RHRA Board Meeting
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
11:30 – 1:00 PM
Present: Dave Wheeler, Nancy Wortman, Meliene Fontaine-Laska, Emmy McCoy, Judy Rud, and Abby Hellickson
Agenda Item / Discussion / Decisions / Action /Previous board meeting minutes / § Nancy motioned to approve the March Board Meeting’s minutes. Judy seconded. Motion approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Membership Update / Current balance: $9,527.80.
Outstanding invoices: $45.00
Annual dues outstanding: $240.00
SHRM Reimbursement for 59 members at $5.00 per member: $295.00.
Free lunch certificate:
§ The certificate will contain Treasurer’s signature and will be valid for one year from date of issuance.
§ Judy proposed a $10.00 charge for the non-member to attend the monthly meeting without lunch. Abby seconded. Motion approved.
SHRM Foundation Donation:
§ A total of $483.38 was donated to the foundation in 2009.
§ Mel proposed a $350.00 donation to the foundation for 2010. Abby seconded. Motion approved.
§ Anna Holst (approved)
§ There are currently 115 members and 75 are SHRM members. Five members dropped membership in March.
§ Abby submitted the roster to Kristine Hoffman
§ Abby to request SHRM member list on a quarterly basis so we could do an internal audit.
§ RHRA has earned the Super Star designation for its membership for the State of Minnesota.
Review Speaker Status / § Deanna Schleusner from Ryan & Grinde, Ltd. will be the speaker for the April 15th meeting.
Interviewing Panel Meeting Topic:
§ Abby to check with Michelle Schick if Michelle is available to do the presentation.
Speakers and/or topics to be considered for 2011:
§ Marcus Buckingham as possible speaker.
§ Common Ground – How to identify and respond to substance abuse in your workforce. A literature on this topic was passed around for review. Further discussions will be held on this topic.
Old Business / a. Review Status of Bylaws
§ 2010 Bylaws - currently awaiting approval. Nancy to send approved bylaws to board members. It will also be posted on the RHRA web site for members to vote.
b. Interested Parties for Upcoming Open Board Positions
§ Certification Chair (a person in this position must either be PHR or SPHR certified to be considered): Lisa Anderson
§ College Relations: Lisa Rogich
§ Legislative Representative: Abby Helickson
Other Positions to Consider:
§ Diversity Chair
§ Workforce Readiness Chair
§ SHRM Foundation Chair
§ Media Affairs Director
c. Member Survey
§ Emmy presented the information she gathered regarding survey monkey. Board members to come up with questions to include in the survey. More discussions on this during the May Board Meeting.
Old Business / a. Review board job descriptions
§ Dave and Judy to send their job descriptions with some revisions to Nancy. The updated versions of all board job descriptions will be posted on the web site.
b. Board members and general membership recognition
§ Nancy proposed the following:
- Annual dinner for the board members.
- Continue raffle prize drawings.
- Drawing for two free annual membership.
- Presentation of annual certificate of members in good standing.
- Recognition of volunteers on an as needed basis.
Abby seconded. Motion carried.
c. RHRA Mission Statement
§ Nancy has the information board members could use to come up with the organization’s mission statement.
d. Criteria for distribution of announcements, events, seminars, etc. by members
§ Nancy proposed to establish criteria to include no solicitation and a 30-day advance notice. The program and/or events must support the HR function. Abby seconded. Motion carried.
e. Review upcoming conference calls and webinars for attendance.
§ Nancy to send information and updates to board members.
f. Legislative “Day Inside the District” on August 9th.
§ LeAnn will attend.
g. Speaker reviews/MN State SHRM recommended speakers.
§ MN State Council to make their site available for speakers.
Meeting Adjourned / Nancy motioned to adjourn the meeting. Abby seconded.
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 4th, from 11:30– 1:00 at Bear Creek Services meeting room.