2021 Fall BOD Report page

2021 Fall BOD Report

The Fall Board of Directors Meeting was held on October 16th, 2021 in a hybrid format. Below is a summary of the Motions approved and some discussion topics. Please refer to the Fall BOD draft minutes on the website for more detail.

The following Motions were presented and approved:

• That the Board of Directors Procedure Manual Article I. Organization, Section D.

Constituency, be amended by adding “the Federal Affairs Liaison” so that it would read:

All committee, advisory panel, and task force chairs, the Federal Affairs Liaison, and the

Executive Director serve as consultants to the Board. The Presiding Officer is the President or Vice-President in the absence of the President. • To approve the NYPTA 2022 Proposed Budget • To replace the previously established Minority Affairs Committee Procedure Manual with the

NYPTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Procedure Manual. • To make editorial changes to all NYPTA manuals both Chapter and District with the exception of Chapter bylaws, to replace gender biased pronouns, including he/him/his/himself and she/ her/hers/herself, with gender neutral terms, including they/them/their/theirs/themselves, when referring to generic subjects. • To approve funding of up to $5,500 as a Special Project for updating the APTA New York website by October 31, 2022. This amount includes a one-time flat fee of $4,995 for the

Premium Homepage Package through Community Brands design services, with additional funds allotted to account for sales tax.

Generative discussion:

• The Federal Affairs Liaison explained how the funding policy was changed so that there was more flexibility in funding participation to increase engagement. Funding for the FAL is the chapter’s responsibility every other year. Discussion continued on how the list of participants could/should be developed. • Discussed a recommendation of an Ethics Liaison for the Chapter with an appointment by the Board. A motion will be brought to the Winter BOD meeting. • There were 83 conference attendees this year with a revenue of $3500. Course recordings will be available at the close of the conference for a fee. • Discussed creating a formal policy for complimentary registration for Past Presidents. • Discussed the qualifications of who can run for Chapter Office. Reiterated that Board experience or leadership experience is not a requirement for running for office. The only requirement is that the Chapter member has to be in good standing for 2 years. • Discussed the Workers Compensation PT/PTA Payment Differential. Only four states have a payment differential. In addition, the NYS fee schedule is lower than other states. The Board is not in support of the payment differential. • The HOD Nomination form has been revised and is available online with a December deadline. Discussed having a later deadline for submissions to avoid last minute applications

2021 Fall BOD Report (Continued)

• No Chapter wide plan for 100 Days of Service, but individual districts have service initiatives. • Reviewed the possibility of combining the Membership Committee and the Marketing and

Engagement Committee to improve the efficacy of these two committees. • Discussed the current lack of Leadership in AIPT. The present members will be polled for their desire to continue as a SIG. • PTA Moves Me – APTA Ambassador Program. Thank you to Kyle Adams and Sarah Fishel for volunteering. • The Virtual Winter 2022 BOD is scheduled for January 22 and the Spring 2022 BOD and Delegate

Assembly are scheduled for May 6th – May 7th at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga. A special DA meeting will be held after the release of Packet 1. The Fall 2022 BOD is scheduled for October 7th • The meeting concluded with special thanks to: Mike Masaracchio and the Program Committee for a successful Conference; Roger Herr for his service as Chief Delegate; Lynn Rivers for accepting to serve as Chief Delegate; Chapter Office for their preparation of the EC and BOD meeting and all Board and EC members for their participation.

Submitted by: Debra Engel PT, DPT, MS Secretary, APTA New York