NYPTA
Finger Lakes District
Executive Committee Meeting
Date: 7/12/16
Rochester
Present: Andrew Bartlett, Mike Huson, Lexie Momberger, Cathy Talbett, Vicki Wilkins
Absent: Andy Opett, Peggy Kerr
TOPIC DISCUSSION ACTION ITEM
Falls Prevention Awareness DaySeptember 22, 2016 / · Relatively low participant turnout at Mall location
· Vicki remains committed in trying to do another event this year, hopefully at another location/setting.
· Vicki had two suggestions of senior living/senior centers that may be willing to host / · Vicki to take lead
· Vicki to email those that volunteered last year and out to the general membership to volunteers/volunteer interest.
· Anyone with any other suggestions for locations, please contact Vicki
Charity Dinner Event / · Western has held successful event in recent years which included dinner and basket auction/other fundraising.
· Groups discussed contacting Western regarding their event—best ways to get it started, etc.
· Also discussed EOC attending Western’s event to get a better understanding of how it runs
· Terri K. at Daemen runs/oversees event / · Andrew to take lead
· Will follow up with Western with ideas
Other PT Month Ideas / · Relay
o Not enough interest generated after Vicki’s email blast to hold event this year.
· Lexie mentioned Naz 5K. Could include relay teams to increase participation or have as a run/walk to also increase participation. / · Lexie to post on Naz FB page if there is any students interested in working
· Update: Sean Payne has graduated. Peggy to recruit new Student Liaison from GCC and bring to September meeting to meet Naz Student Liaison.
Fall Meeting/Cont. Ed / · Multiple topics discussed, i.e. MDT, anatomy course, manual course
· Andy looking at potential of anatomy lab/lecture course in the spring.
· Mike offered that Dr. Brown willing to come back and do a shoulder course
· Group agreed this would be a good course for the fall. / · Cathy to email Kelly regarding timing of District Fall events in relation to mini-conferences.
· Mike contacted Dr. Brown. He is on board and available for a 9/20/16 meeting.
Website Design/Social Media / · Western has successful social media sites. Discussed need to FL to improve web-based/social media presence.
· Will need a Social Media Liaison to take on. Lexie volunteered to take roll.
· Vicki currently has access to the FL NYPTA page, Lexie will need access too.
· Newsletter has been discussed in the past, with increased activity for social media, may not be necessary / · Vicki to contact the Chapter to see if Lexie can get access to FL page.
· Vicki and Lexie to work on getting access to current Facebook page. If unable, will remove and launch new page/group.
Local Lobby Day / · All agreed is a good idea and was successful in other districts.
· With decreased attendance at Lobby Day in Albany, Local Lobby Day, better alternative for greater participation.
· Current Legislative Session has ended. All legislation will have to be reintroduced with new bill numbers in Jan 2017.
· Cathy’s concern about calling for action in the fall is the legislative agenda may change, and many local elections in November may change who we need to contact.
· Should have 2017 Legislative agenda by the fall to be able to do a call to action between the elections and the start of the new session.
· Also discussed Legislative Liaison roll. Cathy is open to someone else taking the position. She recommends someone in the Greater Rochester Area due to better proximity to a larger number of legislators. / · Cathy to watch for 2017 legislative agenda to come out.
· Andrew to talk to Sue O’Brien about possibility of taking Legislative Liaison role
Strategic Goal Review / · Refer to attached amended goals for changes/updates. / · Vicki to contact Peggy regarding updating FL Goal #1 re: Membership
· Cathy to re-word FL goal #3 re: Leg. Liaison
· Lexie to email Sean re: FL goal #4 Student reps
· Andrew to add goal regarding picking 2-3 facilities to contact regarding membership information. He will also contact Peggy for assistance.
EOC Succession Planning / · Elected officers: Director, Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. Elected for 2 year terms or until successor elected.
· Even numbered years: Chair, Secretary
· Odd numbered years: Director, Treasurer
· Chair and Secretary positions need to have elections before end of 2016—preferably at fall meeting.
· Current Chair Nominations: Vicki
· Current Secretary Nominations:
None
Linda Riek at Naz has expressed interest in position.
· Student Liaison Position—Lexie to step down to take Social Media Liaison role. Uncertain of Sean Payne’s status—graduated?? / · Vicki to post positions and ask for further nominations
· Andrew/Mike to talk to Linda regarding position
· Cathy willing to officially fill Secretary position only if Linda does not want to do it, or if no other nominations come forward.
Miscellaneous / · Previously have discussed coordinating with the Alliance for a joint meeting. Currently on hold, will re-examine in the future.
· Money for Social in Budget
o Discussed using for PT Month or December event, or for refreshment table at 5K
· Fees for Cont. Ed
o Our charges are in line with what other districts are doing per hour
o Need to better organize entrance for CEU events to capture all fees.
· Accessing Funds
· Vicki reported there was discussion at the Chairs’ Meeting at DA. Stating NYTPA was going to try to make quarterly statements for Districts. Have not received on as of yet.
· Email/Member List
· NYTPA’s list not entirely current. Goal is to get current so that districts don’t have to send out duplicate emails to get to all members. For now will still have to send duplicates from NYPTA list and our Gmail list.
· Membership Liaison to send emails to new members. Need to double check with Peggy those are going out. / · Andrew to check with Peggy regarding new member emails.