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== Agenda ==
 
== 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
 
* New business
** Transition check-in, goals  
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** Transition check-in, goals
 
** Party Planner Position
 
** Party Planner Position
 
** Cold Metal Authorizer
 
** Cold Metal Authorizer
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** Followup on printer - board statement
 
** Followup on printer - board statement
 
** Insurance update
 
** Insurance update
 
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** Ken
Old business
 
 
 
    Followup on printer - board statement
 
    Insurance update
 
* Old business
 
  
 
== Minutes ==
 
== Minutes ==
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Meeting began at 7:45 pm
  
=== Discussion on previous minutes ===
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=== New Business ===
 
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==== Board Goals ====
=== Consent Agenda ===
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* Financial goals (Brian):
 
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** We need to keep 400 members for the whole year.
=== Committee Reports ===
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** To keep a cushion of comfort with the given budget, Treasurer suggests targeting 500 members to make 2018 feel comfortable
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** This requires both recruitment and retention
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*** In additional to being physically safe, feeling safe. i.e. people feeling comfortable in the space
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** Increase safety and decrease danger of injury and liability
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** Record what people are told when authorization
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*** Document all authorizations: the content of an authorization and standardize procedures
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* Scholarship Program for potential low-income members - Jennie
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** Also connect with JARC (Jane Addams Resource Corporation)
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** Michael Skilton and Kathryn Born are interested. (Eric Funkhouser too?)
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** Could develop a system to donate member points to scholarships
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** Folks from JARC could run events like welding 101 or 102 monthly
  
Reports from [[Committees]]
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* Ed: Help get the structural documents of the space in order.
 
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** Bylaws, DRC, Membership Agreement, Harassment Policy
=== Mail ===
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* Simon: Create non-voting member category
 
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* Ray:  
=== Financial Report ===
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** Automate membership profiles, consider an off the shelf system for
* '''Chase Checking:'''
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** Integrating membership agreement and liability waiver
* '''Chase Savings:'''
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** Keep a record of authorizations
* '''PEX:'''
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** Outreach to other spaces - bring people to meetings at SSH and Workshop 88
* '''PayPal:'''
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** have big parties that fill the space
 
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** Ray's PR goals are [[https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Ray_Doeksen]]
=== Membership Report ===
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* Andrew:
* '''Starving Hackers:'''
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** Increase communication internally and externally
* '''Full Members:'''
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*** Document and track special projects (like all of these goals)
* '''Total Members:'''
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** Improve onboarding of new members, which includes orientation and new members
* '''Quorum:'''
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* Carl:
 
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** Keep the lights on for another year and keep the rest of the board from stressing out
=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===
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* Jonathan:
 
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** Maintain what we have and clean up our systems before adding new features
=== Member Leaving Reason Reports ===
 
 
 
=== RT ===
 
 
 
=== New Business ===
 
  
 
=== Old Business ===
 
=== Old Business ===
  
 
== Votes ==
 
== Votes ==

Latest revision as of 18:04, 7 February 2017


Board Meeting Minutes
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Meeting Start:

Attendance

  • Board Members
  • Other Members

Agenda

  • New business
    • Transition check-in, goals
    • Party Planner Position
    • Cold Metal Authorizer
    • CNC Area Host
    • Scheduling future meetings
    • Member issues
    • Dispute Resolution Committee
  • Old business
    • Followup on printer - board statement
    • Insurance update
    • Ken

Minutes

Meeting began at 7:45 pm

New Business

Board Goals

  • Financial goals (Brian):
    • We need to keep 400 members for the whole year.
    • To keep a cushion of comfort with the given budget, Treasurer suggests targeting 500 members to make 2018 feel comfortable
    • This requires both recruitment and retention
      • In additional to being physically safe, feeling safe. i.e. people feeling comfortable in the space
    • Increase safety and decrease danger of injury and liability
    • Record what people are told when authorization
      • Document all authorizations: the content of an authorization and standardize procedures
  • Scholarship Program for potential low-income members - Jennie
    • Also connect with JARC (Jane Addams Resource Corporation)
    • Michael Skilton and Kathryn Born are interested. (Eric Funkhouser too?)
    • Could develop a system to donate member points to scholarships
    • Folks from JARC could run events like welding 101 or 102 monthly
  • Ed: Help get the structural documents of the space in order.
    • Bylaws, DRC, Membership Agreement, Harassment Policy
  • Simon: Create non-voting member category
  • Ray:
    • Automate membership profiles, consider an off the shelf system for
    • Integrating membership agreement and liability waiver
    • Keep a record of authorizations
    • Outreach to other spaces - bring people to meetings at SSH and Workshop 88
    • have big parties that fill the space
    • Ray's PR goals are [[1]]
  • Andrew:
    • Increase communication internally and externally
      • Document and track special projects (like all of these goals)
    • Improve onboarding of new members, which includes orientation and new members
  • Carl:
    • Keep the lights on for another year and keep the rest of the board from stressing out
  • Jonathan:
    • Maintain what we have and clean up our systems before adding new features

Old Business

Votes