HCMI Board Meeting August 21, 2019

Meeting minutes of Holyoke Media – August 21, 2019

Present:

• Scott MacPherson, ED
• Denis Luzuriaga
• Jennifer Myszkowski
• Mike Hines
• Carey Baker

Not present:

• Al Williams

 

Call to order: 6:46 p.m.

 

Minutes:

• Motion to accept minutes from 7/24: 
  • Motion: Denis
  • 2nd: Carey
  • Vote: Unanimous

 

Ali’s thank you gift:

• Nice card and gift certificate?
• La Veracruzana? $50?
• Jennifer will get card
• Carey will get gift cert

 

Director’s report:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16ig3s2npYdY6nDI1Dz4G6A8FpxldZPr4/view?usp=sharing 

• Scott will be taking a week within the next month.
• Arts hub grant
  • Submitted late with blessing of grantor. 
  • $20K annually in contracted services over 5 years.
  • Denis would like to see the proposal.
• Summer camp
  • Exhausting. Over now.
  • Production curriculum for children is now created and ready to be built upon.
  • Groups of kids 7-10 and 11-13.
  • Worked with Hampden County Sheriff’s department.
• Building
  • Abatement in September.
  • Demo to start in October.
• Annual Report
  • Docs submitted to Mayor.
  • Targeting Sept. 23-30 for hearing.
    • Prob. 23 or 25. Scott will let us know.
    • Scheduling meeting with schools 10 days prior.
    • Docs will be submitted to City Council as well.
• Personnel
  • Reviewing disability language.
  • Board offered edits to language.
  • Board suggests Scott add language to the policy about when employment ends for employees who are unable to return to work after a disabling illness or injury.
  • Scott to consult Rich the benefits broker to ensure language is accurate and correct.
  • We’ll vote on this next month.
• 2nd quarter reconciled budget has been shared with Board.
  • Motion to accept reconciled budget with edits of typos as IDed during meeting: 
    • Motion: Denis
    • 2nd: Mike
    • Vote: Unanimous
• Celebrate Holyoke is this weekend
  • Scott will be filming this weekend. Simple 3-camera. Edited for broadcast later.
  • He’ll be there to cut checks as fiscal sponsor.
  • We’re getting lots of visibility as a sponsor.
• Fiscal sponsorship
  • Has brought in between $3000 and $3500
  • Moderate work load
• Large membership-centric event later in the year.
  • Would like to bring in a speaker — maybe national-level.
  • Would like to partner with another organization — maybe NEPM.
  • Board should think of ideas for speakers.
• See-Click-Fix
  • Table until next meeting
• Website
  • Scott is still compiling feedback for web designers
  • Goal: To have feedback back to web designers by the end of August.

 

Open Board seats:

 

• Denis contacted those who expressed interest.
  • He sent docs to us to review
  • We’ll vote next meeting

 

Next meeting:

• Wed., Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at a located determined by Scott — he will inform us.
  • Agenda:
    • Welcome potential board members – 6:30-7:15 p.m.
    • Follow up on disability policy
    • See-Click-Fix
    • Website update
    • School Committee coverage

 

Motion to adjourn:

• Motion: Carey
• 2nd: Mike
• Vote: Unanimous at 8:14 p.m.