Minutes:1/24/98

Attendance:
 Lynn Sullivan  Michael Jackson
 Jackie Goding  William Goding
 Joe Curro  Madeleine MacCallum
 Gina Farquharson  Stella Farquharson

President's Welcome

Personal information sheets handed out for each board member to complete.

Treasurers Report

  • Still outstanding checks from annual meeting and bills are still coming in.
  • Hotel security bill paid.
  • Thomas Stewart (speaker)), bill paid in full due to problems with hotel.
  • $25,000 will be transferred to Delaware cash.
  • Sheets for reimbursement handed out. All reimbursement will require receipts.
  • Balance 48.441.70
  • Delaware Cash Balance $49.384.57

Old Business

  • Discussion regarding cost of Executive Office $150.00/month
  • Suggestions for a POBox and Voice Mail system were made.
  • Motion: Executive office at the Goding home with a PO Box in Beverly Phone line and associated cost to be implemented and reimbursed.
  • Motion accepted. Information with regard to changes in address and MSRC phone number put on the webpage and published in Pneumonics.
  • Bylaws will be reviewed before the next Board meeting. M. Jackson. W. Goding. M. MacCallum have volunteered thus far.

Committee Reports

MTS

  • Annual meeting scheduled for March 25. 1998 at the Burlington Marriot. Contact hours will be offered. Discussion with regard to MSRC providing sponsorship.

Budget Audit

  • Budget: Reviewed the 97 profit and loss sheet.
  • The AARC will be called to confirm the numbers regarding revenue sharing for membership. Proposals for 1998 will later be made.
  • Annual meeting proposal decreased due to a non CEU year.
  • Peri/Pedi added $50.00 for mailings.


Student Scholarships-

  • Proposal for $6.600. This is to allow an allocation for dil schools. Motion made and accepted. Recommendations will be made to the scholarship committee regarding distribution of money, Pneumonics-Three issues will be published. Proposal total changed to $6.000. $200.00 will be given for preparing the typeset providing the cost of the issue does not exceed $1,800. Respiratory Disease-Proposal changed to $4.000.00. Clarification will be made regarding the Lung Association's role with providing an honorarium for different positions. Motion made-To approve the budget with new proposals, Motion accepted The budget will be published in Pneumonics.

Nominations

  • Suggestions and recommendations for officers for 1998 are being accepted at any time.

Program and Education Committee

  • Reviewed plans for upcoming year including Annual Meeting More new and old faces seen at first meeting in January. CEU approver's fee discussed. will re-visit this again in March.

Government Affairs

  • Watching for bills before the Healthcare Committee Monitoring the licensing process for Homecare. Monitoring the State Attny. Generals investigation of Sub-Acute Care.

Peri/Pedi

  • Exploring opportunities for meetings and sponsorship.

Goals for 1998

  • Leadership
  • Education
  • Public Relations
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