Minnesota Associates Council

Purpose

To advise the Executive Board on issues of interest to the Section’s associate members; for encouraging membership and active participation in MN AWWA by representatives of the manufacturing, engineering, and manufacturers representative industries; and will work to identify , develop, maintain, and enhance partnerships with others to leverage the resources of the MN Section.

Action Items/Tasks

• Identify, develop, maintain, and enhance partnerships with others to leverage our resources.
• Meet three times a year, approximately four weeks before the scheduled Board Meetings, to review and act on MAC initiatives.
• Continue to encourage associates to attend and exhibit at the Annual Conference.
• Manage the Annual Conference golf outing.
• Arrange a social outing at the Annual Conference for all attendees.
• Arrange the Section Social at the National ACE.
• Arrange various competitions: Meter Madness, Pipe Tapping, Water Taste contest during the calendar year, and at the Annual Conference.
• Pursue funding for the David B. Morris Scholarship Endowment Fund.
• Pursue funding for the Water For People Fund.
• Recommend prize values and selected prizes for conference house committee to purchase and MAC to give away during the exhibits at the Annual Conference.

Budget

Revenues	$
Expenditures	$17,220

Membership Roster

Chair: Rod Ganther (2013)

Exhibits (work group): Todd Bredesen

Competitions Committee Chair: Chris Glassing

Social (work group): Paul Thom

Endowment Fund (work group): Rod Ganther

Member (Secretary): Steve Mereness

Member (Annual golf outing): Brad Forester

Member (Ad Hoc prize consulting): Kelly Lange-Haider

Trustee: Brian Bergantine

Member (Competitions Committee): Greg Johnson, Chris Larson, David Harris, Paul Thom, Pat Shea, Joe Cesarek, Brian Zinnel

Members: Bernie Bullert, Bob McNutt, Kevin Renslow