MINUTES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

18 SEPTEMBER 2005

 

 

1)     CALLED TO ORDER BY Cheryl Sunman, President at 3:30 p.m.

2)     Welcome of New Board Members

3)     Volunteers were solicited for the Executive Committee to serve in addition to the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.  The 3 selected were Brian Brase, Ian Seecof and JoAnn Grissom.  The Executive Committee is to meet a minimum of 4 times during the year.

4)     Discussion of funding / budget for 2005 Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, FL was delayed pending receipt of report from the JOs.  For now we will plan to cover only registration fees.

5)     Budget requests (committees) for 2006 fiscal year was also delayed pending receipt of information from the JOs.

6)     The following items from the Associations Workshop in Indianapolis (Aug. 26 – 28) were reported with brief discussion:

a.      L.D.R. meetings (Ian Seecof)

b.     Shop4Zero

c.     Child Protection - Implementation of background checks

d.     Membership restructuring & proposed fee increases

e.      Secretary/ Treasurers Report & filing requirements (organic document requirements, 990 EZ, 1099, etc.)

Further discussion was curtailed due to time constraints.  Additional discussion of the above and the following items will continue at the Executive Committee meeting.

a.      Review Job’s Descriptions

b.     Using the local media

c.     Presidents Report

d.     Membership/ office report

e.      Grievances Procedures

f.       Duplicate Membership Policy

 

Adjourned at 4:10 p.m.

R. A. Kuyoth

Secretary