Wild Ones Executive Committee Meeting Agenda

Sunday, May 30, 2015

6:00 PM CDT

Teleconference Call

Please be on the call and ready to start by 5:55 PM CDT.

President’s Comments

The purpose of this meeting is to have initial discussion about the topics below and anything else that requires our immediate attention. From this, I will create an agenda for the 03-2015 board meeting.

Past Meeting Minute Approval

01-2015 Minutes

02-2015 Minutes

Past Actions Taken

·  Agreed on May 28 to join the National Pollinator Garden Network Partnership.

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Consent Agenda

Topics for Discussion:

Wildlife Corridor initiative – West Cook chapter, Pam Todd

·  President

o  Karen leave of absence

o  Appointment of Janice Hand as a director

o  Janice Hand as temporary chair of Governance committee

o  Strategic Plan update – written report only?

o  Partnership with The Nature Conservancy update – written report only?

o  President’s article?

·  Vice President

o  Employee Handbook – Sally (needs further editing?)

o  Employee Simple IRA

·  Treasurer –

o  April Financial report

o  Financial Review report

·  Secretary

o  last two meeting minutes for April and the special meeting

·  Executive Director report

o  Dashboard including member totals

o  SFE Annual Yearend Report

o  Chapter Annual Yearend Report

o  Annual Foundation Loan Report

o  Annual conference update

o  Staff changes

·  Social Media & Website subcommittee

o  Facebook discussion group – name?

·  Governance

o  No report

New Business:

·  Request for Recognition of previous owners of Guckenberg-Sturm marsh

·  Appointment of Janice Hand to the national board

Old Business:

·  Pam Todd’s request re Wildlife Corridor initiative (parallels with her earlier grant request which the board approved earlier) – Pam Todd to present

Executive Council Meeting Dates

Nov. 30, 2014

Feb. 8, 2015

Mar. 29, 2015

May 31, 2015

July 26, 2015

Sept. 27, 2015

Nov. 29, 2015

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