OWASP Board Votes

For context of the meetings and mins., if available see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Board_Meetings and pick the date of the meeting

Voting Records

Date vote proposed	Details on item for proposed vote - 7 person board, 4 to pass	Affirm	Abstain/Against	Pass/Fail	Decision Date
Oct. 14, 2015	Motion: P2 - There should be no such thing as negative account balances for chapters or projects going forward. If the intent is to spend more money than is currently in the account, the money should be taken and approved from Foundation funding sources, subject to Foundation approval.	In favor: See voting record table	Against: See voting record	Pass.	Oct. 14, 2015
Oct. 14, 2015	Motion: Motion to approve Sept. 25 Board minutes. Moved by Tobias, Seconded by Matt.	In favor = All in favor by unanimous consent.	Against: None.	Pass.	Oct. 14, 2015
Sept.25, 2015	Motion: Motion to forgive negative balances on Chapter or Project budgets. Moved by Josh, Seconded by Jim	In favor = Fabio, Tobias, Josh, Jim, Matt, Michael, Andrew	Against: None.	Pass.	Sept. 25, 2015
Sept.25, 2015	Motion: Motion to update section 3.03 of OWASP Bylaws re: Board Attendance. Moved by Jim, Seconded by Andrew	In favor = Fabio, Tobias, Josh, Jim, Matt, Michael, Andrew	Against: None.	Pass.	Sept. 25, 2015
August 24, 2015	Automatic vote of confidence requirement per Bylaws when attendance falls below 75%. Fabio attendance <75%.	Vote in Confidence for Fabio continued participation at Board level = 6, Tobias, Josh, Jim, Michael, Andrew, Fabio	Against: None. Abstain = 1, Matt K.	Vote Passes in favor or in confidence for Fabio.	August 24, 2015
July 22, 2015	Motion: Motion to approve June 24 Board minutes. Moved by Josh, Seconded by Matt	In favor = Fabio, Tobias, Josh, Jim, Matt, Michael	Against: None. Absent = Andrew	Pass.	July 22, 2015
June 24, 2015	Motion: Motion to approve $10K investment from Foundation to fund a Project Summit during AppSecUSA in San Francisco. Moved by Josh, Seconded by Jim	In favor = Andrew, Fabio, Tobias, Josh, Jim, Matt	Against: None. Absent = Michael	Pass.	June 24, 2015
May 22, 2015	Motion: Motion to “Move forward with already ‘in progress training contract’ for finding and helping to select OWASP PCI training vendor for a private partner on a one time basis". Moved by Andrew, Seconded by Fabio	In favor = Andrew, Fabio, Tobias	Against: Josh, Matt. Abstain = Jim	Pass. Motion passes by 3 to 2 vote with one abstention.	May 22, 2015
May 22, 2015	Motion: Approve Minutes from April 29, 2015 Board meeting. Jim moves, Andrew seconds	All 6 Board Members in attendance approve. Motion passes.	Against: None	Pass	May 22, 2015
May 5, 2015	Motion: Should Bylaws be updated in Section 3.03-Regular Meetings with clarifying language about 75% attendance requirements as proposed by Bill Corry. Yes, or No? Motion by Josh, seconded by Jim. Exact language posted to May 22 Board minutes.	E-Vote performed via email. All 7 Board Members consent to evote & all 7 vote Yes. Motion passes.	Against: None	Pass	May 5, 2015
Apr 29, 2015	Motion: Approve Minutes from March 25 Board meeting Yes, or No? Motion by Tobias, seconded by Josh.	Motion passes with 6 approvals. 6 Board members in attendance.	Against: None	Pass	Apr 29, 2015
Apr 29, 2015	Motion: Approve the appointment of Martin as Compliance Officer for 2015. Yes, or No? Motion by Josh, seconded by Jim.	Motion passes with 6 approvals. 6 Board members in attendance.	Against: None	Pass	Apr 29, 2015
Apr 29, 2015	Motion: Should Board approve the updated proposal on process and funding for a Summer of Code program? Yes, or No? Motion by Fabio to call the vote, seconded by Matt.	Motion passes by majority vote with 3 approvals, 2 against. Quorum present with 5 Board members in attendance.	Against: Two	Pass = Yes	Apr 29, 2015
Apr 7, 2015	Motion: Hire Paul Ritchie as our full-time Executive Director and approve a formal offer to hire him.	Motion passes per evote (via email) with 7 approvals.	Against: None	Pass	Apr 7, 2015
Mar. 25, 2015	Motion: Allow Corporate Members to make or change their allocations to Project or Chapter from their annual membership fees on an annual basis. Current policy is static or fixed for 3 year term. Yes, or No? Motion by Josh, seconded by Jim.	Motion passes with 6 approvals	Against: None	Pass	Mar. 25 2015
Mar. 25, 2015	Motion: Should OWASP enter into an agreement directly with Insperity to provide payroll and HR services to OWASP employees? Motion by Josh, seconded by Jim.	Motion passes with 6 approvals	Against: None	Pass	Mar. 25 2015
Mar. 25, 2015	Motion: HR and Payroll administration to be handled by OWASP Staff rather than 3rd party Association Mgmt firm now that Insperity contract is direct with OWASP, Yes or No? Motion by Josh, seconded by Michael.	Motion passes with 6 approvals	Against: None	Pass	Mar. 25 2015
Mar. 25, 2015	Motion to approve February 11 2015 Board meeting minutes. Motion by Jim, seconded by Michael.	Motion passes with 6 approvals	Against: None	Pass	Mar. 25 2015
Jan. 21, 2015	Motion to approve 1 month extension for Executive Director services, Feb. 1-28, 2015. Motion by Tobias, seconded by Jim. Vote conducted via email.	Motion passes with 7 approvals	Against: None	Pass	Jan. 28, 2015
Jan. 14, 2015	Motion to approve Dec.10,2014 Board meeting minutes. Motion by Tobias, seconded by Josh.	Motion passes with 6 approvals	Against: None, Fabio arrived late	Pass	Jan. 14, 2015
Jan. 14, 2015	Motion to accept officer positions for 2015 as voted on during December. Outgoing Board member Eoin provided conducted the selection process. Motion by Tobias, seconded by Matt	Motion passes with 6 approvals	Against: None, Fabio arrived late	Pass	Jan. 14, 2015
Dec. 10, 2014	Motion to hold separate meeting on 2015 Strategic Goals & budget to allow greater time for discussion. Motion by Tobias, seconded by Josh.	Motion passes with 6 approvals	Against: None, Tom absent	Pass	Dec. 10, 2014
Dec. 10, 2014	Motion to approve the updated Whistleblower policy. Motion by Josh, seconded by Tobias.	Motion passes with 6 approvals	Against: None, Tom absent	Pass	Dec. 10, 2014
Dec. 10, 2014	Motion (Michael) to approve all three sets of Board meeting minutes (September, October and November 2014). Seconded (Tom).	Motion passes with full approval	Against: None	Pass	Dec. 10, 2014
Nov. 12, 2014	Motion to approve 2013 Tax Forms as prepared by KPMG and to authorize KPMG to e-file tax forms on OWASP behalf. (Motion by Josh, Second by Tobias)	Jim, Josh, Tom, Tobias	Against: none (only 4 Members attending)	Pass	Nov. 12, 2014
Oct. 8, 2014	Motion to approve Projects Committee 2.0 (Motion by Josh, Second by Jim)	Jim, Josh, Michael, Fabio, Tobias	Against: none (only 5 Members attending)	Pass	Oct. 8, 2014
Sept 16, 2014	Motion to change profit split for Local & Regional Events to 90% Chapter / 10% Foundation - no cap - beginning 2015 (Motion by Josh, second Jim)	Josh, Jim, Tom, Tobias	Against: Michael, Fabio. Abstain: Eoin	Pass - This motion now supercedes and replaces the prior approved motion at 75/25 split.	Sept. 16, 2014
Sept 16, 2014	Motion to change profit split for Local & Regional Events to 75% Chapter / 25% Foundation - no cap - beginning 2015 (Motion by Tom, second Fabio)	Fabio, Michael, Eoin, Tom	Against: Josh, Jim, Tobias	Pass	Sept. 16, 2014
Sept 16, 2014	Motion to allocate $12,000 of Community Engagement funds for 2014 AsiaPac Tour (Motion by Jim, second Tobias)	Fabio, Michael, Tobias, Jim, Eoin	Against: Josh,Tom	Pass	Sept. 16, 2014
Sept 16, 2014	Motion to proceed forward with Committee 2.0 process for Project Committee as proposed by Johanna. (Motion by Tobias, second Jim)	All	Against: none	Pass by unanimous consent	Sept. 16, 2014
Sept 16, 2014	Issue: Should OWASP consider providing shared hosting to some set of projects or chapters. How to handle requests for sub-domains? Motion - All owasp.org subdomains that do exist will be on owasp foundation controlled servers. (Motion by Josh, second Tom)	All	Against: none	Pass by unanimous consent	Sept. 16, 2014
August 13, 2014	Motion - Board to authorize Paul Ritchie, OWASP Interim Executive Director to have Executive Director duties for financial oversight including review, approve, signature authority and release of funds for various financial obligations in accordance with the OWASP accounting & signatory policies. (Motion by Jim, second by Tobias)	Jim, Michael, Eoin, Tom, Fabio, Tobias	Against: none (6 members attending)	Pass	August 13, 2014
July 11, 2014	Motion to establish committees 2.0 (link to the document: OWASP Committees), to reestablish committees and empower the community. (Motion by Josh, Second by Michael)	Josh, Michael, Jim, Eoin, Fabio	Against: Tobias, Tom	Pass	July 18, 2014
April 30, 2014	Motion to demote all OWASP flagship projects to labs as an interim step in reevaluating project status and infrastructure.	Josh, Tom, Jim, Tobias, Michael	-	Pass	April 30, 2014
April 30, 2014	Motion to move forward with using KPMG for international accounting, including engagement for the Belgian entity taxes and advice	Josh, Tom, Eoin, Jim, Tobias, Michael	-	Pass	April 30, 2014
April 30, 2014	Motion to turn off the community (social media) functionality of the portal (not the portal itself), initiate a plan of requirements and research for social engagement by the community	Josh, Tom, Eoin, Jim, Tobias	Michael	Pass	April 30, 2014
March 3, 2014	Proposal: Add a new section to the OWASP Bylaws. SECTION 4.07 Participation. Participation in OWASP activities (conferences, meetings, mailings lists, projects, etc) does not require membership, but is subject to adherence to the OWASP Code of Ethics, and OWASP leaders may revoke the privilege of participation to those who choose not to abide by that code. Notification of such a revocation must be made to the individual in writing, with the OWASP Board of Directors CC’d for inclusion in the Foundation records. If an individual believes that this revocation is unjustified, then they have the option to appeal the decision by notifying the OWASP Board of Directors in writing within 14 days of the original notification.	Michael, Josh, Tom, Eoin, Jim, Tobias, Fabio	-	Pass	March 31, 2014
February 24, 2014	Motion to modify the OWASP Bylaws section 4.02 to include in good-standing subject to our code of ethics”	Michael, Josh, Tom, Eoin, Jim, Tobias	Fabio (no vote received)	Pass	February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014	Motion to modify all public facing text regarding the Google Hacking Inquiry	Michael, Josh, Tom, Fabio, Eoin, Jim, Tobias	-	Pass	February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014	2014 OWASP Foundation Strategic Goals	Michael, Josh, Tom, Fabio, Eoin, Jim, Tobias	-	Pass	February 24, 2014
January 27, 2014	"Shall OWASP release the proposed statement?" OWASP Statement on the Security of the Internet 2014 (Yes/Affirm or No/Against)	Michael, Josh, Tom, Fabio, Eoin, Jim, Tobias	-	Pass	January 27th (6 votes cast) - February 2nd (1 remaining vote cast), 2014
January 7, 2014	OWASP will terminate the co-marketing agreement with RSA for RSA 2014. This may place our training at risk, but if permitted we will still provide the free training at RSA and the OWASP speaking slot. vote on mailing list (Yes/Affirm or No/Against)	Michael, Josh, Tobias	No - Tom, Fabio Abstain - Eoin, Jim	Pass	January 7, 2014
December 16, 2013	Compliance Officer per Whistleblower Policy for 2014 - Martin Knobloch, vote on mailing list	Tom, Seba, Dave, Michael, Jim, Eoin		Pass (Unanimous)	December 29, 2013
December 16, 2013	Approval of 2014 Annual Foundation Budget	Seba, Dave, Michael, Jim, Eoin	No vote received: Tom	Pass	December 17, 2013
December 13, 2013	Vote to approve going forward with Fonteva Member Nation Portal Proposal	Seba, Dave, Michael, Jim, Tom	No vote received: Eoin	Pass	December 16, 2013
December 9, 2013	Grant Spending Policy	Seba, Jim, Tom, Michael	No vote received: Dave, Eoin	Pass	December 9, 2013
December 9, 2013	Project Spending Policy	Seba, Jim, Tom, Michael	No vote received: Dave, Eoin	Pass	December 9, 2013
December 9, 2013	New Project Sponsorship Model	Seba, Jim, Tom, Michael	No vote received: Dave, Eoin	Pass	December 9, 2013
December 9, 2013	Tiered Corporate Membership Model	Seba, Jim, Tom, Michael	No vote received: Dave, Eoin	Pass	December 9, 2013
October 30, 2013	Board Orientation Agreement and Board Code of Conduct	Tom, Jim, Seba, Michael, Eoin	No vote received: Dave	Pass	November 8, 2013
October 30, 2013	OWASP Whistleblower and Anti-Retaliation Policy	Tom, Jim, Seba, Michael, Dave, Eoin		Pass	November 5, 2013
October 30, 2013	OWASP Social Media Policy	Tom, Jim, Seba, Eoin, Michael, Dave		Pass	November 4, 2013
October 30, 2013	OWASP Conflict of Interest Policy and Annual Questionnaire - applying to Global Board Members and Employees	Tom, Jim, Michael, Seba, Eoin, Dave		Pass	November 4, 2013
August 19, 2013	OWASP Board Size: OWASP bylaws specify the board must be between 5 and 7 members. Vote to extend to 7 members. The 2013 election will now seat 4 spots instead of 3. The newly elected board members will begin their terms Jan 1, 2014.Meeting Minutes	Tom, Jim, Michael, Seba, Eoin, Dave		Pass	August 19, 2013
August 19, 2013	OWASP Board Meetings and Attendance Requirements: OWASP Board of Directors will hold quarterly board meetings lasting 4-6 hours each. The schedule of meetings will be set by the board in December before the year. It is likely the the board meetings will take place on Saturdays or on a dedicated day before a large OWASP conference. This change is a result of the success of the longer format board meeting and also a result of the Executive Director role that has enabled full time involvement and focus on OWASP operations. Board members must attend (in person or virtually) 3 of the 4 meetings to fulfill the attendance requirements. This will take effect in January, 2014.Meeting Minutes	Tom, Jim, Michael, Seba, Eoin, Dave		Pass	August 19, 2013
August 19, 2013	Vote for OWASP Board Onboarding Process: An official board orientation set of documents will be created that includes a stated conflict of interest policy (in addition to what we have in the bylaws), 2 required reading short books on non-profit foundations, requirement to read previous financial reports and 990, and links to our to-be created governance page. All board members will sign and acknowledge completion of the orientation by Jan 1, 2014. New board members to sign by January 1 (following their election), and subject to disciplinary action if not completed by February 1. Board members will not be allowed to participate in Board votes until acknowledgement is signed. Meeting Minutes	Tom, Jim, Michael, Seba, Eoin, Dave		Pass	August 19, 2013
May 13, 2013	Vote to make all board terms 1 year and all candidates and board members run for a specific position (President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer, (2) Member at large as outlined of the responsibilities of the bylaws. Motion June 10, 2013 Board Meeting Minutes.	Tom	Jim, Michael, Seba, Eoin, Dave	Fail	June 10, 2013
May 23, 2013	Vote to modify SECTION 3.03 of OWASP Foundation Bylaws to allow for Board Members not able to attend in person Board Meeting: "and shall be highly encouraged to meet in person at least once annually at a date to be announced and agreed upon" June 10, 2013 Board Meeting Minutes.	Jim, Michael, Seba, Eoin, Dave	Tom	Pass	June 10, 2013
May 31, 2013	Vote to approve Foundation Signatory Policy outlined in Executive Director Report.	Tom, Jim, Michael, Seba		Pass	June 3 2013
May 31, 2013	Vote to approve budget modifications outlined in Executive Director Report primarily to fund increased staffing costs.	Tom, Jim, Michael, Seba		Pass	June 3 2013
May 13, 2013	Vote in support of EC Council Grant Proposal Submission Board Meeting Minutes	Tom, Jim, Michael, Seba, Dave, Eoin		Pass	May 13, 2013
May 13, 2013	Vote to confirm 2013 OWASP Strategic Goals	Tom, Jim, Michael, Seba, Dave, Eoin		Pass	May 13, 2013
April 8, 2013	Vote to hire an executive director to the OWASP foundation.	Tom, Jim, Michael, Seba, Eoin, Dave		Pass Effective going forward (April 2013 -	8th April 2013
Feb 11, 2013	Vote to implement board member term limits to 4 consecutive 2 year terms.	Tom, Jim, Michael, Seba, Eoin	Dave	Pass Effective going forward (January 2014 - next election	Feb 11, 2013
Feb 12, 2013	Vote to officially dissolve global committees and proceed with Initiatives model https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Initiatives_Global_Strategic_Focus	Tom, Dave, Jim, Michael, Seba, Eoin		Pass	Feb 12, 2013
Jan 14 2013	Move schedule of AppSecUSA to Q2 starting in 2014 (Q1 APAC, Q2 USA, Q3 EU, Q4 LATAM)	Michael, Tom, Jim, Eoin, Seba	Dave - not present to vote	Pass	Jan 14 2013
Jan 14 2013	60/40 membership split (Foundation/Chapters)	Michael (voted Jan 14), Eoin (voted Jan 14), Seba (email vote Feb 26), Dave (email vote Feb 26)	Abstain - Tom (conflict as a chapter leader), Jim	Pass	Feb 26, 2013
Dec 10, 2012	Anti-Harassment Policy for Conferences Link	Eoin, Tom, Seba, Matt, and Michael	Dave - not present to vote	Pass	Dec 10, 2012
November 29, 2012	Event Profit Split Proposal Link	Eoin, Seba, Matt, Dave and Michael	Tom	Pass	Dec 5, 2012
May 14, 2012	Does the OWASP Board support the Projects Reboot Initiative with initial funding of $15,0000? Cut off date for initial round of funding end of June 2012.	Michael, Dave, Tom, Seba, Eoin		Pass	May 14, 2012
April 5, 2012	Vote to approve New Membership Wording on Landing page	Michael, Matt, Eoin, Dave, Seba		Pass	April 5, 2012
April 5, 2012	Sarah Baso has contract signing authority	Michael, Matt, Tom, Eoin, Seba, Dave		Pass	April 5, 2012
April 5, 2012	Move forward with Cruise Summit Panning		Seba, Eoin, Michael, Dave, Tom	Fail - defer summit to consider new proposals and board direction	April 5, 2012
March 12, 2012	Include in registration a mandatory field that makes the member (corporate or individual) to choose a local chapter/project or to choose “none”	Michael, Matt, Tom, Eoin		Pass	March 12, 2012
February, 2012	Is the Global Conference Committee Liason authorized to sign financial contracts below $15,000?		Tom, Eoin, Seba, Matt, Michael	Fail	February, 2012
10-Jan-2012	Vote to approve the 4 job descriptions as written (with minor edits noted in Board meeting minutes) link to job descriptions and meeting minutes	Michael, Matt, Tom, Seba, Eoin		Pass	10-Jan-2012
10-Jan-2012	Vote to approve 2012 Budget as written, with quarterly check in	Michael, Matt, Tom, Seba, Eoin		Pass	10-Jan-2012
10-Jan-2012	Proposal to remove OWASP member #72624861per Foundation Bylaws 4.03	Michael, Eoin, Matt, Tom, Seba	Dave	Pass	10-Jan-2011
14-Nov-2011	Letter of Intent from Security Innovations Letter of Intent Security Innovations	Dave, Matt, Tom, Seba		Pass	14-Nov-2011
10-Oct-2011	Do you support a modification to the election policy that during annual owasp elections for the OWASP International Board of Directors that the candidate must be in good standing and have served the community in the role of active global committee member for min 12 months?	Tom, Seba, Eoin	Michael, Matt, Dave	Fail	October 21, 2011
14-Nov-2011	Letter of Intent from Security Innovations Letter of Intent Security Innovations	Dave, Matt, Tom, Seba		Pass	14-Nov-2011
10-Oct-2011	Do you support a modification to the election policy that during annual owasp elections for the OWASP International Board of Directors that the candidate must be in good standing and have served the community in the role of active global committee member for min 12 months?	Dave, Tom, Seba, Eoin	Michael, Matt	Pass	20-Oct-2011
6-Sept-2011	Approve Exception to Board term for 2011 election. Newly elected board members will begin their term at the September 20 Meeting and will continue until December 31, 2013	Dave, Jeff, Seba, Eoin, Matt	Tom	Pass	6-Sept-2011
6-Sept-2011	Vote to approve the Rackspace agreement	Matt, Seba, Jeff, Dave, Eoin		Pass	6-Sept-2011
23-Aug-2011	Vote to Ammend the ByLaws to indicate a Board of Directors Term of 24 months commencing January 1 following the election	Matt, Tom, Seba, Eoin, Jeff	Dave Wichers	Pass	29-Aug-2011
23-Aug-2011	Vote to Approve Hacking-Lab Letter of Intent	Eoin, Dave, Matt, Tom, Seba		Pass	24-Aug-2011
23-Aug-2011	Vote to Approve GCC Blanket Co Marketing Agreement	Eoin, Dave, Matt, Tom, Seba		Pass	24-Aug-2011
8-Aug-2011	Vote to approve allocation of additional $5,000 to Conference Committee Budget (from general OWASP fund) for schwag requests			[deferred to after next committee chair meeting - Sept. meeting]
8-Aug-2011	Yes/No Will LACSON be grated exception from Conference Committee Oversight?	Jeff, Seba, Eoin	Tom, (Matt - Abstain)	Pass (3 of 5 present at meeting)	8-Aug-2011
8-Aug-2011	Yes/No Will the Foundation allocate $5K - $10K for OWASP Brochure Website - Design Funding	Jeff, Seba, Eoin, Tom, Matt		Pass (5 of 5 present)	8-Aug-2011

• Date of final vote received needed for pass/fail quorum