Board meeting notes 2010-03-02

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Attendance

  • Jim
  • Daniel
  • John
  • Kevin
  • Joe

Agenda

  • What do we wish to accomplish with these meetings?
    • Separate vast majority of business related info from the regular weekly meetings?
    • How formal to make them?
  • Organization Status Update
    • We now have an EIN
    • Bank account is one of the next steps
  • Organization Structure
    • What responsibilities can we hand out now?
    • Proposed Board Structure and Their Roles
      • President
      • Vice-President
      • Secretary
      • Treasurer
      • Public Relations
      • Additional Directors
  • Dues
    • Possible Tiered Membership
    • Foreseen Issues?
  • Running out of space
    • Possible actions
  • Any other items to present?

Notes

Comes to Order @ 8:41 PM

  • Board Meeting Structure
    • Likely to follow parlamentry procedure
  • Organization Structure Next Steps
    • Non profit status update - Mutal vs Public
      • 501(c)(3) seems to be the most favorable choice
    • Board Members
      • There should be always an odd number
      • President
        • John is the next president
      • Vice President
        • Jim H. is the next vice president
        • Officiating over the newbies
      • Treasurer
        • Daniel is the next treasurer
      • Secretary
        • Joe is the next secretary
        • Handling any official paperwork
      • Un-named 5th position
        • Kevin will have this position, he is to pick his title at a later date and time
      • Public Relations
        • Chris is to be asked if he can fill this position
    • Term limits
      • The limits for the officers is to be no more than a year
    • Dues
      • Tiers based on access time?
      • Based on interest?
      • Based on income?
    • Purchases
      • Careful presentation of what we intend to buy
      • Everyone has the opportunity to say yay or nay
      • Ensuring that no favoritism towards a specific interest
    • Locations
      • Emerge Memphis
        • Board members will try to meet with Emerge Memphis
      • Hilton Data Center?
      • Christian Brothers University
      • First Congo
        • Board members need to respond to them
    • Web presence
      • Joe is going to fix it all

Meeting Adjourned @ 10:28 PM