2009/01/02 USAAC BOD MEETING MINUTES

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MEETING MINUTES

USAAC BOD MEETING

JANUARY 2, 2008


AGENDA ITEM 1: TABLED FROM LAST MEETING  I REQUEST THAT A FULL REVIEW OF THE CHARTER AND PROTOCOLS BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE DIRECTOR, FORUM MANAGER, AND SECRETARY AND A REVISED DRAFT BE SUBMITTED TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR THE BOD'S APPROVAL. THE EXISTING CHARTER AND PROTOCOLS WERE BROUGHT OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS SITE AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE CURRENT VIEWS. (REQUESTED BY TS_HAWK)

RESPONSE: IT WAS ACCEPTED THAT THE CHARTER REMAIN AS IT IS NOW ESTABLISHED. CHANGES TO THE CHARTER TO BE MADE WILL ONLY EFFECT THE TITLES OF THE "OFFICES" TO GIVE THEM LESS CORPORATE SOUNDING TITLES.


AGENDA ITEM 2: A NEW SQUAD THE EMPIRE ACES (TEA) HAVE REQUESTED MEMBERSHIP TO THE USAAC. (POSTED IN THE "AA OPERATIONS" AREA OF THE FORUMS)

RESPONSE: A VOTE WAS TAKEN TO ALLOW THE EMPIRE ACES SQUAD MEMBERSHIP IN THE USAAC AS A RECOGNIZED AND OFFICIAL USAAC SQUAD.  THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE WAS A UNANIMOUS YES.   THE TEA SQUAD NOW ENTERS INTO THE 9O DAY PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
 

AGENDA ITEM 3:  REQUEST TO CHANGE THE NAME TITLE "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" TO SOMETHING THAT IS MORE RELAXED AND FRIENDLY.  (REQUESTED BY WS_INFERNO)

RESPONSE: THE TITLES OF BOARD OF DIRECTOR WILL BE "RELAXED" TO MORE FRIENDLIER SOUNDING TITLE. 

AGENDA ITEM 4:  A SUGGESTION TO MAKE THE "AGENDA RECOMMENDATIONS"  MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.  DUE TO THE HALL OF RECORDS BEING PLACED WITHIN THE "STAFF FORUMS" THE GENERAL PUBLIC MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THESE AREA AND MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OR REVIEW USAAC AGENDAS OR MEETING MINUTES. (REQUESTED BY WS_INFERNO)

RESPONSE: THE HALL OF RECORDS WAS MOVED FROM THE CO/ OX BOARD INTO AN AREA WHERE THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN NOW HAVE EASY ACCESS TO IT. 


AGENDA ITEM 5: MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE NEWLY FORMED WEB SITE COMMITTEE. (CHANGES MADE UP TO THIS DATE, NEW FUNCTIONS. NOTHING FORMAL, JUST A GENERAL CURSORY REPORT TO KEEP US INFORMED OF CHANGES MADE. ) (REQUESTED BY JOKER)

RESPONSE; IT WAS ACCEPTED THAT THE WEBSITE COMMITTEE STAY TOGETHER AND CONTINUE THEIR WORK ON ON RECOMMENDING CHANGES AND UPDATES TO THE WEBSITE.

AGENDA ITEM 6: A NEW SQUAD AIR HAS REQUESTED MEMBERSHIP TO THE USAAC. THE AIR ASSASSINS HAVE REQUESTED MEMBERSHIP TO THE USAAC.
REQUEST MADE BY POST IN THE FORUMS AN BY AGENDA ITEM REQUEST BY TBAR C/O OF THE AIR ASSASSINS.

RESPONSE: A VOTE WAS TAKEN TO ALLOW THE AIR ASSASSIN SQUAD MEMBERSHIP IN THE USAAC AS A RECOGNIZED AND OFFICIAL USAAC SQUAD.  THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE WAS  4 YEA'S, 1 ABSTENTION.   THE AA SQUAD NOW ENTERS INTO THE 9O DAY PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
 

IN ADDITION TO THE AGENDA ITEMS IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT WS_FIRESTORM WILL HAVE FULL DNS ACCESS TO THE USAAC WEB SITE TO MAKE THE CHANGES NEEDED. IN ADDITION, THE USAAC WEBSITE WILL CONTINUE TO BE HOSTED ON A USA SERVER, AND FIRESTORM WILL HAVE FULL ACCESS TO MAKE ANY CHANGES NEEDED. IN CONTINUATION OF THE DISCUSSION THE USAAC WILL INSTALL A DONATION BUTTON ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE USAAC TO ALLOW FIRESTORM TO RECOVER ANY OUTLAYING COST FOR HIS WORK IN THIS AREA.

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