Advisory Board Minutes - February 2004

Approved April 1, 2004

Call to Order

February Session (2/2/04) The February Meeting of the Advisory Board of The USGenWeb Project was called to order by National Coordinator Isaiah Harrison.

Approval of Minutes

1/04 (2/27/04) By general consent, the minutes of the January 2004 meeting of the Advisory Board were approved as written.

Motion

EC Replacement Member (1/29/04) SW/SC SC Representative Larry Flesher presented the following motion:

"I move that Dennis Muncrief be approved as a member of the EC."

The motion was numbered none. There was no discussion.

The motion passed with 12 "yes" votes, 1 "no" votes, no abstentions, and 2 members not voting. (2/2/04)

Those voting YES: Cyndie Enfinger, Pam Reid, Shari Handley, Teri Brown, Jan Cortez, Don Kelly, Gail Meyer Kilgore, Denise Woodside, Linda Blum-Barton, Larry Flesher, Phyllis Rippee and Bettie Wood

Those voting NO: Richard Howland

Those abstaining: none

Those not voting: Darilee Bednar and Christine Goff

Additional Comments:

None.

Motion

Site Review Committee (2/2/04) SW/SC CC Representative Phyllis Rippee presented the following motion:

"I move that a Site Review Committee, composed of three members of the Advisory Board (one SC Representative, one CC Representative and one Special Projects Representative) be formed to decide if all Project sites should come under review; what specifically would be checked for in such a review; and the composition of the committee that will do the actual reviewing of sites. Furthermore that this committee be required to report back to the AB by no later that February 23, 2004. "

The motion was numbered 04-05. Discussion ensued.

The motion passed with 12 "yes" votes, 2 "no" votes, no abstentions, and 1 members not voting. (2/4/04)

Those voting YES: Cyndie Enfinger, Pam Reid, Shari Handley, Teri Brown, Jan Cortez, Don Kelly, Gail Meyer Kilgore, Christine Goff, Linda Blum-Barton, Larry Flesher, Phyllis Rippee and Bettie Wood

Those voting NO: Richard Howland and Darilee Bednar

Those abstaining: none

Those not voting: Denise Woodside

Additional Comments:

None.

Motion

Newsletter Distribution (2/4/04) Representative-At-Large Shari Handley presented the following motion:

"I move to authorize the use of the Membership List maintained by the Election Committee for distribution of the USGenWeb Project Newsletter. "

The motion was numbered 04-06. Discussion ensued.

The motion passed with 11 "yes" votes, 1 "no" votes, no abstentions, and 3 members not voting. (2/9/04)

Those voting YES: Cyndie Enfinger, Pam Reid, Shari Handley, Jan Cortez, Gail Meyer Kilgore, Christine Goff, Denise Woodside, Linda Blum-Barton, Larry Flesher, Phyllis Rippee and Bettie Wood

Those voting NO: Richard Howland

Those abstaining: none

Those not voting: Teri Brown, Don Kelly and Darilee Bednar

Additional Comments:

None.

Motion

Confirmation of Site Review Committee (2/8/04) National Coordinator Isaiah Harrison presented the following request:

"Will the Advisory Board please confirm the following appointments to the Site Review Committee: Gail Meyer Kilgore, Chair (CC Rep) Shari Handley (SC Rep) Cyndie Enfinger (SP Rep) "

The motion was numbered none. There was no discussion.

The motion passed with 11 "yes" votes, no "no" votes, no abstentions, and 4 members not voting. (2/9/04)

Those voting YES: Cyndie Enfinger, Shari Handley, Teri Brown, Jan Cortez, Don Kelly, Gail Meyer Kilgore, Christine Goff, Linda Blum-Barton, Larry Flesher, Phyllis Rippee and Bettie Wood

Those voting NO: none

Those abstaining: none

Those not voting: Pam Reid, Richard Howland, Darilee Bednar and Denise Woodside

Additional Comments:

(2-11-04) Isaiah Harrison announced that he needed to take a leave because his mother was seriously ill. He turned the meeting over to Representative-at-Large Shari Handley.

Motion

USGenWeb Domains (2/23/04) SW/SC SC Representative Larry Flesher presented the following motion:

"I move that the sitting National Coordinator be listed as "Administrative Contact" for the usgenweb.org and usgenweb.net domains, that the sitting Representative at Large be listed as the "Administrative Contact" for the usgenweb.com and usgenweb.cc domains, and that "The USGenWeb Project" be listed as "Registrant" for all four of these domains."

The motion was numbered 04-07. Discussion ensued.

The motion passed with 10 "yes" votes, 2 "no" votes, no abstentions, and 3 members not voting. (2/25/04)

Those voting YES: Cyndie Enfinger, Pam Reid, Shari Handley, Don Kelly, Darilee Bednar, Gail Meyer Kilgore, Christine Goff, Linda Blum-Barton, Larry Flesher and Bettie Wood

Those voting NO: Teri Brown and Jan Cortez

Those abstaining: none

Those not voting: Richard Howland, Denise Woodside and Phyllis Rippee

Additional Comments:

After announcing the results of Motion 04-07, Shari Handley turned the meeting back over to Richard Harrison.

Adjournment

(2/27/04) The February session of the Advisory Board of The USGenWeb Project was adjourned with the intention of reconvening in March 2004.

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Greta Thompson
Recording Secretary

Please remember that minutes are a record of what was done at the meeting, NOT what was said by members or guests. If you have any questions or comments about the minutes, please feel free to write to Greta Thompson.

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