HRN Board Meeting Minutes 2/24/26
DRAFT
In attendance: Suzanne Trayhan, Dawn Orsi, Rich Whelan, Rachel Minnie, Pam Chatis, Nikki LaRoche, Kari Hamilton (Treasurer)
Board & Staffing
Board
- Sharon resigned in January
- Nikki and Rachel stepping down at the end of their terms
- 1 open board spot now, anticipating 2 additional open spots for next year
- Agreed to offer one open position immediately to a previous board applicant
- Agreed to offer open secretary position to a different previous applicant
- Board applications callout will go out in April
Staffing
- Discussed spa day volunteers; Pam C. agreed to help coordinate spa days
- Shelter manager did not work out; tasks currently being split among other current shelter employees
- Revisit shelter manager position in six months when we might hire more of a hospital manager/overseer
- Discussed making one of the current part-time employees a full-time, salaried employee.
- Agreed to make another current volunteer a part-time employee working one day a week.
- Revisited making hiring an executive director a priority
- Discussed raising salary for another full-time employee
Bonding
- Situation regarding a rabbit at a volunteer bonder’s house
- Client claims her rabbit went into stasis due to ill treatment
- HRN received a letter from her lawyer
- Dawn sent the liability waiver the client signed to Nikki, who is handling the legal side/response
Reviewed Quarterly Report
Meeting adjourned 8:23 p.m.