Meeting 2022-01-25

Consensus Agenda

Elect board members by position instead of a pool (Meg)

In 2020, the bylaws were changed so that the 5-7 nominees that received the most votes were elected as a group. This change was made in an attempt to increase board participation in members by reducing the immediate prospect of responsibility as President, Treasurer, and Secretary which would be determined after the general election by the top nominees. Unfortunately, this had the unintended consequence of a board whose members were forced into positions they did not want with many operational responsibilities ignored. If we revert these changes, we can elect to choose optimal candidates for the responsibility involved in each seat. The treasurer will be elected 1st as it requires the nominee to be personally responsible and liable for the organization.

Proposed Changes

Update the changes to section 4 of the bylaws so:

1. Treasurer, President, and Secretary are elected as individual seats, in the stated order, via ranked choice voting with 1 elected seat each.

2. Directors are Large will be limited to 2 seats and elected via ranked choice voting with 2 elected seats.

Consensus on 5 positions or more

Additional information needed.

New Business

Sponsored Members Induction

For each prospective member, please confirm no later than Thursday before the meeting:

• Has the member visited 3 times at the regular Tuesday and Thursday open nights?
• Has the member received the briefing? When, and who was the briefer?
• Has the member's bio and photo been circulated on the members list? (not just blabber)

Member Reports

Board Reports

President's Report

• Congratulations, we made it 2022.

Treasurer's Report

• Bank balance currently is ~$27000.
• Have not yet been invoiced for $3300 December vote
• Currently monthly due income is $2650.
• Hoping that new board administration
• Excited about new members and new board
• No existing lease in current venue
• Possible increase of dues.

Secretary's Report

• Tenant discussion underway for a dialogue with landlord

Directors-at-Large's Report

• No present

Meeting Meta

• Members in Attendance: Jay, Shenkin, Meg, Anna, Shway, Allen, Pidge, Emily.
• Visitors: ????
• Called to order at 19:35 by Jay.
• The meeting was adjourned at 19:49 by Jay.
• Minutes taken and submitted by Jay.