SD RehabACTion Conference Call Minutes for 2-5-03

Board Members Present: Kim Crossan, Gaye Mattke, Cindy Stewart, Bernie Grimme, and Jerry Raabe.

Call to Order: Meeting called to order by Kim Crossan, President.

Approval of Minutes: Minutes from 12-03-02 were revised. The last sentence in the Contributions for Awards section was deleted. Motion was made by Bernie to approve the revised minutes and it was seconded by Jerry. Minutes were approved.

Additions to the agenda: none

Treasurer’s report: Last bank statement balance is $11,478.48. There is a constant coming and going of funds. Mid-winter registration will be coming in.

Committee reports: Membership – Rich Gardner and Rhonda Buntrock are on the Membership Committee. We need to continue to recruit more members. A discussion on how to promote membership was conducted. We will invite non-members to our annual meeting. Bernie will send E-Mail to all staff today, including members and non-members, inviting them to the annual meeting and informing them of the opportunity to purchase a shirt so we can get shirts ordered in time for the Mid-winter Conference. Bernie will need the number and sizes for the shirts needed by Feb. 11^th of next week. We will order some extra to give away as door prizes. They come in small, medium, large, and extra-large. The shirt will be shown at DDN on Friday, Feb. 7^th. Bernie will also send out an application form for SDRA along with the invitation to the annual meeting. Ideas discussed to promote the recruitment of new members included: getting a free shirt or renewal to SDRA or a paid trip to the ARAN Conference if you recruited the most members.

Old Business: Discussed different samples of shirts and amounts. The denim shirt is nicer quality. The cost is $20.00. The polo shirt is thin and not as well made. The cost is $15.00. The logo that looks the nicest is the one with the flag and SD RehabACTion. It will be shown at the DDN on the 7^th. We decided members would get 50% off and pay $10 for the shirt. Non- members will pay $25 for the shirt. There was a motion by Gaye to purchase RehabACTion denim shirts at a member cost of $10 and the organization will pay the difference. Non members will pay $25. The motion was carried. We will have them for sale at Mid-Winter, give to special speakers, and give away as door prizes.

Discussion of awards:. SLN is looking at longevity, director’s award, production awards. Costs for the awards would be around $250 - $300. There will also be a traveling award which moves from office to office each year. There was a motion to provide cost up to $350 for buying awards. The division can pay for the certificates. They would have the certificates at Pierre. Jerry made the motion to provide up to $350 for the purchase of the awards. Cindy seconded. Motion was approved.

New Business: Bernie, Dawn B., Karen, and Linda (R.C.) are on the Training Committee. They are in the process of arranging training called “Angry Young Adults”. It will be held in Rapid City first and if it goes well, it may be held in Sioux Falls. It is one-day training. The cost is $500. If the training is held regionally, it keeps the travel costs down. Ethics training needs to be arranged in the future because there isn’t time to have it at this Mid-Winter. There will be 15 people in the Master’s training in June. The number of individuals who can attend the APSE conference this fall will be minimal because it is in Lead.

A discussion was conducted regarding the choosing of next year’s officers. We decided that Kim Crossan would continue as President for another year. At the beginning we volunteered to get it started. Other people might be interested in being a board member now. We decided we would recommend amending the by-laws at our annual meeting to

state that the VP elected this year will become the President the next year. We will also amend the by-laws so the Treasurer position is a 3 year term. There are issues the Treasurer needs to be aware of and take care of such as tax returns, etc. The membership committee will be contacted and asked to solicit nominations for Vice President, Secretary, and Member at Large.

SDRA Annual Meeting: Discussed sponsoring a Hospitality time with meat & cheese, soft drinks in the same room as the training. Gaye made the motion to provide meat, cheese & soft drinks at the annual meeting. Motion seconded by Cindy. Motion approved.

ARAN meeting – March 23-25 at Myrtle Beach, S.C. SDRA Board member representation would be a good idea. Bernie & Jerry would be interested in attending. The cost will be over $1,000 - $1200 at most including air fare and motel. There was a motion to look at expenditures for Bernie or Jerry to represent SD at ARAN. Motion seconded by Cindy. Motion was approved.

Sponsorship of break at Focus on Success – SDRA will receive recognition in the Focus on Success program if we contribute money for a break. This is a great idea. Cost is $500 or $2.50 per person. Cindy made the motion to contribute $500 for the break and Bernie seconded it. Motion was approved.

A conference call will be scheduled before the annual meeting to go over agenda.

Meeting adjourned at 11:58 by Kim Crossan, President.