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August 18, 2021 Board Minutes

    Lima Society for Human Resource Management (LSHRM)

    Meeting of the Chapter Officers

    August 18, 2021

    Present: Kendra Nickel, President, Krista Richardson, Membership Director, Jeremy Monroe, Secretary/Treasurer, Jennifer Comer, Social Media/Website Chair, Cody Sanderson, Co-Programming Director, and Andrea Goings, Co-Programming Director.

    Absent: Amy Ricker, Past President               

    Next meeting(s): Social Event – August 19th, 20201 (4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. @ Old Barn Restaurant and Grill, Chapter Meeting – Member Roundtable Discussion - September 16th, 2021 - 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (via Zoom), September Board Meeting – moved to 9/29 @ 8:30 a.m. (via Zoom)

    The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. 

    The agenda of the meeting is detailed below:

    1. Board meeting minutes from July 28, 2021 meeting were reviewed and approved.
    2. Chair reports were provided:
      1. Secretary/Treasurer - $11,114.47 currently in chapter bank account.  Pending transaction of $130 from National SHRM would bring account to $11,244.47.  Final member yet to submit dues payment took another job outside the area and will no longer be a member.           
      2. Membership – 53 active chapter members.  19 new members added in 2021!
        1. Chapter audit was submitted to National SHRM on 8/6/21.  Lima SHRM will receive $25.00 bonus payment for each new member who is a member of both National and Lima SHRM. 
        2. Received email from Nutrien employee interested in taking advantage of the free certification exam program through Lima SHRM. 
      3. Programming – Upcoming meetings scheduled:    
        1. August – Social Event – planned for August 19th from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at Old Barn Restaurant and Grill.  14 members are currently registered.
        2. September – Member roundtable discussion is planned for this meeting.  Session will be scheduled from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. via Zoom.        
        3. October – Employee and Labor Relations – Bob Bethel from Employers’ Resource Association. 
        4. November – Legal Update (Mindi Wells).  Scheduled from 8am – Noon at Rhodes State.  Decision made to charge non-members $50 for this session.  Board agreed to pay speaker a $1,250 fee for this meeting.
        5. December – Social Event – details to be determined after information is gathered from August Social Event. 
        6. Email announcement of chapter Fall meeting schedule will be sent in the coming week. 
        7. General discussion over planning for 2022 chapter meeting presenters to possible include “The Colonel’s Daughter” to kick off the year with a keynote speaker. 
      4. Social Media / Website –
        1. New logo design and colors were approved.  Board approved payment of $150 to Brock Sharp who designed new chapter logo.      
        2. Decision was made to shift away from LinkedIn group to a chapter LinkedIn page going forward.    
        3. Plan to communicate the membership discount through the end of 2021 via social media platforms was discussed. 
    3. President –
      1. Board agreed to hold member vote on new bylaws, new logo and future Board nominations at the October chapter meeting.    
      2. Plan to begin discussions on 2022 1st Quarter Programming ideas at the next Board meeting. 
      3. Venmo account for chapter has been established.  Still need to connect to chapter bank account.  Fees will apply (1.9% plus $.10 per transaction) when using Venmo account.  Board agreed convenience of offering this payment option to members is worth forfeiting the $1.30 per every member choosing to pay in this fashion.    
    4. Past President –
      1. Chapter Meeting Sponsorships – sponsor letter drafts were emailed to the Board prior to meeting.  Board to review letters and provide feedback to finalize letters.  
    5. Old Business
      1. None. 
    6. New Business
      1. Board positions for 2022-2023 were discussed.  Goal is to vote on new Board members at the October chapter meeting.  Kendra would prefer current Board member to serve as Vice President / President-Elect.  Andrea agreed to appear on voting slate to renew her term as Co-Programming Director.
      2. Kendra and Jeremy will now be available to attend the October chapter meeting as the other conference has been delayed until Spring 2022.      

     

    Meeting adjourned at 9:25 a.m.