Board/Minutes/2026-10
New date: 15 October 2026, at 12:00 UTC - Countdown.
This will be the last meeting of the board before the Annual General Meeting.
Location: Video room https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/dor-2cd-qah-rim
Participants
Absent
Officers and Board Historic
Board member biographies Historic
Minutes by Dorothea Kazazi.
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Administrative
Approval of previous minutes
Circular Resolutions
2026/Res17 Active contributor membership application #2026011310000086 - reapplication
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Approved on 2026-09-26 with 6 votes in favour: Brazil Singh, Daniela Waltersdorfer, Héctor Ochoa Ortiz, Laura Mugeha, Roland Olbricht, Maurizio Napolitano.
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| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2026/Res18 Grant Slater's salary increase
| As Grant's manager, I want to propose a salary increase. His current annual rate is £---------- Inflation rose in the UK by 3.1% this past year (https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices). He has met his goals for this year, including being more social and open on various communication channels and presenting on the work he and the OWG does. For that reason, I want to propose the Board approves a salary increase of 7%, which takes into account the inflation rate.
This would move his current hourly rate of £------ to £------, as such a total annual salary of £---------------. If you disagree, please specify what amount you feel would be most appropriate. |
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Unanimously approved on 2026-09-26 with 7 votes in favour: Brazil Singh, Daniela Waltersdorfer, Héctor Ochoa Ortiz, Laura Mugeha, Roland Olbricht, Craig Allan (No comment. HR issues should not have public comments), Maurizio Napolitano (I am in favor only if we are certain of covering the costs). |
| Circular by Dani Waltersdorfer. |
Notes:
- Grant Slater: Senior Site Reliability Engineer.
- The numbers were circulated to the board.
- The circular was created on 2026-09-23, after 2026/Res17, and was set-up to close earlier than the typical seven days duration.
2026/Res19 Active contributor membership application #2026053110000053
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Approved on 2026-10-11 with 5 votes in favour: Craig Allan, Daniela Waltersdorfer, Héctor Ochoa Ortiz, Laura Mugeha, Roland Olbricht (Has been nominated for OSM awards by <redacted> <"when"" redacted>).
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| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2026/Res20 Active contributor membership application #2026081110000059
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Voting closes on 2026-10-12. |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2026/Res21 Active contributor membership application #2026071310000084
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Voting closes on 2026-10-13. |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2026/Res22 Active contributor membership application #2026081110000595
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Voting closes on 2026-10-13. |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
Chairperson's report
| Topic presented by Craig Allan. |
Secretary's report
| Topic presented by Dani Waltersdorfer. |
Treasurer's report
| Previous reports during monthly board meetings and general meetings |
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| See the Treasurer's reports on the finances page. |
| Topic presented by Roland Olbricht. |
2027 contracts for the three Sovereign Tech Fund contractors
| Background |
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| In 2024 the OSMF announced that it was selected by the Sovereign Tech Agency for a service agreement in the amount of 384,000 EUR over two years to ensure the stability, growth and modernization of OpenStreetMap’s core software.
The following persons were subsequently contracted by OSMF and paid by the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), which is a program of the Sovereign Tech Agency:
The contracts end on 2026-12-31. The board is discussing providing new contracts for 2027. |
| Topic proposed by Héctor. |
Proposal for a Deputy Treasurer role after the Annual General Meeting
Topic proposed by Héctor.
SotM Latam 2026
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| State of the Map LATAM 2026 will take place in Mexico, from 2026-10-27 to 2026-10-29. It is organised by the OSM LATAM community and the OSM Mexico Community. Dani will represent the board there )approval). |
| Topic proposed by Dani. |
2026 Personnel Committee report
| Background |
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| The Personnel Committee has to publish a report in advance of the 2026 OSMF Annual General Meeting. |
| Topic proposed by Héctor. |
Any other business
Guest comments or questions
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