October 2011 Spotlight

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A bulletin distributed after each Board of Governors’ meeting for use in district newsletters, websites and meetings. For more information, contact the SEANC Communications/PR Department at 800-222-2758 or 919833-6436. The Spotlight can be found on the SEANC website, www.seanc.org, under “News/Publications.”

The Board of Governors (BOG) met on Oct. 28-29, 2011, to discuss business important to state employees and retirees. Officer Candidate Announcements: The following members announced their intention to run for SEANC office for the 20122013 year: Sandra Johnson of District 44 for Second Vice President Jimmie Horton of District 63 for Treasurer Regional Representative Election: The South Central Regional Representatives to the Executive Committee were elected by their peers at the BOG meeting. The new representatives are District 39 Chairman Art Anthony and the alternate will be District 62 Chairman Lewis Sasser. Treasurer’s Report: Marilyn Jean Martin reported that SEANC’s finances are doing extremely well. Staff was conservative with the SEANC budget and beat budget projections by 9 percent with $303,000 unspent and $2 million in cash on hand at the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. This is the third year in a row that staff has met all SEANC obligations under budget. As of Oct. 31, the balance on the SEANC Central Office building is $307,000 and the association is projected to make its last mortgage payment on 1621 Midtown Place in January 2013. Special Visitors from SEIU International: SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry spoke to the board about her three priorities in the campaign to “Fight for a Fair Economy.” 1. Good jobs now 2. No more cuts (to Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security) 3. Everyone must pay their fair share 1


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