CEGA Board Meeting
Held on 24 July 2008 at the Ole Times Buffet Warner
Robins Georgia. The meeting was called to order at 6 PM by
President - Sandra Harvey.
Board Members in attendance: President-
Sandra Harvey, President Elect- Janet Boyd, VP Membership- Jim Rush,
Director of Publicity-Clint Grant, Director of Program- Ben Baker and VP
of Marketing- Keith Flury
Board Members Absent: Secretary-Sheryl
Cavazos and Treasurer-Chuck Fitch
Chapter Membership: The CEGA membership is
currently at 71 of which 26 members are CPIM certified. KUHMO Tires and
BASF have employees who have recently signed up to CEGA APICS
membership.
New Business: The president handed out the
Board Member packets to those present. President gave a synopsis of the
New Year Chapter goals and accomplishments for the new Board as well as
a review of past Chapter goals and accomplishments by the previous
board. President solicited new ideas for the upcoming year from those
present.
Board Calendar: President discussed the
tentative calendar for the upcoming year to determine when the PDMs will
be held and what events and tours may be scheduled. Future BOD meeting
and locations are TBD then announced by the President.
Joint Ventures: Meetings such as those with
ASQ-Norval Johnson will be coordinated and scheduled by the Programs
Director–Ben Baker. The Director of Publicity will make formula
announcements.
Surveys: President discussed the importance
of handing out the surveys at the PDMs and ensuring that all present
fill one out so they can be used for the CBAR.
CBAR: The President gave all present the new
CBAR packet. She discussed how to use the CBAR and the responsibilities
of each board member regarding the CBAR. Janet Boyd-President-Elect is
responsible for the reporting of the CBAR. The President stressed the
importance of each person actively working on his or her CBAR section
and keeping Janet informed of current status and progress at each
meeting.
Old Business: The President discussed the
importance of keeping the CEGA Website up to date. She identified
changes that needed to be made as well as information that should be
deleted. She requested the Director of Publicity-Clint Grant re-design
the annual calendar so that she has the capability to print one month at
a time. The President also requested the CEGA website be linked to the
District/Regional APICS website.
Discussion regarding the Bylaws and Amendments:
The CEGA chapter will propose an amendment to the bylaws that will
reimburse a board member his/her membership dues paid if the board
members employer will not reimburse the member his/her membership dues.
If there are 3 or more members who don’t receive reimbursement from
their employers, the chapter will reimburse each member equitably up to
a monetary cap of $600. Each member will be reimbursed his/her fair
share, but will be responsible for the difference. Reimbursement of
membership dues will be contingent upon availability of chapter funds.
The Bylaws are contained in a Living Document
and are subject to review and change by the board members. The Secretary
will be responsible for updating the Bylaws upon approval and direction
of the President.
Meeting adjourned @ 7:30 p.m.
