Board meeting, April 14th, 2025
Board members present
- Héctor Orón Martínez (zumbi) (Treasurer)
- Zach van Rijn (zv) (Secretary)
- Forrest Fleming (fsf)
- Joe Conway (jconway)
- Milan Kupcevic (milan)
- Katie McMillan (mappx)
- Jeremy Stanley (fungi)
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc) (President)
- Jonatas Luis Nogueira (jesusalva) (Vice-President)
Board members partially present
- None
Board members absent with regrets
- None
Board members absent
- None
Registered guests present
- Célestin Matte (Perdu), contractor
- TODO(fungi): Get list of other registered guests from zv
These are the minutes for the April 14th, 2025 SPI Board Meeting, held at 20:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG.
President's report
Martin has reached out to our auditing firm to obtain a quote for our 2024 financial audit. I am working with our brokerage firm to transfer funds to our regular checking a
TODO(fungi): Get full copy of report from schultmc
Vice President's report
Kassia contract was extended until the end of the month to finish ongoing tasks. OpenSSL Model C sponsorship proposal was sent. It may be on next month's meeting and does not submit to the APF. VP mailbox is full, still 40 emails pending, if something is urgent scream. Trademark Attorney changed, Mojda Waterman will be replacing Pamela Chestek as legal representative. STF and Celestin Invoices were delayed. Sorry. Kassia working on a Privacy Policy for SPI.
Treasurer's report
Treasurer reports have been updated, see https://www.spi-inc.org/treasurer/reports/ 2024 external audit shall be done by Gary Eisenkraft CPA and his team, we are scheduled for June and audited financial statements will be available within a few months after that. If your project needs any information about 2024 transactions, email treasurer@spi-inc.org We are rebalancing cash to be able to clear pending payments, apologies for any delays. Thanks very much for the continuous work of the treasurer team, including president, vice-president and contractors.
Secretary's report
Nothing to report other than a continued reduction in my capacity to handle duties here due to personal reasons, and a reiterated desire to find a replacement. (Which as of yet has not been solidifed).
Vote On Minutes For Previous Meetings
Vote on minutes for meeting Monday March 10 2025
| Jeremy Stanley | Yes |
| Zach van Rijn | Yes |
| Joe Conway | Yes |
| Katie McMillan | Yes |
| Milan Kupcevic | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Forrest Fleming | Abstain |
| Héctor Orón Martínez | Yes |
| Jonatas Luis Nogueira | Yes |
Vote passed with 8 yes, 1 abstain, 0 no.
Items up for discussion
Vote for Resolution 2025-04-04.jln.1: Removal of X.Org as an associated project
| Héctor Orón Martínez | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Jeremy Stanley | Yes |
| Joe Conway | Yes |
| Katie McMillan | Yes |
| Forrest Fleming | Yes |
| Zach van Rijn | Yes |
| Milan Kupcevic | Yes |
| Jonatas Luis Nogueira | Yes |
Vote passed with 9 yes, 0 abstain, 0 no.
Other business
- The board discussed the need to validate active contributing members ahead of the upcoming election given the lack of recent elections that can be used to determine member activity. Consensus was reached that a mechanism should be implemented in the member system for contributing members to assert their continued activity, and that a notice would be sent of the requirement.
- The upcoming expiration of Kassia's contract prompted agreement to support renewing it for one month in order to defer a bigger decision while plans are drafted for an additional contractor to assist with automating Treasurer duties.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Monday May 12th, 2025 at 20:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Last elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Michael Schultheiss | President |
| July 2022 | Jonatas Luis Nogueira | Vice President |
| July 2022 | Héctor Orón Martínez | Treasurer |
| July 2022 | Zach van Rijn | Secretary |
| July 2023 | Joe Conway | |
| July 2022 | Forrest Fleming | |
| July 2024 | Milan Kupcevic | |
| July 2024 | Katie McMillan | |
| July 2022 | Jeremy Stanley |