BoDMinutes01Dec2012

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Freeside Board of Directors Meeting

December 01, 2012

Officers & Directors attending: Steven, Eldon, Igor, Randy, Alan Also attending: Josh

Topic 1: Reimbursement Policy

  • Vote for reimbursement policy draft.
  • Motion passed with five votes.

Topic 2: Dotation Policy

  • Vote for donation policy draft.
  • Motion passed with five votes.

Topic 3: Members Threshold

  • Proposal for a 6 month goal to reach 50 members
  • At 50 members for 6 months can allow us to drop dues down to $40-$60

Topic 4: Budget Review

  • Get in contact with GA power for deposit return
  • No petty cash for transaction; use a debit card instead (only treasurer has one)
  • Board votes on motion to pass idea, motion passed with five votes.

Topic 5: Monthly Board Meetings

  • Proposal to have monthly board meetings.
  • Board votes on motion to pass idea, motion passed with five votes.

Additional Topics:

  • Documentation replacement (Local, LDAP?)
  • Credit union proposal
  • Drafting an age restriction policy and define Freeside’s areas
  • Define membership classes and rights
  • “How to join” page on website

Action Items for Teams:

  • Member joining process text (MO)
  • Re-template Blogger to easily re-direct to website (MO)
  • Formal policy on hosting events (AC)
  • Order hackerspace passport (seedstudio)
  • Membership agreement (SR)
  • Sync calendars (Freeside space & Meetup) (MO / AC)
  • Organize the Freeside calendar (MO / AC)
  • Wish list on Wiki (MO) Aged?
  • Projector bulb fund (AC)
  • QR - Specific paypal funds (MO)
  • SEO stuff for website
  • “Ideal” labs - Bill of Materials, Education
  • Document Subject-Matter-Experts
  • Fundraising / Grant ideas
  • M58 bulbs