Resolution Nr. 1<\/strong> Resolution Nr. 2<\/strong> Resolution Nr. 3<\/strong> Resolution Nr. 4<\/strong> Resolution Nr. 5<\/strong> Resolution Nr. 6<\/strong> Resolution Nr. 7<\/strong> Resolution Nr. 8 Resolution Nr. 9 Resolution Nr. 10 Resolution Nr. 11 Resolution Nr. 12 Resolution Nr. 13 <\/strong>(approved during the Feb 2nd<\/sup> teleconference)
\nThe ALA Board approves the newly elected 2020 ALA board committee list.<\/p>\n
\nThe ALA Board approves a donation of $20,000 to the En\u0123e\u013ca Sirds (Angel\u2019s Heart) organization from the 2020 ALA Cooperation with Latvia budget to provide 89 additional laptops to children in Latvia.<\/p>\n
\nThe ALA Board approves a name change for the \u201cCooperation with Latvia\u201d office (particularly for the Latvian version). In English, the office will now be called the \u201cSupport & Aid to Latvia\u201d office.<\/p>\n
\nThe ALA Board approves Andra Zommere as a non-voting ALA representative on the PBLA Education board for 2021.<\/p>\n
\nThe ALA Board decides to start a working group to discuss copyright issues. Working group members would include: P. Blumbergs, M. Gudr\u0101, V. Gr\u012bnberga, S. \u0160\u016bmane, L. Berga, and U. Veilande.<\/p>\n
\nThe ALA Board decides to support the 2022 Latvian Song & Dance Festival in Minnesota with a $25,000 donation. The donation will be distributed across three years: $5,000 from the ALA 2020 Culture Office budget, $10,000 from the 2021 budget, and $10,000 from the 2022 budget.<\/p>\n
\nThe ALA Board resolves to raise the salaries of the ALA office staff by 3 percent, as well as provide a Christmas bonus ($1,000 to M. Gudra and $750 to B. Dolinsky, after taxes).<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>In order to fulfill ALA Congress Resolution 15, the ALA Board decides to plan a discussion evening on the topic of the care and wellbeing of those in need in the U.S. Latvian community as part of the 2021 Saturday evening programs.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>In order to fulfill ALA Congress Resolution 19, the ALA Board decides to hold a forum involving representatives of different generations and organizations to discuss what the future of the U.S. Latvian society and ALA might be in 10 years or more.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The ALA Board decides to hold the next board meeting on March 6-7, 2021, in virtual format.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The ALA Board approves the proposed FY2021 budget as presented by the Treasurer with the discussed changes.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The ALA Board decides to hold a short teleconference on February 3rd<\/sup>, 2021.<\/p>\n
\nThe ALA Board approves Kaija Petrovskis as an ALA representative for the World Federation of Free Latvians (PBLA), replacing Dzintars Dzilna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-3471","board-meetings","type-board-meetings","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n