Board meeting notes 2017-01-02

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Attendance

Claudio, Joe, Danny, Cliff, Todd, Ernest, Justin, Patric Count: 8

2017 New Board

Review Board Roles

Please read before meeting: [http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/library/articles/Enforcing_Board_Member_Responsibilities.shtml]
What positions should be doing what work?
- Officer_Duties
  - Reviewed duties above
- Reviewed Social Media accounts and admin access

Financial

Treasurer Report
- In the black for the year 2016
Should we raise our membership dues?
Current Membership Rates
- Student: $25
- Single: $45
- Family: $75
Proposed?
- Student: $25 (Should we increase? ~$34 would be the same 33.33%)
- Single: $60 (33.33% Increase)
- Family: $100 (33.33% Increase)
Discussion about need for raising dues and future path of the organization
- Lease up in 2019
- Cliff will coordinate/facilitate a half or day long planning meeting
- Follow-through is the keyword for the year - if help is needed, ASK
- This is a business and the business aspects need to be run as such

Space/Organization

Monthly Purge of the Catacombs (First Weekend of the month?)
- Board-designated person will handle disposal of donated equipment
- Joe needs to create Donation guidelines document
- Use wire rack for Lost/Found, place to put projects left out. After 30 days, will be purged
  - Goes into effect January 15th

Events

- Second Friday: Maker Meal
  - Feb 10th
  - Space *should be* cleaner, we get more people, both new and old, when we cook.

- Third week/weekend: New user orientation? Think laser cutter/3D printer sign offs, shop q/a
  - With new potential members, we can invite them back sometime during the last half of the month to learn more about things.
- Fourth week/weekend:

Todd

Danny

Cliff