|
|
Topic & Discussion |
Action Items
(to do list) |
|
1 |
August 10 Board
meeting minutes (revised) - Approved |
None |
|
2 |
Mike Emery provided a first draft of revisions to the bylaws.
Bruce/Randy/Mike will review and update the bylaws to
incorporate any changes since the last issue |
In progress |
|
3 |
2010-11 Goals-
Focus on increasing active membership and corporate members
|
Progress will be
reviewed routinely |
|
4 |
We will further the
Young Professionals initiative |
Elsa will work on
this |
|
5 |
Program. The Dunkirk
& Huntley Baghouse Project will be discussed at the September
meeting; there will not be a tour of NRG Huntley at this time.
The Faust Award will be distributed at the September meeting |
The September
meeting notice will be distributed on September 14; the 2010-11
program will be included with the notice. |
|
6 |
Treasury report –
Savings $4225; checking $18089. |
|
|
7 |
Membership- Paul
will send an e-mail this week to members with an updated
application, due by the October meeting. |
Paul and Rich will
compare e-mail lists |
|
8 |
Education –A Teach
the Teacher program will be held on November 16 using the Water
Quality ERG. |
Michele will meet
with BOCES on September 15 |
|
9 |
Seminar The seminar
brought in $10,306 compared to a budget of $8,000. There will be
a seminar committee meeting in October. |
The first planning
meeting will be held in early October |
|
10 |
Envirun- $4,435
profit vs the $5,000 Budgeted (and the donation from Will Care
has not been received yet). The Envirun committee will meet in
early October, and will discuss distribution of the funds
|
We need to
distribute the profits from the 2010 race |
|
11 |
Newsletter –The next
newsletter was distributed; articles for the October newsletter
are due by September 22. |
|
|
12 |
Chapter reports-
-UB –No contact
-Buffalo State –
No contact
-Genesee Finger
Lakes - GFL e-mails are forwarded to NFS
members. |
|
|
13 |
TSC – The first TSC
meeting was held on September 13. The joint meeting with TSC
will be held on March 24, 2011 at Salvatore’s. The TSC is
looking for a speaker on a non-technical topic. |
Elsa will attend TSC
meetings |
|
14 |
Historian – No
report |
|
|
15 |
Directory- No report |
|
|
16 |
The 2010-11 budget
was discussed; Hal distributed information which the committees
can use to estimate the 2010-11 budget. The committees did a
great job of keeping 2009-10 costs down during a year of bad
economy and lower membership |
Committee directors
to develop budget estimate for discussion at October Board
meeting. |
|
17 |
Mike Emery
investigated ways of lowering our postal costs.It was agreed
that any savings would not be worth the additional work |
|
|
18 |
Next Board meeting
10/12/2010 at 7:30 am at the Holiday Inn on Niagara Falls Blvd. |
|
