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Mid-Exec Conference Call Minutes
November 17, 2008
8:00 - 9:00 AM
1. Call to Order:
3. Roll Call:
Present: Absent:
Jim Todd President President Eric Suits Area III VP
Aaron Ferguson Vice President Darrell Roegge Area II VP
John Beckhart Secretary Norbert Ryder Area IV VP
Rollie Spaniol Treasurer
Jerry Snodgrass Area I VP
Terry Davis NACD Delegate
Annyce Winters ISWCDEA AC Co-Chair
Josh Joseph ISWCDEA AC Co-Chair
Rich Nichols AISWCD
Jim Nelson AISWCD
Stacy Stremsterfer AISWCD
Approve Agenda: Terry D John B
4. Taskforce/ Focus Area Committees
a. Focused leg Taskforce: Conf Call last week. The TF thought the Marketing TF was supposed to develop materials for them. Rich explained that this was not the case and that the group should contact their legislators. House and Senate are to be back in session Wednesday of this week.
b. Marketing Taskforce: 911 paper went out to all districts and sent an info sheet to all legislators at home office and to Springfield office. Have another marketing group in Freeport submitting a bid for marketing services. Rich was contacted by Stew Ellis regarding marketing for AISWCD. We may be getting info from him. Stacy would like to make a list of all task force participants and how long they are to be active and get regular updates from them.
5. Area Vice Presidents’ Reports
a. Area I: One council in Area I is considering a by-law change, to among other things, to add a name for their LUC . Who started naming their LUCs and how can they do it? No one had any idea how that came about or when.
No other reports
6. Old Business
a. Director Training (added as agenda item by Jerry S.): Still need $1500.00 for this has Rich looked into this or will he. Rich said he would look into this.
7. New Business
a. NACD Dues: Due date September 30th. Illinois paid about $2800.00 towards the NACD renovation.
b. National Lobbying Efforts: Request from NACD leg committee to get input from us. The NACD Leg Comm is having a conf call before our QB. Address the financial system within NRCS. Don’t give admin to FSA solely. With the next administration there may be a green collar stimulus package for businesses in green industry. Could NACD work with congress to have SWCDs classified as green industry and allow them to maybe receive grants.
MOTION: Email SWCDs and ask if there are any national leg issues they would like NACD to address.
Jerry S made a motion Aaron F seconded ------------- MCVV
c. AISWCD Dues: How do we address this considering the financial situation? We may have better info at December QB since we will have gone through veto session.
d. Summer Conference Dates and Registration Deadline: Stacy: We have till end of January to get our estimated numbers for the conference. Horseshoe pitching tournament will be in town the same week of our SC. Therefore we cannot wait as long as the SC task force would like to since the Hotel wants our numbers ASAP. Again, we may have to wait until Veto Session is over and we will know more then. Email to go out from Rich N: Considering financial crisis we would welcome ideas from SWCDs about SC program and duration through LUCs.
e. NACD Alternate and Delegate: We have to choose these at the December QB meeting. Jerry S suggested that the President and Vice be nominated as delegate and alternate.
f. Health Insurance Supplemental Bill: It is IDOA’s intent to pay the insurance out of the partner’s fund as long as money gets released. (Funds yet to be released.)
8. Adjournment
Next meeting date: December 8-9 at Northfield Inn in Springfield, IL: Christmas party at 6:30 PM on December 8th.
MOTION TO ADJOURN: Jerry S made motion Terry D seconded ----------------- MCVV