Highlights from the 2006 AACPM House of Delegates (HOD) Meeting
By Judy A. Dennis, CPM, Secretary
jdennis@odot.org
The AACPM House of Delegates met on September 13, 2006, in Louisville, Kentucky. This was a very productive meeting. Here are the highlights from the meeting:
GOVERNANCE
Board of Election Committee
The results of the AACPM Elections of Officers as follows: Greg Hyland (AZ), President-Elect; Larry Gordon (AZ), Treasurer; and Becky Bryant (AR), Member-at-Large/C&C.
Mentoring Committee
The Mentoring Committee has focused its primary attention in 2006 on the three new Member Societies admitted to the Academy (Idaho, Virginia and Washington). In addition, the Committee has been active in communicating with current AACPM Societies, as well as, CPM programs with pending graduates. The AACPM Board made it a priority this year to attend as many state society functions as possible within budget and schedule constraints.
Ways and Means Committee
The Committee will continue to develop a method to share revenues collected by sales of Academy branded merchandise to AACPM members and state Societies/Associations.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee focused its efforts in a number of areas of interest and responsibility during the past year in order to work towards some longer-term goals of the Academy.
However, of primary responsibility, the Committee’s first area of activity per the AACPM SOPs is preparing of the Academy’s annual budget and the audit of the Academy’s financial records.
The committee would like to focus its attention and effort towards longer-term efforts of the Academy in terms of program funding and the potential of establishing a companion non-profit entity to accept and receive funds separate from the Academy’s general fund.
The Academy continued the Kristopher K. Holcomb, CPA of Holcomb & Shreeve, CPAs of Gilbert, Arizona for the annual review of the financial records of the Academy for the past year.
The Committee will also be active and involved with the Conference Committee activities related to the finances of past, current and future conferences.
Strategic Plan
The AACPM Board of Directors will be considering changes to the Academy's Strategic Plan. An electronic version of the Strategic Plan can be found at the Academy's website. Submit proposed changes to the Strategic Plan to Julie Felice.
Calendar of Events
At the Presidents Luncheon Meeting in Louisville, KY, a calendar of events for 2007 was distributed to each Member Society.
COMMUNICATIONS
Communication Committee
Since the 2005 HOD meeting, four editions of "The CPM Connection" have been published and the Academy's website continues to be updated with the latest information for the Academy's members.
Integrated Marketing and Resource Catalog Committee
The Committee will continue to develop further branding of the "CPM" credential and marketing tools for the Academy and its Member Societies. “I Am A Certified Public Manager” license plate frames were developed this year by the committee, and supplied to each Society at the Kentucky Conference so that every member of every society would receive one.
MEMBERSHIP
Henning and Management Practices Committees
Refer to articles elsewhere in this edition of The CPM Connection regarding the recipients of the Henning Award and Askew Awards. Only one Henning nomination can be submitted each year by each Member Society.
MEMBER SERVICES
Wilkinson Scholarship Committee
The 2006 recipients of the Fran Wilkinson Scholarships are Deidra Lynn Jones (FL) and Gregory Hyland (AZ). Jones and Hyland each received an award for $750.00 at the AACPM Awards Banquet in Louisville, KY.
Conference Committee
Conferences are planned through 2010. They are as follows: Madison, Wisconsin (September, 2007); Columbus, Ohio (September, 2008); Florida (2009) and Oklahoma City Oklahoma (September 2010).
Member Affairs Committee
At the Presidents Lunch Meeting in Louisville, KY, each Society President was encouraged to share information, successes and challenges with each other in order to strengthen both our local and national organizations. The online Membership Directory and updated SOP are posted on the webpage.
Orientation Committee
At the Orientation for First Time Attendees Meeting held on September 10, 2006, the Orientation Committee presented topics such as: organizational history and culture, organization structure, policies and practices, House of Delegates (HOD) role, proceedings and responsibilities, available AACPM society assistance.
ASPA Membership Opportunity Reminder – The American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) offers reduced membership for individuals who are members of the Academy. See the information at the Academy's website.
Amazon.com – Academy members are encouraged to use the Amazon.com link at the Academy's website when ordering materials from Amazon.com. This generates extra funds for the Academy.
METRICS
Annual Report Update
The 2005 Annual Report of the American Academy of Certified Public Managers® will be distributed to the delegates of the House of Delegates Meeting. This report will be also available at the Academy's website.
It is an honor and a privilege to serve the AACPM membership as its Secretary. Please let me know if you have any questions, or if I can assist you or your Society. My Email address is jdennis@odot.org.
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