Monday, August 21, 2006

August 8, 2006 NAB Meeting

NAB MEETING
August 8, 2006

Kristin Barnhart (North Central Region President) called the sixth meeting of that 2006-2007 National Action Board to order at 9:05 PM (CNT). Members in attendance were: Vanessa Cerny (Northeastern Region President), Vanessa Renwick (Western Region President), Shane Sheridan (Western Region Representative), Sarah Leidheiser (Business Manager), Amy Schwertner (Secretary), Jasmine Honore (Co-Conference Coordinator), April Mendenhall (Advocacy Team Liaison), and Samantha Ephgrave (proxy for Patrick Voorhies-Southern Region Representative and Co-Conference Coordinator).

The first item of business was the Secretary’s report. Sheridan pointed out that there were mistakes in the minutes from the last NAB meeting. He then accepted the corrected minutes as posted to the blog. Mendenhall seconded the motion. Motion passed.

The business manager’s report followed. Leidheiser reported that there has been no change in the NAB account since the last meeting.

Under old business, Barnhart reported that NAB members who attended the retreat would be receiving their reimbursement money within the next two weeks.

There was no Consortium Report because Voorhies and Tommy Inglis (Consortium Liaison) were both absent from the meeting.

A Strategic Planning Committee update was next. Ephgrave said that the strategic planning committee will continue to review the strategic plan. She said that the goal is to introduce and promote the strategic plan at the regional conferences. Leidheiser then expressed her concerns of the strategic planning committee. She said that they have met each week for the past three weeks, and she doesn’t feel that they have accomplished much. She mentioned that suggestions from NAB to make this committee more productive would be helpful. Ephgrave then said that Voorhies had sent out a list of questions from NAB for the committee to answer; she said that the purpose of these questions was to give SPC a starting point and a path to follow. Sheridan said he believes that there may be a communication problem between SPC and NAB. He mentioned that the last SPC meeting he attended was disorganized, and there has not been a clear directive from NAB as a whole as to where SPC should go. Barnhart then stopped discussion on this matter because the seven minute allotted time period for this report was up. The matter will be revisited if there is time left at the end of the meeting. If any members have any concerns or solutions to this matter they should e-mail Sheridan and Leidheiser.

A report on Jessica Falkenthal’s (Web Team Liaison) Technology Conference was next on the agenda. Falkenthal was absent from the meeting, so Mendenhall reported that Falkenthal had sent a picture to the Advocacy Team of the banner that she used at the conference.

Next on the agenda was the National Conference update. Honore reported that she and Voorhies would be confirming all tours the following week, and everything was coming together nicely.

Regional Conference updates were next. The location, dates, and hosting schools for each reason are as follows:
North Central Region: Rapid City, South Dakota---October 20-22---South Dakota State with Dickinson State
Southern Region: Ferndale, Arkansas--- November 16-19--- Arkansas State
North Eastern Region: Branchville, New Jersey---September 14-17---Rutgers University
Western Region: Davis, California---November 2-5---UC Davis

Mendenhall then gave an Advocacy Team update. She said that the Advocacy Team had put together a timeline and minutes from their last meeting, and both documents were sent to all members of NAB. She then asked for a reimbursement from NAB for the banner ($93.84) and shipping to Falkenthal ($24.36). Sheridan moved to reimburse Mendenhall for printing and postage. Honore seconded the motion. The motion passed with no discussion. Mendenhall will e-mail Leidheiser with the total reimbursement price. The reimbursement money will come out of the NAB budget, not the Advocacy budget, because of NAB decisions during the June meeting.

A Web Team update was next on the agenda. Since Falkenthal was absent from the meeting, Mendenhall reported that the Advocacy Team is asking Falkenthal and the Web Team to post some documents to the website.

Schwertner then presented NAB with the idea of a National Service Project Day. This day would be a day that all collegiate 4-H clubs across the nation could participate in the National Service Project of Emphasis. The National Service Project Day would be set for, but not limited to, the Saturday of National 4-H Week and National Collegiate 4-H Week. Mendenhall suggested that information about the National Service Project Day be added to the kits that the Advocacy Team are preparing. There was then a vote of support from NAB members for the National Service Project Day. All members were in support.

There were no other items left on the agenda, and the allotted meeting time was not over yet. Therefore, discussion about the Strategic Planning Committee continued. Sheridan and Leidheiser expressed to NAB that they would just like more information and communication from all of the NAB members. Sheridan said that he would e-mail NAB the questions that Voorhies sent SPC, and if all members agreed this guiding principle, then SPC can go with it.
Other concerns that were mentioned at the end of the meeting were in regards to the standing rule that was passed at the July NAB meeting. Sheridan expressed his concerns that the standing rule was not being followed because committee members were still speaking on matters that did not pertain to their committees, yet the meeting was complete in less than one hour. Barnhart pointed out that only half of the members were present at this meeting, and we may want to wait to address this matter at a meeting when all NAB members are present. This was the final decision made.

The next meeting is scheduled for September 12 at 9:00 PM (CNT).

Sheridan then moved to adjourn the sixth meeting of the 2006-2007 NAB board. Honore seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 9:41PM (CNT)

Respectfully,
Amy Schwertner, NAB Secretary