SMALL CITIES/RURAL COMMUNITIES

CONFERENCE CALL

Mission Statement:

To facilitate training/education activities and dialogue that provides opportunities to share solutions to the public works challenges of small cities and rural communities.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

7:00 a.m. Pacific/8:00 Mountain/9:00 Central Daylight/10:00 Eastern time

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order – Jerry Gibbs – The call began at 9:04 a.m. CDT.
  1. Introductions – Participants:

Jill Boland

Jerry Gibbs

Dave Danielson

Andy Haney

Teresa Scott

**After introductions were made Teresa Scott, Chair, Emergency Management Committee thanked the committee for asking her to join the call. Teresa advised that Kurt Blomquist of Keene, NH, is a member of the Emergency Management committee, and he represented a small city. Teresa advised the EM committee welcomed his point of view from the smaller city aspect. Teresa also stated she would be more than happy to participate in the SC/RC calls anytime. The majority of Teresa’s and the committee’s conversation centered on how the recent flooding had greatly affected small cities and rural areas, versus larger cities. Jerry also suggested to Teresa that the SC/RC would like to see the Emergency Management Committee’s annual Reporter issue have at least one article from an author related to a small city or rural community’s standpoint.**

  1. Discussion of articles and authors for upcoming Reporter issues

July 15 deadline – Fleet Services – no volunteers as of yet

August 15 deadline –

September 15 deadline – Winter Maintenance - Greg

October 15 deadline – Leadership and Management - Andy

  1. Plans for Forum and Business meeting and Breakfast at Congress in New Orleans - Jerry advised that he would be sending out the Business Plan Draft to all members. Jill Boland advised she would confirm when the SC/RC meeting would be taking place at this years Congress. The SC/RC breakfast business meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 17th from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. in Convention Center Room 235-236.

Agenda items to be discussed – The committee would still like to speak about the below subject’s at this years congress.

  1. Finance issues
  2. NIMS training
  1. Committee Appointments confirmed – Jill Boland announced that she was still waiting to receive appointments from some of the nominees, and thanked those who have accepted.
  1. Date for next meeting – Sunday, August 17, 2008 – Jerry also suggested that if anyone had any comments on his Chapter President Email draft to please send them to him, being that he is planning on sending it out June 20, 2008. Dave Danielson thanked Jerry for his time and all of his hard work while serving as Chair for the SC/RC committee.