AUDUBON AREA HEAD START
POLICY COUNCIL MEETING
October 21, 1997

MINUTES

The AAHS Policy Council met at the Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park in Dawson Springs on October 21, 1997. The meeting was called to order at 1:20 p.m. by Vicki Ratcliffe, Chairperson. Pam Bolen made a motion to dispense with roll call. Karen Hartley seconded the motion; motion carried. A quorum was present.

Approval of Minutes:

Sallie Mummert made a motion to approve the Minutes from the last meeting. Cheryl McDaniel seconded the motion; motion carried.

Approval of Agenda:

Additions to the agenda were as follows: under new business add #4 Approval of Planning Calendar and #5 Nomination and Election of Officers.

Angie Armour made a motion to approve the Agenda as corrected. Margaret Duke seconded the motion; motion carried.

Committee Reports:

Personnel Committee: Carol Krampe went over the form that is given to the Policy Council each month to approve the personnel actions during the past month. Aubrey Nehring explained the role of the committee and it was stated that this handout will be voted on at the next months meeting due to the committee not being seated yet.

New Business:

Approval of the Community Representatives as stated on Policy Council Roster.

Angie Armour made a motion to approve the new Community Representatives. Nana Cobb seconded the motion; motion carried.

Approval of the Personnel Policies & Procedures. Approval of the Component Plans & Procedures. Approval of the Training Calendar.

Kimberly Holeman made a motion to approve these. Lisa Mayes seconded the motion; motion carried.

Nominations for Officers. The nomination committee presented a roster of nominees for election and nominations were taken from the floor for the Officers of the 1997-98 Policy Council. Nominations were as follows:

Vice-Chairperson: Pat Barnes - Henderson County, Sallie Mummert - Hancock County, Gayle McLeod - Union County, and Karen Hartley - Henderson County.
Elected as Vice-Chairperson was Pat Barnes, Community Rep. Henderson County.

Secretary: Lisa Kendall - Todd County, Lisa Mayes - Crittenden County, Pam Gardner - Caldwell County, and Christine Riveria - Caldwell County - Declined.
Elected as Secretary was Lisa Kendall, Parent Representative from Todd County.

Parliamentarian: Pam Gardner - Caldwell County, Kelly Yates - Lyon County, Lisa Mayes - Crittenden County, Pamela Bolen - Hancock County, Kim Gray - Livingston County, Tina Brewer - Crittenden County, Sharra Mimms - Hopkins County, David Flack - Muhlenberg County - Declined, and Jennifer McKinney - Daviess County - Declined.
Elected as Parliamentarian was Kelly Yates, Community Rep. Lyon County.

 Director's, Budget, and Coordinators' Reports:

David Flack made a motion that we accept/approve the Director's, Budget, and Coordinators' reports as given. Jennifer McKinney seconded the motion; motion carried.

Forum - Open Discussion - Questions & Answers:

The question was asked if Policy Council members are covered under Audubon's Insurance when traveling. Aubrey stated that he would check on this issue and report back to the Policy Council.

Adjournment:

Angela Armour made a motion to adjourn. Lisa Kendall seconded the motion; motion carried.