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== Attendance ==
 
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'''Review Board Roles'''
 
'''Review Board Roles'''
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* Please read before meeting: [http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/library/articles/Enforcing_Board_Member_Responsibilities.shtml[http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/library/articles/Enforcing_Board_Member_Responsibilities.shtml]]
 
* What positions should be doing what work?
 
* What positions should be doing what work?
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** [[Officer_Duties]]
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*** Reviewed duties above
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** Reviewed Social Media accounts and admin access
  
 
'''Financial'''
 
'''Financial'''
 
* Treasurer Report
 
* Treasurer Report
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** In the black for the year 2016
 
* Should we raise our membership dues?
 
* Should we raise our membership dues?
 
* Current Membership Rates
 
* Current Membership Rates
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** Family: $75
 
** Family: $75
 
* Proposed?
 
* Proposed?
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** Student: $25
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** Student: $25 (Should we increase? ~$34 would be the same 33.33%)
 
** Single: $60 (33.33% Increase)
 
** Single: $60 (33.33% Increase)
 
** Family: $100 (33.33% Increase)
 
** Family: $100 (33.33% Increase)
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* Discussion about need for raising dues and future path of the organization
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** Lease up in 2019
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** Cliff will coordinate/facilitate a half or day long planning meeting
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** Follow-through is the keyword for the year - if help is needed, ASK
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** This is a business and the business aspects need to be run as such
  
  
 
'''Space/Organization'''
 
'''Space/Organization'''
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* Monthly Purge of the Catacombs
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* Monthly Purge of the Catacombs (First Weekend of the month?)
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** Board-designated person will handle disposal of donated equipment
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** Joe needs to create Donation guidelines document
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** Use wire rack for Lost/Found, place to put projects left out. After 30 days, will be purged
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*** Goes into effect January 15th
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'''Events'''
 
'''Events'''
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* Future events/classes
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* Monthly events
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** First weekend: Purge
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*** Feb 3rd
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** Second Friday: Maker Meal
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*** Feb 10th
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*** Space *should be* cleaner, we get more people, both new and old, when we cook.
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** Third week/weekend: New user orientation? Think laser cutter/3D printer sign offs,  shop q/a
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*** With new potential members, we can invite them back sometime during the last half of the month to learn more about things.
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** Fourth week/weekend:
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* Proposed classes:
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** February
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*** How to use a 3D printer
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* March
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** Tentative: Nerf modding
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** Soldering: Beginner
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== Action Items ==
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* Claudio
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** Member disposition
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** Safety/responsibility signs/stickers
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* Joe
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** Donation Guideline document
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Todd
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** Announce events above
  
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Danny
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** Annual Filing
  
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== Notes ==
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Cliff
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** Change bank signatories
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** Coordinate Maker planning meeting

Latest revision as of 14:54, 13 February 2017

<< 2016-12-13 Board Meeting Minutes 2017-02-23 >>


Attendance

Claudio, 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

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

  • Monthly events
    • First weekend: Purge
      • Feb 3rd
    • 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:
  • Proposed classes:
    • February
      • How to use a 3D printer
  • March
    • Tentative: Nerf modding
    • Soldering: Beginner

Action Items

  • Claudio
    • Member disposition
    • Safety/responsibility signs/stickers
  • Joe
    • Donation Guideline document

Todd

    • Announce events above

Danny

    • Annual Filing

Cliff

    • Change bank signatories
    • Coordinate Maker planning meeting
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