Agenda
Board Meeting
July 20, 1997

1. Approve Articles & Bylaws, or NOT

 

Articles of Incorporation

 

Bylaws on the Mission Statement, Board Members, Board Meetings, Officers, Officer Duties, Committees, Funds, Records, Members, Grants, Amendments.

 

2. Formally elect officers: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, or NOT

3. Formally appoint staff positions: Public Relations, Internal Audit, or NOT

 

Election results

 

4. Presentation by Secretary of Lockbox procedure for records retention

5. Approve Lockbox procedure, or NOT

 

Section 14 of Article 4 of the Bylaws, which state "A backup to the Secretary of Troubled Times, Inc. will be established such that the original records of Troubled Times, Inc. are retained in a Lockbox within the continental United States, with a complete copy of such records in the hands of each officer. The Secretary will select, and the board approve, an elected board member who is not an officer to secure such Lockbox, and both the Secretary and this board member will have access to the Lockbox."

 

6. Presentation of Solicitation Policy by Vice President

7. Approval of Solicitation Policy, or NOT

 

Solicitation Policy

IRS Rules

 

8. Presentation of Accounting Method and bank choice by Treasurer

9. Approval of Accounting Method and bank, or NOT

 

?

 

10. Presentation of 2 Year Budget by President

11. Approval of Budget, or NOT

 

2 Year Budget

 

12. Discussion on immediate need for Attorney and CPA

13. Approval of deferral on Attorney and CPA choice, or NOT

 

Comparison of Articles to Nolo Press and IRS recommendation

 

14. Presentation by Public Relation on InterNIC Domain Name choices

15. Approval of domain name choices, prioritized, or NOT

 

?

 

16. Presentation by Internal Audit on Electronic Bookkeeping and sharing

17. Approval of electronic sharing method, or NOT

 

?

 

18. Discussion of Mail Forwarding requirements

19. Approval of Basic Mail service, or NOT

 

Clipper's PO Box for all director's mail at $90/year plus postage. Only important mail would be forwarded, junk mail discarded.

 

20. Consideration of $1,000 Gift from Nancy toward incorporation and administration costs.

21 Acceptance of gift or NOT

 

Gift to be used for incorporation and administrative costs.