Board meeting notes 2010-03-02: Difference between revisions

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Attendance

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

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 == Notes ==
-=== Comes to Order @ ===
+=== 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 @ ===
+=== Meeting Adjourned @ 10:28 PM ===