DATE:Wednesday, June 19, 2013
TIME: Board Meeting 9:30 a.m. Cancelled
Business Meeting 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION:Damon’s Restaurant – Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells
1)Call Meeting to Order, Vice-President Shelton
a)Meeting was called to order by Vice President Meredith Shelton
b)The following members were in attendance:
Meredith Shelton, Fitchburg Fire Dept
Chris Essex, Portage Fire Dept.
Diane Yashinsky, DePere Fire Dept.
Barb Glomstad, La Crosse Fire Dept
Lorna Whalen, Stevens Point Fire Dept
Tara Theisen, Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue
Andrea Peters, Watertown Fire Dept
Sue Berger, Marshfield Fire Dept
Pam Jentz, Town of Menasha Fire Dept.
Velma Avalos, Madison Fire Dept.
Debbie Timm, Two Rivers Fire Dept.
Sue Bruesch, West Bend Fire Dept.
Lorna Whalen, Stevens Point Fire Dept.
Mary Roessler, Middleton Fire Dept.
Carol Poklasny, Oshkosh Fire Dept.
Mindy Walker, Wausau Fire Dept.
Debbie Smith, Chippewa Falls Fire Dept.
2)Pledge of Allegiance
3)Approval of minutes from March 20, 2013 meeting.
a)A motion was made by Mary Roessler and seconded by Andrea Peters to approve the March 20, 2013, meeting minutes. Motion passed.
4)Treasurer’s Report
a)Diane distributed the Treasurer’s Report. A motion was made by Sue Bruesch and seconded by Chris Essex to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Motion passed.
b)A motion was made by Mary Roessler and seconded by Pam Jentz to authorize Diane Yashinsky to purchase a $50 gift card from the Quilt store in appreciation of her time for making the quilt for the raffle. Motion passed.
5)Committee Reports
a)Administrative Committee (Sue Berger). There was nothing new to report.
b)Public Relations Committee. Pam handed out the new title badges to the officers in attendance. Pam will forward the invoice to Diane for payment.
c)Barb obtained some samples of stickers for the pins. She will look for stickers in an emerald to reflect our 20th anniversary and something to symbolize our 25th anniversary. She will update us at the next meeting.
6)New Business
a)Sue Bruesch’s Retirement. The group thanked Sue for her years of service and leadership with our Association. A Certificate of Appreciation was presented to her.
b)Update on Chief’s Conference.
i)The schedule was reviewed for the activities planned for the conference. Meredith noted if there were any issues with registration we should find Andrew from SAMI. Any suggestions we hear from participants we should let either Meredith or Angie know so this can be communicated to SAMI.
c)Burn Camp Quilt
i)The group commended Diane for her work on this year’s quilt. A motion was made by Lorna Whalen and seconded by Andrea Peters to donate the proceeds of the raffle ticket sales from the quilt to Burn Camp and present a check to them at visitor’s day in August. Motion passed.
d)September 25, 2013 Meeting.
i)Sue has confirmed our attendance with Mid State Tech and has reserved training for two hours of Microsoft Powerpoint and two hours of Microsoft Excel. There is a room available for us to have lunch. It was decided to have two hours of training in the morning and break for lunch. Lunch will include a short business meeting and then two more hours of training. There are 24 computers available in their lab for our use. Tara will include the menu for lunch when the agenda is sent out. A short survey will be sent out with these minutes so Sue can coordinate specific items we would like reviewed.
7)Door Prizes. None were distributed at this meeting.
8)Other:
a)Andrea showed everyone a sample of the golf towels. The cost was a bit more due to increasing the size of the decal. It was decided to sell these for $8.00 each or two for $15.00.
b)Sue Berger presented fabric she found for a possible children’s quilt for next year’s raffle. She also showed the group fabric that would match for a pillowcase. The group thanked Sue for her work in finding this and she noted she would find someone to put this quilt together. A motion was made by Sue Bruesch and seconded by Diane Yashinsky to reimburse Sue for the money that she spent on the fabric for the quilt. Motion passed.
9)A motion was made by Diane Yashinsky and seconded by Mary Roessler to adjourn at 11:00 a.m. Motion passed.