AGENDA: Approve Minutes Board Meeting

 February 11, 2015 –Minutes NORFMA Monthly Call-­‐in Board Meeting Attendees: David, John, Sky, Michelle, Hans, Tamsin, Deanna AGENDA: 1.
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Approve Last Month’s Minutes Annual Board Meeting in Lynwood, Wed. Feb 25th – at Buca di Beppo Annual Conference – September Training Calendar Other Business Approve Minutes Minutes from January 14, 2015 approved Action: Dave to provide to Anna to post. Board Meeting – Feb 25th •
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Bucca de Beppo is reserved due to private rooms being over estimated expense of past year. Inviting FEMA Region X annual meeting attendees to join us Action: Hans to finish notification letter and include location, date, time and circulate for comments. Action: All – provide agenda thoughts to Hans prior to meeting. Annual Conference -­‐ September •
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Deanna – suggests going with Red Lion in Post Falls, ID. $6,500 cost for food and beverage. Room rate below Gov’t at $92. On the water. o Best Western not a good location. Workshops on water require travel arrangements and restaurants are not easy access. Remodeling may occur at Red Lion. Dates – September 23-­‐25th. Target dates to send out call for papers. Usually around beginning of March. Need to come up with theme. Discussions about BiOp, Executive Order, etc. Scholarships – Expense has not been a concern in the past. Question about previous recipients receiving money again. Not a huge concern. We reimburse for conference registration, not travel/hotel. NORFMA Board Meeting February 11, 2015 Page 1 of 2 •
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There is usually an organizing committee for the annual conference. Announcement for committee will be added to flyer when it goes out as preliminary. Deanna and Sky will look at quotes and make recommendation on whether or not the registration fee can remain the same as previous conference or if we need to increase it. Discussion of whether or not WA will do a mini conference this year or not. Would need to be rather late (Nov. / Dec.), or else happen fast. Group is leaning toward no, due to time, but if someone wants to take it up or has a good idea let Hans know. Action: Deanna to verify if remodel at Red Lion will be an impact on schedule. Action: All – consider various theme ideas for conference. Action: John to develop initial list of theme/topic ideas and start email chain. Action: Michelle to take on solicitations, follow up, & tracking scholarships. Training Calendar •
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Current training is posted on website. March -­‐ AK has L273 (Anchorage) during 1st week, WA has L273 (Yakima) during 3rd week. Utilize member list to generate email. CFM exam – Cost of exam and renewal is cheaper for ASFPM direct rather than NORFMA taking up a new program, but there is a member savings by only having to join one group. Should NORFMA take on a CFM exam program for its membership? o Group to consider if adding/posing question(s) to membership as part of annual conference about the value of NORFMA taking on a program. Action: Dave to link email for Michelle contact info on Yakima training. Action: Michelle to provide Dave and Hans a write up and they will distribute to mailing list. Action: Dave to add conference dates to calendar and home page. Other Business •
Policy committee. ASFPM document has not received comments (probably due to size). BiOp from OR has generated some concerns and comments. Executive Order also generated some comments. Action: Dave to check into policy committee page to get names added & send request for those interested in the policy group. Also add info from below to home page as an update. Action: John to provide list of past topics and potential new topics for Policy page information / solicitation of interest. NORFMA Board Meeting February 11, 2015 Page 2 of 2