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I asked Seth last night (at 5MoF) if he would like to be secretary (actually, more acurately, I told him the board decided that he would be), and he actually smiled and said he'd like that. Thanks, Seth! So, we should formalize it with a consensus item for the membership (since it is already approved at the board level, assuming the membership reaches consensus) at a Tuesday meeting. I added it to this coming Tuesday's meeting as a discussion item, so it can be consensed upon at the following meeting. I also created a page for the meeting of the 27th with this added as an item up for consensus. (I won't be at either of these meetings, since I'll be in China.)<BR>
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Mitch.<BR>
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---------------- <BR>> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:30:16 -0700<BR>> From: rachel@xtreme.com<BR>> To: board@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-board] Meeting Minutes 2009-10-15<BR>> <BR>> Wikified, https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Board_meeting_2009-10-15<BR>> <BR>> I made one edit: I added "(it does)" after "if Noisebridge has or needs<BR>> a member removal process".<BR>> <BR>> Rachel<BR>> <BR>> Andy Isaacson wrote:<BR>> > [If someone could wiki these and stick them on our site, I'd appreciate<BR>> > it.]<BR>> > <BR>> > Mitch Altman, Rachel McConnell, Andy Isaacson, and Shannon Lee were<BR>> > present at 2169; David Molnar and Jacob Appelbaum called in by phone.<BR>> > <BR>> > 1. Mitch moved that Jeffrey (ieatlint -- I should learn his last name)<BR>> > be appointed treasurer. All were in favor.<BR>> > <BR>> > 2. We discussed the member tracking problem. The treasurer and<BR>> > secretary cooperate to maintain a member list, and the list can get out<BR>> > of date. No action was taken, but the treasurer and secretary agreed to<BR>> > continue to cooperate.<BR>> > <BR>> > 3. We discussed if Noisebridge has or needs a member removal process.<BR>> > No action was taken.<BR>> > <BR>> > 4. Andy moved that Seth Schoen be appointed secretary, subject to two<BR>> > conditions:<BR>> > - that Seth agree to be secretary<BR>> > - that the membership formally consense on Seth as secretary<BR>> > the motion was carried with no opposition.<BR>> > <BR>> > 5. We discussed Shannon Lee as new board member, replacing Noah Balmer.<BR>> > Rachel is continuing the process of achieving unanimous consent from the<BR>> > membership; until that happens, Shannon is not formally appointed.<BR>> > <BR>> > 6. We recognized Noah Balmer's resignation as board member (this being<BR>> > our first board meeting since his resignation in the spring).<BR>> > <BR>> > 7. We discussed overall governance proposals, including<BR>> > - making the board much larger (most or all members)<BR>> > - forming an "advisory board" of interested members to provide a forum<BR>> > for governance issues to offload them from the Tuesday meetings<BR>> > - modifying the consensus process (but how?)<BR>> > - establishing a standing committee to provide a place to refer<BR>> > governance business to from the Tuesday meetings<BR>> > None of these require board action -- a membership consensus would be<BR>> > necessary in any case, and is entirely sufficient (except for changing<BR>> > the size of the Board of Directors, which could go up to 11 with a<BR>> > board resolution or higher with a change to the bylaws.) The board took<BR>> > no action.<BR>> > <BR>> > 8. Voting method for the board election. We need to elect a new board;<BR>> > we should have a non-sucky method. Andy volunteered to research and<BR>> > write up a proposal, which will be sent out by 2009-10-18 and will be up<BR>> > for discussion at the Tuesday meeting 2009-10-20.<BR>> > <BR>> > 9. All business complete, we adjourned at 7:29 so that Andy could make<BR>> > it to the Gogol Bordello show. The show was great.<BR>> > <BR>> > -andy<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Board mailing list<BR>> > Board@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/board<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Board mailing list<BR>> Board@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/board<BR> </body>
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