Delegate Meeting Minutes
Feb 11, 2007, Walpole Scout House

Peggy Stevens, Vice Chair of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts called the meeting to order.

1. Governance Structure and Timing of Delegate Elections : Peggy Stevens commented about how the governance structure was developed. It was decided by the Council Realignment Committee (CRC) that the Board of Directors and Nominating and Board Development Committee should not comprise more than 1/4 of the voting membership. A new regional delegate job description was approved by the CRC, and 4 new governance regions were developed based on geography, girl membership and the overlapping of the boundaries of legacy councils. Also, she noted that these four regions are for governance purposes only and do not have anything to do with operations.

Peggy stated that there were a time constraint to get the regional delegates elected. According to our bylaws, we must have them elected no later than 90 days prior to the Annual Meeting. Because of the time constraint, it was decided that staff use the new job description and develop a slate of delegates for each region based on applications, nominations and inquiries. The slate is based on diversity of geography and a variety of perspectives from the entire eastern Massachusetts Girl Scout jurisdiction.

2. Election: The slate of candidates was reviewed aloud, including a short biography for each nominee. Peggy called for nominations from the floor – there were none.

Kathy Johnson motions and Lois Abramo seconded to approve the slate of delegates for Region 2 West as presented. This was unanimously approved by all members present.

3. Ruth N. Bramson, CEO of Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, addressed the meeting and welcomed the group in attendance. She spoke about her background and experience, and her great excitement for the new Council.
Ruth stated that she is available for volunteers and if they have any questions or concerns should be happy to address them. Her email is rbramson@girlscoutseasternmass.org.

The meeting was adjourned.

Alternates
Lisa Silletti, Norwood
Barbara Callahan, Mansfield
April Raleigh, Easton
Sandy Pavao-Pinarreta, Taunton
Carol Harris, Marlborough
Nancy Leblang, Wayland
Connie Miles, Marlborough
Cindy Bloom, Norfolk
Grace Thole, Medfield