Difference between revisions of "Board Meeting Notes 2016-11-01"

From Pumping Station One
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 9: Line 9:
 
== Attendance ==
 
== Attendance ==
 
* Board Members
 
* Board Members
**
+
** Justin
 +
** Lyn
 +
** Jennie
 +
** Ray
 +
** Simon
 +
** Brian
 +
** Michael
  
 
* Other Members
 
* Other Members
**
+
** Erik W.
  
 
== Agenda ==
 
== Agenda ==
Line 34: Line 40:
  
 
=== Discussion on previous minutes ===
 
=== Discussion on previous minutes ===
 
+
* NA
 
=== Consent Agenda ===
 
=== Consent Agenda ===
 +
* Minutes approved by verbal assent
  
 
=== Committee Reports ===
 
=== Committee Reports ===
  
 
Reports from [[Committees]]
 
Reports from [[Committees]]
 +
* Justin to followup with lawyers re:bylaws
  
 
=== Mail ===
 
=== Mail ===
 +
* People's Gas, Quickbooks, City of Chicago -given to
  
 
=== Financial Report ===
 
=== Financial Report ===
* '''Chase Checking:'''  
+
* '''Chase Checking:''' $18,759.40
* '''Chase Savings:'''  
+
* '''Chase Savings:''' $105,668.59
* '''PEX:'''  
+
* '''PEX:''' $15,231.86
 
* '''PayPal:''' $12,374.98
 
* '''PayPal:''' $12,374.98
  
 
=== Membership Report ===
 
=== Membership Report ===
* '''Starving Hackers:'''  
+
* '''Starving Hackers:''' 293
* '''Full Members:'''  
+
* '''Full Members:''' 129
* '''Total Members:'''  
+
* '''Total Members:''' 422
* '''Quorum:'''
+
* '''Quorum:''' 43
  
 
=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===
 
=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===
 +
*
  
 
=== Member Leaving Reason Reports ===
 
=== Member Leaving Reason Reports ===
 +
* Credit card issue - got resolved
 +
* Not enough time, hasn't been here
 +
* Too busy
 +
* Lives too far away, heading towards SSH
  
 
=== RT ===
 
=== RT ===
 +
* https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5515 Lyn requesting to redeem a member point
 +
* https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5581 Lyn requesting reimbursement
 +
** Justin to issue check
 +
* https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5508 Jason requesting member point
 +
**
 +
* https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5578
 +
 +
* https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5515
 +
** Michael to redeem Lyn's member point
 +
* Simon to let members know they can email directors@
 +
  
 
=== New Business ===
 
=== New Business ===
 +
* Doorcode change
 +
** Old codes will expire January 1
 +
** New codes will go out December 1
 +
** Let people know that door codes will be changing this month
 +
** Simon to let people know that door codes will be changing
 +
** Ray to put a lock on the filing cabinet and share access
 
* CNC / buildout budget
 
* CNC / buildout budget
 +
** Requested to put spending on hold until we have a full accounting of funds
 +
**
 +
** To write a vote, we need to know what has been spent and what funds are needed
 +
** Jennie will create a rough draft of CNC budget extension boot
 +
** Area hosts ought to have a sense of their own running total of expenses
 +
*** We ask hosts to
 +
*** Encourage area hosts to commit to keeping track of
 +
** If buildout budget is spent, future spending should be individual votes
 +
**
 +
** For the future
 +
 +
** How can we encourage members
 +
**
 +
** https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5560
 +
**
 +
* Vote to name Aushra as official board
 +
 
* Board planning 2017
 
* Board planning 2017
 +
** Invite members to future meetings, especially if they are interested in being on the board
 +
 
* 2017 budget
 
* 2017 budget
* Board goals for Q4
+
** Will itemize more items for general administrative costs
 +
** Will run separate votes for each area budget
 +
**
 +
 
 +
* Board goals
 +
** Goal to have new members agree to our policies on waiver and website
 +
** Working on implementing non-voting members concept (that is in bylaws)
  
 
=== Old Business ===
 
=== Old Business ===
  
 
== Votes ==
 
== Votes ==

Revision as of 01:07, 2 November 2016


Board Meeting Minutes
<< Board Meeting Notes 2016-10-18 2016 Board Meetings Board Meeting Notes 2016-11-15 >>

Meeting Start:

Attendance

  • Board Members
    • Justin
    • Lyn
    • Jennie
    • Ray
    • Simon
    • Brian
    • Michael
  • Other Members
    • Erik W.

Agenda

  • Check talk page for board meeting notes, see if any discussion on the agenda took place
  • Consent Agenda
  • Committee Reports
  • Read mail
  • Financial/membership report
  • Review the PayPal and banking transactions
  • Member leaving reason reports
  • Check RT queue
  • New business
    • CNC / buildout budget
    • Board planning 2017
    • 2017 budget
    • Board goals for Q4
  • Old business

Minutes

Discussion on previous minutes

  • NA

Consent Agenda

  • Minutes approved by verbal assent

Committee Reports

Reports from Committees

  • Justin to followup with lawyers re:bylaws

Mail

  • People's Gas, Quickbooks, City of Chicago -given to

Financial Report

  • Chase Checking: $18,759.40
  • Chase Savings: $105,668.59
  • PEX: $15,231.86
  • PayPal: $12,374.98

Membership Report

  • Starving Hackers: 293
  • Full Members: 129
  • Total Members: 422
  • Quorum: 43

Review the PayPal and banking transactions

Member Leaving Reason Reports

  • Credit card issue - got resolved
  • Not enough time, hasn't been here
  • Too busy
  • Lives too far away, heading towards SSH

RT


New Business

  • Doorcode change
    • Old codes will expire January 1
    • New codes will go out December 1
    • Let people know that door codes will be changing this month
    • Simon to let people know that door codes will be changing
    • Ray to put a lock on the filing cabinet and share access
  • CNC / buildout budget
    • Requested to put spending on hold until we have a full accounting of funds
    • To write a vote, we need to know what has been spent and what funds are needed
    • Jennie will create a rough draft of CNC budget extension boot
    • Area hosts ought to have a sense of their own running total of expenses
      • We ask hosts to
      • Encourage area hosts to commit to keeping track of
    • If buildout budget is spent, future spending should be individual votes
    • For the future
  • Board planning 2017
    • Invite members to future meetings, especially if they are interested in being on the board
  • 2017 budget
    • Will itemize more items for general administrative costs
    • Will run separate votes for each area budget
  • Board goals
    • Goal to have new members agree to our policies on waiver and website
    • Working on implementing non-voting members concept (that is in bylaws)

Old Business

Votes