Board meeting, February 27th, 2008
Board members present
- Joerg Jaspert (Ganneff) (Vice President)
- Neil McGovern (Maulkin) (Secretary)
- Michael Schultheiss (Treasurer)
- David Graham (cdlu)
- Luk Claes (luk)
- Josh Berkus (jberkus)
Board members partially present
- None
Board members absent with regrets
- Martin Zobel-Helas (zobel)
Board members absent
- Bdale Garbee (bdale) (President)
- Joshua D. Drake (linuxpoet)
Board advisors present
- None
Registered guests present
- rico gloeckner (mc)
- Kåre Thor Olsen (Kaare)
- Jimmy Kaplowitz (Hydroxide)
- Mark Brown (broonie)
These are the draft minutes for the February 27th, 2008 SPI Board meeting, held at 19:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG The previous meeting didn't reach quorum, so was delayed. LOG
President's Report
None received
Treasurer's Report
Michael Schultheiss reported that our PaySimple application has been approved. We've also migrated the data entry app to an SPI machine. Our Tax return has been filed and according to the USPS tracking info, the IRS has received our filing.
Secretary's Report
No specific mail received to secretary@
Outstanding Minutes
One set of minutes was raised for approval this meeting:
David Graham moved to approve the January 16th, 2008 minutes, seconded by Michael Schultheiss.
| Joerg Jaspert | Abstain |
| Neil McGovern | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Luk Claes | Yes |
| Josh Berkus | Yes |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 5, No: 0, Abstain: 1.
Items up for discussion
Decision on new board member
David Graham moved to vote on both candidates one after each other, seconded by Joerg Jaspert.
Voting on Jimmy Kaplowitz
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Neil McGovern | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Luk Claes | Yes |
| Josh Berkus | Yes |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 6, No: 0, Abstain: 0.
David Graham then moved, seconded by Neil McGovern that "we accept Jimmy's position immediately and accept Josh's resignation simultaneously with our thanks for his years of service, allowing Jimmy to join the board immediately without affecting our quorum."
| Joerg Jaspert | Abstain |
| Neil McGovern | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Luk Claes | Abstain |
| Josh Berkus | Yes |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 4, No: 0, Abstain: 2.
Voting on Robert Treat
| Joerg Jaspert | No |
| Neil McGovern | No |
| Michael Schultheiss | No |
| David Graham | No |
| Luk Claes | No |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Abstain |
Motion fails with a vote of Yes: 0, No: 5, Abstain: 1.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 at 19:00 UTC in #spi on irc.oftc.net.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Date elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| [2004-07-29] | Bdale Garbee | President |
| [2007-08-06] | Joerg Jaspert | Vice President |
| [2006-07-31] | Neil McGovern | Secretary |
| [2006-07-31] | Michael Schultheiss | Treasurer |
| [2007-08-06] | Martin Zobel-Helas | |
| [2003-11-29] | David Graham | |
| [2007-08-06] | Luk Claes | |
| [2007-08-06] | Joshua D. Drake | |
| [2008-02-27] | Jimmy Kaplowitz |