Minutes of Genesee Free-Net Board of Directors Meeting  
April 25, 2003.

Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board Room
Flint, MI

PRESENT

Garry Viele, Board, Chairman
Vahid Lotfi, Board Vice Chair
Pat Peterson, Board Secretary
Kay Schwartz, Board Treasurer
Larry Porn, Board
Lynnette Griffen, Board
Scott Gifford, Board
Jerry Preston, Board
Marilyn Sage, Board
Georgia Kitchen, Board
Sol Johnson, Board
Dennis Cavanaugh, Board

Also present:
Kenny Thomas, Staff

Absent:  Chad Cramer 

Call to order 5:15 pm. Meeting conducted by G. Viele.  

Marketing Committee

Genesee Free-Net Integrated Marketing Plan 2002-2003 was presented.  L. Griffen made a motion to accept the plan as amended.  K. Schwartz supported.  L. Porn moved to amend the title to Guiding Principles.  K. Schwartz supported.  The motion to amend passed unanimously.  The original motion as amended then passed unanimously.  A discussion of making the principles operational followed.  L. Griffin and V. Lotfi will organize the implementation.

D. Cavanaugh moved that a Men's Chorus be given permission to use the GFN logo for its concert program.  L. Porn supported.  The motion passed unanimously.

Officer Comments:

Treasurer: 

The treasurer is working on a review of accounts and IRS report with DuPuis and Ryden. 

M. Sage moved that the Treasurer’s report be received and filed.  V. Lotfi supported.  The motion passed unanimously.

Vice Chair

Nothing to report.

Secretary

Nothing to report.

OLD BUSINESS 

Web Site Committee

K. Thomas reported that the 300 links provided by Mary Ann Chick-Whiteside were loaded.

Office Operations

L. Porn reported problems with blocked e-mail accounts.  Discussion of increasing mailbox space.  The technical committee will look into it.

Technical Committee and System Administration:

Kenny reported:

Deletions are automatic.  Suspensions of accounts will take place on the 15th of the month and then deleted on the second month.

Spam continues to grow.  Kenny estimates that 40 to 50% of GFN e-mail is spam.  A discussion of spam filters based on headers.

Scott and Kenny are working on radius.  They are close to having the two hour limits for the free accounts implemented but it needs testing.  It will be automatic and cumulative throughout a day, but it will reset at midnight.  The board and office staff will get a 48 hour warning before the testing begins because it will be live.

Scott is working with new e-mail software and has a program up for testing.

The new web server from Tucows has not arrived.  GFN will purchase one locally.

Educational Partnership

Nothing to report.

The Resource Center request is on hold because of developments statewide.

A discussion of tokens and how they work took place.  Gary will call Merit and ask.

NEW BUSINESS 

Dennis will put volunteer information and request in the Volunteer Here in the Flint Journal and online.

Next Meeting:  May 29 at 5:15 pm at the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.  The marketing plan will be discussed at 5:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Pat Peterson, Secretary