Meeting Minutes 11/22/2022
Call to Order: A Meeting of St Paul NAPS Branch # 104.
Meeting was held at Joseph’s Grill, 104 S Wabasha St. St Paul, MN on November 22, 2022. The meeting convened @ 6:32 pm with President, Rob Moore presiding.
Officers Present: President, Rob Moore, Vice President, Steve Henjum, Secretary, Elizabeth “Izzy” Ortiz, Treasurer, John Junek, Trustee, Louis Soukey, and Trustee / South Area VP, Andrea Lynch, Central Region VP, Dan Mooney
Members Present: Sheri Dornbusch, Neil Baker, Aricka Sundstrom, Paul Johnson, Kurtis Morrissette, Incha Krein, Scott Craft, Matt Nelson, Jerrie Vang, Jongmo Yang, Julianne Vance, and Lucas Cheney
Guests Present: Bruce Kupper, Sherry Mattfield, Elly Soukey,
Officers Reports:
President: Rob Moore
Vice President / Legislative Rep: Steve Henjum
Secretary: Elizabeth “Izzy” Ortiz
Treasurer: John Junek
Trustee: Louis Soukey
Treasurers Report: As of October 31, 2022 – Available to view upon request
Secretary’s Report: Postcards – created and ordered from Walgreens’s; cost – $96.16
Committee Reports: Soc & Rec; No report
Previous Meeting Minutes:
- Additions and corrections: None to be made.
- VP, Steve Henjum made motion to accept the minutes for September 25, 2022.
- Trustee, Andrea Lynch 2nd that motion. Voted and motion passed.
- No motion to accept the Treasurer’s report for May 24, 2022 until accounts are verified.
Old Business:
- Upcoming State Convention
- St Paul Branch 104 will be hosting
- Dates: June 9th and June 10th 2022
- Grand Casino Hinckley
- Costs-
- Meeting Room $540/$570
- Rooms Thursday $99, Friday $169
- Breakfast served at 8 am. $9.95
- Lunch – boxed lunches; turkey and ham $14
- Hospitality Room – beverages and snacks
- Registration fees –
- Trustee, Louis Soukey made motion to change fee from $60 to $75
- VP, Steve Henjum 2nd
- Confirmed attending 17, including Duluth.
- State meeting June 9, 2022 at 1 pm.
- Convention June 10, 2022 at 9 am.
- Entertainment
- Silent Auction
- Cribbage Tournament
- Cards
- Fundraising
- 50/50
- Raffles
- No door prizes
- Entertainment Fund
- Trustee, Louis Soukey made motion to spend $750.
- Discussion – Trustee, Louis Soukey made amendment to spend up to $1000.
- Aricka Sundstrom – 2nd the motion. Voted on and motion passed.
- Officer Vacancies
- President, Rob Moore has appointed.
- Aricka Sundstrom as NAPS Vice President at the Minneapolis-St Paul NDC.
- Andrea Lynch as one of the Trustees.
- Upcoming National Convention
- Officers attending discussed at previous meeting
- Treasurer, John Junek made motion to send newly appointed officers, Aricka Sundstrom and Andrea Lynch to attend national convention.
- Trustee, Louis Soukey, 2nd Voted on and motion passed.
- Treasurer, John Junek made motion to cover a night for the Auxiliary’s, Elly Soukey.
- Aricka Sundstrom 2nd the motion. Voted on and motion passed.
- Set Policy for reimbursement to travel – tabled until next meeting.
New Business:
- North Central VP, Dan Mooney was in attendance to discuss listed topics
- Mitigation
- NPA
- Lawsuit
- Louis M. Aitkins Scholarships
- District Manager, Tony Williams
- Kick Off Meetings
- EAS carrying mail
- Radar Page on LiteBlue
- Everyone carrying mail should complete the survey
- State Convention
- Hosted by Minneapolis Branch
- Dates: May 11 – 12, 2023
- Location: Duluth – The Suites Canal Park
- Central Regional Training
- Hosted by MINK District
- Dates: October 5 – 7, 2023
- Location: Kansas
- Auxiliary
- Central Area Vice President, Elly Soukey introduced us to the new North Central Vice President, Sherry Mattfield
- Introduction and welcoming of the first timers
- Kurtis Morrissette
- Scott Craft
- Jerry Vang
- Jongmo Yang
- Sheri Dornbusch
- Holiday Giveaway Drawings – everyone went away a winner
- Members In Attendance $50 Drawing (must be present to win): Louis Soukey
- All Members Drawing (must be present to win): Kurtis Morrissette
- Motion to adjourn made by Treasurer, John Junek, second by VP, Steve Henjum
- Meeting adjourned at 8:08 pm.
President, Rob Moore Date of Approval_______________