Board Meeting Minutes

September 7, 2005

PRESENT: Ellie Slade, Valerie Railey, Ruth Levor and Pat Rusheen
OTHERS PRESENT: Bob Richards (Program Committee)

LOCATION: Seltzer Caplan, 750 B St ., Suite 2100 , San Diego , CA. 92101
TIME: 12:00 Noon

The meeting was called to order at 12:17 p.m. by Ellie Slade.

The Board Meeting Minutes of August 3, 2005 were approved with minor change to Treasurer's report to reflect that there is no expiration date for the savings account.

Treasurer's Report (Ruth Levor)

•  Treasurer gave her report and provided a copy for the minutes.

•  No disbursement activity to report. Collections & deposits of membership dues monies continue.

The treasurer's report was accepted as presented.

Committee and Liaison Reports

•  Membership Committee (Ruth Levor)

Renewal deadline has passed. 75% of past members renewed. A discussion followed regarding contacting past members that did not renew that are still in the San Diego area to invite them to continue as a member. It was decided to delegate this task amongst the board members.

In addition, membership forms will also be mailed to the local Library school.

Along the lines of increasing membership and PR, there was discussion about reaching out to Association of Legal Administrators. The possibility of a 10-15 min. presentation in front of their group was discussed. Per Valerie, the presentation should be high quality and reach the largest group with the shortest amount of time commitment.

•  Newsletter (Pat Rusheen)

Amy Moberly will continue as editor. An e-mail had been sent out by Amy calling for articles. The deadline is Sept. 15 th . Ellie reported that she is working on an article. Pat asked Bob if a tentative program schedule could be included in the upcoming newsletter.

•  Employment Committee Report (Ellie Slade)

No report.

•  Public Relations Committee

The chair for this committee is now open due to Amy Hale's departure.

•  Nominations Committee

Shelia Corman will be mailing out a ballot to the membership for the open Vice-President position within the next week or two.

•  Program Committee (Bob Richards)

General discussion continued about the need to firm up our program schedule for the year. Brown bag events were discussed for October and November, but no concrete dates or presenters are nailed down yet. The Joan Kroc venue at USD has been reserved for the Holiday Party this year. Bob will be following up with USD regarding catering and with vendors regarding sponsorships.

Valerie volunteered to assist Bob on the program committee.

Joint Institute Update

•  SANDALL will participate in the Joint Institute and will be responsible for registration. Bob Richards will coordinate. Ellie will provide Bob with contact info for the other chapter coordinators.

•  Ellie reported there will be a 1 day pre-conference provided by Lexis.

AALL Chapter Visit

Ellie reported that AALL prefers to visit with all chapters at the joint institute in an effort to economize, so SANDALL's chapter visit will take place there.

As a commitment by this years' board, it was decided that board meeting agendas will be disseminated a minimum of 3 business days prior to all scheduled board meetings. This is a working decision by this board and not binding on future boards.

Next Board Meeting scheduled for October 19, 2005 at 12 noon at Luce Forward.

The board meeting adjourned at 1:25 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Pat Rusheen
Secretary