Saskatoon Area Council Meeting Minutes - May 30, 2019

Saskatoon Area Council General Meeting Minutes May 30th, 2019

Members present

Sister Jackie Nettleton – Agriculture – Area Council President, Sister Trudy Turnbull – SSO – Area Council Vice-president

Sister Evelyn Jackson – UNDE – Area Council Secretary / Treasurer & Saskatoon & District Area Council representative on the Prairie Region Council

Staff Sister Louise Mardell

Meeting called to order at 5:15pm

Agenda and previous minutes presented & adopted

Treasurer’s Report

Bank Balance as of April 30th, 2019 - $1142.10 No outstanding cheques

PRC Report

  1. Isaac Armstrong has moved onto another union job – staffing is in progress
  2. New handbook for Regional Womens Committees & Human Rights Committees  https://prairies.psac.com/content-type/resources
  3. REVP is on holidays – June 14th to July 8th
  4. PSAC H&S Conference – Nov 29th – Dec 1st - Montreal  http://psacunion.ca/2019-psac-national-health-and-safety-conference
  5. Prairies Womens Conference – Sept 7 – 8th in Regina – Check web site for registration
  6. Prairies Region Triennial Convention timeline
  • June 14t, 2019 – 1st bulletin to locals to explain process
  • Dec 2nd, 2019 – Convention call-out & online registration portal opens
  • Jan 31st, 2020 – Resolutions & Prairie Voice Award Submissions deadline March 1st, 2020 – Delegate registration deadline
  • March 15th 2020– Registration fee Deadline June 12-14th, 2020 – Convention

Important change to fully funded convention delegates – minutes to the meeting where the member is nominated, seconded & voted in to be the delegate to convention must be included in the online registration process

  7. Procedures for Committee(s) / Council(s) record retention – New policy to be coming out for record retention -

  8.  Financial training / Strategic planning sessions –

The Prairie Region Council finance committee will be holding a 2 day (during the work week) strategic planning / financial training sessions in Sept / Oct 2019. These sessions will include executive members of the councils / committees in the Northern SK region, PRC members, Regional office staff & the REVP. These sessions are to familiarize members with the financial package, how to submit business case plans & how to take great ideas and make them a reality.

Day of Caring

June 11th – Breakfast will be served at 2221 Hanselman between 8 & 9 then off to the Saskatoon Community Village

Pride parade

June 22nd – meet at PSAC office between 930 & 11am for coffee & muffins

Round Table

  1. National Public Service Week – June 9th to 15th – Let’s get it done stickers – take pictures with members
  2. Bargaining updates –
    • PA group – Tuesday, June 18th (5pm or 630pm) at the Sask Intercultural (office across parking lot from PSAC office)
  3. SV & TC groups by webinars - https://prairies.psac.com/node/10578
  4. Regional office moving end of August – new address is 333 – 3rd Ave – 4th floor – more to follow in upcoming months
  5. June 8th – A womens place is in her union course – 10 members have signed up 5 – June 21st – National Indigenous Peoples day – Victoria park
  6. Advanced Representation Skills & Training – Sept 13 – 15 – Registration is on-line  https://prairies.psac.com/events/arts-advanced-representation-training-s...  saskatoon-september-13-15-2019
  7. Scholarships – deadline for applications is June 28th

With no other discussion the meeting adjourned @6:30pm

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