Present: Chris Byrne, Frances DeMarco, Dawn Duddleson, Sue Eipert, Kim Emmons, Anna Little, Chris Mulready, Jean Sansobrino, Nola Sterling, Becky Withington

The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM.

Minutes Approval and Confirmation of Email Board Votes

The minutes for the March 13, 2002 Board Meeting were approved. The email vote to provide $300 to support a student's attendance at this year's SLA national conference in Los Angeles passed unanimously and was confirmed. The Board also agreed that Nancy Gershenfeld should receive a professional achievement award from the Chapter as recommended by the Grants and Awards Chair.

Travel Stipends

Chris Mulready reported that travel stipends for SLA Midwinter and Annual Conferences have been allocated in various ways over the years. Chapter funding for these meetings should be provided to those Board members who are required to attend, based on financial need. Anna reported that Corey Murata attended one meeting for Chapter Treasurers at an Annual Meeting and did not find it particularly useful, but that it would have been more useful for an incoming Treasurer. 

Chapter Budget

Chris Mulready proposed that the Chapter develop a budget for fixed income and expenditures, not to include meetings income and expenditures. Anna said that income from SLA Headquarters fluctuates with membership, and that she thought we should also provide information on meetings budgets. It was agreed that we should not dip into the Mutual Fund account. Anna will work on the budget issue, and we will discuss it further at the summer turnover meeting. Once we have developed a budget, Becky will develop a proposed policy on travel stipends.

Becky reported that she should only need about half of her allocated SLA Annual Conference travel stipend. She also moved that a $500 travel stipend be approved for the incoming president-elect for the SLA Annual Conference in Los Angeles. The motion passed unanimously.

Grants and Awards

Due to time constraints it was agreed that the Board would discuss Nola Sterling's Grants and Awards report and recommendations in the fall.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 PM. 

Minutes submitted by Dawn Duddleson.