Treasurer

	Scholarship recipient never received original $500.00 check. Notified bank and put a stop payment on it and reissued check. Stop payment is good for six (6) months.
	The question was raised as to whether or not an indemnity insurance policy is needed for our Board? What would the annual premium amount be? What is national APA’s recommendation? We will raise the question at the Annual Congress in Nashville.
	We have not signed a contract for our monthly membership meetings for 1998. Robin has a contract from Sheraton Metrodome for May through year end (excluding November) but has not made a commitment yet. Sheraton Midway provided a brochure and would like us to look at their possibilities today - they are remodeling and would be willing to commit long term rather than the 90 day contract Sheraton Metrodome offers.
	The Board decided to share in the newsletter the issues we have regarding facilities - most hotels require a commitment of 30 sleeping rooms with their meeting space, so if we have a room reserved more than 90 days out and another customer comes in with the ability to fulfill the sleeping room contract, we lose our space.
	Jerry Hennek shared some of the comments from our members - cafeteria reserved space such as: U of M (must consider AV needs, noise, environment, etc.).
	We will provide a survey and give everyone a few minutes to complete it during the meeting to provide immediate feedback at next month’s meeting rather than voluntary feedback. Ann Johnson has information from a previous survey that she will share with Robin. Robin will prepare the short survey with options (i.e. Sheraton Metrodome, Sheraton Midway, Holiday Inn or other facilities they may be aware of).
	The winner of the Orlando gift certificate for $700.00 from our conference last year was unable to use it and has offered to turn it back in to the chapter. It is only transferable by the chapter (originally expired 5/31/98 but we were able to get it extended until 8/30/98). Marcia’s suggestion for the certificate is to hold a drawing at our next month’s meeting for anyone who brings food for the food shelf. Linda will put information in the newsletter on how the drawing will work. 1) bring a bag of groceries 2) contribute $10.00 in addition to your meeting dues (separate check), if you are unable to attend the meeting, send a check for $10.00 indicating you are contributing to the food drive. Jerry Hennek will let Linda Obertin know who the checks should be made out to and it will be included in the newsletter. Make raffle slips. Ann Johnson will contact some volunteers to help with this. We should make special name tags and indicate their volunteerism. Jerry will deliver food collected in the drive to the Anoka County Food Shelf. Jerry will check his local paper for a write up on our contributions (Chapter of the Year item).

Program Chair

March meeting topic will be a round table discussion with: 1) one government representative, 2) one small employer representative, 3) one medium employer representative, and 4) one large employer representative. Ann will request questions ahead of time in newsletter. She’ll meet with her committee for April, May, June and July meeting topics. Uncommitted at this point. Possible topics are: IRS for levies, time and attendance, National Speaker for May or June meeting. National speaker topic will depend upon who is available because their have their specialty areas.

Conference/Education

	National Payroll Week (NPW) is September 14-18, 1998. Our state conference will be held on Thursday and Friday, September 17th and 18th. We have a deposit on the Holiday Inn-North. We have a tentative list of keynote speakers, a few ideas for break out sessions, one is the CPP class which Donald and Dianne Wright or Terry Meggitt are possibilities for facilitating. Friday afternoon will be the NPW celebration. If we want to get a governmental representative, we should invite them now as their calendars are already out four to five months with appointments.
	Mike is leaving the Twin Cities in November, 1998. Denise McMahon will run for Conference Chair in July and will be a co-chair for 1998. Linda Obertin can help put together a to do list and schedule for Conference Chairperson to help Mike and Denise. There are books and diskettes available to help them from previous conferences.
	We need an NPW Chair to participate with Conference committee. Possible volunteer is Leslie McLaughlin, CPP of Sun Country. Ann Johnson suggested we give out NPW buttons at Conference. Anything needing printing will take a few months. We can sell bags with North Star logo at the Conference.

President

	Linda presented information for Marcia regarding the need to begin setting up the scholarship application process. A discussion item for next month’s Board Meeting will be how many scholarships, amounts, etc. Must agree on rules. Jerry will copy Linda Obertin on materials he has regarding the scholarship.
	Linda Obertin distributed a copy of the Chapter of the Year entry. She is shipping today.
	Discussed a possible web site for the Northstar Chapter - who can develop and keep it up? Do we need a committee to work on this effort and what will we use it for?

Government Liaison

No report.

Membership

No report.