It's Official! We Have B-Laws!- planning meeting update

The Planning Committee met on November 16th to continue the efforts of formalizing our local chapter into a not-for-profit corporation. We are delighted to announce that we have adopted out Chapter Bylaws! Please take a look at the copy attached for a full review of the Bylaws, but we did want to share the defined purpose of our group with your here: 

"The Council shall be concerned with the health and wellness of the people of the State of Florida. The Council will promote the visibility and unity of nurses engaged in advanced nursing practice as Nurse Practitioners. This is accomplished by the provision of quality evidence-based educational programs, networking opportunities for its members, promoting the role of the Nurse Practitioner, and legislative policy advocacy. An integral part of the purpose of the Council will be achieved through community outreach programs."

You will see, we have adopted our NEW NAME:

The Nurse Practitioner Council of the Treasure Coast (NPCTC)

We are working with the team at ENPN to update our page with the new name and a new look! Keep posted on these and ALL the changes going on in our group!

Follow these steps to stay informed:

• Go to the “MY HOME” page once logged into ENPN. From the menu on the left choose “Manage Account” , then select “Notification Settings” from the menu at the center of the page. Scroll down to the section entitled: “Email Notifications from Associations You Follow”, scroll to the Treasure Coast Nurse Practitioners entry, and make sure you have checked ALL THREE BOXES receive notifications of  new Announcements, Events as they are scheduled, and Messages. That way you will be sure to always be in the loop with all the exciting things we are doing!
• If you don’t see our group listed, you may not be following us. Check in the “My Groups” tab to make sure you are already “Following” the Treasure Coast Nurse Practitioners page (you will see it listed here if you are). If not, use the search function to find our page and choose to FOLLOW it. You can then set your notification preferences.

We have also elected an Interim Board of Directors. The Interim Board will serve no longer than 6 months and their purpose is primarily to steward the formation of the corporate entity, and ensure that the first fully authorized Board of Directors is nominated and duly elected. The Interim Board is as follows:

Terri Pinder, President

Jennifer Gerring, Vice-President

Karin Klause, Treasurer

Betty Tsarnes, Secretary

Maria Cruz, Director at Large

Michelle Taylor, Director at Large

Our group has engaged an accountant who will be assisting with the filing of our corporation with the State using funds donated by various interested parties as seed money to accomplish this effort. 

Our next steps will be to establish a budget which will include anticipated expenses. These costs of remaining a legitimate corporation, as well as the expenses that can be reasonably anticipated in the pursuit of our organization's purpose, will inform our decision regarding the cost per member for annual dues.  It is our intent to keep these membership dues affordable to encourage participation. We will begin collecting dues after our corporation is created and a bank account opened. Please plan to support our chapter with your membership dues in 2022. 

Our next meeting is planned for Monday, December 13th at 6:30 PM via zoom.  (The invite and agenda will be posted in a future announcement). We plan to discuss and approve a budget and dues levels at that meeting, as well as any other business that may require addressing.

We hope to see you there!

Here is a link to a recording of the November meeting for your review.

Topic: Planning Committee Mtg: NPCTC
Start Time: Nov 16, 2021 06:26 PM

Meeting Recording:
https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/x83ursInp_riyT-pjUwifQPQ402qZ7YWI_l_uESNtPqtLiNJJfgVk2SFRTZBRJlP.Z_OOgByW57ZeNUoM