MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
August 9, 2014, 18:00 UTC

PRESENT: Anna Genoese, Cat Meier, Eylul Dogruel, sanders

GUESTS: Aja, Archer, Charlotte history~, Dai-kun, DandalfTheWhite ~, Daphne, Elizabeth H, Elliot Oberholtzer, Goose, Highlander II, Janita Burgess, Jenn Calaelen, Jules, Katarina Harju, Kiri Van Santen, Kristina Busse, LilyC, M. J. MacRae, Michelle Dong, Priscilla Del Cima, White Hawk, aethel, james_, nina, nullityCoder,

ABSENT: Andrea Horbinski

DECISIONS TAKEN SINCE THE LAST MEETING

1. Approved buying insurance for Legal to represent a fan (29 Jul)

2. Approved staffer’s plane ticket (30 July)

3. Approved $250US cap for volunteer funding (8 Aug)
OPEN SESSION

1. Open discussion of 2014 Board votes through the end of July (re staff request for more transparency in why/how decisions are made)
CLOSED SESSION

1. Discussion of the gulf between expectations and reality in leadership

2. Discussion of perception of “authority” in fandom, leadership, organizations

Minutes approved by the Board 25 August 2014.