Minutes:Board Meeting Minutes 20260519

Meeting Location

Meeting was Called to Order At: XXXXXXXXX

i3 Detroit 1481A Wordsworth St. Ferndale, MI 48220

Or

Virtual

Pre-Meeting Preparation

• If you'd like to be included in the attendance, please add your name to the thread in the #meetings slack channel.
• Check mailbox for mail (bills, letters, etc.)

Virtual Meeting Etiquette

• Be excellent.
• Attendance and voting can be found in the #meetings slack channel.
• Please show up early if you are concerned about your audio.
• If there is no one waiting to speak feel free to do so at the next opportunity.
• If there is someone waiting to speak, please say that you are raising your hand in the google call chat. (This will be demonstrated)
• Please refrain from other side conversations, these can be distracting for the rest of the meeting and make it difficult for the chair to keep track of what's going on.

Officer Reports

Treasurer & Budget

Bank balance EOM

Pulse Check

This is a reminder to check if any officer provided no report in three consecutive board meetings. If so, at this point in the Board meeting, we add an item to the subsequent Member Meeting agenda, to call for nominations or volunteers for the Board to appoint to that office at next month's Board meeting.

Committee Reports

Safety & Compliance Committee

No update.

Reports only expected in July.

Old Business

Prior Minutes

• Motion:
  Motion to approve last months minutes
  Moved by Mover; Seconded by Second
  Ayes Ayes / Nays Nays
  Result: ?
  • Board Meeting Minutes 20260421

New Business

• Update on bylaws revision. Paul Askins
  • Membership vs directorship organization
  • Do we need to resubmit articles of incorporation?
  • Do we submit bylaws to IRS or other government body?
  • Should membership dues be in in bylaws or standing rules?
  • Should number of directors be set at 7 or given a range?

COWBELL

Action Item Summary

No action items.

Proposal Summary

Proposal	Moved By	Seconded By	Aye	Nay	Result
Sell A: Tabletop($15), B: 2 drawer cabinets($15 each), C: 2 thread cabinets($30 each) to Jan for a total of $105	AJ	Daniel	7	0	PASS
Allocate 940.67 dollars to infrastructure for wopr, hardac's replacement	Jeff	Frank	6	1	PASS
Allocate a corner of current media lab to infrastructure for the network rack	AJ	Daniel	7	0	PASS
Allocate 553.76 dollars to upgrade the patch panel. The appropriation of these funds is valid for 4 months (until sep 19, 2026).	Daniel	AJ	7	0	PASS
Allocate 434.19 dollars to network hardware	Jeff	Frank	6	1	PASS

Meeting Metrics

• Time completed:
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Attendance

1. Chair
2. Secretary

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