Minutes of Genesee Free-Net Board of Directors Meeting November 18, 1999

Call to Order: 5:15 p.m. No Quorum.

PRESENT

Present:  Potrafka, Brown (until 5:45p.m.), McNiff, Stone, Chick-Whiteside.
Alson in Attendance:  D. Paxton, K. Thomas, K. Schwartz, M. Parillo.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no comments from the public.

OFFICERS' REPORTS

Board Chair:

Potrafka indicated that the full-day session for the Strategic Plan would be held on Saturday, February 5, 2000 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Location to be announced. The surveys are nearing completion and scheduled to be available online November 23, 1999. Certain selected persons would be polled. Those in attendance were asked to make suggestions/recommendations.

The terms of office for the five new incoming Board members were discussed. Schwartz and Paxton agreed to three year terms.
 

Systems Administrators:

No report.

Treasurer:

Preston was not in attendance, but the reports he generated in advance of the meeting were distributed.

Orientation:

The three incoming Board members present, Parillo, Paxton and Schwartz, were given an orientation session by Chick-Whiteside and Potrafka. The presentation included a brief overview of the GFN history and a discussion of the first (current) strategic plan. Each incoming Board member was given a binder containing information pertinent to the GFN. Ideas for the new strategic plan were discussed as was the decision to be made regarding splitting the GFN up and including a for-profit arm.

Introductions:

All those in attendance gave brief introductions.