Greenbelt Internet Access Cooperative

Monthly Board Meeting – April 1, 1999

Conference Room, Greenbelt Police Station

 

M E E T I N G   M I N U T E S

 

DIRECTORS:   Tom Crompton (arrived late after other meeting), Bill Dupree (late), Doug Love, Neil McLeod, Patty Merryman, Brian Schieber (Absent: Chris Morris, Nancy Revis; Resigned: Jim Heagy 3/31/99)

MEMBERS:     Jeanette Bass, Jim Bates, Shawn O'Neil, Frank Wrigley

GUESTS: 

 

=== PRELIMINARIES ===

 

1.      The meeting was called to order at 7:40pm after Bill Dupree arrived (providing a quorum of Directors), with Bill presiding.

-         Agenda of the Monthly Board Meeting – April 1, 1999

 

2.      Frank Wrigley attended only long enough to request that his Internet service be suspended until he can get up to speed on his new computer.

 

=== MONTHLY REPORTS ===

 

3.      Secretary (Bill Dupree) [acting]

-         Minutes of the Monthly Board Meeting – March 4, 1999

 

4.      Treasurer – No report

 

5.      Membership Committee (Neil McLeod)

·         Neil distributed a membership roster to each Director present.

 

6.      Legal Committee – No report

 

7.      ISP Committee – No report

 

8.      Audit Committee – No report

 

=== OLD BUSINESS ===

 

The intention of the April 1 meeting was to resolve some lingering items and to prepare for the elections coming up in June.

 

9.      GIAC Leadership

·         Continuing a thread of discussion begun in January via submitted agenda items and pursued in the monthly meetings since, Neil McLeod again expressed concern about an apparent lack of leadership by GIAC Officers and Directors.  Neil itemized a number of important responsibilities and issues (see Preliminary Agenda) that either have not been adequately fulfilled or have not been timely addressed, resulting in financial loss, failure to perform required administrative tasks, and stagnation of mission progress by the Cooperative.

 

10.  Leadership Transition

·         Due to an overloaded work schedule, Neil McLeod resigned his administrative [System Administrator] duties, effective immediately.  Neil will continue his Webmaster duties.  We are looking for someone to spend approximately one hour a week to track the files and call in new members to the ISP.  This position is crucial for GIAC’s business function.

·         The Board officially filled two vacancies as well:

-         Bill Dupree was appointed as Secretary

-         Shawn O'Neil was voted in as