July 2012 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 919-833-6436. The Spotlight can be found on the SEANC website, www.seanc.org, under “News/Publications.”

The Board of Governors met on July 20-21 to discuss business important to state employees and retirees. 2012-2013 SEANC Candidate Announcements -Sandra Johnson of District 44 withdrew her nomination for Second Vice President -Gloria Highsmith of District 65 for Eastern Regional Representative to the Executive Committee Treasurer’s Report Treasurer Marilyn Jean Martin reported that the SEANC Central Office receipts are doing extremely well, with 77 percent in receipts and 69 percent in disbursements. Purchasing Power is extremely popular with the membership, earning the association more than $17,000 per month. The association is on target to complete our mortgage obligation in March 2013. 2012-2013 SEANC Office Budget Planning Committee Chairman Tony Smith presented a $4.3 million budget proposal to the BOG to fund all SEANC operations and services for the 2012-2013 year. The budget provides for membership services and operations for the fiscal year Oct. 1, 2012-Sept. 30, 2013. The BOG voted to amend the planning committee’s recommended budget and earmark $140,000 of reserve funds for the 2016 SEIU Convention. The budget was approved with no opposition. President’s Report President Charles Johnson requested that all districts review their financial positions to ensure that they have a balanced budget for the remainder of the fiscal year and have allocated adequate resources for the upcoming convention. Moving forward, the president requested that districts spend a significant portion of their district budget on furthering SEANC’s mission. Executive Director’s Report SEANC Executive Director Dana Cope reported that for the second year in a row the governor vetoed the budget. SEANC used the momentum to override that veto as an opportunity to lobby 1


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