Time and Location:

7pm ET Virtual Meeting https://meet.google.com/cih-ehxi-wbc

Call to Order:

Meeting called to order by (NAME HERE) at (TIME HERE).

Consent Agenda

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".

Approval of Prior Minutes

December 18, 2024 Minutes

Vote:

Officer Reports

Chairperson:

INSERT REPORT HERE

Secretary:

Nothing to Report

Treasurer:

President:

INSERT REPORT HERE

Committee Reports:

Membership Committee (Ken Fuentecilla)

Marketing Committee (Sally Soles)

Website Committee (Vacant)

Leesburg Facility Committee (John Carter)

Purcellville Facility Committee (Dave Painter)

Scheduling Committee (Jennifer Chu)

Newsletter Committee (Jenna Conn)

IT Committee (Scott Silvers)

Standing Rules Committee (Jennifer Chu)

Finance Committee (Mary Waldron)

Unfinished Business

OB1: Member Storage Bin Policy addition to Standing Rules (Bo Wernick)

Issue:  Member Storage space is limited, so Makersmiths needs to adopt a policy to ensure equitable distribution of storage space

Solution:  Add the following language to the Standing Rules regarding Member Storage Policy

Relevance to Tax Exempt Status: 

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New Business

NB1: Change to Standing Rules item(Jim Waldron)

Issue:  Jonathan White notes the Fee table in the current Standing rules is incorrect.

Solution: Correct fee table at 14.1 in the Standing rules to reflect changes made at the June 2024 Board meeting.  Details at https://docs.google.com/document/d/10XlHc-rDPrh--s7EWQHdCTQIxsQJbRmy96qH4tec8S4/edit?tab=t.0

Relevance to Tax Exempt Status: None

Motion:  Accept changes to Standing Rules Fee table Section 14.1 to reflect changes made at the June 2024 Board meeting.

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NB2: Replacement of Lower Building Classroom Chairs (Bo Wernick)

Issue: The chairs in the lower building classroom need replacing. They are over 7 years and were when donated to Makersmiths used. The lower building classroom is hosting more and more classes, speeding the delamination of the faux leather. Kidwind, ceramics, stained-glass, cricut and other classes are held in the lower building classroom on a weekly basis.

Solution: Buy new chairs for the lower building classroom.

Relevance to Tax Exempt Status:  None

Motion: Move to allocate $1,200 for new chairs in the lower building classroom. The chairs must be purchased by March 31, 2025 and any remaining allocation of funds returned to the general fund. Funds will come from the operations account.

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NB3: TITLE (Person Proposing)

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Relevance to Tax Exempt Status: 

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Open Discussion

Adjournment

Meeting adjourned by NAME at TIME