Board meeting, September 7th, 2004
Attending:
- Bdale Garbee
- Bruce Perens
- David Graham (Secretary)
- Ian Jackson
- Jimmy Kaplowitz (Treasurer)
- John Goerzen (President)
- Martin Schulze
Absent:
- Benjamin Mako Hill (Vice President)
Absent with regrets:
- Branden Robinson
Invitees present:
- Drew Scott Daniels
- Jonathan McDowell
- MJ Ray
- Matt Kraai
- Michael Banck
- Michael Schultheiss
- Phil Brooke
Agenda:
- Opening
- Roll call
- President's report
- Treasurer's report
- Outstanding minutes
- Selecting New Legal Counsel
- OFTC's Election
- Next meeting
Recorder: David Graham (Secretary)
The following minutes were adopted by the Board of Directors on October 5th, 2004.
Meeting opened at 19:00 UTC on September 7th, 2004 and took place in
#spi on irc.spi-inc.org
President's Report
President John Goerzen informs the Board of Directors that the 2004 SPI Annual Report has been published.
John Goerzen also advises that the Indiana Attorney General's office has received a complaint about SPI. He advised that he and Branden Robinson have sent an official response to the Indiana AG's office, but have not yet received a response. He considers the matter closed.
Treasurer's Report
Treasurer Jimmy Kaplowitz reports that all donations received as of one week before the meeting have been deposited in our bank accounts, and that 2 receipts will be sent following the meeting, as requested by donors.
He reports that former Treasurer Branden Robinson will be retained as the Deputy Treasurer to help split the work-load. Hired help will be forthcoming should they fall behind in the paperwork.
So far, a total of $36 has been used of his monthly $100/month treasury budget. These reimbursements will be taken following the switchover to an as-yet undetermined new bank.
The new bank will be one of:
- First Internet Bank of Indiana
- Fleet Bank (about to merge with Bank of America)
Ideally, the bank will allow ATM deposits for both Jimmy and Branden, and the home branch will be changeable.
Another idea for us is the use of PakMail or another mail forwarding service to give us one permanent forwarding address, regardless of who or where a Treasurer is. The cost is estimated at $20-$30 per month.
Outstanding Minutes
Outstanding Minutes
The minutes, some as much as 3 years old, were voted on all together. Should the vote have failed, it would have gone to individual votes.
On approving all 4 sets of minutes:
| David Graham | Yes |
| Bruce Perens | Yes |
| Ian Jackson | Yes |
| Martin Schulze | Abstain |
| John Goerzen | Yes |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Abstain |
| Bdale Garbee | Abstain |
Yes: 4, No: 0, Abstain: 3
All outstanding minutes are approved.
Selecting New Legal Counsel
John Goerzen reports that long-time SPI legal counsel Chris Rourk has resigned. John expresses his gratitude to Chris' years of service.
John Goerzen reports that Gregory Pomerantz of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton has volunteered to be our primary pro-bono counsel. SPI has already worked with him in the past.
Resolution 2004-09-07.dbg.2 (see Appendix B) accepts Gregory Pomerantz' offer.
There is no further discussion, vote results:
| Martin Schulze | Yes |
| Ian Jackson | Yes |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
| Bruce Perens | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| John Goerzen | Yes |
Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstain: 0
Gregory Pomerantz is now our legal counsel.
OFTC's Election
David Graham advises that member project OFTC requires the use of SPI's servers and an SPI member who is not on OFTC's staff to oversee OFTC's upcoming staff elections.
There are no objections to using SPI's server for the service. It is suggested that this service be offered to all member projects.
Next meeting
The next meeting is set for Tuesday, October 5th, 2004 at 19:00 UTC in
channel #spi on irc.spi-inc.org.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Date elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| [2003-03-11] | John Goerzen | President |
| [2003-03-11] | Benjamin Mako Hill | Vice President |
| [2003-11-29] | David Graham | Secretary |
| [2004-02-20] | Jimmy Kaplowitz | Treasurer |
| [2004-07-29] | Bdale Garbee | |
| [2004-07-29] | Branden Robinson | |
| [2003-11-29] | Ian Jackson | |
| [2003-03-11] | Bruce Perens | |
| [2003-11-29] | Martin "Joey" Schulze |
Appendix B: Approved Resolutions
Resolution 2004-09-07.dbg.2: New Legal Counsel
Appendix C: Meeting Log
For the meeting log, please see the original minutes in the mailing list archive.