- Meeting began at 4:00PM.
- Attendance
- Board Members present: Steve Handler, Jason Cobb, Kerry Swanson, Joe Mauthe, Casey Himbauch, Jesse Adams, Pete Wautlet, Debbie Kunes, Paul Veldhouse. Absent: None
- Others Present: Nicole Zorn, Jennifer Shiller, Jon Thorngate
- Personal Updates were shared.
- The minutes from that November, 2022 board meeting were reviewed approved unanimously. Casey made a motion to approve. Kerry seconded.
- To Do’s from the Previous Meeting were reviewed and reported on.
- Approval of Boards and Committees Structure
- The board reviewed the proposed bylaws updates. After some clarifying discussion,Kerry made a motion to approve, seconded by Jason. The motion passed unanimously.
- The board reviewed the proposed Board and Committee Resolution. Kerry made a motion to approve. Jason seconded. Role call vote:
Steve Handler- Aye
Jesse Adams- Aye
Casey Himebauch- Aye
Jason Cobb- Aye
Kerry Swanson - Aye
Joe Mauthe- Aye
Paul Veldhouse- Aye
Pete Wautlet- Aye
Debbie Kunes- Aye
- Election of Officers for 2023.
- Steve Handler announced that he intended to step down as President of the board.
- Casey Himebauch announced that he intended to step down as Secretary, as well as from the board of directors.
- Steve Nominated the following:
- President: Paul Veldhouse
- Vice President: Pete Wautlet
- Treasurer: Jason Cobb
- Secretary: Kerry Swanson
- The board performed an annual refresher and review the MOU between 1000 Generations and the Safe Families Alliance. No immediate action was taken or recommended.
- Review of Bylaws
- The board performed a review of the Bylaws. No immediate action was taken or recommended.
Votes:
For President: Paul Veldhouse
Motion: Steve Handler
Second: Kerry Swanson
Role Call Vote:
Steve Handler- Aye
Jesse Adams- Aye
Casey Himebauch- Aye
Jason Cobb- Aye
Kerry Swanson - Aye
Joe Mauthe- Aye
Paul Veldhouse- Present
Pete Wautlet- Aye
Debbie Kunes- Aye
For Vice President: Pete Wautlet
Motion: Casey Himebauch
Second: Kerry Swanson
Role Call Vote:
Steve Handler- Aye
Jesse Adams- Aye
Casey Himebauch- Aye
Jason Cobb- Aye
Kerry Swanson - Aye
Joe Mauthe- Aye
Paul Veldhouse- Aye
Pete Wautlet- Present
Debbie Kunes- Aye
For Treasurer: Jason Cobb
Motion: Paul Veldhouse
Second: Joe Mauthe
Role Call Vote:
Steve Handler- Aye
Jesse Adams- Aye
Casey Himebauch- Aye
Jason Cobb- Aye
Kerry Swanson - Aye
Joe Mauthe- Present
Paul Veldhouse- Aye
Pete Wautlet- Aye
Debbie Kunes- Aye
For Secretary: Kerry Swanson
Motion: Paul Veldhouse
Second: Joe Mauthe
Role Call Vote:
Steve Handler- Aye
Jesse Adams- Aye
Casey Himebauch- Aye
Jason Cobb- Aye
Kerry Swanson - Present
Joe Mauthe- Aye
Paul Veldhouse- Aye
Pete Wautlet- Aye
Debbie Kunes- Aye
8. Review of Memorandum of Understanding
- Advisory Committees
- Having approved the structure for Advisory committees, the board reviewed staff’s action items between now and the May meeting.
- Followup on Hiring and Retention Efforts
- Staff gave an updated on hiring and retention efforts, a point of emphasis at the November meeting. Jon shared that Nicole had approved $20,000 in Holiday bonuses to staff, and that bonuses had been given from 1000 Generations. This raised some concern from board members that bonuses had a.) been given to staff without prior approval and b.) given by an organization that is technically not their employer.
- There was consensus that a bonus was appropriate, and that it had been discussed favorably at the November meeting. However, there was agreement that such a decision should’ve gone to the finance committee. The following action items were established:
- The board asked for staff to follow up with the Auditing Firm regarding the bonuses coming from 1000 Generations, and if such action needed to be avoided in the future.
- The board asked the Finance Committee to do a more thorough review and bring a recommendation back to the board in regards to the proper controls for bonuses.