MN-stf board meeting, Oct 29, 7:00pm, by videoconference.

Attending board members: Matt Strait (recording), Scott Raun,
David Dyer-Bennet.

Quorum (Matt, Scott, DD-B) achieved 7:14pm.

Non-attending board members: Lilly Watson, Linda Lounsbury.

== Approve previous meeting's minutes ==

Approved!

== Review TODO list ==

The remaining TODO list is:

* (2024-10) Linda will keep working on book donations.

Scott reports that he knows that one of the high schools has
gotten the books, as of Saturday.

* (2024-10) Matt will get a report from the Quartermaster.


* (2024-10) Scott will confirm our Give-to-the-max account.

Did it.

* (2024-10) Scott will confirm that we've paid for the PO box.

Carol says: The PO box has been automatically charged to her credit card and
shows as renewed till 10/31/2025. Price increased to $400. 

* (2024-10) Scott will follow up with Carol about stipends.

Carol had missed our August meeting stipend, and has issued it. 

* (2024-10) Scott will get our US Bank account balances from Carol.

Carol says: Books and bank balance as of September 30, 2024. The balance as of
today, 10/29/24, minus outstanding checks, is $7390.15. 


DONE:

* (2024-10) Linda will get our Minicon 58 balance: it is $7556.

* (2024-10) Matt will send bills for past due accounts.

* (2024-10) Matt will draft a letter for Diversicon.

* (2024-10) Matt will get our investment account balance from Aaron.
Done: we have $32,536, which is up $4384 since 12/31/2023 and
up about $1900 since July 1.

== Review recurring task list ==

Nothing for this time.

== Officer reports (offices held by board members) ==

* Recording (Matt) - doing it.  It's fine.

* Membership (Scott) - up-to-date except for the Halloween party from
two days ago.

* Correspondence (Linda) - not present.

* Rune (Matt) - doing nothing.  But still have the mailing list.

* Archivist (Matt) - have almost found time to do archival, but in any case
the archives are still fine.

* FANPA (DD-B) - No change.  The site is still up.  Still have unprocessed
stuff and backend work to do.  Nothing is urgent.

* Webmaster (DD-B) - Website is still there, and it's still fine.

* Signers (Linda; con account) - not present.


== Officer reports (offices held by others) ==

* President, VP, 2nd VP (Sharon, Dean, Hershey) - not present

* Treasurer, assistant treasurer (Irene, Carol) - not present

* Non-treasurer signers (Richard, Dean, Kevin, Emily, Aaron) - not present

* Cheer (Carol) - not present

* Quartermaster (Jim) - not present

== Conventions ==

* Minicon 58

Proceeding apace.   Have a subcommittee meeting on move-in/move-out
this Sunday.

* Diversicon 32

Signed paperwork taking over Diversicon from SF Minnesota.  But we not
heard of any progress on getting a hotel contract or anything like that.
We should invite Scott Lohman to the next meeting.  We would like *someone*
to attend both board meetings and Diversicon concom meetings, which could
be Scott.

* Minicon 59

Nothing's happening.  It's fine.

* Minicon 60

Nothing's happening.  It's fine.  Although Matt should probably try to
lock down another GoH sometime soon.

* Minneapolis in 2073

Having a party at Windycon.  It will also be a Rockband party.

== Next meeting ==

Dec 17, 6:30pm, by videoconference.

== Review new TODO list ==

* (2024-10) Linda will keep working on book donations.

* (2024-10) Matt will get a report from the Quartermaster.

* (2024-10) Scott will ask Carol if our account is balanced as of the
Oct 31 and Nov 30 statements.

* (2024-10) Matt will invite Scott Lohman to the next meeting, and
ask him how it's going.