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**Nick
**Nick
**Uwe
**Uwe
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**James
**Ian
**Lindsay
**Donzell
**Peter (arrived after closed session)
**Eric (arrived after closed session)


* Other Members
* Other Members
**
**Jennie
**Sky
**Books
**Illya
**Maria
**Carl


== Minutes ==
== Minutes ==
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=== New Business ===
=== New Business ===
*The meeting began with another closed session to discuss another '''thing.'''
*The meeting began at 630 with another closed session to discuss yet another '''thing.'''
*
**This then became three more '''things.'''
*The meeting reopened at 730
*Board discussed MMT and scholarship stuff
**Ian says that Claire is still out of town, and will come to the next board meeting
**We should get the scholarships out soon, but perfect is the enemy of good enough.
**Ian will talk to Claire and we will figure out what we're doing.
**Uwe wants to pick 5 random people from 2024 who filled in every question with modicum of thought.
*We got a letter from the Illinois Department of Revenue
**About 6 weeks ago, Nick and Jennie applied for a sales tax exemption which involved a whole bunch of forms.
**The IDOR wants more detail / corrections on two of those forms - the financial report, and the description of programs.
**Nick and the treasury team will work on this.
**It's very exciting that progress is being made on this.
*The building inspection is back
**Eric thinks that the roof is the biggest concern
**The walls are damaged but stable
**Fixing the roof will stop further damage to the walls
**We will get some quotes from roofers
**There are many smaller issues in the inspection, but Eric recommends focusing on 1-2 big ticket items in negotiations.
**Ian will get quotes, and Eric will tell Dan to expect to hear from us soon.
**Eric will then make a verbal counter, we don't need to write a full counteroffer until we agree on terms.
**Eric will be in Taxes for 1-1.5 months, but will try to call in.
*Sky has three things
**Last meeting she had stuff from constellation energy
***Their prices change daily, so the logistics are complex
***We will discuss this at the next board meeting
**She also wants Carl's server to stop beeping
***It has been beeping since the beginning of time
***This escalated quickly and everyone started yelling at eachother.
*The WCARS is now a boosted club, and their host has WILD status, per the Club Oversight Committee
*The board asks Sky to make a Discord role that mutes people.


== Votes ==
== Votes ==

Revision as of 19:14, 18 March 2025


Board Meeting Minutes
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Meeting Start:

Attendance

  • Board Members
    • Nick
    • Uwe
    • James
    • Ian
    • Lindsay
    • Donzell
    • Peter (arrived after closed session)
    • Eric (arrived after closed session)
  • Other Members
    • Jennie
    • Sky
    • Books
    • Illya
    • Maria
    • Carl

Minutes

Discussion on previous minutes

Consent Agenda

Committee Reports

Reports from Committees

Mail

Freshdesk

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New Business

  • The meeting began at 630 with another closed session to discuss yet another thing.
    • This then became three more things.
  • The meeting reopened at 730
  • Board discussed MMT and scholarship stuff
    • Ian says that Claire is still out of town, and will come to the next board meeting
    • We should get the scholarships out soon, but perfect is the enemy of good enough.
    • Ian will talk to Claire and we will figure out what we're doing.
    • Uwe wants to pick 5 random people from 2024 who filled in every question with modicum of thought.
  • We got a letter from the Illinois Department of Revenue
    • About 6 weeks ago, Nick and Jennie applied for a sales tax exemption which involved a whole bunch of forms.
    • The IDOR wants more detail / corrections on two of those forms - the financial report, and the description of programs.
    • Nick and the treasury team will work on this.
    • It's very exciting that progress is being made on this.
  • The building inspection is back
    • Eric thinks that the roof is the biggest concern
    • The walls are damaged but stable
    • Fixing the roof will stop further damage to the walls
    • We will get some quotes from roofers
    • There are many smaller issues in the inspection, but Eric recommends focusing on 1-2 big ticket items in negotiations.
    • Ian will get quotes, and Eric will tell Dan to expect to hear from us soon.
    • Eric will then make a verbal counter, we don't need to write a full counteroffer until we agree on terms.
    • Eric will be in Taxes for 1-1.5 months, but will try to call in.
  • Sky has three things
    • Last meeting she had stuff from constellation energy
      • Their prices change daily, so the logistics are complex
      • We will discuss this at the next board meeting
    • She also wants Carl's server to stop beeping
      • It has been beeping since the beginning of time
      • This escalated quickly and everyone started yelling at eachother.
  • The WCARS is now a boosted club, and their host has WILD status, per the Club Oversight Committee
  • The board asks Sky to make a Discord role that mutes people.

Votes