Minutes of the
Meeting of the Board of Directors
of South Dakota RehabAction
December 7, 2006, by Teleconference
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Board President, Margie Helgeson.
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
PRESENT:
President, Marjorie Helgeson; President-Elect, Cindy Ryan; Treasurer, Bernie Grimme; Secretary, Linda Lockner; and Board Members, Dan Rounds and Keith Rouse. Past President, Alan Vandenburg was absent.
REVIEW OF THE
MINUTES/ ADDITIONS TO AGENDA:
Minutes of the meeting of 11/2/06 were reviewed. Bernie made a motion to accept the minutes, and Keith seconded the motion. All in favor.
REPORTS:
Membership Report: Bernie gave a membership report. He said that the membership is currently at
100 members.
Treasurer’s Report: Bernie presented the treasurer’s report and said that the total of $32,128.97 reflects some of the money from Aberdeen’s NDEAM group. The report of transactions related to the Fall Conference is on the web site.
2006 Fall Conference Recap: Bernie said that Fall Conference monies are still coming in. There is still an outstanding amount to come from Sinte Gleska. The evaluation report will be coming to the Board. CTAT covered some expenses that made for a substantial contribution. Bernie recommended that we do some kind of Christmas gift for CTAT to thank them. He said that he has been looking at some gift packages that cost about $100. Bernie moved and Linda seconded that we purchase a gift for CTAT in the range of $100. All in favor.
ARAN Consortium Report: Margie said that ARAN is drafting a letter to state chapters encouraging them to advocate on behalf of public V. R. South Dakota RehabACTion board will decide what action the South Dakota chapter will take. There is still discussion of hosting an advocacy conference in Washington in April and to meet with our members of Congress. Catriona MacDonald, our part-time lobbyist, will put some figures together as to what this might cost. She also encouraged RehabACTion members to meet with their congressional members when they are in their home states. Catriona said that we need to define our stance to our congressional members and then ask for more money instead of simply being content with what our programs end up with. The ARAN Board feels that Catriona is invaluable to the interests of RehabACTion and will be discussing offering her a pay raise.
OLD BUSINESS:
Election for Interim Secretary Vacancy: Due to Linda Lockner’s impending retirement, a replacement secretary needs to be named to fill the remainder of her term. Bernie said that Mary Lesselyoung has agreed to serve as interim secretary until the next regular election. Bernie nominated Mary Lesselyoung. Linda moved, and Dan seconded the motion that nominations cease and that a unanimous ballot be cast for Mary Lesselyoung. All in favor. Mary will serve as interim secretary, and her name will placed on the list of candidates for the next election of board members in March.
Fall Conference 2007: Dan said that he met with the events coordinator at the Aberdeen Ramkota. There is ample space for the conference in their convention center facility. The Ramkota would waive room charges if we have a luncheon and a social. There are 154 sleeping rooms, and they would block off 110 rooms for us. We would get an extra room for every 50 that are booked. They will accept state rates. Dan said that the third week of October, either the 16-18th or the 17-19th would dovetail with the Aberdeen NDEAM event. Dan said that they have a good employer group in Aberdeen. Bernie said that this would be a good time to have Catriona come and have a general session. He recommended that we go with Aberdeen because we need to commit to some dates soon. He thinks the facility rates will be lower than Sioux Falls. Dan and Bernie will work on this and make arrangement with Kim Crossan and the Aberdeen NDEAM group. Margie moved to accept Aberdeen as the site of the 2007 Fall Conference. This was seconded by Keith. All in favor.
NEW BUSINESS:
Update on Alan Vandenburg: Alan had a heart attack but is recuperating at home. He will be off work another five weeks. Cindy will send us his e-mail address so that we can communicate electronically.
Request for Assistance: Bernie said that Eric requested $100. from SD RehabACTion to sponsor a break at the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired state chapter meeting to be held April 2-4, 2007. Dan moved, and Cindy seconded the motion that we sponsor a break in the amount of $100. All in favor.
Agenda Item for Next Board Meeting: Dan asked to have a discussion at the next meeting about Transition Services Liaison Project training assistance. This will be added to the agenda. He mentioned that we got a card from the Holiday Inn in Spearfish, thanking us for having our Fall Conference there.
Next Board Meeting: The date and time for the next meeting was set for January 11, 2007 at
10:00 a.m. MST (11:00 a.m. CST).
Adjournment:
There being no other business, Margie entertained a motion to adjourn. Bernie moved, and Linda seconded the motion to adjourn. All in favor.
Respectfully
Submitted, Linda J. Lockner, Secretary
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South Dakota RehabACTion |
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Treasurer Report |
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1/1/2006 to 12/05/2006 |
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Category |
Payment |
Deposit |
Difference |
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Marketing |
$0.00 |
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$0.00 |
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ARAN Donation |
$3,000.00 |
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-$3,000.00 |
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Awards |
$277.90 |
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-$277.90 |
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Donation |
$196.97 |
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-$196.97 |
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Membership |
$2,911.00 |
$3,411.00 |
$500.00 |
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Office Supplies/Charges |
$94.36 |
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-$94.36 |
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MidWinter 2007 |
$132.40 |
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-$132.40 |
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MidWinter 2006 |
$11,224.36 |
$15,050.86 |
$3,826.50 |
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Fall Conference 05 |
$0.00 |
$220.00 |
$220.00 |
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Fall Conference 06 |
$28,682.43 |
$34,844.00 |
$6,161.57 |
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Peer Support * |
$377.05 |
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-$377.05 |
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Aberdeen NDEAM |
$1,065.72 |
$2,100.78 |
$1,035.06 |
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Shirts |
$1,182.81 |
$125.00 |
-$1,057.81 |
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Training |
$432.24 |
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-$432.24 |
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Bank Charges |
$29.00 |
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-$29.00 |
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$49,606.24 |
$55,751.64 |
$6,145.40 |
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Cash on hand at
beginning of Year |
$25,983.57 |
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Profit/Loss during
Year |
$6,145.40 |
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Balance |
$32,128.97 |
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* $505.70 (1/1/2006) Peer Support dollars need to be credited
back to SBVI |
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