MINUTES


La Plaza Telecommunity
Board of Directors Regular Meeting

Coronado Building
Taos Convention Center
July 18, 2000  4:00 pm

MOTIONS PASSED:
1. to approve the budget as amended.
2. to fill the board position vacated by Dawn Redpath
   with Damon Benson.
3. to initiate online voting.
4. to provide 150 online hours per month per primary
    account and related secondary accounts for $17.50.
    Fifty cents an hour will be charged for each hour in
    excess of 150 hours.

 AGENDA
1. Call to Order                Peter Alexander, President
2. Approval of Agenda           Peter Alexander, President
3. Approval of June Minutes     Peter Alexander, President
4. Member Comments              Peter Alexander, President
5. Executive Director Report    Judith Pepper, Exec Dir
6. Technology Report            Michael Ortiz, System Admin
7. Financial Report             Pete Warner, Treasurer
8. Committee Reports            Peter Alexander, President
          Public Relations           Peter Alexander, Chair
          Nominating                 Gene Goetz, Chair
          Fund Raising               No Chair
          Education                  Ira Schwartz, Chair
          Bylaws                     Mats Wichman, Chair
          Fees and Usage             Mats Wichman, Chair
9. Board Discussion          Peter Alexander, President
Adjournment                  Peter Alexander, President
Executive session            Peter Alexander, President

Next Meeting
    Tuesday, September 19, 2000,   4:00 PM, Centinel Bank
    Conference Room.

	
Call to Order by Alexander, 4:15 p.m.

Present: Alexander, Goetz, Myers, Ortiz (System
Administrator), Pepper  (Executive Director), Romero,
Schwartz, Suazo, Wichman.  Absent: Warner

Approval of Agenda as presented
Approved

Approval of  June Minutes:
There was no quorum; therefore no minutes to approve.

Member/Guest  Comments      Peter Alexander,

President

No members or guests were present.

Executive Director's Report  Judith Pepper,
The report was circulated to the board members at the
meeting.

Technology Report         	Mike Ortiz, System Administrator
The report was circulated to the board members at the
meeting.

Treasurers Report           	Judith Pepper in Warner's absence
The report was circulated to the board members at the
meeting.

MOTION to approve the budget as amended: Myers
SECOND: Suazo
VOTE: approved unanimously

Committee Reports       Peter Alexander, President
          Public Relations - Peter Alexander, Chair
          Nominating - Gene Goetz, Chair
              MOTION
			  to elect Damon Benson to fill the board
              vacancy created by the resignation of Dawn
              Redpath: Schwartz
               SECOND: Myers
               VOTE: approved unanimously
          Fund Raising - No Chair
          Education - Ira Schwartz, Chair
          Bylaws - Mats Wichman, Chair
          Fees and Usage - Mats Wichman
               MOTION to provide 150 online hours per month
                 per primary account and related secondary
                 accounts for $17.50. Fifty cents an hour will be
                 charged for each hour in excess of 150 hours:
                 Goetz
               SECOND: Romero
               VOTE: approved unanimously

Board Discussion                   Peter Alexander, President
MOTION to initiate online voting: Myers
SECOND: Schwartz
VOTE: approved unanimously

Adjournment by the President: time 6:45 P.M.

Next Meeting
     Tuesday, September 19, 2000,   4:00 P.M., Centinel
     Bank Conference Room.