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Board of Directors of the Oshkosh Seniors Center
Meeting Minutes- Monday August 29, 2005
Attendance
: Board members: Bill McCarthy, Kristin Cimera; Esther Stegemann; Ralph Nielsen; Mona
Walker; Don Wolter; Judy Troudt; Barbara Ruedinger. Excused member: Mary Luepke; Phyllis Hill; Bob
Hoffman and Roger Westphal. Staff Members: Sue Kreibich, Aging Services Manager; Bobbie Luft,
Center Office Assistant; Judy Brewer Center Supervisor; Paula Stephens Center Nurse, Molly Butz
Program Coordinator and Jessica Krenz Intern.
President Bill McCarthy called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
REPORTS:
Aging Services Manager
, Sue Kreibich reported that custodian, Laurin Hoffmann has a shoulder injury
and has a broken foot. He is currently off and his return is not known at this time. Connie, the part-time
custodian at the Main Building, who normally works 8 hours per week, will now be working 20 hours per
week. Connie will start the 20 hours after Jim, who is currently cleaning part-time leaves. Jim will be
leaving for medical reasons and when he would return is unknown. A part-time employee for City Hall,
Dick will be cleaning a 3 to 4 hours per day at the Annex. The high school students will be starting again
soon. They will clean one hour one day, per week at the Main Building and at he Annex. The re-
accreditation went very well. The cost of re-accreditation is $200. The plaque will be engraved and
given back at the Wisconsin Association of Senior Center annual Conference. The benefits of being state
accredited are that it forces the Center to stay on top of things. Sue is going to look into the benefits of
being accredited federally as this was a suggested by the accreditation team. Don Wolter commented that
the three ladies of the accreditation team gave many accolades to Sue and the staff.. There are now two
openings on the Board. Jim Dyer and Roger Westphal have resigned due to health issues.
COA:
Kristin Cimera stated that she would have a mock housing pamphlet done for Thursdays
Committee on Aging meeting.
Facilities/Maintenance:
Don Wolter reported that although Jim Dyer went off of the Board he will still
continue to serve on the Facility Committee, as will Dick Kempinger and all other members from last
year.
Finance:
Sue has talked with Ralph about the roll of the finance committee. The budget has been
submitted. The committee needs to meet.
Friends:
Barb Ruedinger, FOSC Board President, announced that licensed bingo would start again on
September 3. There is a new chairman, Carol Revas. Fall Family Fun Fest will be held on September 11,
from 10 am to 3 pm. There will be a flea market, bake sale, raffle, food and entertainment.
Entertainment books will be on sale again. The price has increased to $30. On August 31, the FOSC
Board and the OSC Board will have a joint meeting.
Health Committee:
Paula Stephens, Center Nurse reported that there are no set dates for the flu clinic.
Once we know when the vaccine will be delivered here she can then set dates. This means that there will
have to be some publicity to get the word out.
Nominating:
Bill McCarthy passed out biographies of interested nominees. He pointed out that after one
year of absence a member could return. M/S/C (Wolter, Nielsen) to accept Toni and AJ Anand for Board
members. One would be filling a two-year balance for Roger Westphal and the other a three-year term
for Jim Dyer. Bill asked Sue to call the Anands and ask who would like to serve what term. Bill also
announced that Roger would need to be replaced on the Publicity Committee as chairman. Esther
Stegemann said that she would take the role of chairman after speaking with Linda Verwiel.
Personnel:
NO REPORT
Policy:
NO REPORT
Programs:
Molly, Jessica and Paula went to WI Rapids to visit that Center, the Fitness area and the
Adult Day Services provided there. The County has a huge transportation system set up for seniors.
Jessica’s last day will be this Friday. Bill McCarthy expressed thanks and luck for her future job. An
independent study student from La Crosse doing research this fall semester. She is studying health and
chronic diseases. She will be doing a study on how much money can be saved by having seniors attend
programs to stay healthy. Computer enrollment went great. All of the classes are full and they are short
teachers.
Publicity:
NO REPORT
Special Fund Raising:
The committee has not recently met. The room is reserved at the Civic
Auditorium and have one date. The Band can not confirm the date until after December.
Strategic Plan:
Sue Kreibich passed out notes that had been taken at the July 19 meeting with Boris
Frank. Sue outlined items that need to be worked on to accept the entire plan. She asked how the Board
and Committee would like to move forward with this plan. Also she asked about the mission statement.
A possibility of an ad-hoc committee will be formed to develop a Master Plan. The Master plan ad-hoc
committee should consist of facilities, finance, program, health, Vice-President of Board, FOSC president
and publicity. This committee will focus on the study of all aspects of Center operation. M/S/C
(Stegemann, Troudt) accept Sue’s recommendation of an ad-hoc committee for the planning of the Master
Plan. The master plan should be completed by June of 2006. The master plan should be looked at yearly.
Delete things accomplished or add new things that come up. This way it stays current.
New Business:
Lutheran Social Services is working on issues with Insurance. They have hired Ganther
for renovation work and are hoping for a date of November 1 to offer services. Within a few weeks they
will start renovating areas. Oasis East will have carpet square that can be removed without damage to the
floor, a small kitchen area will be put in with a stove and refrigerator and a portable counter. This will be
on a one-year contract. In exchange of $19,000 they will be providing services. The exact amount of
service is still being worked out. A senior connection person for three half days per week is one use of
the money, as well as a possible assistant for Judy Brewer, Center Supervisor. There will be no more than
twenty clients, and one staff person for every four. They will use our dishwasher as needed. There will
be scholarship funds for those not able to afford the serves.
Announcements:
A suggestion was made to have written reports in advance for all committees. The
next meeting would be a meeting to focus primarily on the Strategic Plan.
M/S/C (Nielsen, Ruedinger) to adjourn the meeting.
Respectfully,
Bobbie Luft, Oshkosh Seniors Center, Office Assistant