…of the T.Apple Board of Directors Meeting
July 26, 2001

This was NOT a legitimate meeting of the Board of Directors as a quorum of the members were not present. Therefore, any business conducted at this meeting is not legitimate business of the group and will need to be addressed at a future Board of Directors' meeting. The minutes are posted here merely for historical purposes.

The meeting was called to order by Vice President Charles Yates at 6:08 pm. In attendance were Charles Yates, Chris Gundersen, Ann Megargee, Linnie Osborn.

The minutes from June 28 were read and approved.

Chris Gundersen gave the treasurer's report. Four members whose dues were over three months in arrears were dropped from our active membership list. Several others will get a warning call from Ann as their three month expiration date is eminent. Our current balance is $3,094.01. This past month we took in $300.00 and spent $289.00, including the purchase of insurance in order to continue meeting on Leon School District property.

Under old business, the outreach program was addressed. Linnie is trying to find a new client, possibly Refuge House. She will also contact members who signed up to volunteer with this project to see if they have an institution in mind that might benefit from the computer and services we would like to donate.

The Sig leader position has not been filled. Charles is still canvassing members. It was suggested that Larry Coltharp be asked if he is interested in assuming the duties of SIG leader.

Under the topic of the updating of the T-apple web page, it was brought up that there needs to be a link to the Board of Directors and that their names need to be corrected so that the list is current.

The issue of posting the minutes to the list serve for approval was revisited. Members present decided that the board minutes be sent to board members on their mailing list only for approval by the board. It was then decided that the general business meeting minutes should be sent directly to the entire membership via the list serve to be read over for errors and omissions in order to be corrected and approved at the next business meeting.

Under new business 2/3 of the board approved payment of one year's insurance so that we will be in compliance with the new policy set in motion by Risk Management of the Leon County School District that requires guests using school facilities to carry liability coverage. $30 covers our membership and $185 covers the insurance policy , for a total of $215 in annual dues.

It was also brought up that Diane Brown has informed us that she will need to be resigning as chair of the refreshments committee and we will need to find someone else to help with the August 9th meeting. We will talk to her tonight to see what suggestions she has for anyone who might be willing to take over this job.

It was decided that Charles will explain the reinstatement of our meeting site here at Hartsfield School in light of the fact we have procured the necessary insurance. The confusion resulted from a combination of events - the transition in the school's administration and a new precautionary policy on the part of Risk Management for the county schools. We were caught by surprise, but on short notice Charles Yates, our vice president, was able to get the requisite forms and rush them through under the deadline with the assistance of the principal and the bookkeeper. He credited Mona Lisa Abbott with alerting him to the urgency of the situation. We are set to continue meeting at Hartsfield. The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Linnie Osborn, Secretary

This was NOT a legitimate meeting of the Board of Directors as there was not a quorum of the members present. Therefore, any business conducted at this meeting is not legitimate business of the group and will need to be addressed at a future Board of Directors' meeting.