The meeting was called to order at 7:10pm by the DACS President, Dave Green.
In attendance were board members Richard Corzo, Dick Gingras, Bert Goff (Secretary & Treasurer), Dave Green (President), Cathy Quaranta, Jim Scheef, and Andy Woodruff. Tom Zarecki was not present. DACS member Charlie Bovaird was present as a guest. The minutes were taken by Richard Teasdale.
- The Minutes of the 5/4/2016 Board Meeting were accepted.
Reports
- The Treasurer’s report for May was not ready for review on the date of the meeting, due to the meeting’s taking place on the first of the month.
- Membership committee: Jim reported 2 new members, 92 current members, and 9 in-grace, for a total of 103. Recently, several expiring members have not renewed.
- Marketing committee: No report.
- Press Coverage: Dave reported that the press release for the June general meeting was distributed on May 25. The release was sent to 21 recipients via CiviCRM and to 5 recipients manually (via websites).
- Website: Richard reported that the DACS website was updated to improve the appearance of the menus on portable devices.
Old Business
- Programs
- June: Bert reported that he met with Rick Van Akin to review preparations for the June general meeting. The Preview article was written by Bert; the Review will be written by Richard Teasdale.
- July: Dave reported that John O’Donnell has agreed to give his talk on Genealogy in July. The Preview article published in April will be re-used (updated to mention that the presentation was rescheduled). Richard Teasdale will write the Review article.
- Richard (Corzo) has initiated contact with Gene Barlow, with a view to having him present on the subject of Acronis True Image backups.
- Jim suggested that John Patrick be invited to talk about elections (technology) in September or October. Andy will ask him about his availability.
- Bert will contact the DACS member who may be able to present about intellectual property.
- Robilotti Room vs. Auditorium for general meetings – Dave has had no reply to his e-mail sent to the hospital’s coordinators on May 18. He will call them.
- Renovation of the Resource Center (RC) – Dave reported that he and Dick will meet with the Building Manager of Ives Manor on June 2. The board provided advice about the approach to be taken at the meeting.
- Jim will create a dacs.org e-mail account for Dave, to replace the currently existing forwarder.
- Ad from Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance – Bert will ask for a quote for coverage for DACS.
New Business
- Snacks for general meetings –
- Richard (drinks) and Bert (snacks) will make the arrangements in June.
- Jim (drinks) and Cathy (snacks) will make the arrangements in July.
- Board Meeting Schedule – It was agreed that the Board would like always to meet on the day after the general meeting.
- Jim’s proposal to split the Bylaws into two documents, (1) Bylaws and (2) Operating Rules, was discussed. Changes to the Bylaws would continue to require a vote by the membership. Changes to the Operating Rules would require only a vote by the Board. Jim and Andy will form a committee to work on the details.
- Charlie will provide Andy with a key to the Resource Center.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55pm.