19:59 * cdlu bangs the gavel 20:00 < Overfiend> Tue Aug 1 19:00:00 UTC 2006 20:00 < Maulkin> Tue Aug 1 19:00:01 UTC 2006 20:00 -!- stealthmode is now known as xzilla 20:00 < cdlu> hi all and welcome to the 2006 SPI board officers selection special meeting 20:00 < jberkus> aha! 20:00 < cdlu> all board members present, please state your name for the record. 20:00 < Maulkin> Neil McGovern 20:00 < schultmc> Michael Schultheiss 20:00 < Overfiend> Branden Robinson 20:00 < jberkus> Josh Berkus 20:00 < Diziet> Ian Jackson 20:00 < Hydroxide> Jimmy Kaplowitz 20:00 < bdale-gprs> Bdale Garbee 20:00 < cdlu> all guests to this meeting, including advisors, please /msg me your name for the record. 20:00 < cdlu> David Graham 20:00 < Overfiend> Joey 20:00 < cdlu> and of course Martin Schulze 20:00 < cdlu> that's 9 out of 9 20:00 < jberkus> xzilla: you're an Adivsor 20:00 < cdlu> congratulations everyone 20:01 < jberkus> xzilla == Robert Treat 20:01 < cdlu> first up: there is precisely one nomination per available officer role. 20:01 < Hydroxide> xzilla: greetings. that was quite the stealthmode there :) 20:01 < Diziet> Am I being obtuse or is the agenda not up on the web ? 20:01 < cdlu> Diziet, only to spi-board/-private list 20:01 < Hydroxide> Diziet: it was emailed out, but it consists exactly of uncontested officer elections and nothing else 20:01 < jberkus> guests include linuxpoet (Josh Drake) and G_SabinoMullane (Greg Sabino-Mullane) 20:02 < Diziet> cdlu: Fine. 20:02 < cdlu> I therefore move the following: that all four candidates for board positions currently listed be appointed to these officer roles for the 2006-2007 fiscal year 20:02 * Joey would like to rais a concern that 3/4 candidates for the top four positions are new members on the board with no former or only very little former board experience. 20:02 < cdlu> any discussion before we vote? 20:02 < Diziet> (I've got the mail here in front of me.) 20:02 < Hydroxide> cdlu: might want to state the names and positions in the meeting 20:02 < cdlu> jberkus, I have a long list of guests who have messaged me, including those. 20:02 < Hydroxide> cdlu: just for the record, since there's no agenda on a website 20:02 < bdale-gprs> Joey, at least one has an excellant meeting attendance record, though 20:02 < jberkus> cdlu: oh, ok 20:02 < cdlu> sure. 20:02 < Diziet> Can I move that we formally accept the elected board members onto the board ? 20:03 < Hydroxide> Diziet: it was automatic as part of the election resolution 20:03 < cdlu> the names are: Bdale Garbee for President, Michael Schultheiss for Vice President, Neil McGovern for Secretary, and Josh Berkus for Treasurer 20:03 < Overfiend> Is that necessary under the bylaws>? 20:03 < Diziet> IIRC the bylaws are still confused about whether we're elected or appointed. 20:03 < Diziet> Hydroxide: Yes, but I just want to dot the I and cross the T. 20:03 < Joey> Diziet: err... that's what the election was all about, no? 20:03 < Hydroxide> Diziet: I think the election resolution automatically appointed the winners of the election without further ado 20:03 < cdlu> Diziet, no need, they're automatically appointed by the 2004 election resolution 20:03 < Hydroxide> Diziet: and, it's out of order anyway. this is a special meeting with restricted agenda 20:03 < Overfiend> Put it this way... 20:03 < Overfiend> Does anyone here object to the seating of the new Board members per the election results? 20:04 < cdlu> I don't. 20:04 < Overfiend> sorry to continue the o-o-oness 20:04 * Hydroxide seconds cdlu's motion to approve all the officers 20:04 < Overfiend> but that might be a good way of slaying it. 20:04 * Hydroxide is ready to vote 20:04 < cdlu> we have a seconded motion 20:04 < cdlu> shall we vote? if you disagree, this is your chance to vote no. 20:04 < Joey> I gather that nobody else is interested in one of the four board positions. 20:04 < cdlu> On the motion stated before to make the above named have the above mentionned officer roles: please vote yes/no/abstain. 20:04 < Overfiend> or if someone else would like to stand for an office. 20:04 < Maulkin> Joey: correct 20:04 < Hydroxide> Joey: correct. 20:04 < cdlu> Joey, the request for nominations has been out for three weeks. 20:04 < Overfiend> !vote yes 20:05 < cdlu> !vote yes 20:05 < schultmc> !vote yes 20:05 < Maulkin> !vote yes 20:05 * Joey votes yes 20:05 < Hydroxide> !vote yes 20:05 < Diziet> !vote yes 20:05 < jberkus> !vote yes 20:05 < bdale-gprs> !vote yes 20:05 < Diziet> Joey: I did consider standing for Secretary but I decided that I wouldn't have the time to give it enough attention. 20:05 < cdlu> yes: 8, no: 0, abstain: 0, missing: one? 20:05 < Joey> (:me is not happy though... Hopefully it'll be good) 20:05 < cdlu> who am I missing? 20:05 < Overfiend> I see 9 yes votes. 20:05 < Hydroxide> that's 9 of 9, right? or am I miscounting? 20:05 < cdlu> you're right 20:05 < linuxpoet> I see 9 20:05 < cdlu> it is passed unanimously 20:05 < bdale-gprs> cdlu, you counted Joey? 20:05 < Hydroxide> great 20:05 < cdlu> congratulations officers, you are now in office. 20:06 < Overfiend> can't ask for a better start than that. 20:06 < Maulkin> gavel? :) 20:06 < cdlu> and that concludes this meeting 20:06 * cdlu pounds the gavel