AWI Council Minutes - September 2000

              Meeting reconvened at 8: 30 am Saturday morning.
Financial Update
a. Financial Statement:
• Council reviewed statement and discussed all items.
• Darlene Hallett inquired when the Executive Honoria had last been reviewed. Discussion
followed.
• A decision to review and increase the Executive Honoria would be tabled until the January
meeting.
• Moved by Darlene Hallett that our funds in First Australian be reinvested in G. I. C. ' s as soon as
possible, seconded by Darlene Wicks. Carried.
• The Government Grant had been received and deposited.
• Maxean provided information on two GIC investments that had matured and were reinvested
with an additional $ 5,000 added to each GIC. These are two- year investments. Additional
GICs will mature in the Spring of 2001.
b. Edmonton Office/ Wetaskiwin:
• Maxean reported her investigation into the lease agreement with REDA for the office in
Edmonton . We are obligated to pay the rental agreement out to the end of February, 2001.
• Unfortunately since we are legally bound to the lease and it will cost approximately $ 1200
additional rent until the lease if complete.
• Considering we have decreased the office hours, there should not be too much of an additional
burden on the finances because of this additional rent payment.
• We will try to move all the furniture from the office in Edmonton to the new location in
Wetaskiwin on October 15, 2000. Maxean to organize.
• Mildred Luz suggested having an Open House at the new office in Wetaskiwin. It was decided
to hold the Open House Tea on November 24, 2000. Mildred Luz and Fern Killeen to
organize.
c. Pin Orders:
• Phyllis Kosik gave an update on what pins are in the office and what pins are required to order.
• The new pins ordered are being received at a significant increase to what is currently being
charged for pin. Council decided to charge $ 15 for new pins based on the cost received at
$ 13.50.
d. Randy Crick Picture:
• Maxean introduced a print of the picture that had been painted by Randy Crick to be used for
notepaper and T- Shirts exclusively by Alberta Women's Institutes .
• Moved by Phyllis Kosik, Seconded by Diane Smith, that we return the Randy Crick print
indicating that the picture is not what we would be happy presenting to the membership. We
will indicate that the Rose Painting remains our favorite and we would continue to purchase T-Shirts
and possibly notepaper with this print as the picture. Carried.
• Moved by Ada Ashton that an open invitation go out to branches to design a drawing to be
used exclusively by AWI on T- shirts, notepaper, etc. Deadline to be received by January 15,
2001. Invitation for competition will be placed in the Novembers Home & Country 2000.
Seconded by Diane Smith. Carried.
e. Memorials and Safety Book Restrictions:
• Maxean indicated that we were now separating the memorial donations from general income so
that we could assign this money for some specific purpose. As well, we have money that has
been restricted for Safety Book Publication which we will not be undertaking.