FSNA Ottawa Valley Branch Minutes

OTTAWA VALLEY BRANCH

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

18 Apr. 2006

Perth , Ontario

1. CALL TO ORDER

President Jim Piché called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.

2. RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT

Jim Piché - President Anita Stang – Vice President, Membership Chair Len Johnston – Past President/Treasurer Lynda Smith – Secretary

Judy Buehler – Newsletter Chair Ed Rockburne – PSHCP

Bill Irwin – Director Arthur Etkin – ByLaws

Gerry Stang Larry Gray

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Date of Item #4 corrected to 27 March; not 19 Feb. Motion to approve agenda, as amended, by Ed, seconded by Anita. Passed.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Correction of attendee’s name from Larry Palmer , to Larry Gray. Questioning of total of Financial Report of Mar. 27, 2006 has been clarified to confirm total, as reported in the minutes is correct. Minutes of Jan. 19, 2006 remain outstanding (A. Stang Having tabled these issues, approval to accept the amended minutes was made by Larry, seconded by July. Passed.

5. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES – Anita to forward electronic copies of the Presidents’ Conference to Jim and Judy.

REPORTS

President: Jim provided updates on Reg. Exec. (Ted Legg resigned as of 1 Apr.; therefore need for replacement to end of 2007); National Board (retreat to be held in May in Banff ). Discussion ensued on: generating more interest in organization’s activities; having a sunset clause (5 year term) on National Executive positions; canvassing Presidents on ideas to interest members in the organization; inviting other Regions to our AGMs; posting article on Governance & our Branch’s concerns; including paragraph in Newsletter on governance issue (Judy to draft) and requesting member input; President Jim to contact local MP Scott Reid on health issues (inclusion in Newsletter)

Treasurer: Len tabled Br. Financial Report, dated 18 Apr. 2006 , showing a balance of $23,856.69 Motion for approval by Len, seconded by Ed. Passed. Auditor Dennis Staples noted a $3.62 difference between the Treasurer’s annual records and bank statements. Len clarified that on the Branch BMO account, only the 1^st 20 transactions are free, then $1.00/transaction is charged. Approval of this charge was unanimous to avoid the work involved in changing banks, signing authorities, etc.

Membership: Anita advised membership currently stands at 1248.

Newsletter: Judy advised Fri. May 11 is cutoff date for Br. report to be sent to Ottawa . Items mentioned for possible inclusion included: Community Home Support for info; McMartin House; Cancer Society office being in Perth . Judy will also forward other Branches’ Newsletters to Exec.

PSHCP: Ed reported he had 3 inquiries, which included Armed Forces coverage, and dental plan.

Marketing: Larry advised he will be doing a presentation to Foreign Affairs at the RA Centre ( Ottawa ) luncheon on 19 May.

NEW BUSINESS

- Gerry moved that $250.00 be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society for Jim in the Lombardy Walk. Seconded by Arthur. After a heated discussion, motion was approved (4 in favour; 2 against; 1 abstained);

- Next meeting is to be 16 May at McMartin House in Perth ;

- 2006 AGM: Costing and location to be discussed at next meeting;

- Summer Frolic: Ideas of extra Branch activities (i.e. summer get together/BBQ/Last Duel Park, etc.) in addition to AGM were discussed briefly. Consensus was that 2007 was a better date to aim for, due to planning required.

- Due to nonactivity regarding fsna ‘s Seniors’ Defensive Driving initiative, Bill has resigned as being the Branch contact.

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting was adjourned at 3:10 p.m.

(Minutes prepared by Lynda Smith)



	OTTAWA VALLEY BRANCH BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING 18 Apr. 2006 Perth , Ontario 1. CALL TO ORDER President Jim Piché called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. 2. RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT Jim Piché - President Anita Stang – Vice President, Membership Chair Len Johnston – Past President/Treasurer Lynda Smith – Secretary Judy Buehler – Newsletter Chair Ed Rockburne – PSHCP Bill Irwin – Director Arthur Etkin – ByLaws Gerry Stang Larry Gray 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Date of Item #4 corrected to 27 March; not 19 Feb. Motion to approve agenda, as amended, by Ed, seconded by Anita. Passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Correction of attendee’s name from Larry Palmer , to Larry Gray. Questioning of total of Financial Report of Mar. 27, 2006 has been clarified to confirm total, as reported in the minutes is correct. Minutes of Jan. 19, 2006 remain outstanding (A. Stang Having tabled these issues, approval to accept the amended minutes was made by Larry, seconded by July. Passed. 5. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES – Anita to forward electronic copies of the Presidents’ Conference to Jim and Judy. REPORTS President: Jim provided updates on Reg. Exec. (Ted Legg resigned as of 1 Apr.; therefore need for replacement to end of 2007); National Board (retreat to be held in May in Banff ). Discussion ensued on: generating more interest in organization’s activities; having a sunset clause (5 year term) on National Executive positions; canvassing Presidents on ideas to interest members in the organization; inviting other Regions to our AGMs; posting article on Governance & our Branch’s concerns; including paragraph in Newsletter on governance issue (Judy to draft) and requesting member input; President Jim to contact local MP Scott Reid on health issues (inclusion in Newsletter) Treasurer: Len tabled Br. Financial Report, dated 18 Apr. 2006 , showing a balance of $23,856.69 Motion for approval by Len, seconded by Ed. Passed. Auditor Dennis Staples noted a $3.62 difference between the Treasurer’s annual records and bank statements. Len clarified that on the Branch BMO account, only the 1^st 20 transactions are free, then $1.00/transaction is charged. Approval of this charge was unanimous to avoid the work involved in changing banks, signing authorities, etc. Membership: Anita advised membership currently stands at 1248. Newsletter: Judy advised Fri. May 11 is cutoff date for Br. report to be sent to Ottawa . Items mentioned for possible inclusion included: Community Home Support for info; McMartin House; Cancer Society office being in Perth . Judy will also forward other Branches’ Newsletters to Exec. PSHCP: Ed reported he had 3 inquiries, which included Armed Forces coverage, and dental plan. Marketing: Larry advised he will be doing a presentation to Foreign Affairs at the RA Centre ( Ottawa ) luncheon on 19 May. NEW BUSINESS - Gerry moved that $250.00 be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society for Jim in the Lombardy Walk. Seconded by Arthur. After a heated discussion, motion was approved (4 in favour; 2 against; 1 abstained); - Next meeting is to be 16 May at McMartin House in Perth ; - 2006 AGM: Costing and location to be discussed at next meeting; - Summer Frolic: Ideas of extra Branch activities (i.e. summer get together/BBQ/Last Duel Park, etc.) in addition to AGM were discussed briefly. Consensus was that 2007 was a better date to aim for, due to planning required. - Due to nonactivity regarding fsna ‘s Seniors’ Defensive Driving initiative, Bill has resigned as being the Branch contact. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 3:10 p.m. (Minutes prepared by Lynda Smith)