Matt Strait found these notes handwritten on notebook paper in 2021.
They are not official meeting minutes, but they are our only known
record of this meeting.

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  MnStf Board meeting 11-19-80
    At Jonathan & Caryl's

Attending: Carol Kennedy?, Jonathan Adams, Gerri Balter,
   Dave Wixon, Scott Imes = Board
     Joel Halpern = Treasurer (non-voting)

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     Agenda
1. Rune
2. Jerry Stearns record
3. Board attitude toward club funds
(4.) (D.W. Neil wanted to be here to propose rumored proposed
     summer 1981 Mpls. con., but he's not here.
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  Joel - we can close N.W. Bank
        Mnstf account in ~1wk.
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  (small discussion of Neil's con
   - rumors only, Ramada Inn Bloomington? - Neil's not
                                   here -
                                     discussion suspended
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Rune editorship
  2 resumes submitted
     John Purcell, Eric Beiver
     John Bartelt, David Stever-Schnoes, & Garth Danielson
  Board consensus - Bartelt, Stever-Schnoes, Danielson
     will be editors
  Scott I. will call Johns to pass on decision
  Dave W. Will compose & mail letters to Johns

Carol K. - in immediate past, Rune authorized at 38 pages

~230 Paper & stencils
     Electrostencil charges
 ~15 Rune cover
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~$250. Production cost
   + mailing.

Carol note - Gestetner paper & ink is better
            than paper depot's (slightly more expensive)

Carol suggests we request budget from
  new editors before 1st issue.

  (Rune collation ~ Dec 7th or Dec 14th)

- Currently MnStF meetings are scheduled
  only through end of year
  therefore we should request an Einblatt from
 new editors - sent 1st class to
 get mail through quickly - to
  announce meetings after 1st of year
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Record
 Jerry Stearns not here to discuss
record.  He wants to discuss it w/ board
at a MnStF meeting. (Jonathan, Carol & Gerry
 will all be out of town during Dec. 29th
 meeting at Jerry Stearn's,
   board will try to rally w/ Jerry at Jan. 13th
 meeting or at a mutually
  agreeable time sooner than that.
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Next meetings -
    Difficulty in finding meeting
  space - can we encourage people with
   large apartments/houses or those
   who have party rooms (at large complexes)
   to host meetings.

C.K: Note - people don't have to host late
meetings - after dinner events can
go on later at other locations.

(Minneapa collation Sat. "/ /80)
  2845 Irving A.S.  (Evan, Sarah, Rachael &     's)
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MnStF Funds
Joel: 1. How much financial cushion do we want?
      2. How do we want to invest our cushion?
      3. Do we want to subsidize meetings?


  #2 Joel wants to put $6.5K into a money
        market fund.

Carol: Board hereby authorizes Jonathan Adams & Joel Halpern
   to begin an investment program with
   society funds, in an amount up to $6,500.-
   (beginning fund), with interest automatically
   reinvested at their discretion.

D.W. 2nd

     unanimous

     (Joel expects 10% return -
        'maybe 2-3% under prime'


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