Council Meeting Minutes for September 8, 2009
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Minutes by Agenda Topic
Financials
- Moving our checking account was discussed
- The legal requirement for journal posting has been met
- Account balances were disclosed (checking and PayPal)
- Amazon revenues were disclosed
- Our loan balance was disclosed
- Grant money and options pertaining to 501(c)(3) status were discussed
Entity
- Nick provided an overview of the 501(c)(3) application
- Duquesne law clinic is the 21st, where the application should be completed
- IRS and state entity documents were displayed
Power
- The meter appears to be hooked up
- We still don't have service
- Power is probably not turned on yet
- Nick will follow up
Heat
- We need to consider heat
- Electric radiators?
- MWF thermostat?
Membership
- A tiered membership structure was discussed
- 24/7 shop access was discussed
- Maybe a separate issue from membership tier refresh
- Will have to be the key until RFID is available
- Membership benefits were discussed
- A points-based volunteer system was discussed
- Tracking will be honor system at first
- We'll draft a proposal for the next membership meeting
- We'll solicit volunteers for the membership committee at the next membership meeting
Action Items
Nick:
- Work with Matt to get the bank account transferred
- Follow up on power
- Update the financial models based on actual membership status (month-to-month vs. six month members)
Marty:
- Acquire domain and hosting once the bank account is transferred