Location: IRC server linkline.ca.us.webchat.org, channel #asfar
Time: 8:30 pm central time
Board members present: Joshua Freeman, Justin Mallone, Larissa Price, David Schneider-Joseph, Oliver Traldi, Susan Wishnetsky
Members present: David C, Woty C, Daniel M, Matt G, Jason P, Ben P-S
Visitors present: two
The meeting was called to order at 8:34 pm central time.
Approval of Minutes
A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the January 3 meeting. The motion passed without objection.
Reports of Officers
The President, Justin Mallone, gave no report.
The Vice President, Larissa Price, reported that she found white t-shirts $2 a shirt at Osco, so she bought up their remaining stock. There was discussion of the t-shirt designs at <http://asfar.org/tshirts/shirts.html>.
The Secretary, David Schneider-Joseph, reported that he had caught up with the secretarial duties. He noted that several people have expressed interest in forming local chapters of ASFAR. He received an invitation from CapitalAdvantage to use their political lobbying tools on the ASFAR web site, but the cost for ASFAR would be prohibitively expensive. David requested that the board consider finding a new Secretary in the next few months, so that he can contribute to ASFAR in other ways. Two people volunteered to take over the position at some point in the future.
The Treasurer, Susan Wishnetsky, reported that she submitted the revocation of dissolution forms to the Missouri Secretary of State along with a $20 check to cover the cost of those forms and a previously submitted form, but that since the earlier form could not be processed and they could not cash only part of the check, they were both returned. She resent the revocation, but the Secretary of State web site still reads ASFAR as being "Active but filed Articles of Dissolution." Susan also reported difficulties with the transfer of the Paypal account to her control.
Reports of Committees
The zine committee reported that a new issue just went to the printer, and that it had been posted on the web site.
David Schneider-Joseph reported that the Burst Media ads have not been put on ASFAR's web site yet. Justin Mallone moved to sign up for HostRocket.com (ASFAR's hosting company)'s affiliate program, which pays $20 for each new customer. The motion was seconded, and passed with the following votes:
Old Business
Susan Wishnetsky noted that the by-laws say that prospective members must understand the ASFAR by-laws and Declaration of Principles, but not that they must agree to them. She moved to change "I Agree" on the join form to "I have read this document and I wish to join and support ASFAR." The motion was seconded, and passed with the following votes:
David Schneider-Joseph reported that HostRocket.com is now hosting ASFAR's web site, and moved that ASFAR accept the asfar.org account on HostRocket.com as a donation from David Schneider-Joseph. The motion was seconded, and passed with the following votes:
New Business
Susan Wishnetsky moved to approve changes to the curfew position paper. The motion carried with the following votes:
The prospect of allowing Youth Rights International to use the voting position paper was discussed. No motion was made, but the consensus was that YRI should feel free to link to the paper on ASFAR's web site.
The topic of ASFAR Racine's name change to ASFAR Wisconsin was discussed. It was agreed that this was a decision the chapter could make without the board's approval.
Other Business
The next board meeting was scheduled for February 7, 2001, at 8:30 pm central time.
The meeting adjourned at 10:28 pm central time.
Respectfully submitted,
David Schneider-Joseph
Secretary, ASFAR