Location: Site 9, 519 SW 3rd Street, Suite 400
Date and Time: Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 6:30-8:00pm
Scribe: MichaelWeinberg
Roll Call: MichaelWeinberg, RussellSenior, PaulCLeddy
Agenda
- Annual Board Meeting
- None Yet
Notes
RussellSenior shows MichaelWeinberg letter from DWT indicating that they are no longer serving as Personal Telco's council or registered agent.
MichaelWeinberg will serve as new registered agent.
RussellSenior writes two checks:
$44.99 to MichaelWeinberg to reimburse for business cards purchased in advance of OSCON.
$41.60 to RussellSenior to reimburse for a Buffalo provided to EricMessersmith in connection with the MississippiGrantProject.
RussellSenior and MichaelWeinberg vote to move annual board meetings to the first Wednesday in August to follow the July membership meeting.
- Russell notes that this year the filing of an IRS form 990 is compulsory. Personal Telco has traditionally filed this form, even when it was not required.
RussellSenior and MichaelWeinberg vote to adopt the bylaws as signed, updating the status from last year.
RussellSenior and MichaelWeinberg vote to expand Board of Directors to five Directors, to be elected by the membership on or before the April 2008 monthly meeting.
- The President shall recommend one nominee to serve an initial one-year term.
- The Secretary shall and Treasurer shall jointly recommend one nominee to serve a two-year term.
- Additional nominees may be offered by any member and require only a second from another member.
- Nominees may come from within or outside of the membership.
Approved change to NonDiscriminationPolicy wording to better reflect structure of organizational leadership.
- Goals for 2008:
PersonalTelco intends to bid on a City of Portland Digital Inclusion RFP (currently in collaboration with FreeGeek), if offered by the city council.
Host at least one workshop for the MississippiGrantProject neighborhood.
- Form a committee to determine fund-raising and project funding goals.