Central South Dakota Chapter
Executive Committee Minutes
January 19, 2021 12:00 PM
Sarah Wellner called the meeting to order. CEC Members present: Matt Fickbohm, Steven Kohler, Amanda Werre, Lacey Walz, Keith Senger, Dallas Fitzgerald, and Heather Nachtigal.
Approve Agenda – The agenda was approved as presented.
Approve Minutes - Matt motioned to approve prior meeting minutes, Steven seconded the motion, and all members present approved the minutes of the December 23, 2020 meeting. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report –Prior month activity included a payment for PO box rental. Also, there was one outstanding check from July, Dallas will re-issue.
Old Business – The committee discussed the Nominating Committee procedures; current committee members should let Amanda know their intentions for next year.
Matt motioned to appoint Steven Kohler to the NCC representative position, Amanda seconded the motion, and all members present approved. Motion carried.
A webinar on the Uniform Guidance was recently held. The biggest issues related to members signing up at the last minute. We had 30 attendee slots; all slots were filled.
Directors Reports
Accountability – Steven reported that he will begin updating the State CCR with recommended changes from last year.
Certification – Lacey reported that she will work on a proclamation for CGFM month. There is also a change in the CGFM renewal process which is outlined on the AGA National website.
Communications – Matt went over the results of the recent PDC survey regarding preference for an in-person or virtual conference. We received 41 responses to the survey.
Community Service – No report.
Education – No report.
Membership – No report.
Programs & Technical – No report.
Early Education – No report.
New Business –
2021 PDC – All committee members voiced their vote whether the PDC should be held in-person or virtually this year. Based on committee member votes and the member survey, the committee decided to move forward with a virtual PDC, with full intentions of hosting an in-person PDC next year. Various ideas were discussed regarding length of the conference, speakers, number of days, and hosting services. Matt was going to reach out to current speakers regarding availability for April 12th-14th. Sarah was going to contact the Ramkota regarding terminating our contract.
Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned at 12:53 PM.
The next meeting is to be on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Noon via Teams.
Respectfully Submitted,
Heather Nachtigal
SD Chapter Secretary, 2020-2021