Hello Everyone:
Please find the minutes from the last chapter meeting below. You can also click THIS LINK to obtain the new form for the Professional Growth funds. Please use the correct form when you turn it in along with the original receipt(s).
You can send them to MCOE or put them in the CSEA box in shipping. See you on November 16, 2016 for the special chapter meeting from 2:30 - 3:30 pm for a possible vote for the vacant office for 2017.
I'll send out the agenda next week.
Thank you.
Have a great day.
Chapter Meeting
October 26, 2016
Marin Room 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
MINUTES
At 2:36 pm, President
Karen Ayala opened the meeting. Present
were: Karen Ayala, Terri Nadell,
Nancy Duns, Alex Young, Debbie
Aviron, Vicki Ascher, Frank
Rodriguez, Nick Rhodes, Adriane
Lommel, Catherine Brady, Liliana
Nazarian, Aracelli Castaneda
Hand-outs:
·
Chapter Meeting Agenda
·
Minutes of August 16,
2016 Chapter Meeting
·
Treasurer’s report
·
Professional Growth Form
Approval of Agenda: The agenda was approved by Nancy Duns, seconded
by Terri Nadell with
no changes.
Secretary’s
Report: The chapter minutes
were approved by
Nancy Duns, seconded by Alex Young, with
no changes.
Treasurer’s
Report: The treasurer’s report
was approved by Adriane Lommel,
seconded by Terri Nadell, with no changes.
Constitution and By Laws: We reviewed the Constitution and By Laws for a second
time before the Chapter.
Below is the
actual changes reviewed and to
be voted on:
o
Article II, C-Lifetime retired Dues: changed from $24.00 to $36.00 per
year o Article III, Section 2-Chapter
Dues: changed from $20.00 to $40.00 per
year o Article IV, Section
B- delivery of information changed to be via email.
o Article VI, Section
1-Meetings changed from monthly to be held every other month during August through June, including
November
We submitted the above changes for Chapter approval and
they were unanimously approved
by our Chapter. We will submit
them to the State for amendment.
Professional Growth Funds: The form has been
updated with the current approved
amount. The approved
amount previously was $150
for the first half year and $150 for the second
half year. We have updated
the amount to $200 for this year and
$200 for next year on a first come
first served basis as per usual and as per stated on the
form.
Elections: The current board members
holding the office of Vice
President, Treasurer, Secretary and Communications
Officer/Webmaster will run for office
again for the term of January through
December 2017 except
for the office of
President, which is currently held
by Karen Ayala until her term
is up December of 2016.
Vicki Asher has requested to run
for
the President’s position.
The term starts in January of 2017 and
runs through December 2017. Yolanda Simons
has resigned
as Union Steward. Adriane Lommel
is considering
filling the position of Union Steward. She has requested
the Executive Board discuss ways strengthen
the role of Union
Steward by cultivating the program
so others can carry on
the work for the future. Adriane will give
us her answer in writing.
Good of the
Order: Frank Rodriguez our area director attended our Chapter
meeting and made the announcement
about the vacant Union Steward position.
He is a maintenance specialist
at Windsor Unified School District as well as our Area B
Director which is an elected
position. Between February and May,
he will be doing an Area B Institute,
to bring members together and
give trainings to benefit the local unions. These are open
to the general membership. They have been working
on Prop 55 passage and
it is looking favorable to pass. Karen
thanked everyone for coming and
Vicki and Adriane for considering
filling the positions. Terri wants to thank
Vicki for stepping forward. We will confirm
the next year Chapter and
Board meeting dates at the Special and
very short November meeting
which is designed only
for
election purposes.
Adjournment was
at 3:40 pm
