Board meeting, October 17th, 2006
These are the draft minutes for the October 17th, 2006 SPI Board meeting, held at 19:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG
Board members present
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc) (Vice President)
- Neil McGovern (Maulkin) (Secretary)
- Ian Jackson (Diziet)
- David Graham (cdlu)
- Martin Schulze (Joey)
Board members partially present
- Bdale Garbee (bdale) (President)
- Josh Berkus (jberkus) (Treasurer)
Board members absent with regrets
- Jimmy Kaplowitz (Hydroxide)
- Branden Robinson (Overfiend)
Board members absent
- None
Board advisors present
- None
Registered guests present
- MJ Ray (slef)
- Steve Langasek (vorlon)
- John Goerzen (CosmicRay)
- Joe Brockmeier (jzb)
- Luk Claes (luk)
- Bruce Byfield (nanday)
- Bill Allombert (yp17)
President's Report
None submitted
Treasurer's Report
Status of Treasurer Work ---------------------------------------------------- I am currently focusing my main energy on two things: 1) Minimally completing 2005 revenue and expenses so that I can file our 2005 taxes, due 11/15. 2) Getting the raw data entered in preparation for having a true accounting system. Note that we had no previous data entry of expenses, meaning that I will be entering this information from source material. Additionally, revenue was not entered in a way that makes it possible for me to associate specific transaction fees with specific designations, so that's being redone as well (fortunately, not from source material). I estimate that I will be able to file 2005 taxes in two weeks, and that straightening out the books will require another 1-2 months. I am waiting for the board to approve the contract with our new CPA (Rich & Bander of NY), whose assistance is needed in setting up a new chart of accounts to better track per-organization expenses (see board meeting agenda), so that I can start using LedgerSMB for real accounting. 2005 Preliminary Balance Sheet -------------------------------------------- From Mark's. What this is missing is designations for revenue & expenses. The revenue is easy; the expenses are hard. Dec 31, 05 ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings 1000 · ALL BANK ACCOUNTS 1002 · Amex Centurion 1296789 238.27 1003 · First Internet Bank 4169 27,422.73 Total 1000 · ALL BANK ACCOUNTS 27,661.00 Total Checking/Savings 27,661.00 Other Current Assets 1204 · AMEX MONEY MARKET 1201 · Cost 39,882.62 1200 · Amex Money Market funds & cash 39,697.42 1203 · Accrued Dividend -24.70 Total 1204 · AMEX MONEY MARKET 79,555.34 1300 · Undeposited Funds 1,430.00 Total Other Current Assets 80,985.34 Total Current Assets 108,646.34 TOTAL ASSETS 108,646.34 LIABILITIES & EQUITY Equity 3000 · Opening Bal Equity 83,940.00 3500 · Retained Earnings 7,519.89 Net Income 17,186.45 Total Equity 108,646.34 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 108,646.34 Recent Activity ------------------------------------------ Bank Statement for September: Balance as of last statement 81,671.62 0 Deposits and other credits 0.00 0 Checks Posted 0.00 0 Returned Items Credited 0.00 8 Other Withdrawals 4,201.73 Balance as of this statement 77,469.89 Other Notes ------------------------------------------ Note that, between various accounts, SPI has nearly $70,000 in cash (90% Debian Funds). Debian should really think about ways to spend that money which fulfill our mission, rather than just accumulating it. Development? Machines? Maybe the oft-mentioned E&O insurance?
Outstanding Minutes
Current status: August 16th 2005, and September 19th 2006 minutes have been raised for approval of the board.
Motion to accept the August 16th minutes, moved by Neil McGovern, seconded by David Graham.
| Bdale Garbee | Abstain |
| Michael Schultheiss | Abstain |
| Neil McGovern | Abstain |
| Josh Berkus | Yes |
| Ian Jackson | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Martin Schulze | Yes |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 4, No: 0, Abstain: 3.
Motion to accept the September 19th minutes, moved by Neil McGovern, seconded by David Graham.
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Neil McGovern | Yes |
| Josh Berkus | Missing |
| Ian Jackson | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Martin Schulze | Yes |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 6, No: 0, Abstain: 0.
Resolution 2006-04-03.jfsp.1: Debian trademark in Spain
Bdale has made contact with Greg, who has indicated that although he hasn't had much to spare for a while, he will have more time going forward.
Bdale would like to ask Greg how much time he has to offer and how we should bound the scope of what we expect him to address.
Josh indicated that PostgreSQL has worked with a US trademark attorney who is willing to offer discounts to OSS-NPOs, should SPI require the services of a (paid-for) lawyer.
Resolution 2006-10-17.jmb.1: Engaging the services of Rich and Bander of New York
Motion to accept Resolution 2006-10-17.jmb.1, moved by Neil McGovern, seconded by Michael Schultheiss.
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Neil McGovern | Yes |
| Josh Berkus | Yes |
| Ian Jackson | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Martin Schulze | Yes |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstain: 0.
OFTC election results
David Graham reports:
OFTC voted 100% in favour of remaining with SPI, and David won re-election as chair of OFTC
Results of email resolutions
Neil McGovern reports:
Two email votes have been raised since our last board meeting. Both failed due to a complication in NY NPO law. They were 2006-10-04.jmb.1 and 2006-09-27.nm.1.
GPG keys: request of the admin team
The admin team is setting up a unified userdir-ldap system (which is what Debian and DebConf use). Board members should send their key ids to admin@spi-inc.org. If they do not have a key id, they should contact the admin team for assistance in setting one up.
Items from the DPL
Items 1-3 on this are pending Bdale's discussion with Greg. Items 4 and 5 require the attention of the Treasurer, and are being worked on. Item 6 is resolved.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday, October 21st, 2006 at 19:00 UTC.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Date elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| [2004-07-29] | Bdale Garbee | President |
| [2006-07-31] | Michael Schultheiss | Vice President |
| [2006-07-31] | Neil McGovern | Secretary |
| [2006-07-31] | Josh Berkus | Treasurer |
| [2004-07-29] | Branden Robinson | |
| [2004-02-20] | Jimmy Kaplowitz | |
| [2003-11-29] | David Graham | |
| [2003-11-29] | Ian Jackson | |
| [2003-11-29] | Martin "Joey" Schulze |
Appendix B: Approved Resolutions
2006-10-17.jmb.1: Engaging the services of Rich and Bander of New York
Appendix C: Outstanding Items from the DPL
1) Response to concerns related to the acceptance of Sun Java into
non-free, see:
From: John Goerzen
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 18:28:22 -0500
Subject: Questions about Java license and related questions
Message-ID: <20060607232822.GA31686@katherina.lan.complete.org>
2) Response to concerns related to interaction between Debian developers
and citizens of embargoed countries, see:
From: Anthony Towns
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 17:47:49 +1000
Subject: Debian in embargoed countries
Message-ID: <20060609074749.GB1408@azure.humbug.org.au>
3) Response to concerns related to online harassment, see:
From: Steve Langasek
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 17:04:51 -0700
Subject: request for assistance with ongoing harassment
[debianwomenpassaway@yahoo.com: Debian women: please pass away.]
Message-ID: <20060610000450.GN13192@mauritius.dodds.net>
4) Precise accounting of funds held for the benefit of the Debian
project (my imprecise estimate is $0, split between -$50,000 for
debconf, and +$50,000 for misc debian use, which will obviously
only be useful when the HP money makes its way in)
5) Is there any sort of online/electronic report of donations from
Click & Pledge that can be made available?