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ADVISORY BOARD OF THE OSHKOSH SENIORS CENTER
MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 24, 2014
PRESENT: Bob Cornell,
Sue Ludwig, Mary Weidenberg, Cynthia Thorpe, Heather Hoeffler, Gary Konrad, Barbara Goldthwaite, Roberta Messer, John Hauser.
EXCUSED: Sue Gullickson, Xandy Kloeckl, Judy Smith, Vicki
Leichtfuss, Dale Sonnenberg.
ABSENT:
STAFF: Mark Ziemer, Senior Services Manager; Kathy Snell, Lead Office Coordinator
Meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. Bob introduced Sue
Ludwig of the Friends and the Center’s newest intern, Casey.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Approval of January 27, 2014 meeting minutes: Roberta moved to approve the meeting minutes as written.
Gary seconded. All were in favor, meeting minutes approved as written.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Fund Development Committee:
The group discussed the status of the Fund Development committee.
There is still no decision on a new committee as FOSC is going to move forward with having a Fund Development Committee under their board and requesting attendance from Advisory Board
members.
Governance
Cynthia and Roberta reported the committee reviewed the annual evaluations. It was determined that we will again do these via SurveyMonkey in April. The group
also discussed term limits and replacements along with the Treasurer position and Officer Titles. This will be again on the agenda for their next meeting.
Finance
There are individuals
that are working on making phone calls to Friends that have not “renewed” their annual support.
Health
Sue reported the group is working on a purpose statement and discussing whether
or not this committee should be a standing committee versus an adhoc committee. Also working on Center consent with the City Attorneys and Risk Management.
Friends of the Oshkosh Seniors
Center Report
Reported they received $14,550 from Winnebago Senior Tours for 2013. They discussed needing volunteers for the upcoming election bake sales. They reported they are working
on 2014 Fundraisers to include: Breakfast with the Bunny (April 12), Brat Fry in August at Festival, Night on the River in June, Fall Fest in September, Spaghetti Dinner in October,
and a larger event for 2015.
Committee on Aging
Xandy was not in attendance, however Mark stated there is a small committee meeting to discuss details around “Senior Friendly Communities”.
Chris Kneip, UW Extension will follow with us to determine our next steps.
President’s Report
Thank you to those attending and assisting with the Open House. Many new faces came to
check out the Center.
Reminder of the State of the City on March 31 at 6 p.m. at the Convention Center.
Manager’s Report
Josh, UW Oshkosh Human Services Intern will be working with us again through his second semester.
Open House was very successful and echoed Jeff’s appreciation to those
that helped or attended.
Front Desk Volunteer In-service – once again the staff worked with the front desk to review
information handled at the front desk and answered questions and
addressed concerns as needed.
Fisk Gallup Fund – recently served the first client since it was turned over to the Seniors Center.
Randy – out recovering from shoulder surgery
Program
Software – have made a decision to implement a new software program to assist with day to day operations (SchedulesPlus).
Area of Opportunity – looking for individuals to assist in discussing
items at the Center to include: computer lab, support groups, etc.
State Aging Network Conference – Mark stated that several staff have provided materials to present at the conference
in the fall. We are waiting to hear if any of the proposed material has been accepted.
Staff Retreat – working on key areas that were identified as opportunities for improvement
Revenue,
Facilities, Volunteers, Decision Making, Accountability, Communication
Old Business:
None.
New Business:
None
Comments:
Five Mondays in March so we will meet on March 31st.
Continuing
Education:
None.
Adjournment:
Roberta moved to adjourn; Barbara seconded. All were in favor, meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m.
Respectively Submitted,
Kathy Snell
Lead Office Coordinator
Senior
Services
City of Oshkosh