March 24, 2021

Board Meeting Information

When and Where

Via ZoomWednesday, March 24, 2021Board Meeting 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Remote Attendance via Zoom:

Phone:

+1 (415) 762-9988 or +1 (646) 568-7788 US Toll Meeting ID: 904 744 4394

H.323/SIP room system:

Dial: 162.255.36.11 (US East) or 162.255.37.11 (US West) Meeting ID: 785 856 9802

Call to order (Griffin)
Consent Agenda (Griffin/Buffington, <5 min) (recommend approve)
1. 1. Approval of Agenda
  2. Approval of minutes from the previous meeting
  3. Membership & Connectivity Report
  4. Financial Summary Reports: November 2020, December 2020, January 2021
Reports (recommend accept all reports at the end as a single action)
1. 1. Executive Committee (Griffin, 5 min)
  2. Personnel Committee (Palmer, 5 min)
  3. Finance Committee (Neufeld, 5 min)
  4. Membership Committee (Warner, 5 min)
  5. NTAC Report - KC/Wichita Fiber Update (Fleming, 5 min)
  6. Executive Director's Report (Buffington, 30 min)
    - - Resolution of sales tax exemption issue
      - Release of "board designated infrastructure" funds
      - Annual Meeting
      - Bylaws & Articles of Incorporation Review
        Initially a question of director qualifications to legal counsel
      - Fiber Backbone/Funding/HCF Consortium (presentation)
Old business
New business
1. 1. Approve NON-sales tax version of FY2022 Rates (<5 min)(recommend approve)
  2. End "board designated" financial accouting for infrastructure and depend on fixed asset depreciation schedule. (5 min)

Recommended Motion: "Release the previously board designated amounts for infrastructure as of July 1, 2021."

1. 1. Director Nominations FY22-FY24 (5 min)(recommend accept nominations for memership vote)

1. 1. Chair Elect FY22 Nominations:
    - - Mary Walsh, KU (nominated by Michelle Kaiser & Mark Griffin)
Other business
Adjourn