The Chair, Karen De Groote, called the meeting to order on March 21, 2016 on the Friends-l IAGenWeb list.
The following directors were present: Steve Williams, Ralph Leonard, Conni McDaniel Hall, Constance Diamond, Karen De Groote, Mark Christian, William Haloupek, Barbara Hug, Sharyl Farrell, Linda Ziemann, Gail Kilgore, Cheryl Siebrass, and Director-at-Large, Lynn McCleary.
The following Director was not present: Greta Thompson.
The chair then announced that, due to health and internet issues, Greta Thompson will not be attending the Friends of IAGenWeb meetings in the future and she is removed from the board due to incapacitation, as per our bylaws.
The Chair announced the agenda in the welcome message.
Agenda:
1. President's Welcome and Roll Call; any announcements
2. Secretary's Report--meeting minutes
3. Treasurer's Report
4. Closing Comments & Adjournment
Karen welcomed everyone to the Friends of IAGenWeb Board Meeting, and announced a roll call, the results of which are listed above.
There were no announcements.
Minutes of the last regular meeting can be found at: Minutes of Last Meeting
There were no additions or corrections by the directors. Therefore the Chair declared the Secretary's Report accepted as submitted.
Financial Reports as of year-end December 31, 2015 can be found at: Treasurer's Report
For the calendar year 2015 income (donations) decreased by $525.00 over 2014 while expenses (server, fees) increased $180.75. Year-end assets increased $341.02 over the previous year.
Posted financial activity this year as of the end of February consists of a donation of $100.00, a PayPal fee of $2.50, and server expenses of $131.90 putting us $89.50 ahead of the prior year period activity.
Assets as of February, 2016 are $14,557.53.
Under the 2015/2016 authorized budget, there has been one one-gigabyte upgrade of server disk space (at $1/month/gigabyte). The additional cost through this month is $8.00. We anticipate no further upgrades under this authorization and should come in well below the $60.00 additional server expense authorized through July 2016.
We continue to carry a zero Liabilities balance.
The Treasurers Report was accepted as submitted.
Chair thanked the Board of Directors and guests for attending the Friends of IAGenWeb board meeting and opened the floor to both guests and board members. Guest Karyn Techau commented "We are so fortunate in Iowa to have Friends of IAGenWeb with such a great leadership team, and the very best technical support! I am very happy to be part of this IAGenWeb organization." There was no further comments or discussion.
The chair called the meeting closed at 9:07 p.m. on March 30, 2016.