Board meeting Minutes/2 May 2017

Prior: 18 April 2017

Board meeting Minutes

Next: 16 May 2017

Minutes approved: 13 June 2017

• NOTICE to those on the line: All present agree to a temporary recording of this call to be be deleted no later than when the minutes are approved. Please speak up if you disagree with this and we will discuss it after roll call.

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Move your name to Present or Apologies prior to the meeting! Atom Powers, Scott Suehle

Present

(Subject to verification) Paul English, Steve VanDevender, George Beech (chair), Brian Globerman, Thomas Uphill

Apologies

Ski Kacoroski, Ray Frush, Scott Suehle

Guests

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Opened

21:00 Eastern Time

Closed

21:10 Eastern Time

Consent Agenda

• Approve minutes of 18 April 2017 - APPROVED

Standing Reports

Treasurer's report (Globerman)

Balance Info:

• BoA Accounts: $35,089.71
• PayPal Account: $193.22
• Total: $35,382.99 +/- from last report (04/04/2017): +533.17

Agenda item: Loss of tax-exempt status in May 2016.

• Completing Form 1023 to get our status reinstated. Will have CPA review form prior to submission.
• I am aware of two members requesting dues refunds due to loss of tax-exempt status. I processed their requests, even though member dues not related to tax status.

Membership report (VanDevender)

• Total active members: 655 (previous report: 652, change: 3, pending: 21)

• Paying: 360 (5 new in last 30 days)

• Non-paying: 295 (12 new in last 30 days)

Paying members include Individual, Charter, Founding, and Lifetime memberships. Non-paying members include Student and Complimentary memberships.

Committee reports

Marketing/Communications (LOPSAgram, #lopsa-live, etc) (English, Uphill)

• Please help provide content for the next LOPSAgram
• Please blog on your LOPSA Blog

Adjournment

 Paul English Motioned for Adjournment
 Steve VanDevender Seconded