February 3

Mobile SHRM Board Meeting Minutes
 
MINUTES FOR:        February 3, 2010                                                                                           
 
            P: Present       A: Absent with notification      X: Absent without notification            
BOARD MEMBERS & DIRECTORS PRESENT
P
Jeff LeBlanc- President
P
Karen Presley – Public Relations
P
Carlton Spinks – A/V
 
 
A
Mary White – President Elect
P
Jeanine Wilson - Certification
A
Candice Swiger-Conf. Co-Chair
 
 
A
Tom Woodford-Membership
P
Renee Sorenson – Workforce Development
A
Kathryn Irby - Bookkeeper
 
 
P
Angel Persson - Treasurer
P
Kay Watson – Conference Chair
P
Marjorie Icenogle – College Affairs
 
 
P
Cindy Giddens-Secretary
A
Teresa Taylor- Diversity
P
Linda Ramsey – Door Prize Coordinator
 
 
P
Carol Statter – SHRM Foundation
A
Kelly Woodford-Legislative Affairs
P
Angie Bedgood – Immediate Past Pres.
 
 
 
ACTION ITEMS TO BE COMPLETED
 
Action Items
Who:
Completed By:
1.
Newsletter piece about Son’s & Daughter’s Scholarship
Jeff
DONE
2.
Start setting up template for newsletter
Mary
DONE
3.
Send Marjorie the scholarship criteria
Angie
DONE
4.
Pay for HR Games van rental cost
BOD
APPROVED
5.
Write piece for newsletter on HR game volunteer opportunities
Marjorie
DONE
6.
Keep all conference prices the same
BOD
APPROVED
7.
Survey of last certification class
Jeanine
 
8.
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION ITEMS AND MAIN DECISIONS MADE DURING COUNCIL MEETING:
 
Discussion Item
Main Decision(s) Made
1.
 President -  Jeff LeBlanc
  • Need to get numbers together for 2010 budget
  • Credit card is set up for online payment starting this month
  • Discussed having two lines at future luncheons for those paying at the door and those who paid online.
  • Going to hill visit on the 18th. Try to get speakers for conf.
  • Putting something in newsletter about Son’s & Daughter’s Scholarshi through SHRM
  • Discussed new process to send newsletter through MTI server
  • Discussed limit on annual charity donation for budget reasons
2.
President Elect – Mary White
  • Not Present
3.
VP Membership – Tom Woodford
  • Via e-mail discussed new membership applications and member survey
4.
Core Leadership Areas -
 
Diversity – Teresa Taylor
 
Certification – Jeanine Wilson
  • Status of certification class testing (4 pass, (2) fail, (1) reimbursement)
  • 9 students in current certification class
  • Surveying the last class for feedback
 
Workforce Readiness - Renee Sorensen
  • Participated in the SHRM web cast
  • Has meeting with Education Foundation on new program
 
College Relations – Marjorie Icenogle
  • Discussed offering (1) $1500 scholarship for HR student at South awarded in early April
  • Getting criteria sent from Angie
  • Discussed HR Games and need for volunteers to go
  • Mobile SHRM voted to pay for the van rental
  • Proposed having a competition between students and chapter members for fun at one of the meetings.
 
 
5.
 
Treasurer–
Angel Persson
·         Handed out monthly financial reports
6.
Secretary –
Cindy Giddens
 
·         Took Notes J
7.
Past Pres – Angie Bedgood
·         Discussed new “SHAPE” report for SHRM
·         Sending everyone a copy of the booklet for review
·         Discussed some of the strategic goals included in SHAPE report
·         Discussed paying the chapter president’s national membership because he/she is required to be a member
8.
PR -Karen Presley
·         Needs several more photos of BOD for newspaper
·         AACFCU is sponsoring Feb meeting
9.
Conference Chair  Kay Watson
·         Sent out sponsorship availability to last year’s sponsors
·         BOD voted to keep all conference prices the same
·         Will announce at meeting about conference, sponsorships and volunteer opportunities
10.
Door Prizes – Linda Ramsey
·          
11.
SHRM Foundation – Carol Statter
·         Discussed having “half the pot” raffles to raise money for the foundation once a quarter.
 
Next Scheduled Meeting: March 3, 2010, 8:00 a.m., AGC, 754 Downtowner Loop W, Mobile, AL 36609