Special Board Meeting Minutes, January 9, 2024

Members Present:  Mary Hennings, Jay Spitulnik, Danny Sands, Mary Quilty, Eric Bersh, Matthew Holt, Brenda Merriweather, Dan Hapern-Ruder ****Also review expanded notes in email from Mary H on 1/12/23**** Welcome: Mary H Approve Minutes: Vote Dan/Cindy. Approved unanimously Getting Organized: update-discussion Budget needed – bookkeeper will set up io = free email Randy would like letter of recommendation Randy must be removed as signatory on bank account Danny has volunteed his house address as the SPM business address Operational status update: Mary Q Review of Mary Q’s 2 week Agile Sprints deck Many meetings required. Needs discussion as people may not have the time Danny: how long are sprint meetings? 2 hours.  Could try at 1 hour or 90 mins. Mary feels we should use the Agile method, but board needs to decide how much time they can devote Mary H: marketing very important, but we need to get beyond the basics. Suggests we try the agile approach for a month or two before deciding this is right approach Danny: we need all hands on deck for sprint calls. Will create an email template for interviews; wonders if we can do a grant, but we need to get started first.  Suggests Agile may not be necessary in earliest stages of strategic planning.  We may not need weekly meetings at earliest stage of project. Or short meetings, based on the content Cindy: start with full team communication, then alter depending upon circumstances See Liz’s Workplan in Strategy section...
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