ACSLPA COUNCIL MINUTES
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Hybrid via Microsoft Teams & In Person at South Edmonton Delta Hotel
9:04 am
PRESENT:
Council
In person – Nicole Baumback, Ajay Narasimha Mysore, Beatrice To, Sumari Erasmus, Alex Wright, Kenton Dueck, Mike Devuyst, Muhammad Rasheed
Virtually – Kerry Campbell
Staff
In person – Melanie Sicotte, Mckenzie Henze
REGRETS:
Nancy Bassendowski (Council), Susan Rafaat (Staff)
MINUTES
1.0 Welcome and Call to Order (N. Baumback)
1.1 President’s Remarks
2.0 Approval of Agenda – June 8, 2024 (N. Baumback)
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent. APPROVED
3.0 Declaration of Conflict of Interest (N. Baumback; circulated with agenda)
No conflicts of interest were declared.
4.0 Approval of Minutes from prior meetings (N. Baumback)
4.1 March 9, 2024 Minutes APPROVED
5.0 Consent Agenda (circulated with agenda)
5.1 Financial Update and Management Record – ACCEPTED
5.2 2023 Business Plan Status Update – ACCEPTED
5.3 Professional Conduct Report – ACCEPTED
5.4 Rescind Council Policy 2.051 – APPROVED
Recommended Motion: That ACSLPA Council rescinds Policy 2.051 Nominations to ACSLPA Council as presented.
5.5 Revise Council Policy 2.060 – APPROVED
Recommended Motion: That ACSLPA Council approves revised Policy 2.060 Rules of Order for Council Meetings and its attachment as presented.
5.6 Revise Council Policy 2.070- APPROVED
Recommended Motion: That ACSLPA Council approves revised Policy 2.070 Observers at Council Meeting Transparency as presented.
5.7 Revise Nominations Committee Terms of Reference – APPROVED
Recommended Motion: That ACSLPA Council approves enclosed revised Nominations Committee Terms of Reference.
5.8 Appointment of Nominations Committee Chair – APPROVED
Recommended Motion: That ACSLPA Council approves the appointment of Muhammad Rasheed as Chair of the Nominations Committee until December 31, 2024, or a new Chair is appointed.
5.9 Registration Committee Membership (for information)
5.10 2024 Council Knowledge, Skills, Experience (for information)
5.11 Updates to Policy 4.020 – APPROVED
Recommended Motion: That Council approves the revised Communication and Information Management Policy 4.020 College Documents with an effective date of January 1, 2023.
5.12 Rescind Appointment to IDEA Committee – APPROVED
Recommended Motion: That Council rescinds the appointment of Irene Forsey to the IDEA committee.
5.13 Document Decision on Advanced Authorization – APPROVED
Recommended Motion: That ACSLPA cease pursuit of an advanced authorization for SLPs to order ionizing radiation limited to video-fluoroscopic swallowing studies.
5.14 ACSLPA 2023 Annual Report – APPROVED & ADOPTED
Recommended Motion: That the Council approve content of the “2023 ACSLPA Annual Report” as presented.
5.15 Nominations Committee Appointments – APPROVED
Recommended Motion: That Carolyn Sparrow, R.SLP be appointed to the 2024 Nominations Committee until December 31, 2024.
No items removed but N Baumback noted a typo in item 5.14 2023 Annual Report and regarding 5.11 asked if the policy had ever been reviewed by legal.
ACTION: M. Sicotte to look at historical review of policy 4.020 and let N. Baumback know if it has ever been reviewed by legal counsel.
6.0 Registered Member Engagement Report (M. Sicotte & J. Devries)
(for information & discussion)
Sicotte introduced J. Devries, a guest speaker from Pivotal Research. J. Devries then gave a presentation on the results of the Registered Member Engagement Survey conducted by Pivotal Research and ACSLPA earlier in 2024.
J. Devries then answered questions from the council.
J. Devries left the meeting.
M. Sicotte gave a brief presentation on the planned next steps. Council engaged in discussion around possible methods of engaging the membership.
7.0 Proposed Regulation Amendment (M. Sicotte on behalf of S. Rafaat)
(for information & discussion)
M. Sicotte made a presentation on behalf of S. Rafaat regarding staff plans to propose a regulation amendment to the government. Council discussed possible responses to this change from the membership.
Council also discussed possible communication strategies to approach the government for the greatest chance of success with this amendment request.
Council provided their support for ACSLPA staff to continue with their plan to approach the ministry and make the request for this amendment.
8.0 Fee Schedule (M. Sicotte)
(for approval)
M. Sicotte gave a presentation on the proposed fee schedule for 2025.
Council discussed the proposed changes to refunds. Some members agreed that, especially compared to how many other colleges do not offer refunds, offering refunds at all was going above and beyond. However, given the low cost of this change, these members also supported the change to shifting to refunds that will be perceived as fairer.
Council also discussed details surrounding the proposed credential assessment fee.
| MOTION: | A. Wright moved that Council approves the Proposed Fee Schedule B (includes new credential assessment fee) as presented. | MOTION seconded & CARRIED |
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9.0 Fee Pre-Payment Plan (M. Sicotte)
(for approval)
M. Sicotte gave a brief presentation on the proposed fee pre-payment plan. Council discussed the implementation and response to these changes.
| MOTION: | M. Rasheed moved that Council approves a pre-authorized debit (PAD) pre-payment plan for registration and practice permit fees beginning with the 2026 renewal. | MOTION seconded & CARRIED |
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10.0 Updates (M. Sicotte)
(for information & discussion)
M. Sicotte gave an update on behalf of the senior leadership team regarding current events at the college.
11.0 2023 Year in Review (M. Sicotte)
(for information & discussion)
M. Sicotte gave a presentation on behalf of the senior leadership team reviewing the 2023 year.
12.0 In Camera Session
The council went in-camera.
Meeting was adjourned at 2:04 pm.