OTTAWA VALLEY BRANCH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

22 Nov. 2006
McMartin House, Perth, Ontario

 

1.                   CALL TO ORDER     
President Jim Piché called the meeting to order at 1:20 p.m.

2.                   RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT
Jim Piché - President                                            Lynda Smith – Secretary
Bill Irwin – Director                                              Arthur Etkin – ByLaws
Ed Rockburne – PSHCP Liaison                        Larry Gray – Director , Recruitment

Regrets: Len Johnston; Judy Buehler; Larry Palmer

3.     APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Additions to Agenda included: a) Pension Splitting; b) ODBP; c) Christmas function.  Motion to approve agenda, as amended, by Ed, seconded by Larry.  Passed.

4.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Corrections: under item 2 - correct spelling to ‘Buehler’; under 8B, fourth line – change ‘two’ to “to”.  Approval to accept the amended minutes taken by Larry Palmer.  Passed.

5.   BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES

• a.   Membership: Jim’s daughter has agreed to take over Branch membership.  Training to occur at National Office.  National Office is to send invoice for 2nd and 3rd quarters and paid.
• b.   Audit Report: not completed to date.
• c.   Additional Correspondence: on Pension Splitting and draft correspondence on ODBP (Ontario Drug Benefit Plan) included with Oct. 17 minutes.
• d.   Remembrance Day Wreath (Perth): - invoice to be forwarded to Len, once Lynda receives it. 

6.       REPORTS

President:  Jim advised Bob Gayner isn’t planning on running for Regional Director again.

 Treasurer:  Len’s  Br. Financial Report, dated 22 Nov. 2006, showing a balance of $18,712.61 was tabled.  Motion for approval by Larry, seconded by Ed.  Passed.  Jim advised he’d received 2 cheques. 

PSHCP: Ed reported on photo taken at Smiths Falls Hospital and writeup in EMC re: Branch donation for Hospital Auxiliary vests.  Ed to confirm whether digital pic is still available to include in our next Branch Bulletin.  He also mentioned volunteers to help feed patients at hospital were needed.

Recruitment: Larry was asked to remain on as Director for Recruitment/Marketing, as there are plans for more activity in this area.  Larry has been doing presentations at Seniors’ seminars, and will contact Health Units to give presentations there also.  Larry also advised there’s to be another session on governance sometime in January.

AGM 2007: Bill advised there had been no feedback on placards for AGM.  Issue of  notification to members will be addressed later. 

 Branch Website: Approved Minutes of previous meetings (June 2006 – Oct. 2006 inclusive) are to be forwarded to Joe for posting.

 

7.     INTERMISSION – cancelled.

 8.       CORRESPONDENCE 

Bulletin 2006-10 distributed.

 9.             NEW BUSINESS

• a.   Pension Splitting: Article (Toronto Star, 20 Nov. 2006) on issue was attached to agenda.  Differences for ‘over 65’ and ‘under 65’ are not clear to all.
• b.   ODBP (Ont. Drug Benefit Plan): Draft letter to forward to MLAs attached to agenda to urge opposition of provincial govt.’s plan to become ‘payer-of-last-resort’ for retired federal public servants over the age of 65.  This action would increase premiums of the current PSHP.
• c.   Christmas Luncheon: tentatively scheduled for 13 Dec.  Jim to advise of location.
• d.   Acting President: Arthur will be in charge during Jim’s absence.

10.          NEXT MEETING             

Next meeting is to be held Mon., Jan. 15, 2007 at Smiths Falls Legion.

 11.    ADJOURNMENT

Meeting was adjourned at 2:20 p.m.

(Minutes prepared by Lynda Smith)