Board meeting, April 18th 2006
Board members present
- John Goerzen (CosmicRay) (President)
- Benj. Mako Hill (mako) (Vice President)
- David Graham (cdlu) (Secretary)
- Branden Robinson (Overfiend)
- Ian Jackson (IanJackson)
- Bdale Garbee (bdale)
- Martin Schulze (Joey)
Board members absent with regrets
- Jimmy Kaplowitz (Hydroxide) (Treasurer)
Board members absent
- Bruce Perens (BrucePerens)
Registered guests present
- Bill Allombert (yp17)
- MJ Ray (slef)
- Neil McGovern (Maulkin)
- Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta (agi)
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc)
Agenda
- Opening
- Roll call
- President's report (John Goerzen)
- Treasurer's report (Jimmy Kaplowitz)
- Outstanding minutes
- Annual meeting: July 1st, 2005 (log only)
- July 26th, 2005 (log only)
- August 16th, 2005 (log only)
- October 4th, 2005 (log only)
- October 18th, 2005 (log only)
- November 15th, 2005 (log only)
- December 13th, 2005 (log only)
- March 21st, 2006 (log only)
- Items up for discussion:
- Resolution 2006-04-03.jfsp.1 (See below)
- Resolution 2006-04-17.jpg.1 (See below)
- Resolution 2006-04-18.br.1: Ameriprise Financial Accounts
- New DPL
- Tax filing and book keeping status - filing for 2006? (Jimmy)
- Appendix items (Josh Berkus)
- Website rebuild?
- Next board meeting: Tuesday, May 16th, 2006 (John Goerzen)
Recorder: David Graham
These are the draft minutes for the April 18th, 2006 SPI Board meeting, held at 19:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org.
President's report
No president's update tabled.
Treasurer's report
No treasurer's report tabled.
Outstanding minutes
No minutes tabled.
Spanish Trademark
This item is deferred pending legal advice and further details from our Spanish contacts.
PostgreSQL Conference
Resolution 2006-04-17.jpg.1: PostgreSQL Conference Insurance
Amendment 2006-04-18.iwj.1 to 2006-04-17.jpg.1:
para (2) be modified as follows: firstly, strike "and directed". Secondly, before "contractual", insert "reasonable".
| Ian Jackson | yes |
| Martin Schulze | yes |
| Benj. Mako Hill | yes |
| David Graham | no |
| John Goerzen | abstain |
| Branden Robinson | abstain |
| Bdale Garbee | abstain |
Amendment passes: Yes: 3, No: 1, Abstain: 3
Resolution 2006-04-17.jpg.1: PostgreSQL Conference Insurance (as amended)
| Ian Jackson | yes |
| John Goerzen | yes |
| David Graham | yes |
| Benj. Mako Hill | yes |
| Martin Schulze | yes |
| Branden Robinson | yes |
| Bdale Garbee | abstain |
Resolution 2006-04-17.jpg.1 (as amended) passes: Yes: 6, No: 0, Abstain: 1
Ameriprise
Resolution 2006-04-18.br.1: Ameriprise Financial Accounts
| Ian Jackson | yes |
| John Goerzen | yes |
| David Graham | yes |
| Branden Robinson | yes |
| Bdale Garbee | yes |
| Benj. Mako Hill | yes |
| Martin Schulze | yes |
Resolution 2006-04-18.br.1 passes: Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstain: 0
New Debian Project Leader
Anthony Towns won the recent Debian Project Leadership election; this automatically makes him an Advisor to the Board.
Appendix items
No discussion.
Website rebuild
The draft new website is at: http://www.spi-inc.org/zope/
Adjournment
The next meeting is scheduled for May 16th, 2006 at 19:00 UTC in #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
Amendment 2006-04-18.iwj.1 to 2006-04-17.jpg.1:
para (2) be modified as follows: firstly, strike "and directed". Secondly, before "contractual", insert "reasonable".
Resolution 2006-04-17.jpg.1: PostgreSQL Conference Insurance
The Board of Directors of Software in the Public Interest, Inc., resolves that:
1. The SPI treasurer and his designees are authorized to disburse CAD $2650 plus taxes for liability insurance for the PostgreSQL Anniversary Summit to be held July 8-9, 2006. 2. The officers of SPI are authorized and directed to enter into reasonable contractual agreements as necessary for the purposes of obtaining liability insurance for this event.
Resolution 2006-04-18.br.1: Ameriprise Financial Accounts
1. WHEREAS, Ameriprise Financial ("Ameriprise," formerly American Express
Financial Advisors) currently holds funds in an account for Software in the
Public Interest, Inc. ("SPI");
2. WHEREAS, Ameriprise's list of account owners for SPI's account is partially
out of date, listing only Branden Robinson and Nils Boeffel (a.k.a. Nils
Lohner, a former SPI officer);
3. WHEREAS, Ameriprise requires a Board resolution or meeting minutes
enumerating those who should be listed as account owners for a corporation;
4. RESOLVED, that the account owners for SPI's Ameriprise account should be
updated to include James R. Kaplowitz, remove Nils Boeffel, and retain
Branden Robinson.