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Grex > Coop > #277: Board Meeting - 23 May 2010, 18:00 | |
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tonster
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response 5 of 73:
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May 20 12:26 UTC 2010 |
That seems pretty likely. My favorite new light is the one by the
brewery on carpenter road that controls carpenter and a dead end road
(it dead ends both directions). My tax dollars at work.
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tonster
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response 6 of 73:
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May 20 12:26 UTC 2010 |
and of course, there's no money in the budget to put a light by the
school on carpenter and bemis, where people routinely die during the
morning and afternoon commutes after school. that's just too costly.
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kentn
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response 7 of 73:
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May 20 16:07 UTC 2010 |
Okay, back to the agenda. Are there any additions or modifications?
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kentn
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response 8 of 73:
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May 22 00:43 UTC 2010 |
We'll try using the Grex speakerphone for this meeting. How many
folks plan on dialing in?
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remmers
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response 9 of 73:
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May 23 12:57 UTC 2010 |
I probably won't make it to tonight's meeting, so I'll post my
staff report, such as it is, here.
The crash of a few weeks ago, which might be related to some mail
spamming/flooding that was happening, has already been reported
on and discussed somewhat. Grex seems to have been running
smoothly since. One area of concern is that when I attempted to
reboot Grex, it wouldn't boot directly from the hard drive. I had
to boot from an installation CD, remove the CD, then do a soft
reboot from the console. Further exploration (by someone more
hardware-savvy than me) may be called for.
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kentn
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response 10 of 73:
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May 23 13:02 UTC 2010 |
Thanks, John. Hopefully this will get discussed with the rest of
the staff during the staff report.
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jgelinas
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response 11 of 73:
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May 23 14:59 UTC 2010 |
I apologise for the late notice - I will not be able to attend this
evening's meeting, as much as I had been looking forward to it.
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tonster
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response 12 of 73:
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May 23 18:52 UTC 2010 |
Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend this evening either. Sorry for
that.
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kentn
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response 13 of 73:
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May 24 14:49 UTC 2010 |
This meeting did not take place as only Denise and I attended. Regrets
were received from STeve and Gelinas prior to the meeting. We did not
hear from others until after the meeting. We would have been below a
quorum in any event.
Denise and I did discuss some upcoming items and I'll add those to the
agenda. And of course, we discussed when a postponed meeting could
take place. May 30 is Memorial Day weekend, so not good.
We decided to propose Sunday, June 6 as the make-up day.
Are there any objections to this date? Will board members be able to
attend? If not, please propose a better date.
We need to have a quorum in order to conduct business. If we won't
have a quorum, it might be best to save everyone the trouble of
driving here for a meeting that can only discuss issues but not
decide anything.
It is important that we meet before the end of the month for two
reasons: the 6 month "let's see how it goes" period is running out in a
few weeks, and we had discussed having a town hall meeting. It's time
to start planning for both of those events.
Comments?
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rcurl
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response 14 of 73:
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May 24 20:40 UTC 2010 |
By the way - has Grex filed its form 900N? That's a new form for nonprofits
with income less than $25,000/a, and was dues a week or so ago (with the
threat of concelling tax exemption if not filed on time).
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kentn
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response 15 of 73:
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May 25 02:18 UTC 2010 |
I was told it was sent in 2009. Or at least before it was due.
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tsty
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response 16 of 73:
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May 25 06:20 UTC 2010 |
re 14 .. aruba said he dd teh [ostcrd tingie .. and i belelve hime.
yeh, it's a nwee 'keepoing treack'/ bit of big brother ... whtever.
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denise
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response 17 of 73:
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May 25 17:32 UTC 2010 |
Can all of the board members let us know either way if the rescheduled
meeting date of June 6th [6pm] will work for you or not?
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jgelinas
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response 18 of 73:
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May 29 17:17 UTC 2010 |
Right now, I don't know. And my schedule is so chaotic I cannot propose
a better date. :(
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kentn
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response 19 of 73:
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May 30 23:17 UTC 2010 |
When would you know, Gelinas? Is it always going to be so chaotic you
can't tell? Or are there certain days or weeks that work better?
Thanks.
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jgelinas
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response 20 of 73:
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Jun 2 17:48 UTC 2010 |
In theory, I take Tuesdays off. So a Monday or Tuesday evening would
probably work best. On the other hand, I don't own a (working) car, so
I can meet any where not downtown Ann Arbor only on days I work. The
sixth inst. is a problem only because I don't know what time I will
start working that day: Son-chan is flying in for another visit.
As things stand right now, the thirteenth inst. should be fine.
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kentn
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response 21 of 73:
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Jun 2 17:54 UTC 2010 |
OK, great. The 13th sounds like it might work better for others, too.
If we get a quorum worth of responses in favor of that day we can set
up the meeting.
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denise
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response 22 of 73:
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Jun 2 19:19 UTC 2010 |
Mondays wouldn't work for me unless we met sometime after 7 [like 7:30
or 8]. Hopefully, 6/13 will work for everyone. We still need to hear
from STeve, unicorn, and tsty [and I'm assuming Cross wouldn't be able
to dial in].
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richard
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response 23 of 73:
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Jun 2 21:09 UTC 2010 |
re #22 why is Cross even on the board if he's out of the country for
the rest of the year? He should have resigned before deploying so he
could be replaced. Declaring his seat vacant should be considered on
the agenda for the next meeting.
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kentn
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response 24 of 73:
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Jun 2 22:31 UTC 2010 |
Maybe out of respect for his service to his country and because we
need his expertise on the board when he is able to participate?
Nothing like coming back home after serving your country and finding
that all your previous associations booted you the day after you
left. To be sure, we need a board member in that seat so maybe
a temporary or short term position would work?
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slynne
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response 25 of 73:
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Jun 3 01:14 UTC 2010 |
resp:24 I think that is an excellent idea, Kent.
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richard
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response 26 of 73:
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Jun 3 02:19 UTC 2010 |
I don't think there is anything in the bylaws that would allow
election of a 'temporary' board member. Just vacate his position and
fill it normally, but with an unofficial understanding that whomever
gets elected agrees to resign when he returns if he wants the job back.
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tonster
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response 27 of 73:
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Jun 3 03:47 UTC 2010 |
wow, we're seriously talking about kicking a guy serving in the military
off the board? is there a clamor of people waiting to sit on the board
I haven't seen? Is there REALLY that much business that is going to be
so contested that his vote is vital for that couldn't wait a few months?
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rcurl
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response 28 of 73:
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Jun 3 04:30 UTC 2010 |
It is quite normal and not an insult or indictment of anyone if they are
unable to attend most board meetings and so step down so that the board
can appoint someone that can attend. When the person returns, they can
again run for the office in the usual way. No one needs to be "kicked
off". This is not a matter for getting worked up about. It happens all
the time in most organizations. I've done it.
Some organizations have bylaw provisions that terminate a board member's
service if they miss some specified number of board meetings in some
period of time. It is at least worth considering what would be
reasonable in this regard for Grex, even if not in the bylaws, in which
case persons can act upon their expectations of absence.
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slynne
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response 29 of 73:
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Jun 3 14:41 UTC 2010 |
resp:27 I wouldn't support kicking him off the board permanently but I
don't see that it is insulting to fill his position temporarily while he
is gone. when is he coming back anyways. I would be willing to fill in
for a few months.
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