The meeting was called to order by Jim KG0HU at 1900.

Present:
(voting members)
Pete Goldman
Jim Kubitschek
Dale Scott
Mike Borenstein
Steve Price

(others)
Mike Borsuk
Kathy Borenstein
Doshia Kretke
Nima Gharavi
George Kretke

The January Minutes were approved as corrected.

Old Business: After looking at the old meeting minutes (2002 Annual meeting and following Board meeting) the Board via e-mail decided it was neither appropriate nor required to ask for a vote of the membership regarding the permanent establishment of the 1- year position.

Election of Board positions:
Chair: Jim Kubitschek, KG0HU, by voice vote
Vice-chair: Dale Scott, KA0QPV, by voice vote
Secretary: Steve Price, WB8VQI, by voice vote

Announcements: CU has requested ATV support at a demonstration and rally at the Fountain: 2 TV's for video back to incident command in the UMC, ideally 6 volunteers.

Bob Emig, Chuck Pringle, and Larry Stern have been in contact with Jim and voiced their continued support, including willingness to provide financial resources.

George Kretke announced that he will not be continuing as Red Cross liaison, but will help with the hospitals.

A discussion of how to approach liaison and coordinating positions ensued. Dale volunteered to come up with a plan proposal to organize the jobs. The nature of the various jobs was discussed and which of them need to be done by board members, as well as prioritizing them.

Nima will look into establishing a moderated mailing list which would be a source of official information.

Questions were raised: Does a body of operating policies and procedures need to be set up? Should the authority for the web site be in the by-laws?

Jim Kubitschek moved that the board will have editorial control over all official communications to the membership, that this includes web page and e-mail, that there shall be a committee formed to enable those communications, and that the enabling committee has no authority to decide on content of the communications. Motion carried.

The board appointed Mike Borsuk, Nima Gharavi, and Rick Clark to the enabling committee.

The board appointed Jim Kubitschek and Dale Scott as the editorial committee.

The board decided to maintain two mailing lists for e-mail: one for the general membership list (all BCARES members), and one for board members only. The board also decided that open e-mail discussions between board members should go via direct e-mail, not via a mailing list.

Board members are asked to direct suggestions for web page content to the editorial committee.

Steve Price agreed to update the membership list with changes provided at the annual meeting. He was given the hard copy lists. Jim Kubitschek will send the source file to Steve Price.

Al (sic) board members are asked to consider candidates for the open positions.

The next board meeting will be March 12 at 7:00 at Ball.

Meeting adjourned at 9:48. Minutes by Steve Price and Doshia Kretke.