East Central Minnesota Workforce Executive Committee Minutes
August 6, 2002
Present
Terry Dalbey, Mora/Cambridge WorkForce Center, Chris Miller, Oak Land Vocational, Sharon Prahl, Team Industries, Inc., Nick Waldoch, Braham Public Schools, John Norris, Atscott Mfg., John Schlagel, Ginger Glenn, Glenn Metalcraft and Ray Hoheisel, Executive Director, ECMWF Partnership.
Call to Order
Chair John N. called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m.
Minutes
Minutes of the May 7, 2002 Executive Committee meeting were reviewed on May 14, 2002.
Financial Report
A financial report through July 2002 was distributed. Treasurer John Schlagel reported a balance of $57,168.56. Interest earnings were the only receipts. Expenditures were for Employer Conference and Executive Director services.
School-To-Work funds for Year V including carry-over in Fiscal Year 03 was reported as $72,920.71 with expenditures of $23,357.55 and a balance of $49,563.16. Upon motion by Nick W., seconded by Terry D. the report was accepted and filed. Motion carried.
School-To-Work
- Year V School-To-Work redistribution and carry-over implementation grants were presented to the board. A brief description and budget amount for each request follows. Chris M. presented the Cambridge-Isanti and Princeton requests and Nick W. explained the Braham request.
- Braham for continuation of career interaction project, building of industrial technology program, software for digital/video technology program, articulation agreements and women in technology conference with a budget of $4,700.00.
- Cambridge-Isanti for Career Center professional development, reference materials and marketing and communication, Save for America pilot program, Career Game and ALC Work Experience materials with a budget of $14,742.00.
- Pine City for 9th grade career day, junior class college tours and career resources with a budget of $5,897.00.
- Princeton for professional development for local businesses and teachers, curriculum development using the community as a resource and community literacy partnership efforts with a budget of $10,614.00.
Moved by Ginger G., seconded by John S. to approve implementation grant requests as presented. Motion carried.
Ray H. presented information on the status of remaining Year V and carry-over funds from the School-To-Work grant and asked the board to authorize a revised budget to be submitted to the state. The revised budget transfers funds from line items that were well under budget to the line item that allows district committees to access redistribution and carry-over funds. Copies of the revised budget dated August 6, 2002 were reviewed. Nick W. moved, seconded by Terry D. to approve the revised budget. Motion carried.
Billing for Voluntary Third Year Pledges
Due to requests by several members and their concern for current financial difficulties in firms and organizations it was recommended that the Partnership not bill for voluntary payments for 3rd year of pledge to the Partnership. Following discussion it was agreed a letter would be sent advising businesses and organizations who had pledged contributions that the Partnership has sufficient operating funds and would forgo the third year payments. The letter would also that say if businesses or organizations would like to pay a part or all of the pledge payment it would be accepted. A motion to have the Executive Director prepare and send this information to businesses and organizations who pledged the voluntary payments was made by Ginger G., seconded by Nick W. Motion carried.
Career and Technical Education Power Point Presentation
Nick W. and Ray H. shared contents of the power point presentation Nancy M. has developed following a meeting the three of them had to determine the content of the presentation. Following discussion it was recommended that the presentation be given at the Partnership meeting on August 13th as a trial run. It will be presented to the Cambridge-Isanti school board at 7:00 p.m. on August 26, 2002.
Board members discussed the importance of having business representatives at the presentations to give live examples of current business needs. Sharon P. said she would attend and Chris M. and Ray H. will share power point presentation at the August 12, 2002 Community as a Classroom meeting and recruit business representatives to attend and participate in the presentation. It was suggested that the presentation be made available to local chambers and HR groups, either at a meeting or for inclusion in newsletters.
Chris M. said that the Cambridge-Isanti board members will receive the Career Center year-end report, the most recent follow-up study, a list of programs the district is currently offering and a copy of the Partnership position paper on Career and Technical education prior to the meeting.
Princeton HR and Cambridge HR Roundtable Activities
Minutes of the Cambridge HR Roundtable initial planning meeting were distributed and discussed. Ginger G. and Sharon P. discussed what took place at the meeting, as they were participants. Ginger G. also said the Princeton group is gearing up for more cooperative training sessions.
Families Forward Grant and Status of CIF
Ray H. told board members that the “Families Forward” grant has been submitted and an evaluation, including reference checks with Partnership members was conducted as part of the McKnight grant evaluation process. Grant awards should be made in early September. He also mentioned that CIF McKnight funding is ending and that steering committee members are searching for ways to continue the effort to help families succeed through assistance generated by local communities with leadership provided by CIF.
Executive Director Duties and Payment for Services
Ray H. gave a brief review of expected activity in the next two months. Upon motion by Ginger G., seconded by Nick W. the board approved payment for nine days for director services in May, June and July 2002. Motion carried.
Partnership Meeting and Adjournment
Agenda items for August and September will include Employer Conference Planning, School-To-Work, Career and Technical Education Power Point Presentation, HR Roundtable Planning in Cambridge and Cooperative Training Project in Princeton, WorkForce Information Presentation and Recruitment of Executive Committee Replacements. Adjournment was at 8:55 a.m. upon motion by John S., seconded by Nick W.
Minutes by Ray H.