MO-RIVER.NET BOARD MINUTES |
October 15, 1998
Marshall Public Library Meeting Room
Board Members Present: Nick Clark, Jene Crook, Jeff Maddy, Darin Starr, Bill Sullivan, Jo Ann Sullivan
Call to Order: Darin Starr called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Minutes:Jo Ann Sullivan moved and Nick Clark seconded approval of the minutes of the September 18 meeting. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Bill Sullivan moved and Jeff Maddy seconded approval of the treasurer's report. It appears that four copies of Front Page are still available. Motion carried.
Dues Policy: After review of the treasurer's report a discussion of the dues policy for Mo-River.Net ensued. It was noted that our current policy toward renewal makes it difficult to remember when each member's dues are required. Bill Sullivan made a motion to set a uniform dues year of July 1 to June 30, to correspond to the board term. It was felt that the current dues level of $5.00 was too small to require any proration. Nick Clark seconded the motion and the motion carried.
Jeff Maddy Grant Proposal: Jeff Maddy presented his idea for a grant proposal. His proposal will be to fully wire a rural community with computers and internet access to assess what impact it would have on the local economy and quality of life. The grant proposal will require a 501(c)(3) organization to be the sponsoring organization, and Jeff felt that the proposal would fit within the mission of Mo-River.Net. Nick Clark felt that Jeff's proposal might present some synergy with the proposal Nick is preparing to send to Kellogg. Nick suggested that he and Jeff meet to explore ways that the two grant proposals can be crafted to augment each other. Though no formal motion was made, it was the consensus of the group that this was appropriate to our mission and that Jeff should proceed under the auspices of Mo-River.Net.
Darin Starr commented that the proposal also parallels the Connectivity Project that is being explored in Marshall and Saline County. The Marshall group has been meeting for a number of months and involves government and business interests. The Marshall group has reached the point of exploring what can be done under existing law. Nick pointed out that all of these ideas will need a strong marketing effort and we need to find an effective way to sell the ideas.
Kellogg Grant Proposal: Nick asked to defer discussion of the Kellogg grant proposal until the next meeting.
Mo-River.Net Brochure: Darin Starr passed around a Mo-River.Net brochure that he worked up. It is basically the same as last year except that he updated the officers and put some additional information on the back. The brochure looked very good.
Darin will prepare some for the KMMO Home Show to be held in Marshall October 24 and 25. There was general discussion about the possibility of having a booth for Mo-River.Net at the Home Show. Darin could have a laptop and screen for display purposes and could capture web pages for display if online connections are not available. Jene Crook will check with KMMO to see about availability and requirements. Bill Sullivan offered to help some on Saturday if we set up a booth.
Mo-River.Net Sports Page: Darin Starr initiated a discussion about the Mo-River.Net Sports Page. He would like to see it expanded to provide local sports information. Bill indicated that he had talked to the newspaper in Boonville about cooperating with posting information but that they were not very interested. Part of the problem may be lack of time. Darin indicated that the Marshall paper was willing to talk but no specifics had been discussed. Nick recommended going directly to the schools in the area. This might be one way to involve the students and excite their interest in other areas of Mo-River.Net. Darin inquired about server space and the group suggested involving other Internet Service Providers in the area. The consensus was that we need to add college level and local level sports to Mo-River.Net.
TeamWave Software: Nick Clark discussed the TeamWave software he found. We have missed the deadline for the early order discount for lack of a server location, but Nick feels that the software offers us some real advantages. He urged everyone to download the software on a demo basis immediately. A thirty day trial license is available. Nick will work on getting a server lined up and we all need to be ready to try it out.
The next meeting will be Friday, November 20 in Fayette. The location will be announced.
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Jene Crook.
Updated 03/16/08