BoDMinutes01Dec2012

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