LAIRD DISTRICT COUNCIL
September 7, 2005

Location: New Relax Crew

Attendance:  Debbie Murray CARS, Harvie Toews, CARS, Rick Lynch, CARS, Tracey Oliver-forbes, Action Group, Danah Cumming, PDD, Terrie Hauck, Michener, Tanja Johnston, Michener-PDD, Bev Randers, The Hub, PDD Michener, Pat Marshall, PDD Board, Kim Forster , Cosmos, Dreamcatchers Toastmasters, Tamara Noordhof, Red Deer Learning Circle, Gina Belich, Red Deer Learning Circle, Rhonda Brand, Relax Crew, Todd Fanjoy, CSS, Leesa Rozic CSS.

1.    Welcome and introductions

2.    Additions

1.    Deb Murray circulated an invitation to become a member of LAIRD with meeting dates for review by members.

3.    Financial Report

From Treasurer Rep. Leesa Rozic (CSS)

Learning Account balance = $5241.40

         **Next month report will include both the Learning account balance

and the Operating account balances.

4.    Learning Account Money requests

a. Kim Forster of Dreamcatchers Toastmasters group at Cosmos submitted a written request of $720.00 to provide bursaries of $20.00 to each of our 26 current members and $20.00 bursaries for 10 additional new members.

-Motion by Harvey Toews, to give Dreamcatchers Toastmasters $720.00.  Seconded by Tanja Johnston, and all members voted in favor to accept motion. Kim Forster to provide a written report back once funds are dispersed to members.

b. Rick Lynch on behalf of Consumer Conference submitted request to subsidize half the cost of registration for 10 Advocates attending the conference.

-Motion by Rhonda Brand to subsidize $550 for half the

registration of 10 Advocates, Seconded by Gina Belich, All members voted in favour of the motion. The Consumer Conference Finance Committee will select the recipients.

5.    Reviewed New MISSION STATEMENT

-Motion by Debbie Murray, to accept the New Vision Statement: 

“BUILDING STRONG HEALTHY INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES

BY BRINGING CITIZENS TOGETHER WITH THE LAIRD

DISTRICT”. Seconded by Rhonda Brand, and all members

voted in favour to accept motion.

6.    Review of proposed New MISSION STATEMENT

 “NETWORK WITH CITIZENS TO PROMOTE

UNDERSTANDING AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR

MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE INCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS

WITHIN THE LAIRD DISTRICT COUNCIL”. All agreed that it

needed to be changed into plain language.  Terri and Tanja to

revise for next meeting.

7.    Review Action Plans:  

a. Diverse Membership / Strategic Relationships

All members to email Bob Doherty at

toliver-forbes@action-group.org with ideas on potential new

members. Bob Doherty to draft a letter to recruit possible new

members.

b. Develop an orientations using plain language – TABLED

c. Organizational Structure

agreed to as follows:

1 chair 1 co-chair (currently 2 Co-Chairs),

Treasurer (must be a service provider)

Secretary

Vice Secretary

Directors (6)

General membership

Two year term positions and elections will be held in May.

Harvey Toews will work on Job Descriptions for each position in the Organizational Structure of LAIRD.

8. Information Sharing

1.    Bev Randers distributed Autumn Hub Newsletter.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 1:20pm

NEXT MEETING

OCTOBER 5^TH 12-1:30

at Relax Crew