2006-02-19 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
FREE STATE PROJECT, INC.
Board of Directors Meeting
February 19, 2006
In Attendance:
Jason Sorens Jean Alexander Varrin Swearingen Amanda Phillips Morey Strauss
- Call to Order
The Board meeting is called to order by Jason Sorens.
- Confirmation of New Director
Jason Sorens moves to confirm Sandy Pierre to the Board of Directors
- Varrin Swearingen 2nds
- Discussion
- Jason Sorens 2nds
- Vote on closing discussion
- 5 in favor - 0 opposed - 0 abstain
- Vote on original motion
- 5 in favor - 0 opposed - 0 abstain
- Motion passes
[Sandy Pierre, elected to the empty board seat by a body composed of volunteers and organizers of the FSP is confirmed as the newest Director of the FSP. Sandy Pierre joins the meeting.]
- Change of Voting Body for Future Elections
Jason Sorens moves to set the electorate for future section iii(b) board elections to the members of the organizers list.
- Varrin Swearingen 2nd
- Discussion
- [Steve Cobb joins the meeting.]
- Jason Sorens withdraws his motion
[There is a lack of consensus for the voting body mostly driven by how to define the voting body.]
- Special Budget for the First 1000
[Discussion of special funding for the First 1000 project. Since the new fiscal year starts 4/1 and there are funds in the existing budget, assigning specific funds to this project can wait until the new budget is formed.]
- Strategic Goals for the New Year
Jean Alexander moves that the FSP make The First 1000 and its success a strategic goal for FY2007.
- Varrin Swearingen 2nd
- Discussion
- Jean Alexander moves to close discussion
- Varrin Swearingen 2nd
- 6 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention
- Vote on original motion
- 6 in favor, 1 opposed, 0 abstentions
- Motion passes
Jason Sorens moves to make formulation, adoption, and promotion of a second intermediate project to follow the success of the First 1000 project a strategic goal for FY 2007.
- Jean Alexander 2nd
- Discussion
- Jason Sorens moves to close discussion
- Amanda Phillips 2nd
- 4 in favor, 3 opposed, 0 abstentions
- Voting on original motion
- 4 in favor, 3 opposed, 0 abstentions
- Motion passes
[These strategic goals are adopted for the new fiscal year beginning 4/1/06. This is not the complete list but rather the first two strategic goals adopted.]
- Adjournment
Jason Sorens moves to adjourn.
- Amanda Phillips 2nd
- 6 in favor, 1 opposed, 0 abstentions
- Meeting is adjourned

