General Membership Meeting May 19, 2014 KC Hall, Union Doors open 5:30 Cost: $13 per person

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1 May 2014 Published by FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS ENCOMPASSING FRANKLIN, GASCONADE & CRAWFORD COUNTIES 7 Liberty Plaza * Union, MO * ( ) address: fcbr@yhti.net web address: fcbrmo.com Follow us on FCBRealtors like us on Facebook: General Membership Meeting May 19, 2014 KC Hall, Union Doors open 5:30 Cost: $13 per person TRANSFER TAX is BACK and Moving through the MO. Assembly!! Come find out about this and other important issues Make your reservations today! Call or the Board office.

2 Dear REALTORS and Affiliates, 2014 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE It's hard to believe that it's already May. The grass is finally green the trees are green and everything is coming to life. It's a good time though to take a look back to see how your year has gone so far. Check on all of those things you started the year that you were going to do differently to improve your life or improve your business. Now is the time to evaluate. Are you still doing those things, why or why not? Were they not working, did they not bring the result you wanted or did you just fall into old habits? Personally I was caught up falling into old habits, but it's not too late to make a change. It is way too easy to become complacent in our business and that is why we all need to strive to make our lives and our business better. With that said, I hope all of you are having a great year so far and are looking forward to continued success throughout the year. As alway please feel free call me if you have any questions or concerns Matt Borgmann 2014 FCBR President 2014 COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPEOPLE Grievance Ken Reeves Professional Standards Archie Schaeg 636/ Education Katrinia Henson Membership Kathy Beerman Program Cathy Wymer RPAC Gina Parmentier Center Janie Schriewer Long Range Planning Ralph Gildehaus Tech Derek Schriewer 636/ Publicity Katrinia Henson 573/ Legislative/Political Affairs Derek Schriewer 636/

3 The Code of Ethics Case # 12-24: Registration of Domain Name Based on Sales Associate s Name (Adopted November, 2008) REALTOR P was the current broker-owner of the real estate brokerage firm founded by her grandmother. Always on the lookout for ways to attract top sales associates, REAL- TOR P offered comprehensive training and benefits, including stat of the art technology tools, individual websites, and personalized domain names for each sales associate. Sales Associate Q had enjoyed a long and productive relationship with REALTOR P s firm, but having gained considerable experience and a broad client base, decided the time had come to start his own firm. The parting was amicable except for one thing Sales Associate Q s domain name which, under the terms of his independent contractor agreement, remained the property of the firm. Attempts to negotiate a release of the domain name proved unsuccessful and, with no alternative available, Sales Associate Q filed an ethics complaint against REALTOR P, alleging violation of Article 12 as interpreted by Standard of Practice Sales Associate Q s complaint noted that the domain name included Q s first and last names and that any future use by REALTOR P, now that Q was no longer a member of her firm, would present something less than the true picture required by Article 12. At the hearing, REALTOR P defended refusal to release the domain name on the grounds that at the time she had registered it, Sales Associate Q had, in fact, been a member of her firm and that use of the domain name by a member of her firm had presented a true picture. Circumstances change, she noted, adding that at the time she had registered the domain name on behalf of both her firm and Sales Associate Q, her actions had been consistent with Article 12 as interpreted by Standard of Practice The fact that Sales Associate Q decided to start his own firm shouldn t result in me being found in violation of the Code of Ethics, she concluded. The hearing panel concluded that REALTOR P was not in violation of Article 12 as interpreted by Standard of Practice because her registration of a domain name that used Sales Associate Q s name occurred with the knowledge and consent of Sales Associate Q; at the time of registration, use by REALTOR P s firm satisfied Article 12[ s true picture requirement; and that REALTOR P had ceased any use of the domain name at the time Sales Associate Q left the firm. The decision also noted that while the Code of Ethics did not require REALTOR P to transfer the domain name to Sales Associate Q, domain name registrations must be renewed periodically and that a future renewal of the domain name by REALTOR P would be a violation of Article 12 if that domain name does not reflect a true picture of REALTOR P s business at the time of renewal.

4 KEEPING UP WITH MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION... CONDITIONAL MEMBERS Have not yet met all the conditions of membership DROPS Angela Wilson Sydney Tulley Nicole Brower Gary Wamsley Wideman Real Estate & Management ASAP Appraisals C B Premier Route 66, Realtors Carly Goodwin TRANSFERS Anne Deschenes to CB Premier Carl Huxel to CB Premier Happy Mother s Day! May 11, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! MAY BIRTHDAYS Don Kluba 2 Matt Borgmann 18 Kelly Bigley 3 Joe Curry 21 Ginger Brinker 4 Pat Holland 21 Kathie Nunn 6 Barbara Sears 22 Kristin Carr 8 Christopher Hofstetter24 Ed Brutcher 12 Fred Thatcher 24 Cara Dalton-LaRue 13 Steve Flannery 26 Pam Schillinger 14 Peggy Bryant 29 Matt McClelland 16 Rebecca Wideman 30 Franklin County Board of REALTORS 2014 Officers and Directors President Matt Borgmann 636/ President Elect Kathy Beerman 636/ Treasurer Janie Schriewer 636/ Secretary Kenneth Schneider 573/ Director Gina Parmentier 636/ Director Katrinia Henson 573/ Director Julie Schneider 636/ Director Bill Vedenhaupt 636/ Director Derek Schriewer 636/ Director Elisha Hoerstkamp 573/ Director Cathy Wymer 636/ Past President Rachele Maczuk 573/ State Directors Ken Levy Derek Schriewer Rachele Maczuk Cathy Wymer Matt Borgmann

5 FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS Encompassing Franklin, Gasconade & Crawford Counties #7 Liberty Plaza Drive Union, MO Everyday our Representatives are passing bills.. One piece of legislation can change how we do our business overnight! Please don t be complacent! CALENDAR OF EVENTS May 7.Program Committee mtg., 10:30 a 8.Board of Directors, 9 a 8.Education Committee mtg, 10:30 a. 9.MLS meeting, St. Louis, 9 a 11...Happy Mother s Day! NAR Mid-Year mtgs, Washington, D.C Membership Committee mtg., 10:30 a New Member Orientation, 10 a Memorial Day, Board office closed.. June 12..Board of Directors, 9 a. 15..Happy Father s Day! [all meetings held at the Board office unless specified otherwise]