Utah Engineers Council Minutes
May 2, 2007
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MINUTES OF THE
UTAH ENGINEERS COUNCIL
May 2, 2007 - 12:00 Noon
Van Boerum & Frank Associates
330 South 300 East, Salt Lake City, Utah
Members Present:Members Absent:
Dale Bennett, ChairUCLSMike BuehnerSEAU
Paul Oestreich, 1st Past ChairIEEEMark CallisterASHRAE
Trent Hunt, TreasurerASHRAELinda Bachmeier, 2nd Past ChairSWE
Ken RandleAIAABob DavisASCE
David MerrillASMEMatt ClarkUCLS
Kiran BhayaniAAEETom BoschertITE
Susan MerrillExecutive SecretaryTom PhelpsIESNA
Linda MuirGOED
Michael Norrie, Vice-ChairSAME
Dan ChurchUSPE
1.WELCOME
Dale Bennett, UEC Chair, called the meeting to order at 12:08 p.m.
2.APPROVAL OF MINUTES –April 11, 2007
Motion:Paul Oestreich moved to approve the minutes. Trent Hunt seconded the motion. The minutes were unanimously approved.
3.FINANCIAL REPORT – TRENT HUNT
Trent said he received a check from Northrup Grumman for $1,000 that was categorized as “donation.” Trent does not
know why UEC was sent this check. Northrup Grumman is not on Ken’s fund-raising list. Ken came late and said he
does not know about it. Ken was never able to make contact with anyone at Northrup Grumman at the time he was soliciting donations.
Trent said he received a letter from Rose Wheeland, one of the scholarship recipients, thanking UEC for the scholarship. She will now be able to go to France on a study abroad program for engineering.
Trent will send the financial report out by e-mail this afternoon. There is about $6,900 in savings and $2,700 in the scholarship fund. We are fine with the banquet finances.
A.Budget changes for next year – Trent Hunt: Any changes in the dues need to be made at this meeting. It was decided that a dues increase was not needed to cover Susan’s proposed raise.
Motion:Paul Oestreich moved that Susan Merrill be given a $25 per month pay raise and also that she be
paid $10 per month in storage fees for the UEC items she is storing. Kiran Bhayani seconded the
motion. The motion was approved with one abstention due to conflict of interest.
Dale mentioned that we have plenty of extra money at the moment and wondered what we should do with it. It would take a lot more money to have a self-sustaining scholarship fund, but we could work towards that. We could also put the money in a CD that earns higher interest. It was decided to table this issue until next year when we know better where we stand with the budget. We need money on which to operate until money starts coming in next year.
Kiran suggested that we might consider changing the UEC meeting to a breakfast meeting at 7:30 or 8:00 p.m. He feels it would be easier to get to the UEC meeting first thing in the morning. Others suggested that staff meetings are often in the morning and they might conflict. This issue will be tabled until next year so we can get more feedback. We could perhaps budget some money for lunch or breakfast for the meetings.
Ken Randle mentioned that his records show that we should have $3,800 in the scholarship fund rather than the $2,700 that Trent reported.
4. COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
A.Membership Committee – Mike Buehner: Mike was not in attendance.
5.APPOINTMENT OF AUDITING COMMTTEE – DATE BENNETT
The Audit committee will consist of Kiran Bhayani, Mike Norrie, Mike Buehner and Paul Oestreich. Mike Buehner will be the chair. The tentative date for the meeting was set for July 18, 2007, Noon, at Van Boerum & Frank. Trent will need to have everything in order at that time and will need to attend the meeting.
6.OTHER BUSINESS
None.
7.TURN MEETING OVER TO NEW OFFICERS – DALE BENNETT
The meeting was turned over to the new officers.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Motion:Kiran Bhayani moved to adjourn the meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:39p.m.