Voting Results

2015 Annual Meeting vote

June 21, 2015

New board nominees ran unopposed, so no election was conducted. The following bylaw changes were voted on.

• Question 1: Should program directors be given a vote on the board? This will include existing program directors (Seth Etter for devICT and Tom McGuire for the Makerspace), as well as future program directors when such entities are created. Please vote for one of these three options regarding Article V, Section I of the bylaws:
  • Option A (no changes):
    • The board of directors shall consist of the four Officers as defined in Article IV and two at-large directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). ‍No member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms‍ on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law.
  • Option B (program directors have a vote, and individuals with multiple board positions will have one vote per position held):
    • The board of directors shall consist of the four elected Officers as defined in Article IV, two elected at-large directors, and board-appointed program directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). ‍No elected director may serve more than 3 consecutive terms‍ on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law. Each role on the board of directors will have one vote in board decisions.
  • Option C (program directors have a vote, and individuals can only hold one position and have only one vote):
    • The board of directors shall consist of the four elected Officers as defined in Article IV, two elected at-large directors, and board-appointed program directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). ‍No elected director may serve more than 3 consecutive terms‍ on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law. Each person on the board of directors can only fill one position, and each director will have only one vote in board decisions.

Results

Option A	6	15%
Option B	7	18%
Option C	26	67%

• Question 2: Should the board have the ability to appoint new board members outside of the election cycle to fill vacant positions? Please vote "yes" or "no" to appending this to Article V, Section III of the bylaws.
  • In the case of a vacancy on the board, the remainder of the board has the right to appoint an interim member or to hold a special election to elect an interim member to fill the position for the remainder of the term.

Results

Yes	38	93%
No	3	7%

Summary

Total votes	41	39%
Active voters	105

Increased Membership Dues

April 30, 2015

I support the dues being raised from $10/month to $25/month

Results

Yes	34	92%
No	3	8%
Total votes	37	54%
Active voters	68

2015 MakeICT Expansion

January 13, 2015

I approve the MakeICT board to pursue the following location as a new home.

Results

151 S Laura	14	58%
Union Station	7	29%
None	3	13%

I approve the purchase of a laser cutter for $20,000 or less.

Results

Yes	19	79%
No	5	21%

I approve the purchase of an Ultimaker 2 for $3,000 or less.

Results

Yes	24	100%
No	0	0%

I approve a budget of $1,500 for textiles and fine arts.

Results

Yes	25	100%
No	0	0%

I approve a budget of $10,000 for a woodshop.

Results

Yes	22	88%
No	3	12%

I approve a budget of $5,000 for a metal shop

Results

Yes	24	100%
No	0	0%

I approve a budget of $5,000 for a classroom.

Results

Yes	24	96%
No	1	4%

I approve a budget of $2,500 for improvements to the electronics lab.

Results

Yes	25	100%
No	0	0%

Voters

Total votes	25	68%
Active voters	37