November 26, 2012 FYA Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting started at 5:07pm
Present: Meryem Kugzruk, Rilene Anne, Patrick Endres, Marylee Bates, Kathy Birch, Brad Johnston, Sarah Finnell, Barbara Tyndall (phone)
Absent: Dave Miller, Danny Bramer,
Opening prayer by Maryem
Accept minutes from October. Motion by Patrick; 2nd by Kathy
Motion (by Patrick)- An officer can sign on behalf of the President of the Board when the President is absent. Barbara seconded. Motion passed.
Motion: Change Clearwater Counseling’s check-signing policy to require two signatures on checks written for $1,000 or more. Only one signer is needed for checks under $1,000. Motion by Patrick; 2nd by Rilene. Motion passed.
Board members in attendance voted to Accept Jeff Bizzarro’s application to join the Board. Unanimous vote.
Handed out print-out of the “Brief synopsis of shelter activity” for board members to review.
Annual Arctic Alliance meeting on 12/5 11:30-1pm. We still need a board member to join Marylee and represent FYA.
*HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT*
- Evaluations will be posted in the next week. Please read Evaluation documents before the next meeting and we will discuss them at that time.
Reviewed Financial Report.
Marylee will post a Director’s Report at a later date. She shared with us how much time she has been putting in lately. Things have been busy with the shelter opening and various issues involving employees. First United Methodist invited us to an activity this weekend. Marylee spoke at Door of Hope Church. Kathy spoke at the Fairbanks Lutheran Church Council meeting.
Sarah volunteered to make the ornament on behalf of FYA and get it to The Carol H. Brice Center by next Tuesday, December 4th.
Patrick showed all of us how to input travel dates into the board website. This is a reminder to please do this if you are going out of town!
It was unanimously decided that FYA will pay for fingerprinting and background checks for staff (and anyone else we agree would need it- for example, a volunteer who cannot afford it him/herself).
*HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT!*
- Everyone needs to please read through the shelter documents that have been posted on the board website and provide feedback by Monday, December 3rd.
We have signed up for Greater Giving- and we now need to set it up. Patrick will work on that in the next couple of weeks, in conjunction with a website revision.
Next meeting will be Tuesday, December 18th at 5pm. (Brad will confirm)
Greetings Board Members.
Thank you all for the opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder with you and help create a solution to end youth homelessness. I look forward to the challenges ahead and working with you all.
I will be in attendance at the Dec 18th meeting so proper introductions can be made. I will be an active listener at first until I get familiar with FYA protocols and procedures,then “full speed ahead.”… In the mean time I plan to visit the temporary shelter and meet some wonderful volunteers and donate some time to wherever its most needed.
Is there still a need for a Board Member to attend Arctic Alliance? If so I will be available to attend. Someone please let me know. Thanks to All and many blessings.
Jeff Bizzarro
I made the corrections Marylee suggested
Thank you Patrick!
Names:
Meryem
Bramer
Brice
Maybe include the update about the anticipated website changes that Patrick discussed.