Meeting Minutes
VPPPA Region II ~ Board Meeting ~ June 24th, 2019 ~ Atlantic City, NJ
Region 2 Business Meeting: June 24th, 2019, started at 4:00pm. Meeting was opened by Robert Byrnes. Motion by Dominic Bruno to open meeting at 4:00 pm, motion seconded by Brian Bennett.
Board Members in Attendance:
Robert Byrnes, Kevin O’Brien, Kevin Mihalenko, William DePuy, John Bawiec, Brenda Wiederkehr. Brian Bennett, Dominic Bruno and Richard Finnegan
Board Members Absent:
Michael Bell
Secretary’s Report
A review of the minutes from the Region 2 Summer Safety Forum was posted to the website. A motion by Kevin O’Brien; seconded by John Bawiec to approve minutes as written.
Treasurer’s Report
Kevin O’Brien went over current assets and updated the Board. A motion to approve the financial report was made Brian Bennett; seconded by Brenda Wiederkehr.
Labor Management Committee
William DePuy - No Changes
Mentoring Committee
Kevin Mihalenko and John Bawiec have been contacted by Baldor Foods and are in the process of scheduling a meeting.
AED Committee
William Depuy - presented AED to School MS358Q in Queens, NY.
Chairman’s Report
Robert Byrnes discussed current state of Region 2 and upcoming National Convention.
Elections
William Depuy- Director at Large - Unopposed 1 vote cast by Secretary Kevin Mihalenko.
Brian Bennett- Director at Large - Unopposed 1 vote cast by Secretary Kevin Mihalenko.
Mike Bell- Director at Large - Unopposed 1 vote cast by Secretary Kevin Mihalenko.
Kevin Mihalenko – Secretary - Unopposed 1 vote cast by Chairman Robert Byrnes.
Vice Chairperson - Open
Awards
Mentor of Year Region 2 Kevin Mihalenko and John Bawiec from Tropicana/Pepsico
Other Business
New Business
Discussing locations for 2020 Region 2 Safety Forum.
Meeting held according to Robert’s Rules of Order.
Minutes submitted by: Kevin Mihalenko, Secretary
VPPPA Region II ~ Board Meeting ~ January 27th, 2019 ~ Atlantic City, NJ
Region 2 Board Meeting: Jan. 27th, 2019, started at 3:00pm. Meeting was opened by Robert Byrnes. Motion by Kevin O’Brien to open meeting at 3:00 pm, motion seconded by Brenda Wiederkehr.
Board Members in Attendance:
Robert Byrnes, Kevin O’Brien, Kevin Mihalenko, William DePuy, John Bawiec, Brenda Wiederkehr, Rich Brown and Richard Finnegan
Board Members Absent:
Brian Bennet, Michael Bell, Dominic Bruno, Tristen Dougher.
Secretary’s Report
A review of the minutes from the Region 2 Fall Safety Forum was posted to the website. A motion by Kevin O’Brien, seconded by Brenda Wiederkehr to approve minutes as written.
Treasurer’s Report
Kevin O’Brien went over current assets and updated the Board.. A motion to approve the financial report was made Kevin Mihalenko, seconded by William DePuy.
Labor Management Committee
William DePuy.
Mentoring Committee
Kevin Mihalenko and John Bawiec.
AED Committee
AED Fund report: The Board is looking for organizations that need an AED. Kevin Mihalenko and William DePuy are in the process of looking for an organization
Chairman’s Report
Robert Byrnes discussed moving forward with just the Summer Safety Forum for 2019.
Elections
Vice Chairman – Currently vacant
Secretary – Kevin Mihalenko
Director at Large – Union Site – Billy
Director at Large – General – Mike Bell
Director at Large – General – Brian Bennett
Awards
SGE of the Year and Mentor of the year were discussed.
Other Business
New Business
Discussed ways of generating revenue for Region 2.
Meeting held according to Roberts Rules of Order.
Minutes submitted by: Kevin Mihalenko, Secretary
Region II SGE Class of 2019
2019 SGE of the Year
2019 AED Placement
