Board Minutes February 2013: Difference between revisions

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* Discussion notes:
* Discussion notes:
*It's an ad hoc committee to write policy for 6 months.
*It's an ad hoc committee to write policy for 6 months.
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion: We pass it. Moved by Anna, 2nded Adam, passed. </span>
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion: We pass the TOR as written. Moved by Anna, 2nded Adam, passed. </span>
* Action Items: '''Name''' will... by (deadline)
* Action Items: '''Name''' will... by (deadline)


=== Approval of Board Member Job Descriptions (10-15 min)===
=== Approval of Board Member Job Descriptions and Code of Conduct (10-15 min)===
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* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span>
====Secretary====
* Action Items: '''Name''' will... by (deadline)
*Seal? -- we don't have one.
*Annual returns? -the deadline is Sept 30th. You sign the form saying you still exist, send in the financials signed by two "auditors" (members or qualified professionals)
====Chairperson====
*Duncan: this took the longest. NB: Rusty's rules, rotating chair (no more than twice in a row). If you're next to chair, read this before you do so! Plus also online stuff about Rusty's.
====Committee Chairperson====
*This could be a board member or an external chair.
====President====
*all good
====Treasurer====
*ok
====VP====
*Replaced "chairs a major committee" with "takes a leadership role secondary to the president."
====Board Member Job Description====
*clarified "financial support of EBC" could mean just buying a membership
*ACTION-ANNA: a link will be added to our insurance policy. Chris: it covers everything that's not illegal. It's D & O insurance, sides A,B,C.
====Code of Conduct====
*note: ACTION-unassigned for the future; make a policy covering this. (Maybe this policy could be drawn from APIRG/the HR Policy Committee.)


* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion: That we pass these descriptions as written in the google docs now. Moved: Duncan. 2nded: Chris. Approved</span>
* ACTION Items: '''Anna''' will post all these to the wiki.


=== Business Item 2 (__ min)===
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* Discussion notes:
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span>
* Action Items: '''Name''' will... by (deadline)


== New Business ==
=== Signing authority transfer (5 min)===
 
=== New Business Item 1 (__ min)===
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* Discussion notes:
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span>
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion: Signing authority be removed from previous delegates and be delegated to Duncan, Leila, Paul, and Micah. Moved by Adam, 2nded Anna, carried.</span>
* Action Items: '''Name''' will... by (deadline)
* ACTION Items: '''Paul''' will coordinate this.


=== New Business Item 2 (__ min)===
=== Mid-term checkin (5 min)===
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*We'll do it in the first half of July.
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* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span>
* Action Items: '''Name''' will... by (deadline)




== In Camera Session (__ min)==
== In Camera Session (5 min)==
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span>
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion to go in camera: Micah, Chris, carried:</span>


== Adjournment ==
== Adjournment ==
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span>
*Thanks to Chris for his recent communications work! --Chris: this is the first time I've felt this much support behind me on advocacy work.
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion: to adjourn. Adam, Duncan, carried.</span>


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