2019-01-20 AllStarLink Board Meeting Minutes
Pete Elke called the meeting to order 7:55 AM PST.
Board members in attendance
Pete Elke PE
Tim Sawyer TS
Dave Shaw DS
Todd Lesser TL
Adopt meeting minutes from 2019.01.13 meeting
Have not yet received minutes from previous meeting.
- Treasurer’s Report
DS reported PayPal account has $3,333.72
Since beginning of January we have received $96.50 in donations.
DS to investigate whether automated Thank yous are going out.
Consider making a formal thank you via RT.
- Changes to Web site address.
TS:
Bug fix regarding authentication checks, that allowed creating a server/node before logging in. Now fixed
Changed the size of the sign up button to make it more prominent.
Discussion regarding a test to change allstarlink.org to point to the new server to (web-tpa.allstarlink.org).
PE asked; Is there is a date for a test?
Suggestion to perform the test last weekend in February 2/23-24.
Goal is to eliminate seal from the path.
- Discussion re: process for “ Allstar Community”
SLACK channel created “Community”
TS Tim and Mike will schedule and announce a introductory training session for anyone wishing to attend.
- Discussion re: Infrastructure Services:
PE requested that one person (on the board) form a team to identify additional commercially available hosting resources for the ASL back end network.
How would we approach this?
An outcome of this effort, what are the equivalent cost of services currently being donated.
- Admin Team Liaison position:
General discussion.
Board adopts the new role of Admin team Liaison.
This Individual will be invited to future board meetings.
- Government Filings update
TL: No update from IRS
- Phone portal update
TL reported that he wants to formalize ASL’s relationship with the current telephone portal provider.
TL to reach out to Mike for current portal provider contact information.
- Newsletter update
Items for Newsletter completed
Board bio’s
Non-Profit corporation information updated with State of Florida
Items for Newsletter Pending
IRS 501c3 non profit status.
Technical/Admin committee list of accomplishments
Finalize the mechanism to subscribe & send out the newsletter.
- Next Board meeting
27-January-2019 08:00 AM PST
Meeting adjourned at 09:17 AM
