Board Members Present: Kathy Chalupsky, Bonnie Ratajek, Tracy Larsen, Jennifer Mencl, Wayne Lindberg, Steve Korby (late)

Absent: Kim Burke, Patricia Stolee, Kathryn Koch, Sandy Danmeier, Roxanne Adamczak, Melissa Kuhlmey, Sandy Shea

The meeting was called to order at 12:17 p.m., by Kathy Chalupsky.

MINUTES:

Review and approval of June meeting minutes tabled for the next meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:

Golf Outing Recap:
There were 16 participants this year; at $25 each, the revenue was $400. The total bill for the golf, food, and drinks from the Proctor Golf Course was $222 (Steve will need to be reimbursed for this). The trophies cost $88 (Steve gave the bill to Bonnie). The raffle collected $200, and the hole sponsorships totaled $400. If NHRA sponsors the final hole, the total will be $450; the board members present are in favor of NHRA paying the $50 sponsorship money (this $50 is more than the net revenue from the outing). In this case, Flexwork will receive about $650.

Fall Conference:
The fall conference is currently scheduled for September 11. Steve mentioned that September 11 may be an issue for the fall conference b/c of primary elections. Kathy will send an email to the board to get their opinions. Kathy wants the board to decide whether it will be a half day or a full day event. Kim is helping, and they have met to discuss interesting and helpful sessions. They are planning sessions that focus on deployed military and their families, such as deployed military personnel re-entering the workplace. They have contacted someone from the Vet Center to speak on that topic. Also, Wayne made arrangements with Nick Ostapenko to have either Jim Sullivan or Wilson Spence from the ESGR (i.e., the state of MN Employers Support of the Guard and Reserve). For a half-day workshop, which is what the board members present discussed, the general consensus was that one more session should be added. Best practices from other companies and how to support families of the troops who are deployed were discussed as possible sessions as well. In addition, it was suggested to not have the lunch at the end, but after two of the proposed three sessions. Kathy will book the Holiday Inn. Announcements will be included in the newsletter and on the Website.

Board Succession Planning:
Kathy had a copy of the document; she will email the file to the board prior to the next meeting. Patricia is planning to leave the board after this year, but has said that she would consider taking over membership. Roxanne is also willing to stay as the membership chair. Patricia has recommended individuals for current open board positions (see below); these individuals would likely be on the board next year as well.

Current Open Board Positions:
Patricia's suggestions for these positions are Robbin Champaigne (Marketing) and Terri McGillvrey (Website). Tracy recommended that these two people be invited to the next board meeting.

Other New Business:
None.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Financial Report (Bonnie Ratajek):
Bonnie Ratajek distributed the June 30, 2007 Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement. Our total in checking/savings on that date was $36,842.10. Bonnie noted that some of the profit listed for June was from the golf event sponsors. Also, income is commonly posted a month after it is actually received. Approval of the financial report tabled for the next meeting.

Diversity Report (Sandy Shea):
No report.

Professional Development (Kathy Chalupsky):
Kathy previously gave the report on the fall conference. There is nothing else to report at the current time.

College Relations (Jennifer Mencl):
Jennifer asked the board to think about their relations with the SHRM student chapter at UMD. For example, asking the SHRM student chapter president to write a brief column for the NHRA newsletters and/or inviting a SHRM student chapter rep to the NHRA board meetings. She also wants the board to decide if they would like to submit a proposal to the state SHRM council to host the 2008 MN State HR Games. If so, then this should be built into the 2008 budget. There should be an RFP distributed by the state council around November this year, and the games are held in February. In addition, Wayne noted that he would more structure on the scholarship process (e.g., timing and criteria for which to award the scholarship).

Community Involvement Report (Missy Kuhlmey):
No report.

Membership Report (Roxanne Adamczak):
Nothing new to report. This is usually a slow time of the year.

Legislative Affairs Report (Wayne Lindberg):
Wayne reported that there a legislative link has been added to the website. There are also two PDF files on the website currently. Wayne is also trying to line up a legislative-related speaker for a fall meeting or one next spring. He also mentioned that there is a new minimum wage poster for the new federal minimum wage taking effect July 24.

OTHER BUSINESS:

No other business.

A motion was made by Bonnie to adjourn the meeting at 1:08 p.m.; seconded by Tracy.

Respectfully submitted,

Jennifer Mencl