Spring Meeting - June 4, 2008

Committee Reports

1. Treasurer (Joyce Thurston)
   As of May 30, 2008:
   Income: $1625.99 from the craft fair
   Expenses:
   - $1752.53: Awards Ceremony
   - $1810.16: Holiday party
   - $954.15: Flowers (get well, retirement, departures)
   - $727.28: Cleaning supplies
   - $1320.00: Scholarships
   Balance in checkbook as of May 30, 2008: $3868.90
   Balance from the main office account, receiving around the end of June: $400.00
   Approximately $1300.00 for EBA's luncheon on June 17th, this will leave about $1500.00 for scholarships and welfare disbursement until new money on July 1, 2008.
2. Welfare (Danada Dinsmore on behalf of Julie McIntyre)
   Donations/Plants:
   - 1 birth, 6 illness/surgery, 8 death, 1 wedding (16 total)
3. Social (Marianne Densmore)
   For the coming year:
   - Awards banquet will be Thursday September 11, 2008
   - Holiday Party
   - June 17th: EBA's lunch from 11:30-2:00
4. Program (Goodie Corriveau)
   - June 6, 2007: History of Bellydancing followed by a group lesson
   - September 20, 2007: Tour of new green architecture on campus given by Jack Wilson
   - October 11, 2007: Book Workers Guild tour given by Deborah Howe and Stephanie Wolff
   - January 31, 2008: Talk and slideshow on a trip to Zambia given by Fran Oscadal
   - Next program: fundraiser for craft fair fee at EBA's lunch (raffle)
5. Craft Fair (Barb Krieger)
   - Price of the venue has gone way up, considering having a bake sale at the fair
   - Fair is a major fundraiser for the scholarship fund
   - Will be held November 21st, Friday before Thanksgiving
6. Scholarships (Danada Dinsmore)
   - Summer: 8 health/fitness, 1 arts
   - Fall: 6 health/fitness, 1 academic
   - Winter: 3 health/fitness
   - Spring: 6 health/fitness
   
   Big change: now allow multi-term reimbursements, this caused the amount given out to triple

Staff Room Cleaning (Chris Curtis)

• DCLSA annual budget = $7000.00
• Cleaning is done by Jessie Bunten for $60/month, $720 year which is >10% of budget
• $100 year on cleaning supplies
• No budget increase sine 2000
• Issues/Ideas:
  - how will staff room be cleaned?
  - $ will not be cut off immediately, stop after 90 or 120 days
  - budget increase has been addressed, not happening any time soon
  - volunteers by department, change every month?
  - new liaison to coordinate cleaning?
  - rotate through departments in alphabetical order?
• Voted to remove the expense from budget
  - Cherie Burns (acquisitions) volunteered to make a schedule

Introduction of 2008-2009 Officers

• President: Karen McPhee
• Vice President: Cheryl Wheelock
• Treasurer: Barbara Bushor (Joyce Thurston will be filling in for Barb during her absence)
• Recorder: Melissa Hutson
• Member at Large, term ending 2010: Michelle Lee
• Members at Large, term ending 2011: Brenda Delaney & Jamie Dalton

• Members at Large, term ending 2009: Chris Curtis & Miguel Valladares
• Member at Large, term ending 2010: Mina Rakhra