Meeting called to order 4:04 PM
Board members present: Alan November, Lucille Harper, Jim Modena, Algot Runeman, Martin Huntley, Earle Hancock
Alan suggests paying Lelia 20 percent of income from vendors to
replace Gail's efforts as vendor coordinator.
Someone questioned if Laura Nash was interested in helping Gail. Alan
expects MassCUE to top out at 1000 members based on California CUE,
Inc. experience and our own state size. What is an employee - are we
currently using Lelia on a purely contract basis. Our tax information
changes when we hire a regular employee.. Can we create a foundation,
teachers giving teachers money, run by MassCUE? The Massachusetts
Technology Foundation (suggested title) Need new vendor list from
western MA (Hartford, Conn?)
Move to hire a Service Bureau to coordinate the vendor activities at
the MassCUE 1989 spring conference. Stipulate that we own the collected
data and that the maximum payment for the contract will be 20 percent
of the income generated.
Passed 6/0
Updates: England trip in early planning. Still try to run it as a MassCUE event (cost was $875 plus $600 flight for 7 days. Move to appoint Laura Nash to the board as Conference and special Events coordinator. Passed 6/0
Financial report- Jim questions the appropriate role of the
treasurer. Should it be a paid job with the elected treasurer serving
as watchdog for the board? We need to hire accountant. We need to
budget a year in advance. Elected treasurer might only oversee and head
planning of budget. We should find corporate "angel" to support our
printing costs.
Move to accept with gratitude and thanks to Jim, the treasurer's report.
Passed 6/0
Gail Morse a Krista McCauliff teacher, has agreed to be our spring
keynote speaker. We may need to fund a $400 amount to get her here.
Move to create an honorarium for funding conference keynote speakers
with a set current amount not to exceed $500.00.
Passed 6/0
Suggested 4 offices elected be President, vice president, secretary
and treasurer with four at-large members elected.
Move to propose change of by-law 4, section d, paragraph iii as
follows:
Current wording: iii. members are the President, Vice President,
Treasurer, and Secretary.
Proposed wording: iii. elected members are the President, Vice
President, Treasurer, Secretary and four members elected at large.
Passed 6/0
Move to Propose change of by-law 4, section e, paragraph i as
follows:
Current wording:
i. Elections committee will prepare a slate of candidates for the
offices of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, as well
as for membership on the Elections Committee.
Proposed wording:
i. Elections committee will prepare a slate of candidates for the
offices of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, as well
as four members to be elected "at large"
(1) president and vice president run as a team
(2) a vice presidential candidate may be teamed with more than one
presidential candidate.
Passed 6/0
Move to propose change of by-law 4, by addition of section k as
follows:
Current wording: none
Proposed wording:
k. the duties of the four at large governing board members shall be
determined by vote of the governing board after elections are completed.
Passed 6/0
Move to propose change of by-law 8 section a as follows:
Current wording:
a. Two-thirds of the governing board constitutes a quorum.
Proposed wording:
a. A quorum of the governing board shall consist of a majority of the
board and must include at least one of the following officers:
President, Vice President, Treasurer, or Secretary.
Passed 6/0
Adjourned 6:52 PM