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5th Annual Meeting Minutes

Oregon Safe Schools and Communities Coalition Annual Meeting
May 16, 2009, Q Center, 4411 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland, OR


Board members present: Joyce Liljeholm, Joy Wallace, Ray Johnson, Jessica Lee, Sally Stevens, Matthew Geraths.

Others Present: Zena Piccolo, Lori Gardner, June Tremain, Nancy Huppertz, Norm Costa.

Annual Business Meeting

Call to Order: Joy called the meeting to order and had everyone introduce themselves.

Agenda: Joy presented the Agenda for the day and said as there are no objections the Agenda is approved.

Speaker: Joy introduced Board member Jessica Lee of Basic Rights Oregon who talked while showing a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed state legislation (HB 2599) to improve the present non-bullying law. She answered questions following the presentation.

Minutes: The minutes from the May 17, 2008 Annual Meeting were distributed and approved.

Treasurer's Report: Ray reviewed the financial records. He reported for the fiscal year of September 2007 to August 2008, revenue was $28,316.07 and expenses were $14,751.67 for a balance of $13,564.40. For the 2009-10 fiscal year, the Board approved a budget of $17,970, which was distributed. At the present time, there is a balance of $9,957.46. For 2007-08, he said that the membership had increased by 32.4 percent for a new total of 98. Contributions also increased by 25.3 percent for a new total of $3,405. He also distributed a sheet that showed the distribution of income and expenses by categories and percentages of the total.

Board of Directors Election: Sally explained the duties of a Board member. She then presented the slate of members running for election/re-election to the Board: Renewing board members were Ray Johnson for a two-year term, Ron Bloodworth a for one-year term and new member Zena Britadesco for a two-year term. Joy asked for additional nominations; there were none. A motion was made, seconded and approved to close the nominations. A motion was made, seconded and approved to elect the three members unnanimously to the Board.

Membership Awards: Ray said that since OSSCC was formed in 2001-02, several organizations and individuals had maintained continuous membership. He presented a Certificate of Merit for Continuous Support to: Forest Grove Family Resource Center, GLSEN-Oregon, Love Makes A Family, Inc., Northwest Human Services/HOST Youth and Family Program, OEA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Caucus, PFLAG-Corvallis-Albany, PFLAG-National, PFLAG-Portland, Rural Organizing Project, TransParentcy, United Church of Christ-Central Pacific Conference, Ron Bloodworth, Serena Cruz, Joyce Liljeholm and Joy Wallace.

Recruiting for Committees: Joy introduced the three standing committees and asked for members to join ones that interested them.

Adjournment of Official Annual Meeting: Joy adjourned the meeting.

 

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