Grex Coop Conference

Item 319: Board Meeting - 11 September 2011, 18:30 EDT, Big Boy Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor MI

Entered by kentn on Sun Sep 4 22:12:43 2011:

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 Agenda for the Sunday, September 11, 2011 Grex Board Meeting
  6:30-8:30 p.m. EDT, Big Boy, Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor
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   1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Determination of Quorum 
   2. Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes
   3. Schedule Next Meeting 
   4. Business
      a. Treasurer Status -- Memberships, PayPal, Checks, P.O. Box
      b. Federal Tax Form/postcard (status)
      c. By-laws change for staggered terms with 5 members (status)
      d. What services should Grex offer?
      e. Discussed But Not Decided (Our tabled discussions)                    
                                          
         Personal web addresses (http://<user>.cyberspace.org)
   5. Staff Status Report 
   6. Adjourn

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10 responses total.
#1 of 10 by kentn on Sun Sep 4 22:13:38 2011:

As before, if anyone wants to change or add to the agenda, let me
know here.  I'll try to fit it in.  Thanks.

#2 of 10 by rcurl on Mon Sep 5 21:53:22 2011:

Don't you want the report before the business, since the report may be
background for subsequent business?

#3 of 10 by kentn on Mon Sep 5 23:26:13 2011:

Report what before the business?  If it's the staff report, then, no,
we've already had this discussion.  It stays at the end.

#4 of 10 by rcurl on Tue Sep 6 21:05:22 2011:

Report on any needs as perceived by the staff.

#5 of 10 by kentn on Tue Sep 6 23:35:39 2011:

Staff have the opportunity to add any items to the agenda in this
item or in e-mail to the Board.  As I've stated before, if we let
the staff report start the meeting, it turns into a staff meeting.
So, we put it at the end so that we can do other business first.
 
If you want to run for the board and try to run the meetings you
are welcome to do so.

#6 of 10 by rcurl on Wed Sep 7 05:06:49 2011:

I did serve on a term on the board but found I wasn't a good fit. I'm not
qualified to be staff, which most board members are, and I'm a devotee of
Roberts Rules of Order, and therefore most decisions by majority votes, which
seemed alien to the board (then), which preferred conscensus. 

But, Re #5: That's a good point - the staff report turns into a staff meeting
(since the board is practically a staff meeting). Perhaps there should be
separate staff meetings that bring their final recommendations to the board
for action? It might save a a lot of time at board meetings, and keep them
from turning into staff meetings.

#7 of 10 by kentn on Wed Sep 7 12:46:26 2011:

The staff used to have semi-regular meetings but I don't think they have
met for quite a while (maybe over a year).  Grex seems to trudge along
just fine for the most part so there are few issues to discuss.  Some
issues get discussed/solved in e-mail and the staff conference, too, so
no need to meet about them.

In terms of planning, it would be good if staff met at least once a year
to review technology trends and system needs for the coming year (and
how such needs will be implemented during the year).

#8 of 10 by kentn on Thu Sep 8 03:21:43 2011:

We're going to start this meeting at 7 p.m. instead of 6:30 p.m.

#9 of 10 by denise on Wed Sep 14 22:19:28 2011:

I've been out of town since Monday morning; sorry about the delay in
getting the minutes of the meeting posted. I hope to be able to get them
up by the end of the week [sooner if I find the minutes in my car...].

#10 of 10 by kentn on Thu Sep 15 02:32:58 2011:

Not a problem, Denise.  Thanks for taking notes.

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