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CLMA Siouxland Chapter - Board Meeting
July 10, 2001
The board meeting was called to order by Twila Henning, President, at 1510. Officers in attendance were Twila Henning, Vicki Lehrman, and Wanda Dally.
The minutes from the Spring meeting were reviewed and approved.
Since Larry Weaver, Treasurer, was not present, Twila read the report. Current balance in checking is $2,874.89. Approximately $1500 has been pre-approved for the website as well as $1500 for the speaker Cheryl Kraft. There was discussion about possible taking the CD out for more funds in checking.
Audit Report
Everything was found in good order. The CD was listed as an expense but should not have been. This shows a loss of $5000 and the assets are understated by $5000.
Website
The website committee lead by Bill Hofer and website designer, Mark Toboll, have come a long way. It is up and running and really is meeting our expectations and hopefully our needs. It is designed to be a useful resource for our members and spark interest in any laboratorian to become a member. It was decided to charge $250 per year for a sponsorship on our homepage and $100 per year for a sponsorship on our "Sponsor Page". Check it out at www.CLMA-siouxland.org.
SDAHO
The Fall meeting will be at Sioux Falls, September 19-21, 2001. The registration fee will be $65.00. We will be partnering with the Quality Assurance, CFO, and HIM organization to do a HIPAA seminar. A discussion was held about having a CLMA booth in the Exhibit Hall. The cost would be $40. We wanted to have it show the importance of the lab to healthcare. The possibility of doing homocysteine testing was also discussed. This would make it visible what we do, who we are and how we can make a difference.
Display
Our display was ruined in the Avera Queen of Peace lab flood where it was being stored. Twila volunteered to get new pictures to depict our chapter’s activities.
Review of Presidents Council
A CLMA organizational chart was handed out and will be posted on the website.
- Twila explained the discussion about holding a joint National CLMA & AACC meeting, however, they haven't been able to come to an agreement at this time.
- Insurance - Twila explained that our local chapter is covered under the organization's national coverage.
Spring Meeting
Twila received a letter from Judy Richards confirming next year's spring meeting time and date. 60 rooms have been blocked off for 1 night (Wed. May 22, 2002) for $65.00 + tax for 1 person and $71.00 + tax for 2 people. Reservations need to be made by April 22, 2002. The meeting will be 1 day (May 23, 2002) from 8 am to 5 pm in Pierre at the Ramkota Inn.
Count Ballots
The members present counted the submitted ballots for the positions of Board member, Secretary, and President elect. The new officers for the Siouxland Chapter of CLMA are as follows: Jill Hanley - Board Member, Karen Jepperson - Secretary, and Kari Nornes - President Elect. Nominations for the Management Award were reviewed and selected. The winner will be announced at the Fall meeting.
Nominating Committee
Organization of a nomination committee was discussed. The responsibility of this committee would be to have prospective nominees contacted prior to the spring meeting and have a list organized at the time of the meeting. This way other interested people who couldn't make it to the meeting would have the chance to be included in becoming an officer. This committee would be under the Board members' responsibility.
Logo contests
The members present reviewed entries and encourage others to submit their ideas. The entries are due Sept. 7, 2001 and attendees at the September Siouxland CLMA meeting will vote for the winner.
Contract Negotiations
Twila is negotiating as to what % of the spring meeting funds will go to each organization. Different options have been discussed but nothing has been finalized.
The meeting was adjourned with silent consent at 1615.
Respectfully submitted,
Wanda Dally
Board Member
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