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July 28, 2021 Board Minutes

    Lima Society for Human Resource Management (LSHRM)

    Meeting of the Chapter Officers

    July 28, 2021

    Present: Kendra Nickel, President, Amy Ricker, Past 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: None

    Next meeting(s):   Board Meeting – August 18, 2021 - 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (Zoom), Social Event – August 19th, 20201 (4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at Old Barn Restaurant and Grill, Chapter Meeting – Speaker TBD - September 16th, 2021 - 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Old Barn Restaurant and Grill)       

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

    The agenda of the meeting is detailed below:

    1. Board meeting minutes from May 26th, 2021 meeting were reviewed and approved.
    2. Chair reports were provided:
      1. Secretary/Treasurer - $11,114.47 currently in chapter bank account.  Awaiting 2021 dues payment from 1 new member who has been invoiced and sent a notice.  A final notice will be sent in August if payment is not received.         
      2. Membership – 54 active chapter members.  20 new members added in 2021!
        1. Discussion was held regarding using a listserve for member communication.  Final decision was made to hold a Q&A session at the September meeting to answer outstanding member questions/issues.  At the same meeting, ask members how they would like to handle future questions for the entire group.
        2. E-Blast went out at the end of June regarding the chapter’s Fall meetings and the membership discount for the remainder of 2021. 
        3. Membership renewal campaign and communication for 2022 will begin in November 2021 and include a Referral bonus for current members to attract new membership.       
      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.  10 members are currently registered.
        2. September – Matt Huffman is no longer available for this meeting.  Reached out to Bob Cupp’s office for his availability.  Reviewing other possible speaker options.      
        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 blast is planned soon to publicize the Chapter’s Fall calendar of events.
        7. General discussion over planning for 2022 chapter meeting presenters to possible include “The Colonel’s Daughter.” 
      4. Social Media / Website –
        1. Discussed new logo designs.  Jennifer to review with designer to get colors to match the SHRM Affiliate logo. 
        2. As recommended by Jennifer, the Board agreed to eliminate the Facebook posts to advertise to potential new members and focus on the LinkedIn page.
        3. Discussion was held regarding posting of open HR positions on the chapter website.  Members can post for free and non-members could post for a fee (amount to be determined).  Board agreed to the concept but need a way to collect non-member fees.  Kendra to investigate setting up a chapter Venmo account.        
      5. President –
        1. Board members should be regularly reviewing our Gmail account.  Recently received an inquiry from a speaker interested in presenting to the chapter. 
        2. Chapter bylaw changes have been approved by National SHRM!  Plan is to ask members to vote 1 time for new logo and bylaw changes at the October chapter meeting. 
        3. Opportunity for dual members of local chapter and National SHRM to receive a complimentary (5 available) exam seat for SHRM certification.  This information as well as details on the Edison State College exam prep course will be shared with members. 
      6. Past President –
        1. Chapter Meeting Sponsorships – sponsor letter drafts have been completed.  Will be sent to Board members for review.  After letters are approved, determination will be made on who to target for this communication.   
    3. Old Business
      1. None. 
    4. New Business
      1. Board positions for 2022-2023 were discussed.  Goal is to vote on new Board members at the October chapter meeting.  Possible open Board positions include; Co-Programming Chair, and Vice President / President-Elect. 
      2. Nominations and/or self-nominations will be sent out to members to solicit potential interest in open Board positions. 
      3. Due to an out-of-state HR Conference, Kendra and Jeremy may be unavailable to attend the October chapter meeting.  Amy Ricker, Past President, will run the October meeting in Kendra’s absence.    

     

    Meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m.