13 February 2023

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of NumFOCUS. All votes are reported in the form “(Y/N/A)” (in favor-Y‚ opposed-N‚ abstentions-A; e.g. “4-1-2” means “4 in favor, 1 opposed, and 2 abstentions”).

February 13, 2023

Attending: Sylvain Corlay, Larry Gray, Logan Kilpatrick, James Powell, Katrina Riehl, Rosie Pongracz, Noa Tamir, Stéfan van der Walt

Executive Director: Leah Silen

Not attending:

Executive Director's Report:

a. 2023 Proposed Budget - Board

i.  37% increase in healthcare benefits

ii. General 10% increase in costs for most services

iii. Vote deferred to the next board meeting so we have more time to
     > discuss
     
     iv. Discussed the need to address systems gaps, and recommended hiring a technical person for that job. Budget increase in personnel was explained by hiring of extra admin person. Discussed necessity of this option vs streamlining existing systems.

b. Actual vs. Projected 2022 Budget: (Reviewed January 30)

Discussion Items:

a. 2023 Budget

i.  Vote to Approve

b. Q1 Project Applications

i.  Assignment of Champions

    1.  HoloViz

    2.  Scverse - Logan

c. Board Retreat Updates - Date/time