Minutes of the meeting of the Grex Board of Directors -- Wednesday 3/25/98
ITI Cafeteria, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA.
Attendees (* denotes board member): scg*, other, janc*, dang*, jared, arthurp,
valerie*, steve, mta*, laotsu, morpheus, aruba*
01.008 Initial Gavel Pounding -- janc -- 7:45 pm
-- introductions.
-- other is acting as secretary for this
meeting.
04.003 Treasurer's Report -- aruba
In February:
Revenues $668.00
Expenses $823.58
Net ($155.58)
(mostly overspent due to tax bill)
One new member: gada
So Far in March:
Revenues $570.40
Two new members: rtgreen and anonymous
-- Phone bill lower this month: down to $412.33
from $477.76
-- Received member validation ID as bitmap file
-- Want to set up store database like auction
database.
06.941 Publicity Committee -- mta
-- Splash page will appear on cable CTN by end
of this week. Additional files to follow.
-- Press release ideas discussed for
publicization of "new" Grex
-- Bumper sticker status query from dang,
status unknown.
09.012 Technical Committee -- staff
-- New machine, new software, lots of other
new stuff. A few minor kinks, being worked
out. Things are mostly very cool.
-- Some discussion of spare parts for the new
machine.
10.810 Partyadm Appointment -- staff
-- The board, after much sturm and little drang
comes to the consensus that this is a staff,
not a board, concern.
12.011 Shopkeeper Appointment -- janc
-- Formalization of appointment
valerie:Motion to appoint Jennifer Kriegel (jiffer)
Grex Shopkeeper, with all privileges and
responsibilities appertaining thereto.
scg: Second
No discussion
Vote: 6-0 in favor. Motion passed.
14.007 Mail Machine Funding -- staff
-- aruba proposes a fundraiser
janc: Motion to hold a fundraiser to raise $200 to
spent on a Grex mail machine.
Valerie:Second
No discussion
Vote: 6-0 in favor. Motion passed.
15.999 New Business -- all
***** 10 minute recess is called in order to research past minutes for
budget amounts for mail machine and spare parts for the 670.
scg: Motion to authorize $600 for spare Sun
hardware.
dang: Second
-- aruba points out that we're low on cash on
hand and that the expense, if incurred
prior to new revenue will drop our reserve
to below our desired cushion level.
-- fundraiser is discussed again. conclusion
is that spare parts for the machine we are
now using supercedes maintaining cushion.
-- it is decided to hold a fundraiser to raise
$950 to cover 670 parts ($600), mail machine
($200) and 501(c)3 application fee ($150).
Vote: 6-0 in favor. Motion passed.
-- 501(c)3 application
janc: Motion to hold a fundraiser to raise $150 to
be spent on the 501(c)3 application fee.
aruba: Second
No discussion
Vote: 6-0 in favor. Motion passed.
-- Member validation concerns raised by aruba
in reference to ID received via bitmap scan.
Board concludes ID form to be treasurer's
discretion.
-- Store inventory database proposed by aruba.
To take the same form as the auction file
which can be publicly queried for info on
available goods.
-- Staff is generally congratulated for the
upgrade of Grex. Cheers all around.
18.998 Final Gavel Pounding -- janc -- 9:42 pm
10 responses total.
Afterglow was held at Applebee's. Present were:
valerie scg jared
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arthurp steve other
We were happily served by a sweet waitress from Louisiana whose name I didn't
get.
Her name was "Liz", and she made a point of learning most of ours. :)
Oh, thanks for taking notes, Eric. A very nice job.
Yes - thanks for the quick post of these minutes. Sorry I couldn't attend.
Nice minutes indeed. Very readable. Is my recollection correct that Scott is the regular secretary but couldn't attend?
That's correct.
Thankee.
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I like the format. it's nice :)
thanks. i made it up as i went along.
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