President

Notes for MN-stf Presidents

I will eventually clean this up into something slightly cleaner and with less snarky editorializing, but here's a preliminary infodump for right now:

Meetings are typically held on the first and third Saturdays of every month. If it's convenient, feel free to shift things around to, e.g. the 2nd and 4th Saturday, instead.

Mn-stf board elections happen in the month immediately prior to Minicon. Nomination meetings happen in the month prior to the election. For example, if the election is in March, the nomination meetings will be in February.

Nota Bene: There is a fundamental conflict between members who will not attend a meeting at which firearms are permitted and members who will not attend meetings at which firearms are prohibited. Somebody will always be unhappy when the voting meeting is selected. Scott Raun, wearing his board member hat, stated the following in February 2015:

There are several ways to submit your ballot:

1) Mail it to Laura Krentz, to arrive before the voting meeting.

2) Hand deliver it to Laura Krentz before or at the meeting, before ballot counting starts.

3) Get someone you trust to hand-deliver your ballot to the membership secretary (currently Laura Krentz) before ballot counting starts.

4) (Probably) Leave the ballot in the box that is typically provided on Dreampark's front porch starting a few days to a week before the election.

Given #1, I feel that we are providing a method of voting that does not require them to enter someplace that requires them to leave behind their gun.

They may be discriminated against to the extent that they have to wait a while to find out who the new board is (until it is disseminated via various electronic fora), but I feel that is the consequence of their choice.

If they really feel strongly about it, they should volunteer to host the voting meeting - or find someone to host it that they can carry their gun at.

Reimbursements for Hosts

The standard reimbursement for hosting a meeting is $75. There are two exceptions:

• The New Year's Eve party host gets $200.
• The Pool Party host (or whoever does the shopping for supplies) also gets $200.

Special Event Scheduling

Currently, Bill Christ handles scheduling for the MN-stf Picnic, which usually happens in July or August. Minicon Hotel liaison handles scheduling of the Pool Party, which usually happens sometime in February.