Idaho Society of Certified Public Managers

Board Meeting

PTC Building, 3^rd Floor Conference Room

February 27, 2012

Attendees: Dan Johnson, Becky Barton-Wagner, Mark Little, Dave Wiedemann, Deborah Woolery 

Absent: Renee Eymann                                                                                                                                 

I. Welcome:  President Dan Johnson called the meeting to order at 1218p.m.

II. Approval of Minutes:  Becky Barton-Wagner made a motion to accept the January 2012 meeting minutes as written. Dave Wiedemann seconded the motion, and the minutes were approved.

III. Treasurer Report:  Mark Little reported a Treasurer’s report was not available.

IV. Open discussion: Dan Johnson asked if we should offer a training if we could get a free trainer.   Possible topics are time management and changes to the CPM program.  Dan will work with Renee on possible trainings, since she is the President-Elect.  Possibly survey Departments to gauge skills and knowledge gaps could be developed.

V. Membership:  Dave Wiedemann presented the updated membership application, which is in a fillable PDF format.  Deborah Woolery said the Society has a PayPal account and that information should be listed on the application. She will send the log-in to Dave and Mark.  Dave Peters in Pocatello may be able to assist in recruiting new members.

VI. Future Meetings: Videoconferencing has been confirmed by DHW for the second Monday of the month at 12:00 starting April 9, 2012.  (NOTE:  A scheduling conflict has been discovered on our request.  Different dates need to be requested.)

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:05 p.m.

Idaho Society of Certified Public Managers

The American Academy of Certified Public Managers® and the Idaho Society of Certified Public Managers® invite you to join us in celebrating the 25th Annual AACPM Professional Development Conference in Boise, Idaho on September 22-25, 2013!

Below is a link to the renewal form inviting you to renew your membership in the Idaho Society of Certified Public Managers.  The renewal form is a fill-in PDF form that you’ll need to print it out and send with your check. Please look it over and consider continuing your membership this year. As a member of the first North Idaho CPM track, I have enjoyed the networking opportunities that both the program and my involvement with the Society has allowed me to have.  For that reason that I accepted the position as the 2012 Membership Committee Chairman.

If you know of a fellow alum who has left state employment, please send them a link to this page.  Membership is open to all alumni, employment with the state is not required. The member can still reap great benefits from the group and we welcome their participation.

I hope see you all as members and at future society events.

-Dave Wiedemann

Idaho Society of Certified Public Managers

Board Meeting Minutes

August 23, 2011

Attendees:  Becky Barton-Wagner, Renee Eymann, Mark Little, Connie Pratt, Dave Wiedemann;  Jim Smith (by phone)

I. Welcome: President Becky Barton-Wagner called the meeting to order.

II. Approval of Minutes: Mark Little made a motion to accept the May 2011 meeting minutes as written.  Jim Smith seconded the motion, and the minutes were approved.

III. Treasurer Report: Mark Little passed out a report showing we have total assets of $5,725.27.  He has two more membership checks to cash, which will add $80 to the total.

Renee Eymann made a motion to accept the treasurer report.  Becky Barton-Wagner seconded the motion, and the report was accepted.

IV. President-elect: Becky-Barton Wagner formally introduced Jim Smith, our new President-elect, to the board.  

V. Summer Picnic: Dave Wiedemann reported that the membership committee will meet to plan for a picnic after the Labor Day weekend.  We’ll need to decide what ISCPM will provide.

VI. Website Communications: Becky-Barton Wagner said she will ask Jason Abbott to send board members a link to our Facebook site.

ACTION ITEM #1: Jason Abbott will send board members a link to our Facebook site.

VII. Membership: Mark Little reported that we have 32 members.

ACTION ITEM #2: Mark Little will email board members a list of current CPM members.

VIII. New Student Orientation: Connie Pratt asked for a volunteer to speak about the ISCPM to the new Eastern Idaho class in October.  Jim Smith suggested we have application forms available for the class.

ACTION ITEM #3: Connie Pratt will email board members the orientation dates.

IX. Fall Training: Jim Smith is now in charge of the fall training.  Becky-Barton Wagner recommended that we pay to have one speaker, hold the training around the first or second week in November, and hold it from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or noon.

ACTION ITEM #4: Becky-Barton Wagner will send Jim a list of past classes we’ve offered.

X. AACPM Conference in Salt Lake City: Becky-Barton Wagner reported that our Askew Award winner has asked for help from ISCPM to pay his costs for the annual conference.  His agency will pay for the travel.  He needs help with the hotel, registration, and meals.  Mark Little made a motion to give the Askew winner $750 dollars.  Renee Eymann seconded the motion, and it passed. 

Becky also said that the bylaws require the society to pay the president’s costs for the conference, including hotel, registration, meals, and travel.  She estimates the total will come to about $800.

The Conference is asking each state to provide a basket of goodies for a raffle to raise money for the AACPM.  Becky Barton-Wagner made a motion to spend $85 on an Idaho basket.  Mark Little seconded the motion, and it passed.

ACTION ITEM #5: Mark Little will talk to his contacts at Buy Idaho to get ideas for the basket.

XI. Next Meeting: The next meeting will be determined after we decide on a date for the picnic. 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Idaho Society of Certified Public Managers

Board Meeting Minutes

May 7, 2011

Attendees: Jason Abbott, Becky Barton-Wagner, Andy Boydston, Renee Eymann, Mark Little, Dave Wiedemann

I. Welcome:  President Becky Barton-Wagner called the meeting to order.

II. Approval of Minutes:  Andy Boydston made a motion to accept the April 2011 meeting minutes as written. Jason Abbott seconded the motion, and the minutes were approved.

III. Website Communications:  Jason Abbott reported that the redesigned website is on the new platform and all accounts are active.  He can show board members how to log in.  We just need to arrange a time with him.  Jason also said that we can use Facebook to have a special section for members.  Becky said we should offer PayPal or Google Checkout on our site so members can pay for their membership online.  We could also use one of these services to take payments for our training seminars. 

ACTION ITEM #1: Jason Abbott will send board members a link to our Facebook site.

ACTION ITEM #2: Jason Abbott will find out the fees to use PayPal and Google Checkout.

ACTION ITEM #3: Becky Barton-Wagner will announce the new look of our site to the members.

IV. Treasurer Report:  Mark Little reported that we have $5,587.27 in our checking account. Six more members have joined, bringing the total membership to 28 people. Mark also said he has asked Bill Burns from the Dept. of Administration to chair the audit committee.

Jason Abbott made a motion to accept the treasurer report.  Andy Boydston seconded the motion, and the report was accepted.

V. Membership:  Becky Barton-Wagner provided a report from Dawn Peck that said Dawn is meeting with the membership committee on May 24 to discuss the possibility of an all-CPM reunion in September and to brainstorm other ideas.  Dawn will also be meeting with Mark Little on that day to discuss our information flow.  Dawn’s report also said that she needs Becky’s electronic signature to affix to membership certificates.  John Bernasconi found the certificate template for Dawn to use, so she’ll be sending members their certificates in a PDF file.  Becky said she sent Dawn her e-signature.

VI. Spring Training:  Andy Boydston asked to postpone the spring training from June 2 to late July or early August.  His potential speakers are booked for June, and Andy would like more time to publicize the event and create a brochure. The board agreed on tentative dates of July 21 or August 4, depending on when the Washington Group auditorium is available.  The board will try to publish some information by the first week in June.

Andy said we have three tentative presentations, but he’s also interested in a fourth speaker.  The possible presentations include:

s David Langhorst, Tax Commission: How the agency got employees involved in creating its strategic plan.

s  Fish and Game: How the agency operates using only state fees.

s  Mark Little, Division of Purchasing: Paradigm shift - Using the vendor as an expert.

After some discussion, the board decided to title the training Innovative Leadership. Registration will be from 7:30 to 8 a.m., and the training will run from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  The training will be free for members and cost $30 for nonmembers. We hope that providing free training to our members will encourage more people to join the society.

ACTION ITEM #4: Renee Eymann will cancel the June 2 training in the Washington Group auditorium and see if it’s available on July 21 or August 4.

VII. AACPM Conference in Salt Lake City:  Becky reported that the annual conference will be Oct. 9-11 in Salt Lake City.  Since Monday, Oct. 10 is a holiday, she’ll be driving down on Sunday, Oct. 9 with Bob Cooper.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Idaho Society of Certified Public Managers

Board Meeting Minutes

April 19, 2011

Attendees:  Jason Abbott, Becky Barton-Wagner, John Bernasconi, Andy Boydston, Renee Eymann, Mark Little, Dave Wiedemann

I. Welcome:  President Becky Barton-Wagner called the meeting to order.

II. Approval of Minutes:  John Bernasconi made a motion to accept the February meeting minutes as written. Jason Abbott seconded the motion, and the minutes were approved.

III. Treasurer Vacancy:  John Bernasconi is resigning from the board as of April 30, and we need to fill his position.  Becky Barton-Wagner said that according to our bylaws, the board can vote in a replacement board member.  She introduced Mark Little to the board, and said he’s interested in replacing John as treasurer.  Mark is the state purchasing manager at the Division of Administration.  John made a motion to nominate Mark as the new treasurer.  Andy Boydston seconded the motion, and it passed.  Mark will be our new treasurer.  

ACTION ITEM #1:  John Bernasconi will meet with Mark Little to transfer our accounts and bank information to him.

IV. Audit Committee:  John Bernasconi reported that he’s still looking for someone to chair the audit committee, but he hasn’t had any luck. Mark Little said he has someone in mind who he can ask to audit the books. 

ACTION ITEM #2:  Mark Little will ask his contact to audit our books.

V. AACPM Annual Dues:  John Bernasconi said that he’s paying our AACPM annual assessment dues of $420.

VI. Website Communications:  Jason Abbott reported that we have a standard Facebook site, but we’ve had no activity on it.  Becky Barton-Wagner suggested we post pictures from our latest CPM graduation to the site.  And she said that LinkedIn has a national CPM site that we should subscribe to.  Becky also reported that our quarterly fee for website hosting is due.  We will pay the $19 for another three months. 

VII. Membership:  Becky Barton-Wagner reported that Dawn Peck sent an e-mail notice to all CPM graduates about renewing their ISCPM membership.  John Bernasconi said he has received several renewals because of this.  

VIII. Promoting 2013 National Conference:  Becky Barton-Wagner reported that Reva Tisdale has requested $300 from the society to be used for marketing materials to promote our 2013 conference at the national conference in Salt Lake City in September.  John Bernascaoni made a motion to give Reva $300.  Jason Abbott seconded the motion, and it passed.

IX. Spring Training:  After much discussion, the board set the spring training date for Thursday, June 2. The tentative times are from 8:30 a.m. to noon, with sign up from 8 to 8:30 a.m. The training will have a general session with a keynote speaker and two breakout sessions. We will need to book two rooms, so Renee will see if the Washington Group Plaza auditorium and executive dining room are available. Andy will follow up on contacting speakers.

ACTION ITEM #3: Renee Eymann will contact Washington Group Plaza to reserve the auditorium and executive dining room for June 2.

ACTION ITEM #4: Andy Boydston will contact potential speakers for the training.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.