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Any Board Member may make a motion in the Consent Agenda. The purpose of the Consent Agenda is to propose motions that have been discussed by Board Members in advance and/or are expected to pass without objection. If the item does not fit this description, it should be proposed in New Business. Discussion of Consent Agenda items should be done via Slack prior to the meeting. Any Board Member present at the meeting may request that an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to New Business. The motions in the Consent Agenda (after any items are moved to New Business) may be passed as a group if there are no objections. Any motion that requests spending $250 or more must include a section on "Relevance to our tax exempt purpose".
CA1:
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New Stewards for the new CNC Plasma Table
Issue: CNC Plasma Table is now fully functional and needs Stewards
Solution: Appoint Dave Painter, Ian Schue, and James Waldron as CNC Plasma Table Stewards
Relevance to Tax Exempt Status: None
Motion: Appoint Dave Painter, Ian Schue, and James Waldron as CNC Plasma Table Stewards
CA2: New Newsletter Editor (Jim for Diane Painter)
Issue: We need a new Newsletter Editor
Solution: Appoint Meaghen Flynn and Editor.
Relevance to Tax Exempt Status: None
Motion: Move to appoint Meaghen Flynn as the Makersmiths Newsletter Editor.
CA3: Extension to Purchase MS-P Miter Saw (Jim for Dave P)
Second:
Issue: The Purcellville site steward was unable to purchase the deWalt miter saw (for $750) approved by the Board by the end of the new purchases project due date because of the unavailability of the item. The target saw was out of stock and back ordered.
Solution: Revise the purchase date to the end of December 2025.
Relevance to Tax Exempt Status: None
Motion: Move to extend the deadline for purchase of the DeWalt miter saw for the MSP woodshop to the end of December, 2025.Vote:
Officer Reports
Chairperson:
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The Finance Committee did not meet in October. Work on the 2026 budget is mostly complete.
Unfinished Business
OB1:
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Second:
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New Business
NB1
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Solution: Appoint Meaghen Flynn and Editor.
Relevance to Tax Exempt Status: None
Motion: Move to appoint Meaghen Flynn and the Makersmiths Newsletter Editor.
Second:
Vote:
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Frame Shop Lighting (Jonathan W)
Issue: The Frame Shop at Purcellville is getting used much more and needs better lighting. The current lighting is a single ceiling mounted LED unit. There have been multiple solutions suggested, all of which should come in below $350 to accomplish. Ongoing discussion will be conducted between the Frame Shop Stewards and the Facility Steward execute the best option available within the budget and time frame allocated.
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Proposed Amendment: Monies to be spent by 12/31/2026.
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NB2: Reimbursement for Adam McClintock (Squirrl) for foodstuffs expenses
Issue: Adam McClintock (Squirrl) provided food at the Oct 11 Members Market for Makersmiths volunteers/members. Squirrl was not expecting reimbursement so he didn't keep receipts. He reconstructed his costs based on his bank records. His cost was $162 and he was tipped $37 dollars leaving a balance of $125.
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Motion: Moves to accept Adam McClintock's email as his invoice and authorize reimbursement to him in the amount of $125 for the food he cooked for members at the Member Market event at our Purcellville location on Oct 11th.
Second:
Vote:
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NB3: 3 month Complimentary Membership for Bookkeeper (Jim for Treasurer)
Issue: The bookkeeper's household membership has not been renewed. As bookkeeper they need access to the facilities.
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Motion: Move to approve a 3-month Complimentary membership be extended to the Bookkeeper.
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NB4: MSP Wood Shop Budget reallocation(Jim for Dave P)
Issue: MSP wood shop, Metal Shop, and Facility maintenance are all over budget for 2025
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$1000 to woodshop maintenance
$500 to metal shop maintenance
$4000 to facility maintenance
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NB6: Extension to Purchase MS-P Miter Saw (Jim for Dave P)
Issue: The Purcellville site steward was unable to purchase the deWalt miter saw (for $750) approved by the Board by the end of the new purchases project due date because of the unavailability of the item. The target saw was out of stock and backordered.
Solution: Revise the purchase date to the end of December 2025.
Relevance to Tax Exempt Status: None
Motion: Move to extend the deadline for purchase of the DeWalt miter saw for the MSP woodshop to the end of December, 2025.
Second:
Vote:
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Issue:
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