![](media/image1.png){width="1.1888888888888889in"
height="1.2in"}**Board Finance Committee**

**Meeting Minutes**

**Monday, October 1, 2007, 5:15 p.m.**

**DOE Information Center**

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| **[Committee Members              | **[Others Present]{.underline}** |
| Present]{.underline}**            |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Ben Adams, Chair                  | Norman Mulvenon                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Steve Dixon                       | Pete Osborne, ORSSAB Support     |
|                                   | Office                           |
| Ted Lundy                         |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| **[Absent]{.underline}**          |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Pat Halsey, DOE-ORO               |                                  |
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**[Discussion]{.underline}**

[August/September Expenses]{.underline} - The committee reviewed the FY
2007 costs table (Attachment 1). Mr. Mulvenon noted that the Promotional
Materials category is short \$722. The committee agreed to move \$1,000
from the Support for Stewardship Kit category to Promotional Materials.

Mr. Osborne reminded the committee that in early September he needed to
reorder the padfolios given to new members and students. An order of 25
cost about \$825. Since there was only \$13 left in the Office Expenses
category, he emailed committee members and received agreement to move
\$1,000 from the Audio/Video category to Office Expenses.

[Work Plan]{.underline} - The committee reviewed the FY 2008 work plan
(Attachment 2) and made no changes.

[Potentially Expanded Roles for the Board Finance
Committee]{.underline} - Mr. Dixon recommended that since there is not
much business on the Board Finance Committee agenda some months, that
the committee assume the scope of the Board Process Ad Hoc Committee.
This scope would include working on the board's bylaws and planning the
annual retreat. He suggested that if the scope is incorporated that
Board Finance change its name to Board Finance & Process.

Mr. Adams said he was in favor of it, but the committee would need
another member or two to handle the additional work. Mr. Lundy concurred
with the idea.

Mr. Dixon also mentioned that the board will now be involved in a review
of DOE's annual Environmental Management Program budget, and the
Executive Committee will likely ask someone or some committee to
participate in the review and provide comments for the board's
consideration. He asked if the Board Finance Committee should offer to
do it. Mr. Adams suggested the subject be broached at the Executive
Committee meeting.

[Requests for Travel]{.underline} - On September 13 an e-mail was sent
to Board Finance Committee members asking for concurrence on requests
from Steve Dixon and Chuck Jensen for travel to the 2007
Intergovernmental Meeting with DOE, October 17--18 in Snowbird, Utah
(Attachment 3). Concurrence was received from Mr. Adams, Mr. Dixon, and
Mr. Lundy on September 13.

On September 24 an e-mail was sent to Board Finance Committee members
asking for concurrence on a request from Ben Adams for travel to the
RCRA Corrective Action Project Long-Term Stewardship Summit in
Cumberland Gap, Maryland, November 5--6 (Attachment 4). Concurrence was
received from Mr. Dixon on September 24 and from Mr. Lundy on September
28.

The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

**[Action Items]{.underline}**

## None

**[Next meeting]{.underline}**

[Thursday, October 25]{.underline}, 5:00 p.m., at the DOE Information
Center

Attachments (4). Available upon request from the ORSSAB support office.

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