Foundation/Local Chapters/United States/Minutes/2022/11/29

November 29, 2022 regular meeting of the OpenStreetMap United States Board of Directors

Call to Order

Minh called the meeting to order at 5pm, Eastern Daylight Time, via video conference.

Present:

• Maggie Cawley (Executive Director)
• Adam Franco (Treasurer)
• Diane Fritz (At Large)
• Minh Nguyễn (President)
• Brian Sperlongano (Secretary)
• Dani Waltersdorfer (Vice President) (arrived late)

Old Business

• The minutes from October’s board meeting were approved by unanimous consent

Reports

• The Executive Director (ED) provided an update to the board on OSM US’s activities over the prior month.
  • OSM US will be migrating to Neon CRM, which will allow members to view their membership status and renew online. The organization will own its data, and tech support is available on a paid hourly basis. We have the ability to customize the post-signup link to make members of aware of the option to also sign up for an OSMF membership.
  • Jess Beutler and Nellie Blair will be coming on board full-time to support the organization’s growing needs.

New Business

• The board approved the 2023 Budget
• The board approved adopting OSMCha as charter project
  • Minh recused himself from this agenda item due to his affiliation with Mapbox
• The board approved the election timeline, as amended:
  • Modify timeline to add registration cure period for nominee between 1/29 and 2/3.
  • Remove the requirement for a second for nominations to the board.

Adjournment

• The next board meeting is scheduled for December 19, 2022 at 5pm Eastern Standard Time.