GVHSF MINUTES 08-31-1992
Golden Valley Human Services Foundation
August 31, 1992
Members present-Ruth Heaner, Jeff Loeb, Cal Stoll, Jack Cole,
Terri Mattson, Don Anderson. Also Present were Gloria Johnson,
Council member, Sue Virnig, Assistant Finance Director.
Call to Order-The meeting was called to order by Gloria Johnson,
Council member, at 7:01 PM.
Introduction of Members-Members introduced themselves and told
everyone why they were interested on serving on the Foundation.
Election of Officers-A motion was made by Cal Stoll and seconded
by Ruth Heaner to wait until later to elect officers. Motion
carried.
Draft of the Golden Valley Foundation By-laws-A draft copy of
the by-laws was given to the members of the foundation. The
draft copy was a combination of the Human Rights By-laws and the
resolution creating the Foundation. Each section was looked at
in detail.
A motion was made by Don Anderson and seconded by Ruth Heaner to
approve Article I: Mission Statement of the by-laws. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Cal Stoll and seconded by Don Anderson to
approve Article II: Membership of the by-laws. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Don Anderson and seconded by Jack Cole to
approve the Article III: Appointment Process, Terms and
Vacancies of the by-laws. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Terri Mattson and seconded by Jack Cole to
approve Article IV: Meetings of the by-laws with changes to
meet on the fourth Monday of the month. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Jeff Loeb and seconded by Jack Cole to
approve Article V: Officers with changes to add a third officer
of Vice-Chair which would preside over meetings in the Chair's
absence, give agendas to the staff liaison 10 business days
before the meeting, and the secretary should give copies of the
minutes to the staff liaison for mailing with the agenda ten
business days before the meeting. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Don Anderson and seconded by Jack Cole to
approve Article VI: Annual Funding Report of the by-laws.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Cal Stoll and seconded by Jeff Loeb to
approve Article VII: Amendments and Revisions with changes to
be reviewed annually at the June meeting and changes should be
mailed at least 10 business days before the meeting.
with these changes made, the by-laws will be put on the
September 8, 1992 agenda for council approval.
Establish Guidelines for Requests-The policy relating to City
Funding of Human Service Agencies was looked at. Concerns were
made that the questionnaire didn't ask enough detail about each
organization. For the next meeting, members were asked to bring
.
sample questions they the would like to see in the
questionnaire. The United Way questionnaire would also be
looked at. Jeff Loeb talked about how the Human Rights
Commission allocated funds in previous years
Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council would be invited to
answer questions at the next meeting regarding the annual
membership fee and what services they provide to the City for
that fee. There were concerns as to why the funding for NWHHSC
would come out of the Foundation versus the City's operating
budget.
other-A motion was made by Don Anderson and seconded by Jack
Cole to wait until the next meeting to elect Officers. Jeff
Loeb, Don Anderson, and Jack Cole showed interest in being
officers for the Foundation. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Terri Mattson and seconded by Jack Cole to
have the next meeting September 21, 1992 at 7:00 PM. Motion
carried.
Adjournment-A motion was made by Jack Cole and seconded by Ruth
Heaner to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 PM. Motion carried.