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The Maine Commission for Community Service will hold its regular business meeting:

Friday, September 21, 2007
Cross Office Building, Room 105, Sewall St., Augusta ME
              

All business meetings are open to the public. The annual appreciation ceremony for National Service staff will begin at 11:45 a.m. Please note the ceremony was moved to this location.

All business meetings are open to the public.

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Agenda

Time

Topic

Leader

10:00

Call to Order

Gagnon

10:05

Welcome, Announcements, Agenda Adjustments
» Announcements
   1. Swearing-in new board members will occur now
» Introductions of New and Experienced Commissioners
» Quiz results
» Additions or Deletions to Agenda

Gagnon

 

Business Reports
(Reports submitted are posted. Follow links in agenda below. Discussion limited to action items.)

 

10:10

A. May Minutes

Stebbins

10:15

B. Partnership Task Force
1.Final Action on VolunteerMaine Partner expectations

Gagnon

10:30

C. Board Development
1. Recommendations for officer positions and timing of elections
2. Adoption of officer role descriptions
3. Revision of Commission Member role description

 Ward, Dorman

10:45

D. Public Policy Task Force
1. Reauthorization of CNCS and its programs: Briefing by guest, Tom Branen, Exec Director, AASC
     a. Overview of the Generations Invigorating Volunteering and Education (GIVE) Act
     b. Questions and Answers


Stebbins, Branen
11:15 E. Marketing and Public Relations Parent, Goding, Matthews

11:20

F. Executive Committee
1. Criftical info from National Conference
2. Volunteer Management Grant Application
3. Public Policy Breakfast


Dube/Schlutt
Gagnon
Schlutt

11:40

 G. Excellence and Expertise
1. Blaine House Conference on Volunteerism
2. VolunteerMaine VISTA for training development
3. Volunteer Managers Network -- what came from the Summer Institute
Dube, Holmes
Schink

12:00

 Lunch
 		 

12:15

Focus on Mission/Responsibilities
1. Proposed changes in fed support for state grant monitoring system
2. VolunteerMaine VISTA project (MCCS is the sponsor) -- need assistance filling positions
3. Other

 

12:30

 Update from Dept. of Education
Hartman

12:40

CNCS Regional News

Gagnon

1:00

  Business Wrap Up and Adjourn to Work Sessions
» Reminder: Complete meeting evaluation forms
» Next meeting is October 19
» Meetings to schedule before members leave: Grant Task Force, Partnership Task Force, Excellence and Expertise, Marketing. Public Policy
» Adjourn
 Crofton