Plone Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes July 9, 2026

Meeting started at 18:05 UTC

Attendance

Present: Rafahela Bazzanella, Gildardo Bautista Garcia Cano, Brian Davis, João Henrique Gouveia, Rikupekka Oksanen, and Eric Brehault
Excused: Martin Peeters

Approval of the minutes

June 25, 2026: Brian motions to approve. Gildardo seconds. All in favor except Eric who abstains

Action items

Brian contacted Fred regarding the Zope Foundation GitHub admin.

New business

Security report: to be discussed with Martin next time
Treasurer report:- review of the Q2 financial statements- Bucharest sprint: no reimbursment requested so far, we need to contact them- Beethoven sprint: they reimbursed the Release manager and AI team directly. Eric will check what was decided and let Steve know.- Tax return: we are late for the FinCEN form, the CPA is not responsive. Brian moves to approve the United States tax return for tax year 2025, and authorize Steve Piercy, to digitally sign the return on behalf of the Board of Directors. Eric seconds. All in favor. Motion approved.

Continued business

Zope Foundation GitHub admin: no news from Fred
Community recognition program: Astrid asked the board for feedback, Brian will share our remarks with Astrid.
New treasurer: no news
Plone Conference 2026: advancement on the site
Plone.org renewal: moving along
Improve Board processes: we will review our 2026 objectives in the next meeting
Zope Foundation Funds: Steve is gathering names and emails of the former members of the Zope foundation board. And Brian will contact Kim to get names and emails.

Adjournment

Rafahela moves to adjourn, Eric seconds, all in favor.
Meeting adjourned at 19:37 GMT