2026-9-2 Board Meeting Minutes

Brandon Clokey Last updated 

AIBD BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Monthly Board Meeting


Call to Order - Brandon Clokey called the meeting to at 4:01 p.m.

  1. Approval of the Agenda - Brandon Clokey or Jack Butler in his absence. Approved and seconded
  2. Approval of the prior Meeting Minutes: - Brandon Clokey or Jack Butler in his absence 
    1. July 29, 2026 Meeting Minutes. Motion by Sam Liberti to approve, and seconded.
  3. Members First (Ideas, celebrations, concerns, and issues)
    1. Items from the floor (guests are limited to 3 minutes).
    2. This month's member feedback
  4. Staff Reports:
    1. Financial - Steve Mickley - See posted report.
    2. Operations - Steve Mickley - See posted report.
      1. Email Blast Annual Report - Steve Mickley
  5. President's Report - Brandon Clokey. See posted report.
  6. Committee Reports:
    1. ARDA Committee - Brandon Clokey - Report as given, no changes or actions taken.
    2. Chapter Committee - Keith Kessen, & Traci Moller - Report as given, no changes or actions taken.
    3. Codes & Standards Committee - Jack Butler - (to be combined with Legislative & Advocacy). see posted report.
    4. College of Fellows - Chancellor Sam Liberti - No changes or actions taken.
    5. Conference Committee - Brandon Clokey - no changes or actions taken.
    6. Education Committee - Dennis Fletcher - no changes or actions taken.
    7. Finance Committee - Larry Walker - Report as given, no changes or actions taken.
    8. Governance and Bylaws Committee - Jack Butler - Refer to Motion under new business to regarding additional standing committees.
    9. Legislation & Advocacy Committee - Jack Butler - Report as given, no changes or actions taken.
    10. Membership Committee - Joey Martin - no changes or actions taken.
    11. NCBDC - Liaison, Bernie Kern - Report as given, no changes or actions taken.
    12. Nominating Committee - Ben Tabolt - no changes or actions taken.
    13. Resolutions Committee - Lyle Breeze - Report as given, no changes or actions taken.
  7. Liaison Reports:
    1. Liaison: SkillsUSA National Architectural Drafting Competition - Steve Mickley
    2. Liaison: North American Deck & Railing Association - Jack Butler. This report is terminated until further notice pending any renewed developments.
    3. Liaison: NAHB Single Family Home Builders Committee - Ted Hake
  8. Consent Agenda: - Brandon Clokey or Jack Butler in his absence —These items will be acted upon collectively, unless a board member requests a specific item be set aside for individual discussion.
  9. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda 
  10. Unfinished Business:
  11. New Business:
    1. Standing Committee Appointments: (Existing standing committees being, Nominating, Finance, Audit, Governance & By-Laws, Conference, and Resolutions.)
      1. Governance & By-Laws Chair, Jack Butler, made the motion to add the following to the list of standing committees: Chapter, Education, Membership, ARDA, Codes & Standards, and Executive committees. The motion was seconded and passed. The secretary is therefore directed to add these additional standing committees to the book of rules.
      2. Jack Butler, chairman of Governance & By-Laws moved to remove the Strategic Development Plan from the book of rules temporarily until an updated plan can be developed to replace it. The motion was approved. The Book of Rules section IX Strategic Development Plan is therefore to labeled RESERVED, until a new plan is approved.
      3. Jack Butler, chair of Governance & By-Laws, moved to remove from the book of rules (Section X, Annual Meeting Site Selection Policy) until such time as an updated policy can be developed and approved. The motion was approved. Section X in the book of rules is to be labeled RESERVED.
  12. For The Good of the Institute:
    1. Items from the floor.
    2. The next regularly scheduled monthly board meeting is on Wednesday, October 7th, 2026 at 4:00 pm EST.
  13. Adjournment:  Lyle Breeze made the motion to adjourn, and it was seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 5:47 PM.