MGEC Board meeting 4 15 19

	Present			Present
President Derrick Dasenbrock			Director Corey Mathisen
Vice President Steve Kordosky			Director Forrest Hasty
Past Pres. Mohammad Dehdashti			Director Cindy Dittberner
Secretary Jerry Kotzenmacher			Director Rachel Broughton
Treasurer Gene Hicks			Director Jason Hedeen
Director Jeff Cremin			Director Laura Lyons
Director Blake Nelson			Executive Director Dana Wheeler
Director Victor Vasas			Robert Haag, Labor Relations Consult
			Kari Torkelson Admin Assistant

1. Call to order: The meeting was called to order at 3:40 p.m. by President Derrick Dasenbrock.

2. Approval of Agenda: Add insurance bargaining to the agenda. A motion was made to accept the agenda with amendment as noted by Vice President Steve Kordosky 2nd by Director Forrest Hasty. Motion approved by voice vote.

3. Secretary’s report – Jerry Kotzenmacher

The board reviewed the March 2019 meeting minutes. A motion was made to accept the meeting minutes by Vice President Steve Kordosky. 2^nd by Director Blake Nelson. Motion passed by voice vote.

4. Treasurer’s Report – Gene Hicks

The board reviewed the treasurer’s report. A new salary line item was created for the Administrative Assistant filled by Kari Torkelson. During the staffing transition, Dana occasionally has had to work additional hours; sometimes as much as 10 – 15 hours more per pay period.

The treasurer’s committee discussed investing a 20% portion of the current C.D’s into  mutual fund(s) similar to the states retirement fund. A motion was made to consider to invest 20% in mutual funds by Treasurer Gene Hicks. 2^nd by Victor Vasas. Pass by voice vote. Director Blake Nelson opposed.

The treasurers committee also discussed the board stipend. The stipend will now be automatic. If a board member misses more than 2 board meetings, they will not get the $75/$150 stipend.

Motion was made based on #3 of the handout. #3 reads” Since everyone on the board is on a board work committee that meets and does work outside of regular board meetings:

• Stipends should be paid to all board members every month for 12 months
• If a board meeting is moved or canceled in a month, board members still receive a stipend
• An exception might be if a board member stops participating and stops attending meetings, the stipend can be denied.

For those claiming lost time, we should now be identifying the area that the lost time was used for. This will track where lost time is used.

A motion was made to tentatively approve the budget by Treasurer Gene Hicks. 2^nd by Vice president Steve Kordosky. Blake opposed until he receives the hand out. Final budget needs to be approved at the annual meeting.

5. Administrative Assistant – Kari Torkelson

• Currently 4 sponsors for the gold tournament. WSB, Braun, SRF and HNTB.
• Annual meeting packet is being completed.

6. Presidents Report – Derrick Dasenbrock

• Annual Meeting set for May 20^th. May 13^th board meeting has been scheduled. A separate note should go out for non-golfers for the annual meeting.
• D6 information request – Hope not to continue with this request. Making progress on receipts. Seems like a winnable argument.
• NASHTU – Participants will be Cory, Mohammad, Kari and Dana.
• Kari’s Title – With Karis widening work area to membership services, a process for a new title is in order.
• Constitution – Constitution committee will meet April 29^th to draft a final constitution to be voted on by members.

7. Executive Directors report – Dana Wheeler

• Building – two offices currently open. One tenant falling behind.
• Grievance update – Rash of investigations including a performance, C.O. and Maplewood lab.
• Board of license – Climate related language for P.E.s. MGEC does not support.
• Scholarships – Expand beyond Engineers. STEM a good idea.
• Motion was made to “change scholarship to STEM from engineering, including land surveying” by Director Rachel Broughton. 2^nd by Mohammad Dehdashti. Motion passed by voice vote.
• Coalition Insurance – Meeting set for Friday April 19th.

8. Vice Presidents Report – Steve Kordosky

9. DNR: No report.

10. PCA – No report.

11. Adjourn: A motion was made to adjourn by Secretary Jerry Kotzenmacher. 2^nd by Treasurer Gene Hicks. Passed by voice vote at 6:44 pm.