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* Date: July 19, 2006
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* Facilitator: Seamus
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* Scribe:  
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* Scribe: Martin
 
* Minutes Checker:  
 
* Minutes Checker:  
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* Place:  
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* Place: Free Geek
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== Call the meeting to order ==
 
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* Are the scribe and facilitator there?
 
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* Check in - ask how everybody's doing.
 
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* Have everybody say their name (important at Council meetings.) Scribe: note names below. (under == Attendance ==)
 
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* You can delete this section from the minutes.
 
  
 
== Attendance ==
 
== Attendance ==
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== Old Commitments ==
 
== Old Commitments ==
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Copy these from the prior meeting's minutes.
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* Martin will write about escalation of concerns for the wiki. DONE
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: http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Propogating_Concerns
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Owner of each commitment should report on status: Done, In Progress, Carryover, Hand Off, or Drop. For items not completed, see [[Carryovers]].
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* Providence working group will meet and report regularly to Council IN PROGRESS
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* Oso: Phil hiring report DONE
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* Name - commitment - status
 
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* Name - commitment - status
 
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** discussion points if necessary
 
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* etc.
 
  
 
== Reports ==
 
== Reports ==
  
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Reports from other working groups. Use headings with equal signs, like this:
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Reports from other working groups.
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<nowiki>=== Blahblah Report ===</nowiki>
 
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If reports came via email, please link to the message in the archive here. Like this: [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/council/ Blahblah Report]
 
  
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=== Foobar Report ===
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=== Financial stuff ===
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* presenter's name
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* Richard or Seamus:
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* summarize and/or link to report
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* things look good in the last quarter
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* record conversation
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=== Geek Fair ===
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* Spent $2800, made $1800 fair events (probly more), made $2000 in the store.  things went well.
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=== Providence ===
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* 4 areas if concern: volunteer retention, space usage, expenses, culture changes. 
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* Suggestions have been sent to staff, regardless of providence - we should be doing most of these things already.
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=== a/v hiring ===
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* trying to fit into a grant we, well, didn't fit. oso takes blame for lack of communication.  some grants have hirings built in.  we do not want open-ended positions created out of grants, we need to be careful about keeping on mission, and council needs to make these decisions.
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* this grant is not diring anyone anymore (capitalization!), looking for alternate funding.
  
 
== Old Business ==
 
== Old Business ==
  
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copy from previous meeting's minutes
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=== process recommendation ===
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* Martin Presents
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=== Item 1 ===
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* They are good.  put more in: http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Meeting_Tips
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*presenter's name
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* We'll be acting on a few of these suggestions soon.  Namely, shawn will do a 10-minute presentation at the start of the next council meeting on a facet of participating in meetings run by consensus.
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*summarize presentation
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=== intern hiring ===
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*record conversation
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* Martin presents
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**(use asterisks, not hyphens. It translates better to wiki.)
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* some of the concerns that martin feels like he's heard center around how we decide whetherr a job is "low stress" or not. All interns now receive the same hourly wage as collective members.  It's been figured out that "low stress"=not having to attend meetings.  low responsibility may be a better descriptor.
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* Richard took some time to explain the history of the internship
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* Program: give some folks who wouldn't necessarily fit into the collective a chance to get some experience and pay them for helping us out at the same time.
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* NEXT MEETING
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=== ambassadors ===
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* NEXT MEETING
  
 
== New Business ==
 
== New Business ==
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copy from email list's agenda additions
 
  
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=== Item 1 ===
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=== Board elections ===
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*presenter's name
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* The Board reported
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*summarize presentation
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* 4 positions opening.  we want accountants and people with nonprofit experience.
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*record conversation
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=== first tech ===
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* Our new credit union.  join if you want.
  
 
== New Commitments ==
 
== New Commitments ==
  
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New commitments, and Carry-Overs copied from above.
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* Shawn will make 10 minute presentation on consensus
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* name - commitment
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* Oso will talk to liane and our landlord
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* name - commitment
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;business
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* etc.
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* Intern hiring (martin)
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* Ambassadors (martin)
  
 
== Next Meeting ==
 
== Next Meeting ==
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* Facilitator:  
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* Facilitator: Phil
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* Scribe:  
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* Scribe: Wren
 
* Minutes Checker:  
 
* Minutes Checker:  
 
* Reporters to other meetings?
 
* Reporters to other meetings?
 
* Date and time:  
 
* Date and time:  
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* Place:  
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* Place: Free Geek
 
* Unfinished business for the next meeting?
 
* Unfinished business for the next meeting?
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[[Category: Council]]
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[[Category: Minutes]]

Latest revision as of 17:40, 6 July 2010


  • Date: July 19, 2006
  • Facilitator: Seamus
  • Scribe: Martin
  • Minutes Checker:
  • Place: Free Geek

Attendance

martin, richard, oso, kerm, bill, seamus, shawn, wren, phil, serge, liane, marie, wes

Old Commitments

  • Martin will write about escalation of concerns for the wiki. DONE
http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Propogating_Concerns
  • Providence working group will meet and report regularly to Council IN PROGRESS
  • Oso: Phil hiring report DONE

Reports

Reports from other working groups.

Financial stuff

  • Richard or Seamus:
  • things look good in the last quarter

Geek Fair

  • Spent $2800, made $1800 fair events (probly more), made $2000 in the store. things went well.

Providence

  • 4 areas if concern: volunteer retention, space usage, expenses, culture changes.
  • Suggestions have been sent to staff, regardless of providence - we should be doing most of these things already.

a/v hiring

  • trying to fit into a grant we, well, didn't fit. oso takes blame for lack of communication. some grants have hirings built in. we do not want open-ended positions created out of grants, we need to be careful about keeping on mission, and council needs to make these decisions.
  • this grant is not diring anyone anymore (capitalization!), looking for alternate funding.

Old Business

process recommendation

  • Martin Presents
  • They are good. put more in: http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Meeting_Tips
  • We'll be acting on a few of these suggestions soon. Namely, shawn will do a 10-minute presentation at the start of the next council meeting on a facet of participating in meetings run by consensus.

intern hiring

  • Martin presents
  • some of the concerns that martin feels like he's heard center around how we decide whetherr a job is "low stress" or not. All interns now receive the same hourly wage as collective members. It's been figured out that "low stress"=not having to attend meetings. low responsibility may be a better descriptor.
  • Richard took some time to explain the history of the internship
  • Program: give some folks who wouldn't necessarily fit into the collective a chance to get some experience and pay them for helping us out at the same time.
  • NEXT MEETING

ambassadors

  • NEXT MEETING

New Business

Board elections

  • The Board reported
  • 4 positions opening. we want accountants and people with nonprofit experience.

first tech

  • Our new credit union. join if you want.

New Commitments

  • Shawn will make 10 minute presentation on consensus
  • Oso will talk to liane and our landlord
business
  • Intern hiring (martin)
  • Ambassadors (martin)

Next Meeting

  • Facilitator: Phil
  • Scribe: Wren
  • Minutes Checker:
  • Reporters to other meetings?
  • Date and time:
  • Place: Free Geek
  • Unfinished business for the next meeting?
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