Grex Board Meeting minutes, February 27, 2003

Feb 28 19:02 UTC 2003

Attending Board Members: Mary, Aruba, Mooncat, Other, Flem, Gelinas
Attending Non-Board Members: Keesan, JDeigert, Steve and Glenda

1.      Opening Gavel: 7:35 pm

2.      Treasurer’s Report: In January we took in $542 and paid out 
$458, so far in February we have taken in $440. Likely we will be in 
the black for February. There was on new member in January and 1, maybe 
two in February. We have 82 members currently, 79 are paid up.
Noted that from April through September last year we were in the red 
and that we are coming up on that ‘season’ again.

3.      Staff Report- suspended until later in the meeting.

5.      Fundraiser: so far we have $1024 earmarked for the components 
for the new machine. Need to enter an item in regards to raising the 
rest of the funds. 

4.      Steve reports that some of the original costs that he had 
reported have come down. A full list of the components to be purchased 
is elsewhere in coop and garage.

5.      Back to raising funds: Perhaps take half of the money still 
needed (after the $1024 already earmarked) from the general fund and 
have a fund raiser to raise the rest of the money.

Gelinas motioned that: We authorize staff up to $2250 for the purchase 
of components for the next Grex. Other seconded
In Favor: 6, Against: 0, Abstaining: 0 (6 board members present)

In terms of the fundraiser, should we set a goal of how much money 
we’re hoping to take in? 

Aruba motioned that: We authorize a fundraiser to help raise money for 
the new machine. Mary seconded.
In favor: 6, Against: 0, Abstaining: 0

3.      Staff Report: We still have continuing low level vandal 
activity, and the same boring (thank goodness!) stability. The ongoing 
problems we are having with mail are still ongoing, though nothing has 
gotten worse. 
Dang installed a CVS package.
MDW is currently working with Kerberos.

The Staff/Board meeting has been rescheduled to March 22nd, from March 
15th.

6.      Phone Lines/ Centrex- postponed until next month.

8.      New Business: Other followed up with the Michigan Attorney 
General’s office about filing a criminal complaint against those 
spammers using cyberspace.org as their return address. After filing a 
complaint there is little obligation on our side- save perhaps for 
potentially needing someone to testify should things go that far. Other 
will continue to follow up on this.

7.      Schedule next meeting: April 7th, Kids Room at Zingerman’s Next 
Door.

9.      Closing Gavel: 9:04 pm

response 2 of 3:

Mar 5 18:43 UTC 2003

As I e-mailed, that date works for me.