Below are the Minutes from the most recent council meeting 

NORTH DAKOTA CHAPTER - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY

BOD Teleconference – Tuesday, February 29, 2008

  President Lena Bohm called the meeting to order at 8:01 AM.

  Participants: Lena Bohm, Richard Webb, Mike Collins, Kristin Wild, Penny Doty                                        

Minutes from the January 18^th teleconference along with the updated treasurer’s report were forwarded prior to the meeting.  No additions or changes were requested.  Richard moved to approve the minutes.  Penny seconded.  Mike moved to approve the treasurer’s report.  Richard seconded.  Motion carried.

Old Business:

2009 Northern Plains Technical Conference – The budget needs to be worked on (following the strategic plan) on Thursday, especially determining the registration amount.  The agenda is 80-90% complete.

Chapter Activity Report/Chapter Achievement/Professional Development Award – all have been submitted.  National has confirmed that they were received.

Website Use – accounts are all set up.  The goal is to use the website for all SWCS business.  Agendas, meeting minutes, treasurer’s reports, and the strategic plan will be posted on the council member’s page.  Access the website by clicking on the ‘Members and Officers’ tab.  At the bottom of the page, select ‘Council Member page’.  Enter in your user name and password (ndswcs).

NDSWCS Annual Meeting (Dickinson) – Met with PSCAND and will continue planning and hosting together.  The draft agenda is complete and Roxanne has taken care of the location needs (Days Inn).

New Business:

Student Chapter Recruitment – A motion has been made to reimburse all but $5 of the national membership fee (up to 10 members, for the first year of membership only) for any new student chapter members.  This motion will be discussed and voted on next week at the regional meeting.

Earth Day – SWCS will have the booth set up at the festival.  Smaller and more general posters need to be made to update the board.  Costs for printing/laminating at Kinko’s – prices?  Penny will do some investigating.  Richard will bring the display to Bismarck .

Cal – past presidential term.  Should this be extended to a third year?  What do the bylaws state?  If allowable, it was decided to let him continue in that post for a third year in order to keep the BOD at 5 members.  Lena will review and discuss at the regional meeting.

Northern Plains Regional Meeting – March 2009 – When did we last host?  Medora 2002.  Hold off until 2010 – or is there even a need one month after the Technical Conference?  There will probably not be a travel budget available for that.  Possibly take one night at the Rapid City meeting to hold a regional business meeting.  

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:43 AM.  Kristin moved.  Richard seconded.  Motion carried.

Respectfully Submitted,