Arrowhead Human Resources Association

 

Meeting Minutes

July 11, 20067

10:00 am   Delta Dental, Gilbert, MN

 

Cathy Pazzelli, President, opened the meeting with self-introductions.  Twenty-one people were in attendance.  Vicki Nelson, Educator for Range Women’s Advocates was the guest speaker.  Her topic was “Domestic Violence:  It IS Your Business” which focused on the victim.

 

A representative from the NE MN Office of Job Training presented information on a program that targeted small businesses – The Worker Training Fund.

 

BUSINESS MEETING:

Treasurer’s Report - Nancy Tepovich reported a balance of $3,427.71 between the two checking accounts (Wells Fargo and Queen City Federal).

 

Membership Report – Karen Zupancich reported we have 44 paid members.  Becky Seeley and Connie Larson were selected in a random drawing to have their MN SHRM conference fee paid by AHRA.

 

Legislative Update - Paul Carlson gave an update on the following legal hot topics:

                * SHRM involvement has made a difference in several legislative issues.

                * Members were polled as to their interest in participating in “A Day at the Capital”.  This issue will be revisited in October. 

                * HR issues can be viewed on the SHRM website.

 

HR All-Day Seminar Update – the committee has four speakers for the day.  Subjects include:  wage & hour; FMLA/ADA, Workforce Issues; De-escalating Employees   The cost is $25/members and $30/non-members.  There will be twenty exhibitors.  Door prizes are being secured.

 

AHRA Website - we are looking for any comments on the site.  It’s definitely a good start to a fantastic website.

 

CEU’s – our request for continuing education credits (HRCI credits) was denied for this meeting’s speaker.

 

CAP’s Report – We received a 2006 Merit Award, banner, letter and certificate:  recognizing outstanding achievement.  Ideas are needed to increase membership.

 

Jamie Janezich distributed a 2007 survey.   Members were requested to return the completed forms to him by August 1.  He will tabulate the results.  Jamie shared information about area chambers concerns on sharing AHRA information with their members as AHRA is not a chamber member. 

 

The new SHRM logo was launched during the June conference.  The deadline for the SHRM scholarship is July 1, 2007.

 

Next meeting will be October 24th:  Range Center, Inc. in Chisholm offered to host the meeting.  The topic - “Diversity”. 

The meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.