April 2007 Board Minutes

Arrowhead Mfg. & Fabricators Association

Board Meeting Minutes

April 11, 2007

The AMFA Board of Directors meeting was held at 10:40 a.m. at NRRI in Duluth on Wednesday, April 11, 2007.  Members present: Dan Larson, Dave Sarvela, Tom Vacca, Rusty Hogland, Gary Werkhoven, Byron Helland and Mary Brandt.  Conference Call: Sandy Kashmark.  Not able to attend: Gene Betts, David Hogan. 

Agenda:  Under New Business, Larson added discussion regarding the fee structure for northeast colleges.

Consent Agenda: A request can be made to move something from the Consent Agenda to the regular agenda.  Motion to approve the Consent Agenda by Hoglund, 2^nd by Vacca.

Financial reports included a review of options to compare Budget versus Actual revenue and expenditures.  It was agreed to use “sample 2”, a spreadsheet format that displays budget and actual for each month.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Program Committee:  Mary Brandt agreed to accept the Chair position.  The BOD will assist in determining speakers, tours, and topics solicited from the membership.

Werkhoven suggested topics: 

Operations software – recommendation from users.  Direct design to CNC software. 

Hoglund suggested topic:  Canadian Consulate to attend the August or September meeting. (Hoglund is representing AMFA in the Great Lakes Trade Council to encourage/facilitate trade with Canada.)

Agenda Item for next meeting:  Discuss program suggestions and plan programs for next year.

Next BOD meeting:  Wednesday, May 9, from 8:00 – 9:30 AM at Cohasset City Hall.

Membership Committee –

New Member:   

Approve Matt Haley & Associates (contractor for MN Power) Motion by Werkhoven, 2nd Helland

Delinquent:        CNC Solutions Midwest – Dan Larson

Floe International – Dan Larson

Discussed the new Invitation Reminder Program.  Regarding the offer for a free meal, we need to specify that they still need to preregister.       

Marketing/PR/Web/Newsletter:  The MMA office will upgrade from Pagemaker to InDesign software for $200 in mid April.  Two newsletter formatting options from W.A. Fisher are tabled until we learn what the new software can do.

OLD BUSINESS

Officer Positions: Reviewed suggested changes to the bylaws.  To finalize any changes, the revisions will have to be read at a general meeting.  Motion by Vacca, 2^nd by Helland to approve the revision, with changes.   Discussion:  The president elect could be signing on for a 4-year commitment; need to adjust the wording in Section 4.  Motion above withdrawn by Vacca.  New revisions will be brought for a vote at a future BOD meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

Fee Structure for NE Colleges:  Mary Brandt request to provide a group discount for all seven of the NE Region Customized Training Departments of MNSCU, to streamline their payout process.  In response to concern about setting a precedent, Werkhoven suggested that we announce that the BOD will deal with requests on a case by case basis.  Following discussion, Larson and Sandy will work up a proposal.

Motion to adjourn:  Werkhoven, 2^nd Sarvela.

Respectfully submitted by Dave Sarvela, AMFA Secretary