SANDALL Board Meeting

25 May 2005

University of San Diego School of Law , Faculty Board Room
REVISIONS AS OF JUNE 9, 2005

Call to order: 12:15pm ;
Board Present: President Valerie Railey; Treasurer/Membership Chair Ruth Levor; Secretary Brian Williams;
Board Absent: Vice President Judith Lihosit; Past President Liz Carroll.
Also present: Sushila Selness, Grants Committee Chair; Maggie McDonald, Archives Committee Chair; John Adkins, Bylaws Committee Chair; Ellie Slade, Employment Committee Chair; Joan Allen-Hart, Government Relations Committee Chair.

Feb 2005 minutes approved.

Reports Submitted and Approved:

• Archives Committee Report submitted by Maggie McDonald: approved.
• Bylaws Committee Report submitted by John Adkins: approved.
• Employment Committee Report submitted by Ellie Slade: approved.
• Government Relations Committee Report submitted by Joan Allen-Hart: approved.
• Grants Committee Report submitted by Sushila Selness: approved.
• Programs Committee Report submitted by Judith Lihosit: approved.
• Treasurer's Report submitted by Ruth Levor: approved.
• Web Committee Report submitted by Carol Hyne: approved.

OLD BUSINESS:

Research report of old policies item: tabled.

Pacific Chapter Reception Unused Funds Rollover issue: tabled ("the unspent funds from the joint reception in Boston are being researched so that the funds can be rolled over for fees related to the San Antonio 2005 AALL Annual Meeting of the Pacific Chapters joint reception").

Student Membership Bylaw Amendment - "The Board approved student membership bylaw amendment will be presented to the general membership at the annual meeting."

NEW BUSINESS:

"SANDALL President is invited by State Librarian Mark Linneman to participate on CCR Cmte. Board approval President's participation in CA Code of Regulations Advisory Cmte."

Government Relations Committee Proposed Mission Statement: "GRC proposed mission statement is endorsed by the President. SANDALL Board will vote on the proposed statement via e-mail."

Salary Survey: "Draft of a local salary survey prepared by Employment Cmte. Chair was discussed. AALL is conducting a salary survey this year. It was decided that a local salary survey will be evaluated at a future date. Best practices for the content & distribution medium for the salary survey is considered.

"Electronic voting for SANDALL Officers will be presented to the general membership as an informal poll to seek an indication of interest of migrating to electronic voting for the chapter."

ODDS & ENDS:

The forthcoming Newsletter's President's Column contains a detailed statement of Founder's Tea discussions.

Request for ideas for 2006 AALL Diversity Symposium: Ruth Levor is on the AALL diversity committee, and the theme of the committee is pioneering change. Members with ideas regarding the diversity symposium are encouraged to contact Ruth.

The SANDALL Business Meeting will be held at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 501 W. Broadway, 19 th Floor, San Diego , CA 92101 , 12 noon to 1:30 pm, 17 June 2004. Please RSVP to Sushila Selness at selness@sandiego.edu

Meeting Adjourned 1:36 pm

Submitted
Brian Williams