Agenda and Minutes of STEP Leadership Committee Meeting 1-26-2012

STEP Leadership Committee Agenda

1/26/12

Red Springs Community Building

6:30 – Welcome and introductions – Johnny

6:45 – Discussion on leadership structure, roles and responsibilities

 i.      Identify Leadership Team Coordinator (responsible for emailing meeting agenda, reserving meeting location, monthly reports, budgeting, funding request, travel request, coordinating regional STEP meetings)

                                           
 ii.      Identify Leadership Team Facilitator (responsible for creating monthly meeting agenda, helping the leadership team understand their common objectives, and assists them to plan to achieve them without taking a particular position in the discussion)

                                               
 iii.      Identify Leadership Team Secretary (responsible for taking and preparing meeting minutes)

                                         
 iv.      Rural Center contract; has it been signed, scheduled – funding?

7:15 – Presentation by Dr. Yolanda Burwell of the NC Rural Center

8:10 – Responsibilities of Strategy Teams and organization

                                             
 i.            Identify leadership team members

 ii.            Identify chair

 iii.            Determine meeting schedule (bring your calendars)

                                         
 iv.            How to request project funds

8:25 – When do we meet next and what format

a.       Recruit stakeholders and new team members to join project committees

b.      Project committees

i.         Hold meetings
ii.      Complete assigned task and objectives

8:30 Adjourn

Minutes

Respectfully submitted by Margie Labadie 

The meeting was called to order at 6:40 PM by Johnny Robertson. 


There was a discussion on leadership structure, roles and responsibilities as used by the town of Siler City as noted in the agenda. 


Items i, ii, and iii: 


It was decided to create three leadership team positions. 


A team of three people will meet to decide how to share duties.


The two main meeting coordinators will be Johnny Robertson and Elma Patterson. 
Margie Labadie will continue as Secretary of the project.


Item iv:


The  Rural Center contract must be signed by the town and the contract will be voted on by the Town Council at the February 7th meeting.


Presentation by Dr. Yolanda Burwell: 


1. Article on Saxaphaw NC and discussion followed.
2. The group filled out the form: Quick Snapshot of Organizational / Community Capacity (internal and external)

We did not discuss: 

Responsibilities of Strategy Teams and organization or Responsibilities of Strategy Teams and organization

The next meeting will be February 20th.

Meetings will continue on the third Monday of each month.


Form from Dr. Yolanda Burwell below: