2008-10-30 Audit Committee Notes

Started 9:00 pm.

In attendance:   Nia Bediako, Jack VanAcken, Evelyn Bethune, Lisa Davis, Joe Wanzala, .

Absent:      Sean Casey O'Brien,  Carolyn Birden, Tracey Rosenberg, Stacy Davis, Susan Young, Donna Joe Warren, Seth Goldberg, Ambrose Lane.

As there was no quorum, the committee went into a committee of the whole.

Agenda was tentatively approved until ratification.

The Chair reported out that the Foundation Counsel reviewed the Whistleblower Policy and said that everything was fine.   One question was,  “what is the statute of limitation for retaliation?”   Chair was told that the statute of limitations for retaliation starts when the person makes the claim of relation and that this doesn't apply to the policy and that it is a legal issue and is not relevant to policy.

Tentative motion to approve the Whistleblower Policy until ratification was passed without objection.

Chair introduced the Employee Whistleblower Protection Policy for Employees for the committee to  review.   

Questions were brought up as to whether or not an agreement should be adopted for Directors/LSB members.   Chair said she would check with Foundation Counel.  

Questions also arose as to how volunteers and unpaid staff should be protected.   Chair said she would check with Foundation Counsel.   And the Committee agreed.  There was  consensus among  the Committee that there needed to be more discussion about developing a protection policy for unpaid workers/volunteers.

Chair spoke about a tracking form to track complaints.   Proposed form was not submitted to the committee and it was decided to table this section until the next meeting.

The next meeting date was set for November 6 at 8:30 pm.

(These notes were approved on 12/02/2008.)