…of the T.Apple Board of Directors Meeting
August 23, 2001The meeting was called to order by Vice President Charles Yates at 6:05 pm. In attendance were Charles Yates, Chris Gundersen, Ann Megargee, Craig Zody, Bob O'Lary, Linnie Osborn.
For the record it was noted that the business addressed at the July 26, 2001 board meeting is not official since a quorum was not present. Thus the official approval date of the June 28, 2001 minutes is switched to August 23, 2001.
Chris Gundersen gave the treasurer's report. Our current balance is $3,214.01. This past month we took in $216.00 and spent $85.00, giving us a $131.00 gain. Chris will continue to drop delinquent members after three months if they haven't responded after Ann has called to remind them. Ann will get names of new members from Chris at each meeting and send them to Craig for name tags to be made
Under old business, it was decided, now that a quorum is present, to revisit the board's approval for the purchase of the insurance necessary for us to continue using school property for our meetings. A motion was made, seconded and passed to pay out to the Florida Farm Bureau Insurance company $215 annually in insurance costs ($30 membership plus $185 policy cost).
Charles is still trying to find a SIG leader, but we were informed that the month of September is covered. Mark Weininger will return to demonstrate OSX now that he has the problem ironed out that was occuring between his laptop and our presenter.
Addressing the lack of a refreshments chairperson or committee, it was decided to pass a list around at tonight's meeting to get volunteers to sign up for one month at a time. Another suggestion was that possibly people would be more comfortable signing up in pairs.
Under additional old business, the outreach program was addressed. Linnie has lined up a possible new client, the children and parents who access the neighborhood center set up for Fairbanks Ferry residents near the Georgia border. She will contact members who signed up to volunteer with this project to see how they respond to giving asistance and services to a client in such a remote location. The tech specialist for the elementary school in that area is checking to see if they can get internet access through the school system.
Under new business the issue was addressed of the Leon School District's paperwork which calls for groups to pay $50 per meeting to use school property. After talking with Scott Crowe, Hartsfield's new principal, it was decided our group would be required to pay that fee once a month. A motion was made and seconded to approve this payment to rent our meeting space. A discussion ensued on whether we woulld be able to gain access to the building for meetings in the event Nick Pytel couldn't be there one evening. We want to check to see if we will be given a key. The motion to pay was passed, but we still want the school administration to guarantee that we can enter the building. A motion to compensate Nick in some way for being present to assist at our meetings waspostponed until a later date.
Craig reminded us that the December meeting is traditionally set aside for sharing games and it is also our Annual Meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Linnie Osborn, Secretary