commit ac3b21dd614c100bf332425c2b18eb2f350c5f95 Author: Julius Mittenzwei julius.mittenzwei@openpublishing.com Date: Tue Jul 20 21:32:30 2021 +0200
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diff --git a/minutes/TPI_Board_Meeting_Minutes-2021-04-23.txt b/minutes/TPI_Board_Meeting_Minutes-2021-04-23.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f5f16f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/minutes/TPI_Board_Meeting_Minutes-2021-04-23.txt @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Tor Board Meeting Minutes for April 23, 2021
Video and phone conference meeting called to order at 11:00 EST/ 16 UTC PDT
Present: Isabela Bagueros, Nick Mathewson, Sue Abt, Biella Coleman, Cindy Cohn, Roger Dingledine, Chelsea Kolmo, Silvia Puglisi, Matt Blaze, Julius Mittenzwei, Ramy Raoof, and Nighat Dad
1. Administrivia
- Approval of January 15, 2021 minutes: Cindy moved the motion, Chelsea seconded, all voted in favor.
2. Voting New Board Members
- Chelsea forwarded an oral motion to add Alissa Cooper, Desigan Chinniah, and Kendra Albert to the Tor Board, Inc as of April 24, 2021 for a one-year period (renewable for three years). Cindy seconded the motion. All voted in favor.
- RESOLVED: Tor Board voted and approved three new board members, Alissa Cooper, Desigan Chinniah, and Kendra Albert who can begin as of April 24, 2021. - We will vote in one year about extending the period. - Chelsea recommending striking an onboarding committee to help orient new board mem bers.
3. Tor Financial Overview by Isabela and July 2021-June 2022 Budget Proposal
- Staring new financial year with reserves in the bank (1.5 million) - Increasing the budget (for various reasons, including adding new personnel) - Overview of new grant funding - Expenses overview - Personnel changes and personnel needs - Seeking to add 5 new personnel
1. Fundraising team staff member 2. Client developer #1 3. Client developer #2 4. VP of Engineering [2 years of support from Rabbi Rob to help bootstrap this position] 5. Junior Sysadmin (previous junior sysadmin applied for the Metrics developer position and got the job).
(At the time of the layoffs there were 33 employees and 3 contractors, this current budget represents 29 employees and 4 contractors. 4 of the headcounts in the budget depend on getting certain grants. If we don't get the grants, then we would have 25 employees and 4 contractors. We currently have 22 employees and 4 contractors)
- O verview of pending grants, risks, and the DRL audit - Other: Cindy recommends that the P&L report for FY21 include a column with the proposed FY22 budget so to track increases and decreases across the year.
- Cindy moved to the motion to accept the 2021-2022 budget. Biella seconded and all voted in favor. 2021-2022 budget adopted.
- RESOLVED: Tor Board voted and approved the new July 2021-June 2022 budget.
3. Board participation expectations and governance and voting for treasurer Chelsea led a discussion around board expectations, role, and participation. - Chelsea led a discussion around board expectations, transition, roles, and participation. o Participation at the meetings is expected (except for rare circumstances). o We will start scheduling some of the meetings in advance (we explored a full -year but Matt and Biella donÕt know teaching schedules a year out, so we will explore 6 months) o We will be forming and populating subcommittees around fundraising, marketing com mittee, and legal committee to assist ED o Cindy Cohn will stay on for one more meeting cycle to help with the transition - Ramy moved the motion to have Julius Mittenzwei replace Cindy Cohn as the new treasurer effective immediately. Cindy seconded and all voted in favor. RESOLVED: Tor Board voted and approved three new board members, Alissa Cooper, Desigan Chinniah, and Kendra Albert who can begin as of April 24, 2022
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