January 2015 | Meeting Minutes

St. Croix Government Retirees Inc.(SGR) Meeting

Minutes of the St. Croix Government Retirees Inc. held on January 20^th 2015. The meeting was held at the Charles Harwood Clinic in C/sted. Mary Moorhead chaired the meeting and it began at 1.14 pm.

Attendance…There were nineteen retirees and stakeholders in attendance at the meeting.

Minutes…The minutes were read by Abdul R. Ali. Dr. Yvonne Henry made a motion that the minutes be accepted with corrections and the motion was seconded by Mavis Hennessey. The vote was unanimous.

Matters Arising…There were no matters arising from the minutes.

Reports…(Treasurer) Ms. Hodge reported that there was a balance of $3,799.65 and that $84.00 was paid in dues and that $ 429.00 was paid out for the laptop leaving a balance of $3454.65. A total of $725.00 was collected at the meeting for dues and donations to the organization. (United Healthcare Contract) Moorhead reported that this was signed by Gov. dejongh and Sen. President, Malone on December 31^st. 2014. She said that it was her understanding that retirees now had until March 2015 to address outstanding obligations to the system. (Press Releases) Moorhead said that she had contacted Sam Topp and asked him to forward to her any releases relating to retirees. (Retro Offset) Moorhead said that a Legislative Hearing on the matter was scheduled for Tuesday February 17^th 2015. Abdul R. Ali asked if those retirees who didn’t have a property or tax obligation to the VI Government would be left out of the loop if the “Retro Offset Plan” became law. Moorhead indicated that they would be left out of the loop. (GESC Board Election) Moorhead reported that an election is planned for March 15^th 2015 and further, that it is likely that John Abramson would be running for a position on the board. She said that Adelbert Bryan is the current retire representative on the board. (GERS) Moorhead also reported that Gov. Mapp had asked Ms. Molloy to establish the exact amount that the GERS is owed by the VI Government.

Fundraising…Carmen Moorehead Mills said that a cake sale was planned for February 7th 2015 and that there was a need for members to donate cakes, drinks or money. Debbie Christopher said that Stanley & The Ten Sleepless Knights wanted to play for free for a fundraiser. Following some discussion on the matter Moorehead agreed to the formation of a small sub-committee to develop a plan. The committee included Debbie Christopher, Betty Wilson, Phyllis Nehlsen and Mary Carley.

Public Relations…Abdul R. Ali said that he had held discussions with Mr. Turnbull of the Vybe re airing a 30 second SGR message on Tuesdays and on Thursdays for ninety days during the morning talk show and that he had been given a quote of $600.00. A small sub-committee that included Debbie Christopher, Phyllis Nehlsen, Reuben Krauser and Ali was formed to look at the PR matter. Mary Moorhead said that three quotes should accompany any of the PR plans being looked at. Debbie Christopher was asked to work closely with Alvin Gee regarding the publicizing of SGR meetings.

Any Other Business…GESC (10am) and GERS (9.30 am) meetings were scheduled for 1-22-2015.

Adjournment…Mavis Hennessey made a motion that the meeting be adjourned and Dorothy Straun seconded the motion. The meeting ended at 2.45 pm.