Conference Call Minutes - August 2010
SLA Board of Directors Meeting
August 12, 2010
- Welcome: President Anne Caputo called the meeting to order at 12:01pm ET.
- Roll call: Board members present -- Caputo, Romaine, Zamora, Trefethen, Wolfish, Fifer Canby, Sweeney, Bates, Rink, Hunt, Webb, Lee, Seaberry, Lachance. Board member absent - Blankson-Hemans. Staff present - Broussard, Kenner, Joseph. Candidates present - Mai, de Stricker, Hurst-Wahl, Tompson. Candidates absent --Stern, Manasco, Brown, Huffine, Hart, Jain. Special guest present - Tom Raffa (auditor).
- Minutes: The Board approved the minutes of the July 8, 2010 Board meeting as corrected.
- Finance Committee update and presentation of 2009 Audit: Treasurer Trefethen introduced Tom Raffa and deferred the presentation of the audit report to the September Board meeting assuring the Board that there are no issues, but allowing additional time to finalize the report. The Finance Committee has reviewed the operations report through June, including conference numbers. As projected, aggressive cost cutting and increases in sponsorships helped to balance the low number of registrations, resulting in the total of $270,000 below budget, with $800,000 net profit. The amount of the projected loss for the year remains at $600,000.
- Records Management Section of KM Division: Division Cabinet Chair Ann Sweeney informed the Board that the Knowledge Management Division has formed a Records Management Section, which will be announced on the Leadership List. Judith Field will serve as the first chair of the section. The leadership of the KM Division feel that this section may attract additional members to the division and to the association. The Board discussed the potential effects of this new section on the existing Archival and Preservation Caucus. Ann Sweeney will contact Karen Huffman about encouraging caucus members to consider membership in the new section.
- OM0810CC-A01 Recommendation to Dissolve Non-Traditional Careers Caucus: Past-President Gloria Zamora moved that the Board of Directors dissolve the Professional Librarians in Non-Traditional Careers Caucus effective December 31, 2010. The motion was seconded. There has been little activity in this caucus for some time. The motion was approved unanimously. President Caputo will thank Martha Foote for her leadership and contributions.
- Strategic Planning Initiative: President Caputo and President-Elect Romaine are working toward producing a document that will be helpful to staff as they prepare the budget and plan activities for 2011. Treasurer Dan Trefethen reported that a structural review team went through a ranking exercise for the CEO's goals and objectives. Tom Rink created a spreadsheet which has been reviewed by the current president and president-elect. The Board will receive a copy of this spreadsheet with directions for ranking them. Dan Trefethen will consolidate the results and write a draft document regarding the will of the Board. This document will be used for strategic guidance for next year and possibly two to three years after that. The Board was encouraged to use the whole range for ranking, and also to look beyond the current goals and objectives to see outside the box without regard to cost. This process is to help infuse information into the budget planning process that will be performed by the CEO and the staff.
- Alignment Toolkit Update: Chapter Cabinet Chair-Elect Mary Ellen Bates reported that the information gathered during the exercise at the Leadership Summit in January has provided valuable input for building the toolbox.
- Visits: CEO Janice Lachance reported that there were numerous active and involved SLA members at this year's IFLA meeting. Her next trip will be to the ASAE meeting, which will complete her term as a member of their Board. While there, she will take part in a workshop with John Crosby emphasizing the role of the communications person within an association.
President-Elect Cindy Romaine announced that she will attend chapter meetings in Southern California, San Diego, and Texas.
President Anne Caputo announced she will attend the centennial celebration of the Boston chapter, along with Janice Lachance and Gloria Zamora. Her business travels will include trips to Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Kentucky. - New business
Tom Rink used the SLA table-top display at a Knowledge and Project Management event where he was able to encourage collaboration.
Susan Fifer Canby reported that 344 people responded to the survey about a retirement group within the association. Many of those who responded did not know about SLA's Retired Members Caucus (KRET), which may result in 70 additional members. Stephen Abram will speak to the group in Philadelphia. Susan encouraged Board members to review the results of the survey. Anne Caputo voiced surprise at the number of members who reported that they were involuntarily retired.
Nettie Seaberry announced that candidate Brent Mai recently visited the New York Chapter and that candidate David Stern will visit at their next meeting. - Adjourn: President Caputo adjourned the meeting at 12:42pm ET.
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