Pullman Community Montessori

Minutes

Finance Committee (FC)

Date and Time

Tuesday January 19, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Location

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Meeting ID: 509 336 5909
PCM's Mission: to prepare all students to reach their full potential for future success in high school, college, career, and life, using the rich resources of our community.

PCM's Vision: to serve as an instrument of change, helping to progress our education system to better meet the needs of students, families, and educators. We nurture students to be self-empowered lifelong learners, global citizens, environmental stewards, and compassionate and collaborative leaders, bringing positive changes to their communities and the world!

Committee Members Present

A. Guyton (remote), C. Minogue (remote), J. Cassleman (remote), L. Sullivan (remote), M. Paolini (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

Bill Kiolbasa (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

L. Sullivan called a meeting of the Finance Committee Committee of Pullman Community Montessori to order on Tuesday Jan 19, 2021 at 5:08 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

L. Sullivan made a motion to approve the minutes from Finance Committee (FC) on 11-17-20.
C. Minogue seconded the motion.
There was only one other committee member, Carmel, at the previous meeting.  Carmel noted she did not see anything that needed to be amended.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Finance Committee (FC)

A.

Getting Orientated

  • Laylah hit high level items outlined in "What We Need to be Doing Now"  
  • Asked for questions comments.  Group had none so moved on.

B.

Fiduciary Training for the PCM Board

Quick orientation to the tools/resources the FC has at their disposal for helping the Board develop a clear understanding of their fiduciary responsibilities.  Laylah noted we'll start working on what introducing this the the board may look like over the next few FC meetings.

C.

Review & Approve December Financials

Reviewed financials.  No red flags.  Noted will begin voting on after Board has voted in the Financial Policies & Procedures Manual.

Question: when will be be looking at the 5-year budget so we have a clear picture of achieving financial sustainability by year 5.  
         Answer: February or March FC meeting
Question: will be be doing internal note disclosures? Carmel could offer her services here if needed.
         Answer: We will revisit but not standard for Charter Schools.  The Audit firm typically prepares the notes.
Question: will PCM have designated board members who are asked to review AP & Payroll and report to the Board?
         Answer:  Table for further discussion in the future.  Some schools do this.
  

D.

Financial Policies & Procedures Manual

Members agreed they needed more time to review to provide quality input.  Set up meeting on Thursday 1/21/21 @ 5:00 PM to finalize the FPPM.

ACTION ITEM: Laylah - send out meeting invite for 1/21 meeting.
ACTION ITEM: All members - review FPPM with deepest focus on the yellow highlighted sections.  Comments and suggestions on the full FPPM are welcome however.

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Sullivan