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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 04-27 City of Oshkosh Senior Services Division Oshkosh Seniors Center 200 N. Campbell Rd. Oshkosh, WI 54902 (920) 232-5300 (920) 232-5307 FAX ADVISORY BOARD OF THE OSHKOSH SENIORS CENTER MEETING MINUTES APRIL 27, 2015 PRESENT: Gary Konrad, Mary Wiedenmeier, Cynthia Thorpe, Marlene Mielke, Barbara Goldthwaite, Roberta Messer, Xandy Kloeckl, Sue Gullickson EXCUSED: Vicki Leichtfuss, John Hauser STAFF: Mark Ziemer, Senior Services Manager; Kathy Snell, Lead Office Coordinator The meeting was called to order at 1:04 p.m. Roberta moved to approve the March meeting minutes. Barbara seconded. All were in favor. Meeting minutes approved as written. REPORTS Governance  Bylaws - Judy reported they are still working on some Bylaw changes.  Annual Evaluations - Evaluation drafts were reviewed and approved. Evaluations will be done via Survey Monkey again this year. Kathy will send out the links later this week. There will be a Board Evaluation as well as a Self Evaluation. Please be sure to complete each of them.  Board Candidates – Judy stated there are two candidates she would like to present to the Board. The first is Bob Cornell. He will be returning to the board after being away for one year. The other Bruce Abraham, has a strong background in problem solving and is seeking opportunities to help advance senior opportunities in our community. Mary and Marlene both stated they knew Bruce. No other discussion. Roberta moved to approve Bob and Bruce as the new board members. Gary seconded. All were in favor. New board members for the coming year will be Bob Cornell and Bruce Abraham. Kathy will set up orientation days with Cynthia, Mark and Judy. They both will be invited to the May board meeting. We are still seeking one other candidate.  Subcommittee Updates – Dale will remain on the Finance committee and Barbara will continue with the Governance committee. Judy stated if anyone is interested in changing committee they should contact her to discuss this further. Finance – Did not meet. Health – Health and Wellness Fair coming up May 6. Discussed exhibitors that would be attending. Fundraising – working on upcoming fund-raisers; Night on the River concessions, Fall Family Fun Fest and Spaghetti Dinner. Partnership with Correctional Facility to make scarves that will be sold at the upcoming fundraisers. Friends of the Oshkosh Seniors Center Board – Barbara stated not too much different than last month. Be sure you reply to the Volunteer Dinner invite you would have received in the mail. They are in the process of developing a website for FOSC. Committee on Aging – Did not meet in April. Will be meeting Tuesday to select recipient for the Life Service Award. President’s Report – Will be attending Enterprising Non-Profits seminar on May 6. OSC Manager Report  Staffing Update – will be meeting with HR & Ray tomorrow to discuss candidates further.  Winnebago ADRC (Aging and Disability Resource Center) – would like to have an employee of theirs have some campus hours here.  Parking Lot – small ones on west side will be done this summer along with the sidewalk  LSS (Lutheran Social Services) – met with individual that oversees older adult services. Will continue discussing senior connections position here at the Center.  Correctional Facility – met with them to discuss what resources might be shared.  Thank you – to those the attended the State of the City, Women in Poverty Discussion and those that volunteered at the Murder Mystery Dinner and Breakfast with the Bunny.  Outcomes / Measures – looking to set up a meeting with individuals interested in assisting with helping us come up with measurable outcomes. th  Reaccreditation – date will be June 18. We will be reviewing materials from our last accreditation and will need individuals interested in helping to update.  Coffee House Music Night – was again very successful.  Loan Closet – meet with Red Cross regarding their loan closet. They will no longer be providing this service and are looking for another organization in the community to support this effort. Lots of discussion around liability and maintenance of the equipment. Mark will bring more information back if we are considering moving forward with this service. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES The groups met around their specific strategic priorities and Cynthia gave a report out of the work that has been done. Each group will schedule another meeting and work on items in more depth. NEW BUSINESS It was suggested we look into having a booth at the Farmer’s Market again this summer. Staff will look into available dates. Roberta made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Kathy Snell Oshkosh Seniors Center Lead Office Coordinator