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| + | ==Basics== | ||
* Facilitator: Oso | * Facilitator: Oso | ||
* Scribe: Laurel | * Scribe: Laurel | ||
* Time: Jan 11, 2006 19:15 PST | * Time: Jan 11, 2006 19:15 PST | ||
* Place: Free Geek meeting room | * Place: Free Geek meeting room | ||
| − | + | ===Agenda=== | |
| − | ==Agenda== | + | * Amend bylaws (see [[Council20051221#minor_bylaws_amendment:|dec council minutes]]) |
| − | * | + | * Consensus training |
| + | * Room scheduling | ||
* [[Budget 2006]] | * [[Budget 2006]] | ||
| − | * | + | * Agent of corporation ( [http://todo.freegeek.org/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=2108 RT ticket #2108] ) C7 has nominated Richard. |
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* [[New Director Agreement]] | * [[New Director Agreement]] | ||
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| + | ==What went down== | ||
| + | ===Amend bylaws=== | ||
| + | * The Board agrees to amend the bylaws, striking the clause "elected or appointed by the Board" in Article IV, Section 5. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Consensus training=== | ||
| + | Seamus, Marie, and Laurel went to the consensus training. It was good, and Seamus recommends it to anyone who didn't go. The next date is not yet known; keep an eye out for it. See the [[Lesson Plan for Teaching the Consensus Process]] if you want to go over the material on your own. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Room scheduling=== | ||
| + | Please be sure that meetings or events are publicized appropriately. This is currently done on the wiki ([[Room Use Calendar]]) and several other places; the procedure will change in the future. Keep your ears open and ask a staff member if you schedule or reschedule a meeting. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===New Director Agreement=== | ||
| + | At the last meeting, Seamus committed to writing a ''Purpose of this document'' for the [[New Director Agreement]]. We are happy with it in this form, but await Joe's legal lookover before making this official. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Additional agent of the corporation/signator=== | ||
| + | There is not currently a non-board agent. Our previous plan was that Laurel (as Chairman) would act as the signator for the corporation (as described in the [[Free_Geek_Bylaws#Section_2._Contracts.|Bylaws]]), but she hasn't been around often enough. The staff asserts that there are enough smallish things that need to be signed that there should be a staff member with that ability. | ||
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| + | But how do we know what should be just fine for a non-board Agent to sign? Richard describes three categories of contracts/things that need signing that might come up: | ||
| + | # things that are just fine for staff to sign, as long as they let the board know | ||
| + | # things that should definitely go to the board | ||
| + | # things that fall inbetween. | ||
| + | |||
| + | We want to always reserve to the board: | ||
| + | * The lease | ||
| + | * Longterm contracts | ||
| + | * Grants | ||
| + | |||
| + | We are fine with releasing to the staff (working through the agent on staff): | ||
| + | * Utilities | ||
| + | * Checks (heh, there are already check signers on staff!) | ||
| + | * Refunds | ||
| + | * Vendor agreements (up to $1000) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Commitments=== | ||
| + | * Laurel will find out what it will take to make bylaws amendment official. | ||
| + | * Joe will review and revise the New Director Agreement | ||
[[Category: Board]] | [[Category: Board]] | ||
Revision as of 20:51, 11 January 2006
Basics
- Facilitator: Oso
- Scribe: Laurel
- Time: Jan 11, 2006 19:15 PST
- Place: Free Geek meeting room
Agenda
- Amend bylaws (see dec council minutes)
- Consensus training
- Room scheduling
- Budget 2006
- Agent of corporation ( RT ticket #2108 ) C7 has nominated Richard.
- New Director Agreement
What went down
Amend bylaws
- The Board agrees to amend the bylaws, striking the clause "elected or appointed by the Board" in Article IV, Section 5.
Consensus training
Seamus, Marie, and Laurel went to the consensus training. It was good, and Seamus recommends it to anyone who didn't go. The next date is not yet known; keep an eye out for it. See the Lesson Plan for Teaching the Consensus Process if you want to go over the material on your own.
Room scheduling
Please be sure that meetings or events are publicized appropriately. This is currently done on the wiki (Room Use Calendar) and several other places; the procedure will change in the future. Keep your ears open and ask a staff member if you schedule or reschedule a meeting.
New Director Agreement
At the last meeting, Seamus committed to writing a Purpose of this document for the New Director Agreement. We are happy with it in this form, but await Joe's legal lookover before making this official.
Additional agent of the corporation/signator
There is not currently a non-board agent. Our previous plan was that Laurel (as Chairman) would act as the signator for the corporation (as described in the Bylaws), but she hasn't been around often enough. The staff asserts that there are enough smallish things that need to be signed that there should be a staff member with that ability.
But how do we know what should be just fine for a non-board Agent to sign? Richard describes three categories of contracts/things that need signing that might come up:
- things that are just fine for staff to sign, as long as they let the board know
- things that should definitely go to the board
- things that fall inbetween.
We want to always reserve to the board:
- The lease
- Longterm contracts
- Grants
We are fine with releasing to the staff (working through the agent on staff):
- Utilities
- Checks (heh, there are already check signers on staff!)
- Refunds
- Vendor agreements (up to $1000)
Commitments
- Laurel will find out what it will take to make bylaws amendment official.
- Joe will review and revise the New Director Agreement