Board meeting notes 2017-01-02

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Attendance

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

Agenda

2017 New Board

• President: Claudio
• Vice President: Joe
• Secretary: Danny
• Treasurer: Cliff
• Social Media Director: Todd

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

Events

• Monthly events
  • First weekend: Purge
    • It's easy to remember
  • Second Friday: Maker Meal
    • 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:

Proposed classes:

• February
  • 3D printing for beginners
• March
  • Soldering: A