'''Location:''' Site 9, 519 SW 3rd Street, Suite 400 <
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'''Date and Time:''' Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 6:30-8:00pm<
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'''Scribe:''' MichaelWeinberg<
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'''Roll Call:''' MichaelWeinberg, RussellSenior, [[PaulCLeddy]] <
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'''Agenda'''
* Annual Board Meeting
* None Yet
'''Notes'''
* RussellSenior shows MichaelWeinberg letter from DWT indicating that they are no longer serving as Personal Telco's council or registered agent.
* MichaelWeinberg will serve as new registered agent.
* RussellSenior writes two checks:
* $44.99 to MichaelWeinberg to reimburse for business cards purchased in advance of OSCON.
* $41.60 to RussellSenior to reimburse for a Buffalo provided to EricMessersmith in connection with the MississippiGrantProject.
* RussellSenior and MichaelWeinberg vote to move annual board meetings to the first Wednesday in August to follow the July membership meeting.
* Russell notes that this year the filing of an IRS form 990 is compulsory. Personal Telco has traditionally filed this form, even when it was not required.
* RussellSenior and MichaelWeinberg vote to adopt the bylaws as signed, updating the status from last year.
* RussellSenior and MichaelWeinberg vote to expand Board of Directors to five Directors, to be elected by the membership on or before the April 2008 monthly meeting.
* The President shall recommend one nominee to serve an initial one-year term.
* The Secretary shall and Treasurer shall jointly recommend one nominee to serve a two-year term.
* Additional nominees may be offered by any member and require only a second from another member.
* Nominees may come from within or outside of the membership.
* Approved change to NonDiscriminationPolicy wording to better reflect structure of organizational leadership.
* Goals for 2008:
* PersonalTelco intends to bid on a City of Portland Digital Inclusion RFP (currently in collaboration with FreeGeek), if offered by the city council.
* Host at least one workshop for the MississippiGrantProject neighborhood.
* Form a committee to determine fund-raising and project funding goals.
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