Election 2014

Context

Clayton Gilmore <redacted> writes:

Hey all. We’re set to meet in a month to create the new officer positions, but I was wondering if you guys would like to meet earlier than that. The sooner we create the positions, the sooner we can elect people into them, and the sooner we can get things running more smoothly and do more cool stuff. Please go to the When Is Good page I created for this event and submit your availabile times: http://whenisgood.net/4f9jtnp. This will allow us to pick a meeting time that fits with the most people’s schedules. If you would rather keep it on the current schedule, just select 7:00pm Wed. 6/04/2014 on the When Is Good Page.

Positions up for the Vote

  1. Treasurer (position created on at the meetings/SpecialMeeting05072014) Example duties from ML256: Treasurer Duties

Positions that might be created

  1. Secretary? Example position duties from ML256: Secretary Duties
  2. Positions proposed on the Standing Rules page
    • Facilities Manager Example ML256 Duties
    • Ombudsman
    • Makerspace Supplies Manager
    • Disposal Manager
    • Space Allocation Manager
    • Communications Manager
  3. Others?

Outstanding Questions

  1. When will this meeting take place? (Survey at http://whenisgood.net/4f9jtnp; only creator can see results)
    • results: http://whenisgood.net/4f9jtnp/results/bzeyfri
    • The results indicate that everyone is available Wed. 5/28/2014, however Shawn is in fact out of town this week. The next time everyone is available is Wed. 6/04/2014.
  2. Will it be our annual meeting for 2014 (as required in the By-laws at somepoint)?
    • If so, then one (or perhaps two) of the BoD seats are up for election.
    • Clay: No. The intent of this meeting is not to vote members into officer positions, but rather to decide on what the set of officer positions will be. Then, we can publish the list of officer positions to the group, call for volunteers for the various roles, and then hold elections.
  3. Will the new by-law wording be complete by the meeting, or do we follow the old rules, or…
    • Clay: I will try to update it by then, but it doesn’t actually affect the proceedings. See response to #2.
  4. Will the BoD meet in advance to create the positions (or meet to vote to delegate to membership) or will we need a quorum of directors to attend to make those decisions on site (minutes for board meetings would be appreciated).
    • Clay: The purpose of this meeting is to create the positions. See response to #2.