MO-RIVER.NET BOARD MINUTES |
AUGUST 1998
NEXT MEETING: September 18, 1998, Boonslick Industries Board Meeting Room, Boonville
Mo-River.Net Board of Directors
August 20, 1998
Marshall Public Library Meeting Room
Call to Order:
Bill Wood called the meeting to order at 10:31 a.m.Minutes:
July 17 Minutes approved as read.Treasurer’s Report:
Art Schneider reported there are 24 members and the account now totals $432.87. Report accepted as presented.Election of Board Members: Harry Stone and Tim Nadeau served as the ballot committee. They reported the following results:
Jo Ann Sullivan also suggested material be family oriented. Board members suggested a number of word changes and additions and deletions to the initial proposal. The finalized
proposal is below. All members are asked to comment on the proposal before the September 18 board meeting so the board may consider all input before adopting a policy.PROPOSED Mo-River.Net Group or Organization Community Information Policy
1. Any business, group or organization can be an information provider to Mo-River.Net, but it must be understood that Mo-River.Net is an education/information 501(C)3 and is non-commercial. This means there can be no advertising, but businesses may be listed.
2. Think about the kind of information that you want to supply. Use the Policies and Guidelines information (at the end of this page) to help you see how your information should be organized and put together and choose the options that will best serve your group or organization.
3. All information stored and submitted to Mo-River.Net should conform to the Community Network Policies and Guidelines at the end of this page.
4. If you and your business, group or organization agree to the above statement, then you should choose a member to serve as the information provider. The person will be the one who submits your information to Mo-River.Net. There should be only one information provider per organization.
The following guidelines and procedures apply to all information that is put on the Mo-River.Net system:
1) All information stored must conform to the Acceptable Use Policy.
2) Type of information that can be put on Mo-River.Net:
- Information that is relevant to the residents of Cooper, Howard and Saline counties.
- Information about Cooper, Howard and Saline counties.
- Information that will promote goodwill, better the community and is suitable for family viewing.
- Information that contributes to the economic and cultural development of Cooper, Howard and Saline counties.
3) All those who have the authority to place pages on the web may bring any questionable content to the board for resolution.
4) Information may be edited by Mo-River.Net to correct spelling and grammar.
5) All material stored will be periodically reviewed by the board.
Santa Fe Trail Request:
Eva Weston requested Mo-River.Net have a booth and staffing at Santa Fe Trails Day in September in New Franklin. A date was not provided. Bill Wood said he would staff a booth and requested the secretary contact Eva on date and time. Bill Sullivan volunteered the chamber booth and also to have the Mo-River.Net banner for the event. Missouri State Cornhusking Festival: This will be held September 23-24 in Marshall. There was an interest in the Marshall Chamber having Mo-River.Net flyers to hand out for the event. Art Schneider volunteered to contact Pat Jackson and request the flyer text be sent to Darin Starr for a brochure to be made. Ruthie Cramer suggested this might be something the Chamber Tourism Committee would be interested in promoting. Also, there are many cultural sites in Saline County that could be placed on the web and she requested assistance from Internet Master volunteers. Darin Starr will work with her on this.Membership / Corporate Sponsorship Proposal:
Bill Wood submitted a proposal to the board that would require some changes in the by-laws. The proposal will be discussed at the September board meeting. The proposal:November 12 Cooper County Council of Agency Presentation at Noon:
Nick Clark volunteered to do a 10 to 15 minute presentation on Mo-River.Net at the council’s November meeting. Art Schneider agreed to locate a laptop and computer projector for the program.Future Meeting Dates, Times and Locations:
Tabled until September.Election of Officers:The following were nominated and seconded to serve as officers:
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at Noon.
Respectfully submitted,
Art Schneider
Secretary/Treasurer
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