2015 Board Decisions

The following is a summary of business and financial decisions made by the Board of Directors in 2015.

JANUARY 20 & 21, 2015

BOARD DECISIONS

  • The Board approved the merger of Local 132 Sasko Park Lodge and NewMarket Manor with Local 14 Tisdale Hospital.
  • The Board approved the merger of Locals 159 Swift Current Care Center and Local 171 Prairie Pioneers Lodge to Local 277 Palliser Regional Care Centre.
  • The Board approved the guest list for the 2015 Annual Meeting.

FINANCIAL DECISIONS

  • The Board approved a donation to the Kids Help Phone for $1000.
  • The Board approved a donation to the United Way 2014 Circle of Care Campaign Spirit Awards for $400.

 

MARCH 17 & 18, 2015

BOARD DECISIONS

  • The Board approved the merger of Local 261 Pineview Terrace with Local 62 in Prince Albert.

FINANCIAL DECISIONS

  • The Board is pleased to report a clean financial audit, with no outstanding concerns. Given the results of the audit the Board approved the Audited Financial Statements for the year ending December 2014 as presented by the accounting firm Meyers, Norris and Penny (MNP).
  • The Board approved the Program Committee’s recommendation for the 2015 Community Donation for the City of Estevan. A formal announcement of the recipient(s) will be announced in the near future.
  • The Board approved a donation of $500 to the Regina Sexual Assault Centre.
  • The Board approved a donation of $1000 to the Unemployed Workers Help Centre.
  • The Board approved a donation of $500 to Child Find Saskatchewan.

 

APRIL 20 & 23, 2015

BOARD DECISIONS

  • Following the Annual Meeting, the Board met to appoint Board members to the following Committees.
    • Policy Committee: Jason Parkvold, Paul Kuling, Maureen Arseneau, Lorna Tarasoff, Leslie Saunders, Denise Dick, Tracy Zambory
    • Governance Committee: Mark Henderson, Laurelle Pachal, Pat Smith, Barb Fisher, Fred Bordas, Denise Dick, Tracy Zambory
    • Executive Committee: Tracy Zambory, Denise Dick, Paul Kuling, Jason Parkvold, Maureen Arseneau, Lorna Tarasoff
    • Lifetime Membership Committee: Mark Henderson, Leslie Saunders, Pat Smith
    • Constitution and Bylaws and Resolutions Committee: Jason Parkvold - Board Liaison
    • Program Committee: Laurelle Pachal – Board Liaison

 

Board Strategic Planning Session (May 26-28, 2015)

  • The Board held its annual planning session in Regina on May 26-28 working with an external facilitator. The Board of Directors believes SUN’s Strategic Plan will continue to focus on what matters most – those make or break issues that hold the greatest potential and/or the greatest threat to SUN and SUN members.
  • Over the next two years (July 2015 onward) the strategic focus of SUN will be the following:
  1. Build and Protect the Exclusive, Unique and Essential Role of Registered Nursing in Health Care.
  2. Use to Maximum Advantage, Our Credibility as a Union to Positively Reshape the Political, Legislative and Social Agendas of Governments that Impact Delivery of High Quality, Safe Patient Care.
  3. Build the Capacity of Members at All Levels to Actively Engage in Issues that Impact their Work Lives, Personal Health and Wellbeing and Safe Patient Care.

 

JUNE 9 & 10, 2015

  • The Board approved the President’s vacation for December 24, 2015 to January 4, 2016.
  • The Board approved the two year Strategic Plan commencing July 2015.

 

SEPTEMBER 2015

  • No Board decisions to report

 

OCTOBER 2015

  • No Board decisions to report

 

NOVEMBER 2015

  • No Board decisions to report

 

DECEMBER 9 & 10, 2015

BOARD DECISIONS

  • The Board approved the Bylaws for Locals 126 and 136 and for Parkland SDC.

FINANCIAL DECISIONS

  • The Board approved donations to CCPA Saskatchewan, The Broadbent Institute and The Stephen Lewis Foundation for $5000 each.