Approved November 17, 2003

The meeting was called to order by Virgil Pickar, Jr., chairperson, at 6:40 p.m. Members present were Virgil Pickar, Jr.; Frank Rottinghaus, Byron Northwick, and Jennifer Bauer.

The minutes from August were reviewed, but no vote was completed as there wasn’t a quorum.

Laurie Kristiansen reviewed the annual report, which was emailed on 9-14-03 and the hard copy mailed on 9-15-03.

There was some discussion regarding the overall budget and whether we have formulated some of the figures correctly. There was discussion that now would be a good time to receive some technical assistance from the state prior to making next year’s budget in order to make sure that we are completing the budget correctly. There was discussion that the board is looking into the possibility of changing fiscal agents. Virgil said that it is possible that the Chickasaw County auditor may take it on. There are some questions that need to be answered such as whom would be Laurie’s employer of record and whether it would need to change. Virgil suggested that it is now time to sit down with the Chickasaw County auditor to discuss whether she can do what we need her to.

There was discussion about the redesignation meeting coming up on October 8^th, 2003. Jennifer Bauer, Virgil Pickar, Jr., Frank Rottinghaus, Cheryl Jahnel, and Deb Freeman for Public Health will be attending the meting.

The Annual Meeting will be held on October 20 at 7 p.m. It will be held at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital. There will be a business meeting and dessert buffet.

There was discussion of what seats on the board need to be filled. Chickasaw needs a business member, Floyd may possibly need a business member, depending on whether Kevin Volk is willing to continue to be an active member. Floyd County also needs a citizen. The nominating committee will be Cheryl Jahnel, Dwight Widen, and Byron Northwick.

The Floyd County Preschool advisory members discussed with the board the lack of funds they are facing for scholarships. They are projecting that they will be $2,500 short. They have had a fundraiser where they raised $1,800. There was discussion that at the end of the fiscal year we could look at carry-over funds from what we aren’t spending on EAGLE and Families Together right now and possibly reallocate funds to some areas that are short. That will need to be brought up at the next full board meeting.

Frank also brought up a concern about the lack of regular board attendance that it is affecting the business that we are able to complete. It was agreed that attendance is an issue that needs to be addressed.

Submitted by Jennifer Bauer, Secretary