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=== Attendance === | === Attendance === | ||
'''Board Members''' | '''Board Members''' | ||
| − | *eric | + | * eric |
| − | *Bry | + | * Bry |
| − | *farkas | + | * farkas |
| − | *Hailey | + | * Hailey |
| − | *Josh | + | * Josh |
| − | *Jesse | + | * Jesse |
| − | *Ed | + | * Ed |
| − | *Adam | + | * Adam |
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* Tony also pays "equipment license" fees per device he has plugged in. He got assessed a $900 fine at one point for not having that all taken care of. We need to determine what that means and if it affects us. Maybe this is http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/progs/inspectionspermitting/manufacturing_establishments.html | * Tony also pays "equipment license" fees per device he has plugged in. He got assessed a $900 fine at one point for not having that all taken care of. We need to determine what that means and if it affects us. Maybe this is http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/progs/inspectionspermitting/manufacturing_establishments.html | ||
* Minors joining | * Minors joining | ||
| − | * Audit status/ Status of repayments | + | * Audit status/ Status of repayments / New historical books ('''Indiana Steve''') |
* Get all of the tax returns from School Factory ('''Steve''') | * Get all of the tax returns from School Factory ('''Steve''') | ||
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* pitchfork from last year- steve talking to school factory | * pitchfork from last year- steve talking to school factory | ||
* minors as members- we discussed what's been going on on the mailing list, what our own feelings about it, what the worst case scenarios would be for several just options | * minors as members- we discussed what's been going on on the mailing list, what our own feelings about it, what the worst case scenarios would be for several just options | ||
| − | * | + | * limited debit cards for area hosts- chase says they are daily limits, not limits on totals, so we need to open separate area host accounts |
| + | * takeaways from mwe call - discussing after board meeting | ||
| + | * paypal bouncebacks - wont talk to steve because ish's name is still on the account | ||
| + | ** we talked about exploring options for using something that doesn't suck like paypal | ||
| + | * steve will buy a water test for lead and what not | ||
| + | * liability insurance review- we need to ask lawyers to further address our questions | ||
| + | * Complaints @ signs- will is working on it | ||
| + | * adding members to trello - eric is adding members on demand - will add en masse soon | ||
| + | * wiki migration, has been delayed while josh is busy with RFID's | ||
| + | * secretary of state - in progress - bry/farkas | ||
| + | * loom/shop smith sales - got check for loom, still need one for shop smith | ||
| + | * eric is still waiting for quote from electrician, he's working on a specific list | ||
| + | * waivers box- bry is going to install it | ||
| + | * form box- steve bought one - bry bought two, now we have three because they forgot to talk to each other yaaaaay | ||
| + | * getting money from old landlord - talking to a property lawyer | ||
| + | * josh talks about his ID card idea - running out of time | ||
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** Total: 225 | ** Total: 225 | ||
| − | Meeting end: 8: | + | Meeting end: 8:05 |
Latest revision as of 18:59, 29 March 2014
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Meeting start: 7:05
Attendance
Board Members
- eric
- Bry
- farkas
- Hailey
- Josh
- Jesse
- Ed
- Adam
Other Members
Agenda
- read mail
- Financial/membership report
- Review the paypal and banking transactions.
- Check the [email protected] inbox weekly.
- Member leaving reason report
- Review Trello board, report progress made.
- new business
- old business
New Business
Old Business
- Tony also pays "equipment license" fees per device he has plugged in. He got assessed a $900 fine at one point for not having that all taken care of. We need to determine what that means and if it affects us. Maybe this is http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/progs/inspectionspermitting/manufacturing_establishments.html
- Minors joining
- Audit status/ Status of repayments / New historical books (Indiana Steve)
- Get all of the tax returns from School Factory (Steve)
Backburner
- Status of money owed by the old landlord. (Eric). We are working on sending information to a separate attorney.
- move the annual meeting to december in the bylaws.
- Go over the "Things the next board should deal with" list from the meeting of the 15th, it has a lot of stuff we have to be aware of.
Minutes
- no mail
- went over membership numbers
- steve reviews weekly financial report
- discussion on how to make things better for members thinking of leaving
- fixing meetup - no progress - asking for help from members
- cameras- no progress
- paid job board- no progress
- safe space agreement - could not get reviewed
- tomorrow we're going to have another working session about the bylaws, those of us that can't make it will submit our comments beforehand
- 501c3- we have taxes to do first - we need more help from lawyers- also need to know from lawyers which of the two 990 forms we have to do
- pitchfork from last year- steve talking to school factory
- minors as members- we discussed what's been going on on the mailing list, what our own feelings about it, what the worst case scenarios would be for several just options
- limited debit cards for area hosts- chase says they are daily limits, not limits on totals, so we need to open separate area host accounts
- takeaways from mwe call - discussing after board meeting
- paypal bouncebacks - wont talk to steve because ish's name is still on the account
- we talked about exploring options for using something that doesn't suck like paypal
- steve will buy a water test for lead and what not
- liability insurance review- we need to ask lawyers to further address our questions
- Complaints @ signs- will is working on it
- adding members to trello - eric is adding members on demand - will add en masse soon
- wiki migration, has been delayed while josh is busy with RFID's
- secretary of state - in progress - bry/farkas
- loom/shop smith sales - got check for loom, still need one for shop smith
- eric is still waiting for quote from electrician, he's working on a specific list
- waivers box- bry is going to install it
- form box- steve bought one - bry bought two, now we have three because they forgot to talk to each other yaaaaay
- getting money from old landlord - talking to a property lawyer
- josh talks about his ID card idea - running out of time
- Membership Report -
- Full Members: 74
- Starving Hacker: 151
- Friends of PS1: 2
- Total: 225
Meeting end: 8:05