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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.
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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