Board Meeting Notes 2022-10-18: Difference between revisions

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** Joe Mertz
** Joe Mertz
** Paul Ocampo
** Paul Ocampo
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** Jesse Seay (Remote)
** Fidel Galano
** Donzell Gordon


* Other Members
* Other Members
 
** Andrew Morris
** Andrew Wingate
** Eric ??
** Maxwell
** Julia


== Agenda ==
== Agenda ==
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** James made a wiki page to reduce treasury work, it includes the estimated information about remaining Area Host Balance.
** James made a wiki page to reduce treasury work, it includes the estimated information about remaining Area Host Balance.
** The page can be found at [[Budget Balance]]
** The page can be found at [[Budget Balance]]
** [[Category:Hot_Metals|Hot Metals]] is running out of budget, there will be a vote run by the Hot Metals Area Host to increase the budget.
** [[:Category:Hot_Metals|Hot Metals]] is running out of budget, there will be a vote run by the Hot Metals Area Host to increase the budget.
** He spent about $1,500 trying to fix the plasma cutter. It didn't work.
** He spent about $1,500 trying to fix the plasma cutter. It didn't work.
*** Treasury is beginning to encourage him to stop throwing money at this, and instead improve.
*** Treasury is beginning to encourage him to stop throwing money at this, and instead improve.
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=== Membership Report ===
=== Membership Report ===


* '''Number of Members:'''  
* '''Number of Members:'494'  
* '''Quorum:'''
* '''Quorum:'49'


=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===
=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===


=== Member Leaving Reason Reports ===


=== Freshdesk ===
=== Freshdesk ===


Login link: https://pumpingstationone.freshdesk.com
Login link: https://pumpingstationone.freshdesk.com
* It seems like there has been an uptick of returning members not getting access to Canvas back.
** Paul will talk to CTO to see if it is clear what is happening here.
* Paul asks if anyone has tried the new auto-reply templates
** No one has.


=== New Business ===
=== New Business ===
 
* Donzell and Maxwell would like to do an event in the second week of February
** The event would be about highlighting black creators in the space
** Urban league will do some advertising for the event.
* Maxwell shared his experience with being a minority in the space, and how we could improve it.
** He joined in 2012.
** He has first hand experience of unwelcoming
** The art in the space is not representative of black culture, and we should make the
** Would love to have a budget for the event. $1,500 - 3,000.
*** Jesse brings some institutional knowledge about


=== Old Business ===
=== Old Business ===
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== Votes ==
== Votes ==
* The Board of Directors votes to move the large format printer back into the 2D printing area.
** For 6 / Against 0 / Abstain 1