Board meeting, May 14th, 2015
Board members present
- Bdale Garbee (bdale) (President)
- Joerg Jaspert (Ganneff) (Vice President)
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc) (Treasurer)
- Martin Michlmayr (tbm) (Secretary)
- Joshua D. Drake (linuxhiker)
- Jonathan McDowell (Noodles)
- Gregers Petersen (glp)
- Martin Zobel-Helas (zobel)
Board members partially present
- None
Board members absent with regrets
- Robert Brockway (Solver)
Board members absent
- None
Board advisors present
- None
Registered guests present
- None
These are the minutes for the May 14th, 2015 SPI Board Meeting, held at 20:30 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG.
President's Report
Bdale Garbee has started investigating whether it makes sense for SPI to enter into a contract with a third-party management organization for key office and financial services, similarly to what the CELF Board did a few years ago.
Treasurer's report
Michael Schultheiss has published the March and April treasurer's reports. He thanked the Craigslist Foundation for their generous donation of $50,000 ($25,000 to SPI and $25,000 to PostgreSQL). The Debian Project also received a $20,000 donation from a periodic donor.
Martin Michlmayr asked whether an extension for the tax return had been filed because it would otherwise be due on May 15th. Michael confirmed that an extension had been applied for and that SPI's 990 would be filed by August 15th.
Martin Michlmayr asked whether 990 tax forms for previous years could be added to the web site and Michael promised to add them.
Secretary's report
Martin Michlmayr has updated the trademark page and completed the outstanding minutes.
Outstanding minutes
Vote on Meeting Minutes for 12th March 2015:
| Joshua D. Drake | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Abstain |
| Jonathan McDowell | Abstain |
| Martin Michlmayr | Yes |
| Gregers Petersen | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 6 yes, 2 abstain, 0 missing.
Vote on Meeting Minutes for 9th April 2015:
| Joshua D. Drake | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Abstain |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Jonathan McDowell | Yes |
| Martin Michlmayr | Yes |
| Gregers Petersen | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Abstain |
Motion passed with a vote of 6 yes, 2 abstain, 0 missing.
Any other business
Martin Michlmayr asked whether anyone had suggested a BOF for DebConf. Bdale Garbee believed that he had done so but he would double check.
Martin Zobel-Helas noted that Debian had a new project leaders, Neil McGovern, a former SPI Secretary.
Jonathan McDowell reminded the Board that elections were coming up in just over a month. The terms of Jonathan McDowell and Michael Schultheiss will expire in July. Jonathan is not planning to stand again. Bdale thanked Jonathan for his service. Michael is planning to stand again.
Bdale asked whether there were any questions or comments about his reported activity looking at paid help alternatives for bookkeeping and other office functions. There was some conversation about the amount of work of these activities and what had to be done exactly. The Board agreed to continue the conversation offline.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Thursday, June 11th, 2015 at 20:30 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Last elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Bdale Garbee | President |
| July 2013 | Joerg Jaspert | Vice President |
| July 2014 | Martin Michlmayr | Secretary |
| July 2012 | Michael Schultheiss | Treasurer |
| July 2012 | Jonathan McDowell | |
| July 2013 | Joshua D. Drake | |
| July 2013 | Martin Zobel-Helas | |
| July 2014 | Robert Brockway | |
| July 2014 | Gregers Petersen |