Apple Valley HR Association

Board Meeting – February 10, 2004

Link Transit, 2700 Euclid Avenue, Wenatchee WA 98801

 

Present:

Annie Horey             Lynn Bourton           Jo Ann Tucker          Arlene Abbott

Joy Neal                     Ruth Williams           Gil Sparks                  Sylvia Martinez

Janice Soder              Lisa Turner                Joan Lovitt

Melissa Wear-Grimm

 

I.               Welcome / Call to Order

President Arlene Abbott called the meeting to order at 4:05 pm

 

II.             Review and Approval of the January Minutes

Arlene noted the fine job done by Karen Bland on the January minutes. Great job, Karen! No additions or deletions were made to the January, 2003 minutes. Annie Horey moved to approve the minutes as written Joy seconded. All approved. Motion passed.

 

III.           Treasurer’s Report

Annie Horey reviewed the Balance Sheet, Transaction Report, Budget Report and Comparison Report. Other discussion was as follows:

¨    Treasurer Horey requested that the newsletter state RSVP’s get to her by the Monday prior to the regular meeting so that she has time to notify the Convention Center of how many people will be attending the meeting.

¨    Arlene Abbott will check on the status of the 2002 SHRM Merit Award funds with Marilyn Hoppen.

Gil Sparks moved to approve the Treasurers Report, JoAnn Tucker seconded. All approved. Motion passed.

 

IV.          AVHRA 2004 Goals

Arlene distributed a copy of the proposed 2004 Goals. She stated that a subcommittee made up of Gil Sparks, Barbara Davis, Connie Fritz, Lynn Bourton and she met to discuss these goals.

The Goals as discussed at the meeting, including suggested changes, are as follows:

1.     Support the Professional (STO) – Increase attendance and participation at Chapter Meetings by 5%.

2.     Advance the Profession (ATP): Encourage members to be more involved in lobbying and increasing legislative awareness of HR professions’ stance on issues that affect communities. Activities may include:

¨    Present legislative reports at a minimum of six chapter meetings.

¨    Keep members informed of legislative alerts through AVHRA newsletter.

¨    Increase letter-writing campaigns to legislators.

¨    Link on website to AVHRA legislative platform (Board item for March).

¨    Members attend 2/19/04 HR Lobby Day in Olympia

¨    Host an AVHRA Legislative Breakfast (include the Breakfast Club?)

3.     Support at lest one diversity activity as a group

4.     Participate in Workforce Readiness activities (i.e., job fairs, mock interviews, speakers for schools, etc.). Activities may include:

¨    YWCA Scholarship

¨    Job Fair

¨    North Central Technical Skills Center, 1/23/04

5.     Perform an annual audit

6.     Increase membership by 2-3%

¨    Reduce non-AVHRA SHRM at-large membership

¨    Plan a membership orientation activity.

7.     Collaborate with other organizations in the community to advance the profession, promote education/training and economic development.

¨    Continue to provide leadership in the Breakfast Club.

¨    Collaborate with community to offer Leadership Seminar, fall 2004.

8.     Provide a SHRM update at chapter meetings.

9.     Conduct a membership needs assessment

10.  Increase certification of board and membership at large by two people.

11.  Award at least one certification or educational scholarship.

 

Much discussion was held regarding the 2004 Goals. It was decided that a committee would be put together to follow-up on the needs assessment. Committee members are: Arlene Abbott, Lisa Turner, Sylvia Martinez and Melissa Wear-Grimm

 

Gil Sparks moved to approve the 2004 Goals as amended, Annie Horey seconded. All approved. Motion passed. The goals will be presented to the membership at the February meeting.

 

V.            AVHRA 2004 Budget

A 2004 proposed budget was distributed and discussed. This budget reflects expenses for printing costs since Commercial Printing will no longer be printing our newsletter in exchange for advertising. The budget also includes funds to send two individuals to the Leadership conference in the fall. Gil Sparks volunteered to sponsor the newsletter for $300. Ruth will include this information, along with the OMW logo in upcoming newsletters – and possibly a photo of Gil.

 

Gil Sparks moved to approve the 2004 Budget, Joan Lovitt seconded. All approved. Motion passed.

 

VI.          HR Lobby Day in Olympia

HR Lobby Day in Olympia is February 19, 2004.

 

VII.        NHRMA Workshop

The NHRMA Workshop will be held in Tigard, Oregon from March 9 - 11, 2004.

 

VIII.      Job Fair

The Job Fair is scheduled to be held on April 21, 2004 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A committee was put together to work with John Rundell of SkillSource. Committee members are Cami Glatt, Lynn Bourton, Lisa Turner, and Annie Horey. Gil Sparks volunteered to put on “how to interview sessions” throughout the day

 

IX.          YWCA “Working Life Skills for Women”

Arlene Abbott reviewed the “Working Life Skills for Women” program put on by the YWCA. She requested approval to sponsor an individual for one of the four sessions being held in 2004. Melissa Wear-Grimm moved to approve a $200 scholarship. Discussion ensued regarding whether it would be appropriate to require a match to our portion of the scholarship and the process used to award our scholarship. Annie Horey moved to amend the motion to say that the recipient of the scholarship will be requested to attend a meeting as a follow-up project. JoAnn Tucker added another amendment stating that an additional six-month follow-up presentation be made by the award recipient. Melissa Wear-Grimm seconded the amended motion. Motion passed.

 

X.            Programs

q      JoAnn Tucker reviewed the program for the February meeting. HRCI credits will be available for attending this meeting. The program includes the following panelists: Kelli Dilks and an Occupational Physician from WorkCare, Steve Yonker from Labor and Industries and Corey Turner a vocational counselor from Vocational Connections. JoAnn will moderate. Ruth Williams volunteered to prepare nametags for the presenters. Gil Sparks has been asked to provide a five minute legal update as well as to address any legal issues that arise from the panel discussion.

q      The March meeting is a business meeting. The 2004 Goals will be addressed as well as the Budget. Cami Glatt will provide information on the Legislative Platform.

q      The Board discussed the possibility of hosting Dr. Lennie Mees in April. He is author of “Get a Life America”, works on health, wellness and stress management and has a syndicated talk show. Jack Powers of Central Washington Hospital has been approached about the possibility of co-sponsoring a half-day presentation for $1400. Jack has expressed that the hospital may be interested.

 

XI.          Newsletter

A discussion took place regarding the potential for looking into mailing options for the newsletter. This discussion is tabled until March so that more data can be gathered.

 

Ruth requested that individuals who have information for the newsletter get it into her no later than the 23^rd of February for next month’s newsletter. Annie Horey requested that Ruth change the RSVP deadline for monthly meetings to the Monday prior to the meeting.

 

           Arlene thanked Ruth for her efforts with the newsletter.

 

XII.        North Central Technical Skills Center

Lynn Bourton reported on the North Central Technical Skills Center competition that took place on January 23^rd. She and Karen Bland participated in the competition by interviewing contestants. John Linder of the Skills Center is interested in having AVHRA participate in the future.

XIII.      Other Business

¨    President Abbott shared the following:

q      Requested that Board members make a conscious effort to network during monthly meetings.

q      Confirmed that Marilyn Hoppen will be present at AVHRA’s June membership meeting. Annie Horey suggested that we consider holding a drawing at the membership meeting. The winner would receive their SHRM dues paid by AVHRA for one year.

q      Shared that Barbara Davis had suggested donating leftover food from monthly meetings to the Hospitality House. JoAnn Tucker volunteered to look into any restrictions on this type of activity from the convention center.

q      Discussed a DVD available to AVHRA entitled “HR Role Models”. More information will be forthcoming.

q      Read a thank-you note from Jean King – the recipient of a small scholarship for a YWCA life skills program.

q      Arlene distributed information from the Washington State Council Proposed Legislative Agenda, Facts About Worker’s Compensation and How to Write Elected Officials.

 

XIV.      Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 5:40 pm.

 

Minutes taken and submitted by:             Reviewed by:

 

Lynn Bourton for Karen Bland		Arlene Abbott		Date
Secretary		President