Board Meeting Minutes
August 26, 2003
Location: UUCSS, Silver Spring, MD
Board Attendees: Chris, C.T., Debi, Marley, Rick
Facilitator: C.T.
Timekeeper: C.T.
Note taker: Rick
Agenda:
- Meet and Greet
- Agenda review and approval
- Review and approve last meeting's minutes
- Report from Treasurer
- Reports from Membership Committee
- Reports from other Board Members
- Review Plans for Board meeting
locations and times
- Break
- Update on Interpreter for the deaf
- Report on Yahoo groups and web
site
- Possible article in local paper
- Review policies for Non CPN and for profit events
- Possible C.T. events
- Review calendar of event for next
3 months
- Executive session to vote on new member
- New items and items for next meeting, time and location
for next meeting
- Evaluation of the meeting, what can we do better
next time?
Meeting Convened: 7:48 p.m.
Minutes:
Item: Agenda review
Discussion: Added review policies for Non CPN and
for profit events, Executive Session to vote on new member, possible
C.T. events
Outcome: Added to agenda
Item: Review and approve last meeting's minutes
Discussion: Minutes were not available to be reviewed
and approved. Future minutes will be posted to the board list within
one week of the meeting. Corrections will be done during the next
week and approved online and then posted to the web site.
Outcome: C.T. will get last month's meeting minutes
from Laura and post them to the board list. They will be circulated,
corrected, and approved online and then posted
to the
web site.
Item: C.T. raised a question of having a standard
format for minutes.
Discussion: It was felt that the minutes needed to
include location, attendees, facilitator, timekeeper, note taker, agenda,
time meeting convened and adjourned, items discussed with outcome,
and evaluation of the meeting, decisions made, task list, and time
and
location of next meeting.
Outcome: Future minutes will include this information
Item: Treasurer's Report
Discussion: Debi was nominated as the Treasurer and
accepted the nomination. Bank statement shows a balance of $619.95
and current balance is about $400. CPN's choice of bank was reviewed.
Enough branches are avaiable. We can bank by mail, phone, internet,
and ATM (deposit only). Account signatures
can be changed by mail.
Outcome: Debi elected as new treasurer. The bank account
will stay at it's current location. C.T. and Debi will be on the new
signature cards.
Item: Membership Report
Discussion: C.T. edited the new member orientation
and shortened it from 5 pages to 2 pages. C.T. and Rick used the
new orientation at the MD Orientation where 2 new prospective members
were in attendance. Rick also used it at the VA orientation where
5 new prospective members attended. 4 new applications were recieved.
Outcome:
Item: Programs Committee Report
Discussion: Marley needs another person to keep
track of meeetings, programs, and whether announcements are going
out.
Outcome: Membership team will do recruitment for
all teeams.
Item: Next Board Meeting
Discussion: Rick will host the next meeting at his
house. Rick bought a audio confenence machine on behalf of CPN for
$38.
Outcome: This would allow board members unable to
attend the meeting to "dial in".
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Tasks:
C.T. - Get last month's minutes from Laura and provide to Chris for
posting on web site and board approval.
Next Meeting (time and place):
Meeting Adjourned:
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