Minutes - Finance Committee

Posted January 27, 2012 in Finance Committee and tagged with finance

AT AUPE HEADQUARTERS

The meeting was called to order on January 27, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. with Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dechant in the Chair.

ROLL CALL

Present: Bill Dechant, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Chair Gloria Holberton, Local 001 Wendy Gummesen, Local 043 Linda Laminman, Local 003 Percy Ogden, Local 056 (half day) Susan Sawchuk, Local 047 Reni Smith, Local 071 Myrna Wright, Local 041 Shelley Zabel, Local 052

Staff Advisor: Corey Battrick, Acting Supervisor of Financial Services

(1) MOTION: To adopt the Agenda with changes. Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

To note that Susan Sawchuk should be recorded as attending both days of the Finance meeting of November 9 & 10, 2011.

(2) MOTION: To adopt the minutes of November 9 & 10, 2011. Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

CORRESPONDENCE

Parkland Institute

(3) MOTION: To recommend to the Provincial Executive that AUPE donate $25,000 to the Parkland Institute. (copy attached) Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

Aspen Foundation

(4) MOTION: To recommend to the Provincial Executive that $10,000 be donated to the Aspen Foundation for the 2012 year. (copy attached) Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

Greater Edmonton Alliance

(5) MOTION: To recommend to the Provincial Executive that $20,000 be donated to the Greater Edmonton Alliance for the 2012 year. (copy attached) Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

Canada Without Poverty

Letter from Canada Without Poverty. Denied (copy attached)

COPA Committee

(6) MOTION: To recommend to the Provincial Executive that AUPE purchase for the COPA Committee one Hot Dog Cart for a trial basis. (copy attached) Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

NEW BUSINESS

BDO Dunwood LLP, Chartered Accountants

(7) MOTION: To recommend to the Provincial Executive that BDO Dunwoody LLP, Chartered Accountants be retained as auditors for the 2011/2012 budget year. Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

(8) MOTION: To recommend to the Provincial Executive the acceptance of the attached Financial Statement for the months of October & November, 2011. (Copy attached) Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

(9) MOTION: To recommend to the Provincial Executive the Finance Committee will proceed with a in-house feasibility study on a Education Centre. Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

(10) MOTION: To recommend to the Provincial Executive to allocate $85,000 towards Union Stewards Recognition for the 2011 year. Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

MEETING DATE

The Finance Committee will meet on the following date:

Friday, March 23rd – Red Deer Boardroom (Edmonton) 9:00 a.m. Thursday, May 24th - Red Deer Boardroom (Edmonton) 1:00 p.m.
Friday, May 25th – Red Deer Boardroom (Edmonton) 9:00 a.m. Friday, August 17th - Red Deer Boardroom (Edmonton) 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, September 6th – Red Deer Boardroom (Edmonton) 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 16th - Red Deer Boardroom (Edmonton) 9:00 a.m.

ADJOURNMENT

(11) MOTION: To adjourn. Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED

The meeting adjourned on Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill Dechant
Chair
Distribution: Finance Committee Provincial Executive