COMPENSATION & BENEFITS ASSOCIATION

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

JULY 14, 2010

Meeting Location/Time:  Orlando Health – 6:00 to 7:15 p.m.

Attendees:  Vanessa Crawford Jones, Theresa Harter, Lori Hunter, Andrea Ribble, Lisa Shrestha, Suzanne Vendena

1.     Suzanne passed out the meeting agenda.  Lori provided the treasury report, with checks received this evening - a balance of approximately $20,500.

2.     Suzanne briefly mentioned the World at Work Local Network Connection Call scheduled for 8/5, which Bob Holmes has been promoting, and provided the e-mail from Jenny Starbuck covering the program.  The program will be an “Update on Key total Rewards Public Policy Issues.”

3.     Theresa updated the Board on the Lawyers for Breakfast program scheduled for August 18, at Legends.  The program will be held in the restaurant; CFCBA is not being charged a room charge.  We are guaranteeing for 50.  A television monitor will be hooked up.  Theresa will check on Legends providing a microphone.  Parking will be complimentary, with tickets validated, or a voucher available at check-in.  Breakfast will be traditional with eggs, fruit….  John Finnegan will be unable to speak.  Susan McKenna will present “Managing Difficult Employees.”  Trying to get Keith Hammond to speak on upcoming wage and hour issues.  Aaron Zandy has not yet responded, but a possible topic for his is the Sherman Anti-Trust legislation.  Theresa will reach out to Aaron.  Other topic alternatives include “Lily Ledbetter One Year Later” and FLSA (transparency requirements on the exemption status).  Suzanne will provide Theresa the meeting notice which Theresa will communicate to Lisa for placement on the website; the speakers’ bios also should be placed on the website with the announcement.  Kudos were provided to Lisa for her work on the website.  Speaker times are 8:30 to 9:15, 9:30 to 10:15, and 10:30 to 11:15, with questions after each presentation.   Theresa also will check with the attorneys to see if their programs are applicable for CEUs.  It was agreed to provide $100 VISA gift cards to the speakers.  The program will be free to members; $25 for non-members.  RSVP will be requested. 

4.     Since the panel discussion held in June was well-received, discussion was held on having a panel discussion for the October 13 meeting, possibly on exempt/non-exempt status and the new transparency requirements.

5.     Suzanne has definitely committed CFCBA to the new “old” hotel for next year’s cert courses and will send an announcement to past cert course participants so that they sign up early for next year’s courses.  She will be talking with Rae Mare further regarding the non-full service agreement.

Fun Planners has been booked again for the Holiday event.  Carol the Tarot Reader is available, and Suzanne booked roulette (instead of craps) and Blackjack.  The event will be held on Thursday, December 2.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:15.