===== 2016/06/14 BOTLab Committee Meeting ===== **Date/time and location:** 7pm, 14 June 2016 at the Hackspace ===== Agenda ===== Continued from meeting on 7 June 2016: * Children in the Hackspace * Insurance * Hackspace funds contribution towards CNC router purchase ===== Attendees ===== * David W, David H, Russell D, Ian S. * Apologies from Toby S, Arthur A ===== Topics discussed ===== * Continuing on from last weeks discussion about children in the hackspace * Insurance * Committee agreed to accept the Export and General (broker) Commercial Secure Plus (Evolution underwriting) policy. * Policy has been in place since 29th April 2016. * Committee will work with insurance assessor over the next few months to resolve any issues. * Cost is £1314, around £100 extra for Director's and officers indemnity. * Committee agreed to pay the insurance. * Hackspace funds * Committee looked at spending over last few months * Report that expenditure has gone up over the last few months; maintenance weekends, lathe, drill, tool cabinets, consumable list. * **Action:** DW to itemise expenditure on financial summary page * Other large expenses coming up: insurance (£1300), electricity bill (possibly £1000), rates (£500). * £500 was proposed to Nick as available for the purchase of a CNC router. Various options to increase this were discussed, eg build up over time, ask membership if they want to contribute more at members meeting. * Committee agreed (quorum) that Toby will buy 2 x Oil filled radiators to replace convection heaters, as per insurance requirements. ===== Topics carried forward ===== * Policy for vulnerable adults/learning disabilities