BoardMeeting202410

Board Meeting:

Time & Location

4pm October 27, 2024, Big Blue Button

Minutes

• Sue's financial report
  • Nothing out of the ordinary except market expenses - even with all the expenses, still had $590 in excess
• New member update - 372 members
• Mayor's Maker Council - No meeting last month so nothing to report
• Sponsors program - we've had a couple people approach asking if there were any sponsorships available
  • We have an anonymous program that if people are in need they are matched with a member who is paying $75 - maybe we should advertise that more as there are no "open" sponsors
• Documentary people were here last Tuesday, and are getting ready to interview makers
  • Still looking for: People who are less interested in community and more just tools, and also old pics of the space in its infancy
• Maker Education Meetup and Arts & Cultural Alliance meeting, and Arts & Creative Business Resource Fair - all things happening soon and we are attending
• Issac had to dispense of his cat again
• Board retreat coming up - board members should be ready for pre-work
• Bryan Howard has decided to not run for the board in 2025. He has been a valued member for several years but has moved further away and priorities have shifted. Thanks for putting up with us Bryan!
• Daryl Houston has been nominated for the board and has accepted. He will be running in the 2025 election.
• Two votes to change the member rules, as detailed below.
• Next meeting: Uhhh November is really difficult to schedule plus there is the retreat so Tracy will look at TN law to determine if it is required we have a meeting every month. Date TBD

Votes

Proposal One: Strike from the member rules in its entirety the portion labeled Projects and Storage: Rental Storage Spaces

Proposal Two: Under General Prohibitions, add the following category: Crafting of destructive devices "The manufacture, modification, or marking of firearms is strictly prohibited on the Knox Makers property. This prohibition includes firearms, frames, receivers, mufflers, and silencers."

Both resolutions passed by majority vote