19 November 2025

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Admin 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”).

November 19, 2025

**Attending: **Julie Hollek, Rosie Pongracz, Sanket Verma

**Executive Director: **Rachel Kerestes

**Not attending: ** Andy Terrel, Mridul Seth

Information:

• Budget
  • Finance committee to meet Nov 24
  • Budget to TSC Nov 24
  • Board vote Dec 3
• Topics for a future meeting:
  • Fundraising
  • Meeting minutes
    • Philosophy & Legal requirements
    • What was discussed, decision points reached, resolutions voted on
  • 2026 Audit

Discussion Items:

• Updates
• Signatories
  • The board discussed which officers should be signatories on bank accounts held by NumFOCUS. The board authorizes the President, Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of the board of directors to be authorized signers with the highest levels of admin access to all of the NumFOCUS accounts. The board does not require all of the officers to be signatories on every account, but does require that at least one officer be a signatory on accounts along with the Executive Director and CFOO.
  • Vote
    • Rosie motions to authorize the President, Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer of the board of directors to be authorized signers with the highest levels of admin access to all of the NumFOCUS accounts.
      • Seconded by Sanket
      • Vote: 3 / 0 / 2
• Volunteer Policy
  • Board Members should sign it this week