy.

July 12-13, 2001 ...amend and approve the Capital Budget for 2001-2002. ...approve a series of promotional ads designed by The Des Moines Register and run as part of Promotional Task Force efforts.

November 2, 2001 ...approve the Consolidated Budget for 2002 as amended. ...approve a recommendation to allow CNA staff to place INCN and 2x2 advertising into any classified network. ...approve the first phase of the Print Power Plus business plan. ...approve a Finance Committee recommendation to reformat the existing investment policy. ...approve spending up to $1,000 to purchase events cancellation insurance. ...approve a ballot-by-mail for two company car replacements.

February 6, 2002 ...approve an amendment to the investment policy format. ...approve making the annual staff 401(K) contribution. ...elected its slate of officers.

April 4, 2002 ...hear update on Print Power Plus project. ...learn about proposed change in the sales fees state press associations pay one another for the sale of statewide classifieds into their state. ...hear an update from Monroe on the need for membership data management software. ...hear a report from Monroe on possible tech support options for the INA staff in 2003.

July 11-12, 2002 ...approve the 2002-2003 capital budget. ...approve a Technology Committee recommendation that INA Internet Services no longer sell websites to members after 1/1/03, when current PowerOne Media contract expires.
Recommendations include recognizing preferred providers to help member newspapers create and/or expand their Internet presence. ...instruct staff to work with the Partnership for a Drug Free Iowa to involve member newspapers in a statewide anti-drug project with a paid advertising component.

November 21, 2002 ...adopt the consolidated budget for 2003. ...review the staff overtime policy. ...instruct staff and Technology Committee to explore more inclusive preferred provider options for newspapers wishing to create and/or expand their Internet presence.

February 5, 2003 ...make the budgeted staff 401K contribution for 2002. ...elect officers for the coming year.

April 10, 2003 ...approve payment of a $733 special assessment payment on the One System used by the CNA support staff to process ad orders. ...approve the minutes of the February 5 meeting.

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