Date

 

Location

1825 Monetary Lane #104, Carrollton, TX 75006

Google Meet

https://discord.com/channels/862552330322182165/936322393411051531/1496287816269955143



Call to Order 

Attendance 

BoD:

  • Max
  • Megan
  • Sam
  • Kevin (online)
  • Absent: Greg

Prior Minutes

2026-04-07 Board Meeting Minutes (Emergency) [Approved]

2026-03-17 Board Meeting Minutes [Approved]

2026-02-17 Board Meeting Minutes [Approved]

2026-01-20 Board Meeting Minutes [Approved]

2025-12-16 Board Meeting Minutes [Approved]


MOTION: Approve Prior Minutes, Max 2nd Meghan

Vote: Unianimous minus Greeg

Financial Statement

Income

 Revenue 120k

Expense

131290

NetNeg 10k (inlcudes april rent)

Honorarium 2150 paid, 43 classes. 1450 donated 29 classes. (43 is on our 6-months average, february was a way above average month.)

Member count: 1921 per Jason

Member Recognition

  • DMS BoD would like to recognize the Steamroller leadership group. Megan, Paul, Mikael, and Astrud.
  • DMS BoD would like to recognize Martin Schneider for printing for May's Event at the Zoo
  • DMS BoD would like to recognize the Glass Dress Bead Making Crew and the whole Team
  • DMS BoD would like to recognize Ian, Kalai, Mike, and Jake for the Purple Room rework.
  • DMS BoD would like to recognize the Greg and the Storage Team for the Woodshop area storage
  • DMS BoD would like to recognize Gena for teaching PR and Marketing classes to get more people involved and helping.
  • DMS BoD would like to recognize Eve for signs and tours and a lot of cool stuff, including teaching and other things
  • DMS BoD would like to recognize Quy for the work in Vector


New Business

Submitted By

Agenda Item Title

Problem

Solution

Relevance

Pulled from Consent

Moved By

Seconded By

For

Against

Abstain
Max Locke Expansion of Honorarium Minimum Exemptions Certain Classes By Their Nature May Have Difficulty Meeting the Honorarium Minimum

Rules and Policies

Under Honorarium Payment Policies

Point 4

Add sub-point b. Upon request by the appropriate Officer, the Board may approve an exception for this class attendance minimum if the 1) class is important to the operations and/or growth of DMS, 2) classes are needed on a routine basis and this routine may limit the classes ability to meet the minimum attendance.

Motion to:

formally add sub-point B, as outlined above

Add "New Teacher Orientation," and "New Tour Guide Orientation" to list of approved classes under sub-point b, which currently includes "New Member Orientation"


 		Need New Orientation and New Tour Guide Orientation Teachers no Max Locke Max Locke Megan Murray Megan Murray kev, Samuel Mitchell Samuel Mitchell
Max Locke Up Honorarium Class Maximum to 8 Classes/Month Some teachers that teach critical classes are bumping up against this minimum

Rules and Policies

Under Honorarium Payment Policies

Point 2

Motion to modify Point 2 to be:

Honorarium payments will be limited to eight (8) per teacher, per month.  This class limit will be periodically reviewed and adjusted by the Board of Directors.

 		We need these classes taught and can't expect the teachers to do without honorarium no Max Locke Max Locke Megan Murray Megan Murray Samuel Mitchell Samuel Mitchell



Emergency Business

Ian provided the RDRC report for HVAC maintenance.

MOTION: MAX

Second: Megan

Vote: Max, Megan, Sam, Kevin. (Greg Absent)

Motion: Motion to approve $6955 for HVAC maintenance.


Motion to Move to Closed Session

MOTION: MAX, 2nd: Megan.

Vote: Max, Megan, Sam, Kevin. (Greg Absent)

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