National Association of Health Unit Coordinators
Board of Directors Meeting
August 25, 2008 – August 30, 2008
Members Present:
Kelly Lemanski President
Juliann Olsen Secretary
Marilyn Morin Treasurer
Nadine Stratford Region 1 Representative
Sara Brown Region 3 Representative
Sandra Geter Region 4 Representative
James Rhoads Region 5 Representative
Betty Lamb Certification Board Director
Linda Winslow Director Education Board
Excused from the Summer Board of Directors Meeting:
Michael McKenzie President -Elect
August 25, 2008
The meeting was called to order at 8:57 A.M. by the NAHUC President, Kelly Lemanski.
The following individuals observed the meeting:
Patty Rice, PNR - NAHUC Office
Items of interest:
Michaels McKenzie apology of being unable to attend
Resignation of:
Gail Ouattara Region 2 Representative Attachment #1
Tracy Rondeau Region 6 Representative
Jim Rhoads was assigned to be the action assignment recorder for August 25, 2008.
Motion # 1 Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by Sara Brown, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the resignations of Gail Ouattara, Region 2 and Tracy Rondeau, Region 6 Representatives.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 2 Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by James Rhoads, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the agenda for the 2008 Summer meeting as presented.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 3 Upon a motion duly made by Sandra Geter and seconded by Linda Winslow, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the Board of Directors meeting minutes of the Winter 2008 Board of Directors meeting with corrections.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 4 Upon a motion duly made by Sara Brown and seconded by Betty Lamb, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the treasurer’s report for fiscal year 2007-2008.
Attachment # 2
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 5 Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by Marilyn Morin, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept Region Representatives 1,3,4, and 5, Certification Board, and Education Board reports. Also accept the following committee reports: Archives, Awards, Bylaws/Policy, Ethics, Marketing and Publication, and the attachments are made part of the minutes:
Region #1 attachment # 3
Region #3 attachment # 4
Region #4 attachment # 5
Region #5 attachment # 6
Certification attachment # 7
Education attachment # 8
Archives attachment # 9
Awards attachment # 10
Bylaw/Policy attachment # 11
Ethics attachment # 12
Marketing attachment # 13
Publication attachment # 14
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 6 Upon a motion duly made by Betty Lamb and seconded by Sara Brown, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a 15 minute break.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 7 Upon a motion duly made by Sandra Geter and seconded by Sara Brown, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to plan a strategic meeting for 2 hours Tuesday at 3:00 pm.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 8 Upon a motion duly made by James Rhoads and seconded by Linda Winslow, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take an hour and a half lunch break and return by 1:45 pm.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Meeting was brought back to order to at 1:45 P.M.
Motion # 9 Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by Sandra Geter, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to offer 2009 conference attendees the following options for charitable donations: t-shirts, school supplies or a monetary contribution.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 10 Upon a motion duly made by Juliann Olsen and seconded by Marilyn Morin, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a 15-minute break.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 11 Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Juliann Olsen, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to state action item number 35 as completed.
The vote was Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstained: 0. Marilyn Morin out of the room.
Motion # 12 Upon a motion duly made by Sandra Geter and seconded by Sara Brown, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept application for continued membership in the Policy/Bylaw committees retroactive to May 1, 2008 – April 30, 2010 of Nadine Stratford and Juliann Olsen, and to accept application of Lyndee Leavitt to the awards committee retroactive May 1, 2008 – April 30, 2010.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 13 Upon a motion duly made by Betty Lamb and seconded by Sara Brown, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the application to Marketing /PR and Awards Committee of Linda Roll, August 25, 2008 – April 30, 2010 and Linda Winslow application for Education Board Director, May 1, 2009 – April 30, 2012.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 14 Upon a motion duly made by Marilyn Morin and seconded by Linda Winslow, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to add the e-mail vote of April 2008 to the current minutes of the Board of Directors meeting as below.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion Addendum
Motion #1 Upon a motion duly made by Juliann Olsen and seconded by Linda Winslow, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the PNR Contract as presented via e-mail by PNR as of May 1, 2008.
The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 15 Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by Marilyn Morin, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to adjourn Board Meeting for 8/25/08 at 5:14 P.M., and reconvene at 8:30 A.M. on 8/26/08.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
August 26, 2008
The meeting was called to order at 8:40 A.M. by the NAHUC
President, Kelly Lemanski.
Linda Winslow was assigned to be the action assignment
recorder for August 26, 2008.
The following individuals observed the meeting:
Patty Rice, PNR - NAHUC Office
Katherine Bazarte - Region 5
Rosie Elder – Region 3
LaDina Todd – Region 3
Motion # 16 Upon a motion duly made by Betty Lamb and seconded by Sara Brown, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a 20-minute break.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 17 Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by Linda Winslow, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to grant inactive status to the Kokopelli Chapter of Albuquerque, NM for a 2-year period per policy #1703, ending April 30, 2010.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 18 Upon a motion duly made by Sara Brown and seconded by Sandra Geter, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to dissolve the BCCA Vancouver Chapter.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 19 Upon a motion duly made by James Rhoads and seconded by Linda Winslow, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to affiliate Northern Alabama Chapter of Huntsville, AL
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 20 Upon a motion duly made by Juliann Olsen and seconded by Nadine Stratford, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to make Lee Lamb an honorary member of the National Association of Health Unit Coordinators in honor of his years of support to the Association, which would include a membership pin.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 21 Upon a motion duly made by Betty Lamb and seconded by Sara Brown, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a lunch for 1:30 hours and return by 2:00 P.M.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Meeting was brought back to order at 2:24 P.M.
Motion # 22 Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Nadine Stratford, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to table refunds until Saturday, August 30, 2008.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 23 Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Betty Lamb, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to name the 2009 Educational Conference “Steaming Toward the Future”.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 24 Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Marilyn Morin, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to increase all tiered fees by $10.00 each for the 2009 Educational Conference.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 25 Upon a motion duly made by Sara Brown and seconded by Sandra Geter, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a 20 minute break.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 26 Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by Juliann Olsen, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to give Francine Norton a thank you gift for receiving and storing the NAHUC Conference Supplies here in Reno.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 27 Upon a motion duly made by Sara Brown and seconded by Sandra Geter, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to adjourn the Board of Directors meeting and reconvene after the close of the conference on Saturday 8/30/08.
The vote was Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
August 30, 2008
The meeting was called to order at 1:20 A.M. by the NAHUC
President, Kelly Lemanski.
Linda Winslow was assigned to be the action assignment recorder for August 30, 2008.
Betty Lamb was excused from meetings this day.
The following individuals observed the meeting:
Patty Rice, PNR - NAHUC Office
Donna Kuhns – Marketing/PR Chair – Region 4
Sandy Ayres – Region 4
Sue Grieshop – Region 4
Motion # 28 Upon a motion duly made by Sandra Geter and seconded by Sara Brown, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to refund the entertainment fee for the cruise, for Benny and any monies recouped for selling the entertainment tickets to the purchasers.
The vote was Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 29 Upon
a motion duly made by Sara Brown and seconded by Nadine Stratford, the Board of
Directors, after discussion, decided to use this years refunded registration
for members registration next year 2009 for Primary Children’s
The vote was Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 30 Upon a motion duly made by James Rhoads and seconded by Marilyn Morin, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a 5-minute break.
The vote was Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Motion # 31 Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Sandra Geter, the NAHUC Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to adjourn the Summer 2008 NAHUC Board of Directors meeting on August 30, 2008 at 3:22 p.m. and reconvene Winter Board Meeting, February 2009.
The vote was Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstained: 0.
Approved for Publication, Respectfully submitted by,
__________________________ ___________________________
Kelly Lemanski, CHUC Juliann Olsen, CHUC
NAHUC President NAHUC Secretary