May 2003 PGH-AHU Board Meeting Minutes

[Action Items are noted in bold italicized type.]

I. Meeting called to order at 4:20pm.

II. Review of minutes from April 2003 meeting: Motion to approve by Ken Herrle, motion seconded by Dave Scott.

III. Treasurer’s Report:

A. No Report. Kris Pusateri was unable to attend.

IV. Membership Report:

A. Tim Schmid reported the Pittsburgh chapter has 93 active members.

B. All non-members who attended the golf outing will be contacted by the next meeting.

C. There were 2 termed members on the list that have already been contacted.

D. Prospecting activity was discussed. Every board member agreed to work hard to bring in one new member by June 30, 2003. We can still attain our goal of 100 members by the end of Doug Moore’s term as president.

V. Communications Report:

A. The next Benefits Beat will be published in July.

B. Dave Scott indicated that he has a lunch scheduled with Pam Gaynor to discuss media relations.

VI. Legislative Report:

A. Doug Moore will schedule an appointment with Melissa Hart this summer to discuss AHP’s.

B. The board discussed the need to set appointments with Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter’s office to discuss AHP’s.

C. The board is working on an official position regarding SB 671 and AHP’s..

VII. Program/Education Report:

A. Don Balla is working on the next CE event for sometime in July. The board discussed having HRA’s as the next topic for our July CE event.

VIII. Technology Report:

A. Holly Lyons will post pictures of our golf outing on our website.

B. Tim Schmid will provide Holly with the names of the newest members so she can recognize them on our website.

IX. Old Business:

A. Dave Scott indicated that the golf outing was a great success. Actual results will be discussed at the next board meeting during the Treasurer’s report. Dave Scott recognized Don Balla and John Mueller for their efforts in signing up sponsors for this years outing.

B. Ken Herrle will order a supply of stationery (Pgh-AHU specific) for each board member.

X. New Business:

A. New officers will be elected at the next board meeting for those positions being contested.

B. Doug Moore and Dave Scott were elected to represent Pgh-AHU at the convention in San Diego.

XI. Meeting adjourned at 5:25pm.