Board Members Present: Bonny Ratajek, Wayne Lindberg, Kim Burke, Kathy Chalupsky, Jennifer Mencl, Tracy Larsen, Roxanne Adamczak, Sandy Danmeier, and Steve Korby

Absent: Patricia Stolee, Sandy Shea, Kathryn Koch, and Missy Kuhlmey

The meeting was called to order at 12:05 p.m., by President Kim Burke.

MINUTES:

The August meeting minutes were reviewed and discussed. A motion was made by Sandy Danmeier to approve; seconded by Jennifer Mencl. Board approved; motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

MN SHRM Conference:

Tickets/Basket:
Kim Burke reported that she received 50 raffle tickets to sell ahead of time for the Chapter Baskets that will be raffled at the State SHRM Conference. They are $5.00 a piece. It was decided that she should bring them to the October Chapter meeting to possibly sell to the membership. It was also suggested to mention it on the reminder that is sent out regarding the October Chapter Meeting.

Molly Haugen agreed to put together our Chapter basket and was requesting a budget of $200 and asking if there was a particular theme or any ideas of what we want for the basket. A motion was made by Roxanne Adamczak to provide Molly with a budget of $200; seconded by Steve Korby. Board approved; motion carried. It was agreed that any theme will work or what she did last year was fine.

Registration Desk:
We will be splitting working the registration desk at the conference with TCHRA. The schedule was discussed and confirmed that all time slots are covered.

Board Elections:
November Board elections are coming up. Kim Burke passed out the succession plan. There are still positions to be filled. Kathryn Koch will not be able to fill the VP of Finance. Recruiting for Board Member positions will be done at the October Chapter Membership Meeting.

Prison Camp Mock Interviews:
Kim talked about the prison camp mock interviews. She mentioned that Jennifer Mencl will be participating. She was looking for any other volunteers. Kim had a couple of people from Minnesota Power that she knew were interested in assisting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Financial Report (Bonnie Ratajek):
Bonnie passed around the financial report as of August 31, 2007. Discussion took place. Roxanne Adamczak moved to approved and was seconded by Tracy Larsen; board approved, motion carried.

Diversity Report (Sandy Shea):
Kim Burke provided the diversity report as Sandy Shea was not present. She is working towards a diversity luncheon speaker. Kathy Chalupsky mentioned that we have things lined up for October and November. It could possibly work for December or possibly January. We will keep this in mind as we getting closer to those months.

Professional Development (Kathy Chalupsky):
Kathy Chalupsky reported the topic for October is Recent Trends in Compensation Analysis presented by Karen Andresen, Kristin Eberth, and Courtney Helmstetter. She has already secured continuing education credits through SHRM for this event. November is tentatively scheduled with Jim Skoog, regarding the Pandemic Flu.

College Relations (Jennifer Mencl):
Jennifer received a request for proposal for the HR Games. She will fill out and e-mail the form prior to the next board meeting so that we can review prior to the meeting and discuss at the next meeting. It is due that last Friday in October. Discussion took place as to where the games could be held; on the UMD campus or at a hotel. Her preference would be at a hotel.

The second testing window for certification for PHR and SPHR this year is December 1 . January 31st. The application deadline is October 12th but late registrations will be accepted thorough November 16 (a $50 late fee applies). There will also be a testing window next May/June. We will have a formal study group during March and April. She reminded us that there is a strategic requirement for SPHR in which you can write a paper.

Student SHRM Chapter Update (Stacy Jorgenson):
Stacy is the President of the UMD student chapter and reported that they had their first meeting with approximately 20+ students attending. They are promoting guest speakers at their meetings, social events, networking opportunities; resume workshops, internships, preparing for the HR games etc. for the upcoming year. They will be attending the State SHRM conference. It sounds like they have a very active year planned.

Community Involvement Report (Missy Kuhlmey):
No report.

Membership Report (Roxanne Adamczak):
We received two new members in the last couple of months. She has sent out new member welcome packets to those individuals.

Legislative Affairs (Wayne Lindberg):
Wayne provided a handout on September activity in Washington with the House and the Senate. He is looking for a speaker for next year.

Communication Marketing, & Webmaster Report (Patricia Stolee):
Kim reported on behalf of Patricia. A press release for the NHRA Fall Conference appeared in Business North, the Duluth News Tribune and the Budgeteer. Communications to the membership was sent out on various topics such as the prison camp career fair, the State SHRM conference and the NHRA conference. Patricia will be working on a news release regarding the 2007 SHRM Foundation Certification Scholarships recipients (see other business).

OTHER BUSINESS:

Patricia Stolee and Tracy Larson were awarded the 2007 SHRM Foundation Certification (individual) Scholarships for the North Central Region. They were the only ones who received this scholarship in Minnesota. This scholarship can be applied towards the fee to sit for the exam or any training or study materials. The board extends its congratulations to both of them.

Received a thank you letter from MRC FlexWork Duluth and Resource for the $715 donation from the golf outing.

A motion was made by Sandy Danmeier to adjourn the meeting at 12:45 PM; seconded by Tracy Larson.

Respectfully submitted,


Sandy Danmeier
VP of Administration