| President Corey Mathisen | Director Mary Kloos | |||
| Vice President Dan Sullivan | Director Justin Kraus | |||
| Past President Forrest Hasty | Director Mike Kruse | |||
| Treasurer Laura Lyons | Director Blake Nelson | |||
| Secretary (acting) Laura Lyons | N/A | Director Jason Radde | ||
| Director Benton Campbell | Director Mark Trogstad-Isaacson | |||
| Director John Dalton | Executive Director Dana Wheeler | |||
| Director Kevin Joyce | Administrative Assistant Donna Blackwell | |||
Call to order:
Meeting was called to order by President Corey Mathisen at 12:04 pm.
Staffing update:
Forrest gathered the information requested by the board at the December 20, 2021, meeting (the resume, proof of degree, and notes from calling references for Anthony “Tony” Kelly, potential MGEC new-hire) and emailed it to board members prior to this meeting for their review. Multiple members confirmed that, yes, they’d had time to read through the notes and agreed Tony seems well-qualified.
Tony was also asked follow-up questions listed at the December 20th meeting:
- MGEC is a different kind of union than laborers, how does he feel about that?
Answer: He is excited by the opportunities to learn and grow this provides.
- If MGEC sells the building, would he be willing and able to work from his home?
Answer: His strong preference would be to not telework since there is already someone else teleworking from his home. He’d probably prefer we rent him a space.
Has MGEC done formal background checks on any staff previously; would we like to do one before hiring Tony, or make an offer conditional on a background check coming back clean? We haven’t done them to Dana’s knowledge. After discussion, the board agreed to ask Tony’s permission and let him know any offer is contingent on the background check coming back clean. Donna is looking into the background check prices and has board permission to run one without any further approval needed if it costs less than $100.
Forrest made a motion to offer the MGEC intermediate labor relations staff member position to Tony Kelly, with wages and compensation to be determined by the Executive Committee; Mark seconded. Motion passed by majority Teams vote.
Adjourn:
A motion was made to adjourn by Forrest Hasty; Mike Kruse seconded. Passed by voice vote at 12:39 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Laura Lyons Dana Wheeler
(Acting) Secretary Executive Director