November 2015 Number 146

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Section Lines
November 2015 Number 146

A publication of: Affiliated with: NSPS
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From The Editor
Your KSLS membership not only benefits you in the form of reduced fees for
A Publication of: your continuing education credits, and more opportunities to socialize with your
colleagues, but it gives you a voice on a national scale through NSPS and their
Kansas Society of lobbying efforts on behalf of the profession. As part of KSLS’s Membership Drive,
this issue of Section Lines, as well as the February 2016 issue, will be open to the
Land Surveyors
public. Share your copy and encourage your friends and co-workers to join KSLS.
P. O. Box 757

Check out the upcoming educational and volunteer opportunities in this issue.
Andover, KS 67002

KSLS Board Meeting
Index:
President’s Letter 3 The next KSLS Board Meeting will take place at the Salina Seminar
Series in Salina, KS, at 7:00 p.m., January 7, 2016,
Board Meeting Minutes 6 - 8
preceded by the meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Annual Meeting Minutes 8 - 9 KSLS Charitable Foundation, at 5:15 p.m.
Foundation Meeting Minutes 10
Annual Meeting Pictures 13 What’s Happening
State Fair Pictures 14
2016 Salina Seminar Series with Gary Kent January 7 - 9, 2016
Common Research Mistakes 16
KSLS Board & Foundation Board Meetings January 7, 2016
The Surveyor’s Roles 17 - 18
Northeast Chapter - Mock Trial March 11, 2016
Bridging the Gap 19
TPA Convention, Wichita April 8-9, 2016
Spotlighting the Statutes 22
Guide to the Supreme Court 29 - 31
WATCH YOUR E-MAIL BOX!
Contact Us:

KSLS Executive Director

Valeri Peltier
316-680-5159 Membership Renewal
www.ksls.com
[email protected] Notices for 2016 will

Section Lines Editor be emailed on
Evelyn Cable
December 1st.
785-826-8958
[email protected]

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News must be submitted by the April 15, 2016 Board Filing Deadline: January 15, 2016
following dates to be included in that
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February 1, 2016 Computer Based Testing Begins October, 2016, allowing for more testing dates
May 1, 2016 for the Kansas State Specific Exam throughout the year.
August 1, 2016 Updates will be available on the KSBTP website.
November 1, 2016

News may be submitted by email at On the Cover: (l to r) Betty Sheil, PS, Sarah Boeh-Cerra,
[email protected], or by calling the PS, Yolonda Pears, PS, Valeri Peltier, and Kristy Schmitz,
Editor at 785-826-8958. PS, at the KSLS Annual Meeting in October. See more
pictures from the Annual Meeting on page 13.
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President’s Corner
For those who attended the KSLS Annual Meeting in El Dorado, you know how awesome that
conference was. To those that missed it, you missed many great moments. The South Cen-
tral Chapter of KSLS did a superb job at managing the Annual Conference. I was impressed
with how well the Round Table Discussion helped people see views from other people’s
perspectives. Difficulties in one area of the state differed here and there to the problems
experienced in other parts of the state. Kudos to the planning group for successfully pulling
that off. The vendor reception at the Kansas Oil Museum in El Dorado served up some of the
most delicious barbecue sandwiches. Wendy Lathrop, PLS, CFM, did an outstanding job at
enlightening us with her extensive experiences. The weather cooperated with us. The build-
ing worked perfectly. We even got to spend one evening watching the Royals baseball game
being televised on the big screen (very big) thanks to some impromptu wiring by a team that conquered the task
with problem solving skills and a few trips to Walmart for supplies. I never imagined that I would get up on stage
with Rod Zinn as we serenaded Sarah Boeh-Cerra by bellowing out “the Boy Scout version” of the birthday song
(Google it.) to the entertainment of the general assembly. Thanks Rod for leading the lyrics. I had a lot of fun. I
look forward to similar circumstances at the Salina Seminar Series.

When the officers take their oaths, the general assembly is asked to stand up and also give an oath. The oath of the
general assembly is to be ready to help the officers from time to time. With that in mind, I personally challenge
each and every member of the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors to think back to a noteworthy surveying experi-
ence – a learning experience, an experience of wisdom being taught to you, a bad day at work, a successful
overcoming of terrain to get the job done, an entertaining moment, a recommendation of a good reference book –
anything that you deem worthy to put pen to paper (or fingertips to a keyboard). There are no rules or restrictions
on what you can submit. Write a little story or a long story, anything related to surveying. Short stories work best.
Send your story to Section Lines or to your contacts with KSLS or to me. Remember that you can work with our
amazing Section Lines Editor, Evelyn Cable, to get your story looking great. We’ll get some magnificent stories
gathered for everyone to read and enjoy.

“I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time
than writing at length.” ~ C. F. Gauss
Ernie Cantu, PS, President, KSLS

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About KSLS
Officers Board of Directors
Ernie Cantu Through 2016
303 S. Topeka
President Wichita, KS 67202 Aaron Davis Lynn Engle
316-250-3201 620-342-7491 620-793-8411
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
James Meis Through 2017
Vice 205 E 7th Street
Steve Marino Lee Hermreck
Hays, KS 67601
President 785-228-3272 913-307-2536
785-650-9864
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected]
Through 2018
Sarah Boeh-Cerra
Secretary/ 125 South Main
Chuck Robinson Rob Peschel
Troy, KS 66087
Treasurer 316.722.4472 785-562-5148
785-985-2744
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected]
Larry Graham 2015 Committee Chairs
NSPS 11250 Corporate Avenue
Lenexa, MO 66219 Murray Rhodes
Governor
916-888-7800 Legislative 816-225-3229
[email protected] [email protected]
Roger Cutsinger Wil Anderson
Past 712 W. 14th Avenue Education 913-371-5300
El Dorado, KS 67042 [email protected]
President
316-321-9391
[email protected] Bill Heller
Membership 620-241-0466
Chapter Representatives [email protected]
South Central High Plains Kenneth Johnson
Mark Savoy Kevin Noll Historical Records 785-243-1755
316-265-0005 620-339-6635 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Norm Bowers
Salina Northeast
Minimum Standards 913-201-1804
Jason Loader David Lee
[email protected]
785-762-5040 785-233-8300
[email protected] [email protected]
Bill Fox
Kansas City Southeast Finance 316-685-4114
Robert Ubben Rod Zinn
[email protected]
913-239-1104 620-331-6767
[email protected] [email protected]
Kevin Noll
Constitution/Bylaws 620-339-6635
2015 Sub-Committee Chairs
[email protected]
Max Hubbell
Valeri Peltier
Trig-Star 316-377-0184
P. O. Box 757
[email protected]
Executive
Andover, KS 67002
Ernie Cantu Director
316-680-5159
Geocaching 316-250-3201
[email protected]
[email protected]
Evelyn Cable
Section Lines Editor
[email protected]
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KSLS Thanks Our Supporters
Corporate Members
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KSLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KSLS Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Thursday, October 22, 2015, El Dorado, Kansas
CALL TO ORDER: President Ernie Cantu called the Board of Directors He announced that GeoLearn classes are now online and can be found
meeting to order at 7:02 pm. on our website.
Wil thanked the sponsors of the clay shoot, and affirmed that there
ROLL CALL & DETERMINATION OF QUORUM: Roll was called and it
will be a drawing for the rifle. The clay shoot was a success!
was determined that 16 voting members were present. A quorum was
GLO Notes Distribution was discussed at the Foundation meeting.
determined present.

Those present at the meeting were: Membership Committee Chair Bill Heller
Officers – Ernie Cantu, Bill Haverkamp, Sarah Boeh-Cerra, Roger Bill encouraged everyone to promote all levels of membership as our
Cutsinger, and Executive Director Valeri Peltier; membership is down 20% from last year.
Directors – Ted Harder, Gary Walker, Lynn Engle, Aaron Davis, Lee He reminded that membership dues are to be sent to Valeri NO LATER
Hermreck, and Steve Marino; THEN MARCH 31.
Chapters – Mark Savoy, Rod Zinn, David Lee, Kevin Noll, Robert Ubben Bill Haverkamp wants active licensed Kansas Surveyors to be intro-
and Jason Loader; duced to KSLS via a postcard or email. David Lee volunteered to help
Committee – Wil Anderson (Charitable Foundation), Ken Johnson Valeri and Bill Heller with this at the point of membership dues.
(Historical Records), Bill Heller (Membership), Member - Dave Clark, The November and February Section Lines will not need a password on
Dennis Handke, Kellan Gregory, James Meis ) the KSLS website in order to show the benefits of membership to non-
members.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA: The Order of Business was approved as

presented (Motion: Bill Haverkamp, Seconded: Mark Savoy, Motion
Finance Committee Chair Bill Fox
Carried.)
3rd Quarter Report was given. Income for the 3rd Quarter was

$7,201.30 giving a total income of $47,172.61 for the year to date. We
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: The Minutes of the July 11, 2015
are on track to finish around $5000 below our budget for the year.
meeting were approved after correcting the location from Salina to
Expenses for the 3rd Quarter were $12,722.36 giving a total expense of
Wichita. (Motion: Mark Savoy, Second: Gary Walker, Motion Carried).
$41,768.00 for the year. We estimate that we will be $11,000 below

EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: our budget for the year. Cash on hand balance was $93,528.47.
The Net Space/WebMaster expense is over budget due to the one time
President Ernie Cantu up front cost for the Wild Apricot new membership management soft-
Ernie welcomed attendees and thanked them for attending. ware and the 1st installment payment of the new website by Kessler.
He informed us he was getting a lot of phone calls from people looking SCORA Fund balance was $17,585.00.
for people to hire. The KSLS website has a Careers page to find people Evelyn Cable was given a credit card for miscellaneous expenses for
for hire or post any job openings. He pointed out this was a good Section Lines.
membership benefit for KSLS members to utilize.
Bill also presented a proposed budget for 2016 to the Board.

Executive Director Valeri Peltier
Education Committee Chair Wil Anderson
Valeri reminded us to continue to think of ideas for the 60th Anniver-
GeoLearn – Classes are now online under the KSLS education portal.
sary of KSLS. The Northeast Chapter will host an activity.
Continuation of the promotion of Butler’s program ongoing. GeoLearn
She invited members to watch the Royals game at the Civic Center on
will propose to teach online classes for Butler.
Friday, October 23 after the BBQ. We would be putting it on the over-
head projector and sound system for all those interested in attending. The Scholarship Application was changed to be more flexible to part
time students. This will allow full time employees a chance for scholar-
She reminded everyone that the next Annual Meeting will be in Dodge
ship opportunities.
City next October.

She would like to continue with a 2 day Review course in the spring but Public Relations
with Sarah’s current health status being questionable she would like
Geocaching Subcommittee Chair Ernie Cantu
the board’s thoughts. The board still wanted to pursue the 2 day
Ernie gave a report on Benchmarking using smart phone applications
course, but at this time the board agreed that it was not feasible. It
such as FindAControl and BenchMap.
was moved by Rod Zinn and Seconded by Gary Walker to have the
Salina Chapter look into a solution. (Motion Carried).
Trig-Star Subcommittee Chair Max Hubbell

KSLS Foundation Chair Wil Anderson No Report
The Foundation meeting was prior to the Board of Directors dinner. Section Lines Editor Evelyn Cable
The KSLS Charitable Foundation Scholarship Application was changed Evelyn was not present.
to allow more eligible candidates (part-time students). The deadline for the December issue is November 1st.
Wil stated that they have met with Butler County Community College
(Michelle Ruder) to further opportunities in the KC Area. NSPS – Kansas Director Larry Graham
Larry was not present. Wil Anderson gave his report.
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KSLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KSLS Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Thursday, October 22, 2015, El Dorado, Kansas (Continued from Page 6)
ALTA/NSPS Standards have been approved by both organizations and them all very busy but they felt the State Fair was a good Public Rela-
will take effect on February 23, 2016. tions event. Thanks to the people that helped man the booth at the
NSPS will prepare a position statement on Unmanned Aircraft Systems fair.

(UAS) regulations and operations.
High Plains:
Certified Survey Technicians (CSTs) at all levels and existing member- Kevin Noll - The 2016 annual meeting in October will be held in Dodge
ship can now have their annual certification fee waived by maintaining City, Kansas at the casino. Bill Beardsley will be the main speaker.
a membership in NSPS. There were a few members that attended the state fair and helped
There are currently 47 of 50 states and the District of Columbia partici- with the KSLS booth.
pating in the 100% membership program
Southeast:

Legislative Committee Murray Rhodes Rod Zinn – The Chapter will be sending out a questionnaire to mem-
No Report bership and their firms about survey techniques used, vendors, prob-
Historical Records Committee Chair Ken Johnson lems and other issues we face, etc.

SCORA: The RFP was online as of 10/21/15 at 5 p.m. There is a 2 week
Northeast:
period to ask questions and then bids are due December 1. Ken hopes
David Lee – Bill Haverkamp reported that they are working on the Sem-
to be on the selection committee.
inar for Friday, March 11, 2016 in Topeka with Gary Kent. This will be a
6th Principal Meridian: The contract for lawn maintenance is ending Mock Trial at Washburn University Law School. They are also having a
and the committee would like permission to negotiate a new one. It Trigonometry Fellowship which includes a pool tournament.
was moved by Gary Walker and Seconded by David Lee to negotiate a
new contract for lawn maintenance (Motion Carried). OLD BUSINESS

The bronze plaque needs to be replaced. The committee is to solicit
KSLS Website
bids from companies to replace it.
Valeri Peltier, reminded us to register for a user name and password
The SCORA fund has $17,585.00. for the Members Only part of the website--this will update the “Find a
Surveyor” category automatically.
Constitution & By-Laws Committee Chair Kevin Noll

The suggested changes to the procedural manual & articles of incorpo- Register of Deeds Meeting
ration were tabled to the next meeting. The Kansas Register of Deeds and KSLS Executive Boards met on Au-
gust 19, 2015 in Topeka to discuss issues that primarily related to
Minimum Standards Chair Gary Walker
standardization and county requirements. The board was of the opin-
Minimum Standards are still at the Board of Technical Professions. We
ion that we needed to continue to pursue working with the Register of
are waiting on their comments. We would like to have a vote in place
Deeds closely in order to pursue legislation changes for plat filing.
so General membership can vote at the Annual Meeting in October
It was determined that we were unable to attend the Register of Deeds
2016.
Conference in September as it was during the same time as the Kansas
Gary announced that he would be retiring and would appreciate if the
State Fair. We have a difficult time finding volunteers for the fair as it
board would entertain a new appointment of Norm Bowers to chair-
is.
man of the committee.

Mark Savoy moved and Aaron Davis seconded to appoint Norm State Fair
Bowers as chairman of the Minimum Standards Committee. (Motion A long discussion was held regarding whether to continue to attend
Carried) the state fair annually. It was determined that the State Fair is a great
Public Relations opportunity for KSLS and we need to continue to
A ten minute break was taken. The meeting reconvened with the
attend.
Chapter Reports.
A committee will be formed with people that are familiar with the
KSLS CHAPTER REPORTS process of planning this event.
It was moved that we attend the 2016 Kansas State Fair. (Motion: Da-
Salina Chapter:
vid Lee, Second: Gary Walker Motion Carried.)
Jason Loader – Jason stated they are continually working on the 2016

Salina Seminar Series. The seminar is going to be January 7-9, 2016 at Procedure Manual & By-Laws
the Webster Conference Center. Gary Kent will be the main speaker. Tabled to next meeting.
Their meetings are on the 2nd Thursdays of the month at Gutierrez
Kansas Statutes Pricing In KSLS Store
Mexican Restaurant. Their next meeting is at Martinelli’s Little Italy on
Current Cost of Statutes are as follows: Statute books $90 members,
November 13.
$115 non-members; Updates - $17 members, $25 non-members.

Metro Chapter: Valeri Peltier stated that it costs $21.22 to produce the updates and
Robert Ubben – Robert reported they have been approached to do a $66.68 to produce the statute books.
Kansas/Missouri State Line Mapping Event. It was moved by Ken Johnson and Seconded by Robert Ubben to do
away with the updates (Motion FAIL) *It was determined that we
South Central: would be doing the updates when we created the Statute books.
Mark Savoy – Mark reported they had been working on the 2015 An-
nual Meeting and State Fair. The State Fair and the Meeting has kept
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KSLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KSLS Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Thursday, October 22, 2015, El Dorado, Kansas (Continued from Page 7)
It was moved by Robert Ubben and Seconded by David Lee to raise the Board of Director’s Email Votes for Minutes
cost of the updates to $50, the Statute books to $150 for members and The board would like the Executive Director to provide the email votes
$250 for Non-members. Free for teaching statutes/test review classes for meeting minutes.
(Motion Carried) There was an email motion for the BOD on August 14th to pay the trav-
el expenses for Sarah Boeh-Cerra to attend the NSPS Young Surveyors
NEW BUSINESS
meeting in October in Ohio. The vote passed.
Resolution for Executive Director’s Credit Card & KSLS

It was moved by Rod Zinn and Seconded by Kevin Noll to authorize Bill Teller Committee
Fox, Sarah Boeh-Cerra, and/or Valeri Peltier to handle any Treasurer Lee Hermreck, Dennis Handke and Bill Haverkamp were appointed to
Management Products and Services. (Motion Carried) the Teller Committee.

KSLS County Website Registration for Companies NEXT MEETING
The current amount of counties a company can register for is 6 coun- The next meeting will be in Salina on January 7, 2016, in conjunction
ties. with the Salina Seminar Series. If you are unable to attend the meeting,
It was moved by Jason Loader and Seconded by David Lee to have a please email your report to Ernie Cantu at [email protected] and
company be able to register for 20 counties per address. (Motion FAIL Valeri Peltier at [email protected].
Count by Hand Vote (8 For, 7 Against) 2/3 Majority Needed to Pass)
At 9:48 p.m., Gary Walker moved and Lynn Engle Seconded to continue
This item will be discussed further in January as most feel that feed-
the meeting until the Annual Business Meeting, to be held the follow-
back is required from the chapters and other surveyors
ing afternoon during lunch.

KSLS ANNUAL MEETING
KSLS Annual Meeting Minutes
Friday, October 23, 2015, El Dorado, Kansas
CALL TO ORDER: President Ernie Cantu called the annual meeting to She invited members to watch the Royals game at the Civic Center on
order and the Board of Directors meeting out of suspension at 12:51 after the BBQ this evening. We would be putting it on the overhead
p.m. projector and sound system for all those interested in attending.
She reminded everyone that the Annual Meeting will be in Dodge City
RECONVENING OF THE BOARD &ADOPTION OF THE ORDER OF BUSI- next October with Bill Beardsley as the main speaker.
NESS: The Order of Business was approved as presented (Motion:
The Board has developed a State Fair committee and is looking for
Rod Zinn, Seconded: Mark Savoy, Motion Carried).
volunteers.

Find-A-Surveyor – This has been tabled until the meeting in January.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: The Minutes of the October 2014
Feedback is wanted from each chapter and all surveyors.
meeting were approved as written. (Motion: Rod Zinn, Second: Christy
Valeri has KSLS bags for sale. They are $25 for local pick-up and $30 for
Schmitz Motion Carried).
her to ship.

REPORTS: There will be a membership drive in December and January which will
show the November and February issues for free to show the benefits

President Ernie Cantu of membership.
Ernie welcomed attendees and thanked them for attending. The Kansas Register of Deeds and KSLS Executive Boards met on Au-
gust 19, 2015, in Topeka to discuss issues that primarily related to
He informed us he was getting a lot of phone calls from people looking
standardization and county requirements. The board was of the opin-
for people to hire. The KSLS website has a Careers page to find people
ion that we needed to continue to pursue working with the Register of
for hire or post any job openings. He pointed out this was a good mem-
Deeds closely in order to pursue legislation changes for plat filing, etc.
bership benefit for KSLS members to utilize. Yolonda Pears reminded
There was a lot of interest in doing this and it was encouraged contin-
members that ads can be placed for free in Section Lines for this pur-
ue these meetings.
pose as well.

The deadline for the November issue is November 1st.
Finance Committee Chair Bill Fox (not in attendance)

Valeri presented the Finance Report. The 3rd Quarter Report was giv-
Executive Director Valeri Peltier
en. Income for the 3rd Quarter was $7,201.30 giving a total income of
The Northeast Chapter will host an activity for the 60th Anniversary of
$47,172.61 for the year to date. We are on track to finish around
KSLS.
$5000 below our budget for the year. Expenses for the 3rd Quarter
were $12,722.36 giving a total expense of $41,768.00 for the year. We
(Continued on page 9)
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KSLS ANNUAL MEETING
KSLS Annual Meeting Minutes
Thursday, October 22, 2015, El Dorado, Kansas (Continued from Page 8)
estimate that we will be $11,000 below our budget for the year. Cash Membership Committee Chair Bill Heller
on hand balance was $93,528.47. SCORA Fund balance was Bill encouraged everyone to promote all levels of membership as our
$17,585.00. membership is down 20% from last year.
The Net Space/WebMaster expense is over budget due to the one time 2014: we had 410 members 2015: we have 330 members
up front cost for the Wild Apricot new membership management soft-
Membership dues are to be sent to Valeri NO LATER THEN MARCH 31.
ware and the 1st installment payment of the new website by Kessler.
The November and February Section Lines will not need a password on
Bill also presented a proposed budget for 2016 to the Board.
the KSLS website in order to show the benefits of membership to non-
Rod Zinn moved and Mark Savoy Seconded to accept the proposed members.
budget for 2016. After much discussion, Rod moved to amend his origi-

nal motion to change the proposed amount of $10,000 to $4,000 for KSLS Foundation Chair Wil Anderson
Legislative Liaison. Mark Savoy Seconded the amended motion.
Foundation discussed the GLO Disks and the opportunity to put them
(Motion Carried) The 2016 Budget was approved with the changes to
online for sale by range.
Legislative Liaison.
Scholarship Application was changed to allow more eligible candidates

Met with Butler County Community College (Michelle Ruder) to further
Education Committee Chair Wil Anderson
opportunities in the KC Area.
GeoLearn – Classes are now online under the KSLS education portal.
GeoLearn classes are online and can be found on our website.
The continuation of the promotion of Butler’s program is ongoing.
Wil thanked the sponsors of the clay shoot, and reminded everyone
GeoLearn will propose to teach online classes for Butler.
that there will be a drawing this evening at the BBQ for the rifle.
The Scholarship Application was changed to be more flexible to part

time students.
Teller’s Committee
Roger Cutsinger stated that Butler County will be offering 6 classes this
The results of this year’s election were President Ernie Cantu, Vice
Spring (none online). Please encourage students to attend!
President James Meis, Secretary/Treasurer Sarah Boeh-Cerra, and

Directors Charles Robinson and Rob Peschel. Congratulations! The new
NSPS – Kansas Director Larry Graham
officers and directors were installed into office by Jim Schmitz. Rob was
Larry was not present. Wil Anderson gave his report.
not in attendance and will be installed in January at the Salina Meeting.
ALTA/NSPS Standards have been approved by both organizations and
It was moved by Bill Haverkamp and Seconded by Bill Heller to destroy
will take effect on February 23, 2016.
the ballots.
NSPS will prepare a position statement on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

(UAS) regulations and operations. OLD BUSINESS
Certified Survey Technicians (CSTs) at all levels and existing member-
ship can now have their annual certification fee waived by maintaining State Fair
a membership in NSPS. It was determined that the State Fair is a great Public Relations oppor-
There are currently 47 of 50 states and the District of Columbia partici- tunity for KSLS and we need to continue to attend.
pating in the 100% membership program. A committee would be formed and Valeri would appreciate volunteers.

Minimum Standards Chair Gary Walker New Membership System
Minimum Standards are still at the Board of Technical Professions. We If you have not registered for a user name and password on the web-
are waiting on their comments. site, please do so and/or contact Valeri for assistance.
We would like to have vote at the Annual Meeting in October 2016.
Norm Bowers is now the newly elected chairman of the committee. NEW BUSINESS

Historical Records Committee Chair Ken Johnson 2017 Annual Meeting/KSLS 60th Anniversary
SCORA: The RFP was online as of 10/21/15 at 5 p.m. There is a 2 week The Northeast Chapter will host this event.
period to ask questions and then bids are due December 1. Ken hopes
to be on the selection committee. NEXT MEETING
6th Principal Meridian: The contract for lawn maintenance is ending It was moved by David Lee and seconded by Ken Johnson to adjourn
and the committee would like permission to negotiate a new one. It the Board of Directors and the General Assembly. (Motion Carried)
was moved by Gary Walker and Seconded by David Lee to negotiate a The next General Assembly will be in Dodge City, Kansas on October
new contract for lawn maintenance (Motion Carried). 21st, 2016.
The bronze plaque needs to be replaced. The committee is to solicit
bids from companies to replace it.
The SCORA fund has $17,585.00.
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KSLS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
KSLS Charitable Foundation, Board of Directors, Regular Meeting Minutes
Thursday, October 22, 2015, El Dorado, Kansas
Call to Order – Wil Anderson called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. set up. Selling the GLO Notes by Range instead of buying the entire
set will also be looked into.
Roll Call & Determination of Quorum – Roll was called and it was
determined that a quorum was present. Those in attendance were: GLO Notes on Scan Drives – Discussion was held about scan drives
Wil Anderson (Chairman, Education Committee), Ernie Cantu and the longevity of scan drives, disks or online distribution.
(President, KSLS), Sarah Boeh-Cerra (Secretary/Treasurer, KSLS),
TPA Convention – Everyone was reminded that the TPA Convention is
Valeri Peltier (KSLS Executive Director/Foundation Executive Direc-
April 8-9, 2016. This event reaches out to the homeschooled educa-
tor), Ken Johnson (Historical Records Committee), Bill Fox (Finance
tion program and families.
Committee), Mark Savoy (Chapter President), Roger Cutsinger (Past

President, KSLS), and Bill Haverkamp (Vice President, KSLS).
Survey Education Alternatives in Kansas City Area – Foundation

members are still in communication with Butler for other
Adoption of Agenda – No additions were presented to the agenda.
education opportunities. Michelle Ruder has been our contact
Roger Cutsinger moved to adopt the agenda, Bill Haverkamp Se-
with Butler.
conded; Motion Passed

New Business -
Minutes of Previous Meeting – No corrections or amendments were

presented; Ken Johnson moved to approve the minutes from July
Scholarship Application – The scholarship application has been
11, 2015. Ernie Cantu Seconded ; Motion Passed
modified to fit part time students. This modification will give a

greater opportunity to those working full time to have a chance
Financial Report – Bill Fox presented the Finance Report. Current
for a scholarship.
funds totaling $47,641.47. Bill reported that Valeri received a check

from Seiler in the amount of $500 which will be placed in the Gen-
Butler County Community College Online Classes – GeoLearn will
eral Fund. Bill Haverkamp moved to adopt the Financial Report,
propose to assist Butler in getting some classes online. Butler will
Ernie Cantu Seconded; Motion Passed
have 6 classes available for spring but none of these will be available

online.
Miscellaneous Reports – There were no Reports at this time.

Old Business Next Meeting - The next meeting will be held in conjunction with the
Salina Seminar Series on January 7th.
GeoLearn Investigation & Comments - GeoLearn is now up and run-
Adjournment - Roger Cutsinger moved to adjourn, Ken Johnson
ning and can be found on the KSLS website under the education
Seconded; Motion Passed. The meeting was adjourned at 5:52 p.m.
portal.

Duke West – Discussion was held about how to distribute the GLO
Notes. It was determined that distributing them by Range was the
best and was similar to the original way the Duke West disks were
Foundation fundraisers at the KSLS Annual Meeting included a Clay Shoot on Thursday, followed by the raffle of a rifle donated
by Merestone Surveying. The winner of the raffle was Jarrett Leas, Brainerd, MN. Proceeds from these two events totaled
more than $1,800.00, which will go towards surveying scholarships. Our thanks to Merestone Surveying, for donating the rifle.
Are you looking for tax deductible donation
Planning to Buy
options that support Surveying?
Something Online?

Please consider a gift to the KSLS Charitable Foundation, Inc.,
You can Support the
a 501(c)3 corporation.
Foundation without
Spending an Extra Dime
KSLS Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Look for the Gold Shopping Bag on the
KSLS website under the Foundation tab.
A Scholarship is available for students enrolled

Click, then Shop. in surveying programs in the State of Kansas.

The Foundation will Applications are available at KSLS.com, or by
receive a percentage
calling Valeri Peltier at 316-680-5159,
of the sale, with no
cost to you. or emailing her at [email protected].
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