Newtown Youth and Family Services
Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting
March 25, 2013 – 6:30 PM
15 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook CT
Members Present: Maureen Birden, David Moseman, Tom Murtha, Steve Meeker, Karen White, Rosalie Newman, Rick Child, Kathy McCleary, Sheilah Krasnickas, Susan Giglio, Leonard Penna (Newtown PD), Ashley Mele, Mackenzie Page and Jim Solomon
Members Not Present: Diane Savinelli, Don Ramsey and Jesse Rosenschein
Staff Members Present: Candice Bohr
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:31 PM by Tom Murtha.
- New Member: We welcomed to our board Mackenzie Page
- Steve made a motion to have Mackenzie join as a board member, Don seconded
b) Roll Call- The roll of the Board of Directors was taken by signing in and a quorum was established..
c) Approval of March Minutes - Motion made by Rick Child to approve minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Kathleen McCleary and passed unanimously.
d) Board and staff breakfast, we are going to host a breakfast for the board and staff to mingle
2. Executive Director’s Report
a) Board of Education for the School Districts want 6-11 social workers in the schools
1) We still have no word on how much we will be funded for these new employees; we also have not gotten the OK to start hiring.
b) Staff
1) We have employees currently at Head of Meadow, Reed Intermediate, Hawley and the High School. We are trying to figure out what works for the kids.
c) We got a one-year extension on COA. All schools will need to be approved.
d) Fairfield Community Foundation
1) We are not getting a grant from them this year because of the concern from United Way
e) Safety Town (Pre school camp)
1) Safety Program for two weeks during the summer
f) Looking into filling the Social Worker (Lorenzo) position (Waterbury and Danbury area)
g) Youth Advisory Board
1) Feedback on additional programs
3. Finance and Treasurer’s Report
a) We are better then our budget
b) We are discussing what we are doing with our extra money.
c) Town submitted level funding
4. Personnel Committee
a) None.
6. Fundraising Committee
a) Donut Dash and Duck Race
b) April 27 Independent Living Day
7. Old Business
a) None.
8. New Business
None.
9. Adjournment
A motion was made by Maureen Birden and seconded by Steve Meeker, to adjourn the meeting at 7:00. The motion passed unanimously.
The next meeting will be held at the Newtown Youth and Family Services, 15 Berkshire Road, on April 22, 2013.
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