Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> As a new and unanointed member of the SDCS board, I just got a copy of
> the minutes of the SDMUG board, from their meeting earlier this
> evening.
>
> Looks like they SDMUG are getting ready to secede from SDCS.
> Attached is a copy of the minutes.
I'm a bit confused by the minutes. Comments interspersed.
I guess the biggest impact on us is that there will be board vacancies
to fill. Presumably, we could find members to fill said vacancies.
> 20 April 2005
> SDMUG Board Meeting - Special Meeting
> Round Table Pizza, University City
>
> Present: Dennis Baros, Sarah Baros, Adam Christianson, Mike Ivers,
> Rory Ivers, Daly Jessup, Claude Mathis. Mac McAvenia, Juan Salazar
>
> The meeting was called to order at 6:30 P.M.
>
> Claude will send an email to the SDMUG membership tomorrow about the
> vote to be taken about separating. This will give 13 or 14 days'
> notice. We will ask the membership to vote on whether to break away
> from SDCS. Discussion about how to present the idea. It was concluded
> that Claude will speak alone, and will tell them that we as
> individual members (the board) have formed a new corporation and that
> if they choose to break away the corporation is there to provide
> continuity (and, as a corollary, if they don't so vote, they will
> need to find a new board).
So the SDMUG leadership is saying to the SDMUG populace: follow us, or
lose your (current) board?
> A week from tonight, we need to let the SDCS board members know that
> they will need to find other board members because we are breaking
> away. We should go to the SIG leaders first. One of their new board
> members has not officially accepted his position, and that must be
> taken care of. Sarah and Adam (and possibly others) on the current
> SDCS board offered to continue to serve until they have turned over
> their responsibilities.
When they say SIG leaders, do they mean other SDCS SIGs, or the SIGS of
SDMUG? This is confusing. It also sounds like a done deal: SDMUG will
break away. The vote is merely a formality.
> John Alvarado must change the phone number for SDCS and cancel the
> phone that is now in use, as it is running up bills to no benefit to
> the group.
Doesn't SDMUG get reimbursed for said expense? If not, it probably
should have.
> We will plan our first meeting of the new SDCS for June. We can get
> two copies of Tiger from the Apple Store as prizes. We want to have a
> big raffle and give away mugs in celebration of the start of the new
> group. Perhaps iPod shuffles as well.
Again, more sounds of done-dealness.
> To make the vote, we will need a quorum. Per the SDCS bylaws:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ARTICLE VIII. MEETINGS
>
> Section A. Annual Meeting
>
> The annual meeting of the members of SDMUG shall be the October
> general meeting of each year.
>
> Section B. General Meetings
>
> 1. General meetings shall be held at such time and place as set
> by the Board.
> 2. Notice of general meetings shall be made by publication of
> time and place of
> each meeting in the SDMUG newsletter, and any additional method
> determined appropriate by the Board.
>
> Section C. Quorums
>
> A quorum shall be the lesser 10% percent of the total SDMUG membership
^^^^^^^^^^^
> or 50 members.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> So will need to know the membership number if we have fewer than 50
> members present, so we can calculate the 20%. Daly is to send SDMUG
^^^
> bylaws to all board members.
Sounds like they are confused about the quorum requirements, too.
> The new address of the SDMUG is: 13200 Kirkham Way, Suite 108,
> Poway, CA 92064
>
> Mac mentioned that he needs power adapters for clamshell iBooks.
>
> Juan moved that we adjourn. Daly seconded the motion.
>
> 7:20 PM - There being no further business to discuss the meeting was
> adjourned.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
>
> Daly Jessup
> Secretary, Board of Directors
> San Diego Macintosh User Group
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