Minutes
Board Meeting
January 9, 2000

 

The meeting was conducted on NetMeeting and via e-mail. More than a quorum attended - Clipper, Gerard, Jan, Nancy, Shirley, Roger, and Ron. Jurian again attended as a member guest during the meeting. All votes carried without opposition.

1. Vote on Acceptance of Generous Gift

- Gift of approximately $16,800 accepted with qualifications

- Hydroponics, aquaponics, and radio communication are approved projects

- Clarification on light duty farm equipment needed, excess funds to be frozen

 

2. Report on $1,500 Loss Recovered

- Steps to be taken if Court Order not honored by defendant were discussed

- Jail, not a lien, results from a criminal prosecution, thus steps not required

 

3. Vote on Funding of Projects

- Hydroponics with aquaponics funded for $4,000

- Radio communications tower funded for $7,905

- CPA Audit funding capped at $1,000, Treasurer approved to proceed

- Admin & Ops for 1999 approved at $495, pending vouchers to be paid

- Admin & Ops for 2000 approved at $500

- Excess funds of approximately $2,900 from gift to be held, not disbursed

4. Report on Gift Pool Closure

- Gift Pool closed out, statements and logs forwarded to Treasurer via snail mail

- Books for 1999 will include this closure, awaiting paperwork

- Gift Pool accounting will be included in the CPA Audit

 

5. Vote on Video Project Separation

- Wording of new Solution Set and Backpack Survival proposals accepted

- Proposals will be included as approved projects on the web

 

6. Report on February Agenda

- Balance Sheet to include Gift Pool closure and CPA Audit results

- Changes recommended by CPA will be discussed

- Annual Report draft will be presented for Board review and approval

7. Vote on Hypertext Quickbooks Purchase

- $150 Hypertext Quickbooks supports display that can cross borders, approved

- $120 Quickbooks version for Internal Auditor cannot be legally shippped

- Quickbooks for Internal Auditor to be payment in goods to Nancy, later, no loss