Board Meeting Summary – Late October 2012

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GENERAL:

* Update on mailbox contracting.

* Need to draft general ‘rules of board behavior’ agreed upon.  

* Discussion about planning an open forum meeting for furmeet.

* Notification of trying to get logo transferred.

* Discussion on various sample conflict of interest policies for adoption.

* * Motion made to adopt and adapt the MPR version, passes with unanimous votes.

* Discussions for first elections are had.  After discussion, Lego and Zmeydros volunteer to be first to step down in 2014.

* Discussion about Cyber stepping down and handling the census.

* Discussion about when to hold board retreat, tabled until later in year.

TREASURY:

* Update on general finances.

* Notification that some bank documents/items say Minnesota Fur vs. Minnesota Furs, being worked out.

* Old budget from steering group ratified with unanimous vote.

WEB/IT:

* Notification of shutdown of steering group aliases.

* Working on building a web team.

* Discussion of requirements for web team.

SECRETARY:

* Board calendar created.

* Have a drafted template for change of ownership of items.

* Work on a staff list has been started.

* Community has agreed to help maintain membership list(s).

COMMUNITY:

* Report on ZooBoo.

* * Notified that Como Zoo may be looking at MNFurs for other items long term, in addition to ZooBoo.

* Report on campfire event.

* Motion was made to research other event ideas that could happen there in the spring.  Motion passes unanimously.

* Report on the orchard run.

* Report on Valley Scare.

* Website postings up for subcommittee groups.

* Discussion on needs of subdivisions of community group.

* Discussion of volunteer hours for quartermaster position.

CON:

* Update on con charter development.

* Current revision of con charter reviewed.

* Discussion of potential names.

* Discussion on con chair and nominations, and names submitted.

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