12/05/2022 Board Meeting

Location: Zoom 7pm ET Attendees:

Have our members dues and/or class fees subject to sales tax?
Harold did some research. Our org is education focused.
If we were a club (Members control everything), we would more likely be subject to sales tax.
Currently members do not control the organization.
We agree that we are acting in good faith and are not within the scope of charging sales tax.
We agree that we will seek Non-profit status as soon as possible.

There are several comments on the ByLaws draft pertaining to definitions, structure, and Board Member election procedure.
We will re-visit comments on definitions + document structure in the next ByLaws revision, early 2023.
We are going to move forward with the voting procedure outlined in the currently drafted ByLaws.

Annual meeting needs to happen before the end of 2022.
Therefore we need to set up and run the election ASAP.
The nomination period will happen in a shared and open digital forum where everyone can see nominations. Most likely a shared email chain.
Wed Dec 7th - Dec 14th: Open nominations
Dec 14th - Dec 21st: Voting
Dec 26th: Annual Board Meeting

Vote: Joe Kim brings vote to adopt the new Bylaws Document

Outcome: APPROVED

Member X has been given written warning to clean up items and remove garbage from the lab.
Member has one strike left before a six month ban.
Member has failed to change behavior.
Giving a grace period of until this Friday Dec. 9th for Member to comply. Or the six month ban will go into effect.
Member Y has been given a written warning to remove items from lab within one week, and that period has passed without the member removing items.
Member Y has refused to get a Meetup account to handle Woodshop BUS classes scheduling and communication with students.

Joe S. and David C. to write up document defining BUS teacher responsibilities.
Students who fail written and demonstration tests need to re-take certification course (and pay the fee again)

Pumping Station 1 rules model
Strike a balance between allowing Members to do large projects, and limiting them taking advantage of space.
Larger projects get a name and date: whose project, date when they will move it.
After that date, lab can remove / discard.
Action item: Need to make cards. Need to formalize and communicate the system.

Starting Jan 1: 1/2 size bins $30, Full size $65.
Existing members: Grandfathered in to $30 for full size. Free for 1/2 size for six months
Would need to make new price sets.