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December 14, 2001 - PGH-AHU Board Meeting Minutes
- I.
Call to Order: 4:16 p.m. at Penn Brewery
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- II.
Review
of Last Meeting Minutes: None. Ken
forgot to bring them. From
now on all minutes will be typed and brought to next meeting. They will also be sent to Mark Shaffer who will post them to
our chapter web site.
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- III.
Mark
Shaffer: State Chapter President
- A.
Regional
realignment likely to be passed by the NAHU board next week.
Our region, Region I, will be cut in half.
We will fall from 2,400 to 1,100 members.
Mark is optimistic the board will allow the issue come before the
delegates at the national convention in June.
- B.
The
Philadelphia Chapter is giving the Millennium Fund between $5,000 and
$10,000 per year. Harrisburg
is giving $1,000. We
are currently committed to $1,000. Mark
would like to see us give more ($2,000 in 2002?)
Important to continue to fund our excellent lobbying effort.
- C.
Philly
Chapter recently conducted an Annual Membership meeting that grossed
$30,000. They sold a program
with advertisements. Mark
suggested we send someone to their 2002 meeting to learn how we can do the
same.
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- IV.
Treasurer’s
Report: Approved as presented.
No expenses this month. Cut
$1,750 to pay for hotel and registration fees for Doug, Ed, Ken, & Tim
for Capitol Conference.
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- V.
President’s
Report: Ed reported that he sent our chapter by-laws to NAHU.
He is confirming that we are set for our D&O insurance.
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- VI.
Membership
Report: Tim reported we now have 71 members.
We added 3 and lost 2 in the last month.
- A.
We
identified target prospects for membership; HealthAssurance, Highmark,
UPMC, DGA, and overall more females.
- B.
Tim
will develop an educational piece that we can send out with membership
applications touting the value of our chapter.
- C.
Networking
Social was suggested for 2002.
Probably should happen after the golf outing.
- D.
Mark
suggested issuing a press release to the local media when we get new
members.
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- VII.
Communication’s
Report: Fall 2001 newsletter mailed.
Positive feedback from the board.
Next issue in early April 2002.
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- VIII.
Technology
Report: Mark informed us we are getting about 300 hits a month on our
chapter web site. He
reminded us that he needs to be copied on all chapter communications,
including e-mails so that he can update the web site.
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- IX.
Awards:
No Report.
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- X.
Old
Business:
- A.
Gary
sent all outstanding IRS information to Vince Marsico.
As far as he knows we are now OK with them.
- B.
Golf
Outing date is set for Thursday May 16, 2002 at Lindenwood Golf Club.
Cost to us is about $70 per head.
An initial mailing will be sent to members by 2/1/02.
More pub in April newsletter.
1st Golf Committee meeting will be in early January with
Dave Scott as chairman.
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- XI.
New
Business:
- A.
Next
Membership meeting is scheduled for January 11, 2002, noon, at
Tambellini’s. Guest
speaker is State Representative Mike Turzai.
Topic will be state legislative issues including the Adult Health
Insurance plan. Doug
will do a mailing/e-mail to all members by December 21st.
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- Adjournment: 5:30 p.m. Next board meeting is January 8, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. at
Seubert & Associates.
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