Board of Directors 10/4

Attended: Gerry Felipe, Cassie St. Clair, Kathy Greiner, Fred Seitz, 

Quick recap

The meeting began with administrative matters including setting meeting dates, reviewing previous minutes, Fred noting his early departure. The board reviewed financial updates, and discussed website improvements, including newsletter sign-ups and homepage restructuring. Project updates were shared regarding NEW Center’s entrance renovation; and plans for automated renewal notices, with the board agreeing to hold a Q&A session focused on macOS updates in November.

Next steps

• Gerry to pay his membership dues to Kathryn.
• Fred to review the MacTechnics homepage section about MacBasics/MacBasics Plus and consider rewording or updating it.
• Cassie to forward the email about the front entrance construction at NEW Center to the board.
• Cassie to proceed with setting up the newsletter sign-up form on the MacTechnics homepage.
• Cassie to design the automation system for renewal notices as a pilot project.
• Cassie to prepare drafts for the board’s review regarding automated messages for new members.
• Cassie to fix the September 20th meeting notice that’s still showing on the website.
• Board to prepare for the November Q&A session about macOS Tahoe.

Summary

Meeting Dates and Updates Discussed

The meeting began with a discussion about the dates for upcoming meetings, including the next Board of Directors meeting on November 1st and the October General Meeting on the 15th. Fred announced he had to leave by noon, and the group agreed to try to finish the meeting by that time.

The Boared reviewed and accepted the meeting minutes from the previous month, with Kathy praising Keith’s work on them. The group also briefly discussed the upcoming Burnfest on October 25th, though Gerry hadn’t yet sent out invitations due to uncertainty about cataract surgery.

Club Funds and Project Updates

The Board reviewed the Treasurer’s report, which showed $1,828.80 in club funds with $2,500 held in grant funds still pending final payment.

Fred will send out the October newsletter, and review the MacTechnics homepage’s MacBasics Plus section for potential updating. Cassie presented info on NEW Center’s front entrance renovation scheduled for October 20th through Halloween.

There was brief discussion proposing automated renewal notices using Constant Contact and WP Forms, which Cassie requested board permission to proceed with.

Board Meeting: Updates and Planning

The next Board of Directors meeting was set for the first Saturday on November 1st, with the October General Meeting scheduled for the 18th and the November regular meeting on the 15th.

Cassie discussed upcoming work on NEW Center’s front entrance. Cassie is designing a plan to automate renewal notices using a new email application.

The Board agreed to proceed with creating a newsletter sign-up form on the MacTechnics homepage. They also decided to hold a Q&A session in November focused on macOS updates and new system features.