MCHRA Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Via Conference Call
Attendees
Bill Langley, Starr Stelivan, John Hagen, Heather Jones, Becky Neilson, and Diane Ballard
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:36 p.m. Starr Stelivan recorded the proceedings.
Agenda Items
Approval of Minutes
John motioned to approve the minutes from the December 10, 2014 meeting. Heather seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion was approved.
Financial Update
Bill reported MCHRA has $48,687 in account year to date. $36,000 in Chase and $11,896 in the PayPal account. Total in account is not yearend total, but year to date total. MCHRA has approximately $12,000 more than last year. Board should review worksheets sent to see trends from prior years. In addition, a spreadsheet of MCHRA has been sent to SHRM.
Membership
Membership update will be providing during next MCHRA meeting. Ester was unable to make the call.
SHRM Certification and SHRM Learning Initiative
John inquired if the Board would be interested in offering SHRM Certification preparation course in February or March either onsite or via online. John indicated Janice Cahill would be willing to teach the course; however MCHRA would need to provide the facilities. This may be a good opportunity to offer member benefits. John will work on anticipated cost, revenue, and benefits of the initiative and submit to the board for a vote.
Bill asked Becky to look into facilities at University of Arlington. Becky indicated she would speak to the Dean and will get back to the Board as soon as possible.
John made a motion to move forward with looking into the feasibility of this SHRM Certification preparation course. Diane seconded. All were in favor. The motion was passed.
Law Symposium
Becky e-mailed the agenda today. Cara sent and e-mail blasé to remind people to register. Registration will be closed once we reach 125 registrants. We are currently at 105; however there are some duplicate registrations. Registrants that are double charged will be contacted to clear up duplicate registrations.
Most of Board Members will be attending the symposium. Becky inquired about the number of unregistered people attending the lunch for the Board swearing in to ensure we have the appropriate number of lunches available. John indicated only Dennis Viet. Final count for number of lunches is 130.
Becky confirmed 2015 Board members.
Board members should arrive at Symposium at 7:00. Dress is Business.
SHRM Certification
John reminded the Board of our 100 in 100 initiatives that will get 100% members certified with the new SHRM certification in 100 days. If we are successful SHRM will replicate around the country. SHRM will send out an e-mail blast but the Board will need to follow up with our members.
Starr will record her experience on completing the new SHRM certification to share with other MCHRA members. Cara will send a link.
Other Items
John made a motion to have a face-to-face Board meeting on February 11, 2015. Heather seconded all were in favor. The motion was passed.
John will select the location and e-mail the Board members.
John suggested MCHRA create permanent name badges for Board members that include MCHRA logo. In addition, John suggested we make a $25.00 donation to lunch speakers each month.
John made a motion that MCHRA make a $25.00 donation for speakers and to purchase permanent name badges for Board members. Becky seconded the motion. All were in favor. The motion was passed.
Meeting adjourned: 7:37 p.m.