NC SILC Finance Committee Meeting teleconference July 17, 2017 Members present: Kimlyn Lambert, (Chair) Oshana Watkins, Helen Pase, and Rene Cummins Members absent: Ping Miller Staff present: Freida Moore The meeting was called to order by Kimlyn at 2:00 pm. Review of the fiscal reports for the month of June 2017 was discussed. The Fiscal Reports are available for review in the NC SILC Office. Freida reported that expenses for June were mostly normal operating expenses but we did pay the travel expenses for the Executive Committee Retreat that took place on June 15-16, 2017 in Burlington. Helen asked for clarification on the check to Oak City Government in the amount of $1,000. Rene and Kimlyn explained that this is the 20% retainer for a policy analyst to get the NCSILC codified in the general statutes of North Carolina. This was recommended several years ago. This contract has absolutely nothing to do with lobbying. Frieda made the comment that she and Debbie will be reviewing the budget around mid-August after all expenses are paid for the upcoming board meeting to prepare a budget amendment to better utilize the remaining funds in the NCSILC budget. The next item for discussion was the approval to pay the registration of $100 for Debbie Hippler to participate in the ILRU training on “The Action of Leading: SILC Leadership for Chairpersons, Members, and Staff. Three Board Members are already registered for this training and Debbie had expressed an interest in participating. No official vote is required but the Finance Committee did approve this expenditure so Freida will get Debbie registered for this training. Final comments and/or questions were called for by Kimlyn. The next NCSILC Finance Committee Teleconference will take place on Monday, August 14 2017 at 2 pm. With no further discussion the meeting was adjourned at 2:20 pm. Respectfully submitted Freida Moore