Hamilton/Burlington NR Sub-Group Executive Meeting # 1
Minutes
Friday January 27, 2017 @ 12.00 pm
Location: Mythos Restaurant, Burlington ON
Present:
Shirley Anne Smyth
Ryan Breivik
Frank Seglenieks
Sandra Kok
- Welcome and Attendance
Shirley Anne Smyth welcomed the group and group members introduced themselves.
- Approval of the Agenda
Meeting agenda was approved, moved by Frank Seglenieks, seconded by Sandra Kok, carried.
- Review and Approval of the Minutes of the Nov 7, 2016 executive meeting
The meeting minutes of the previous meeting (Nov 7, 2016) were corrected for a minor edit, adopted, moved by Frank Seglenieks , seconded by Shirley Anne Smyth, carried.
- Business Arising from the Minutes
Review of AGM – there was some discussion of the format and location of the meeting. Sandra indicated that having the meeting first at CCIW Burlington worked well. PIPSC AGM will be at the end of February
- Financial Report
Financial report was presented by Frank Seglenieks for the period Nov 1, 2016- Jan 27, 2017 Bank balance was discussed and approved. Moved by Frank Seglenieks, seconded by Ryan Breivik, carried.
- New Business
a) Executive positions for 2017 were decided upon mutually among the group. The executive positions for this year are:
President Shirley Anne Smyth
Vice-Pres Ryan Breivik
Secretary Sandra Kok
Treasurer Frank Seglenieks
b) NR Dec 2016 Bargaining update –No significant progress, as per PIPSC NR Group Newsletter of Dec 2016.
c) NR 2017 Election results – Asif Mohammed was elected to the NR Group Executive.
d) PIPSC MOA on Supporting Employee Wellness – Shirley Anne brought forward highlights of latest Update as per Bargaining Newsletter #17: MOA on Supporting Employee Wellness.
e) Next meeting dates
The NR Hamilton-Burlington Subgroup Exec Meeting will be held in 2nd week of April, 2017. Location to be determined. It was suggested that the Subgroup Executive bring forward ideas to for the members, such as lunch and learn and other social events.
ACTION: Ryan to send out a Doodle poll to firm up date.
f) Adjournment
Today’s meeting was adjourned at 1:45 pm, moved by Frank Seglenieks, seconded by Sandra Kok, carried.