Meeting Notes 2016-01-26: Difference between revisions
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=== Votes === | === Votes === | ||
*[[2016_Budget_Vote]] | *[[2016_Budget_Vote]] | ||
* Numbers are based on the 2015 expenditures | |||
* Area host projections are roughly 20% less than 2015 numbers | |||
* Do people need more money? | |||
* Are there places we are spending money on consumables that individual members should be donating for? | |||
* The cost of consumables is variable across areas. We decided when we moved not to track things too specifically. | |||
** We could track this, but there is overhead in figuring this out | |||
** e.g. Flat discs, grinding discs in hot metal | |||
** Shopbot bits - people provide their own bits | |||
** With electronics, we need consumables to have an electronic lab | |||
* Area hosts should give input on their projected expenditures for the following year | |||
** Area hosts were given the opportunity to adjust the initial values | |||
What are the specific items that money will be spent on? | |||
** 2015 expenditures | |||
* What are things spent on in different areas? | |||
** Hot metals - mostly consumables | |||
** CNC - mostly consumables, and some repair | |||
** Tool cage - Shae came on midway, figuring out what will be necessary | |||
** General areas - lots of paper towel | |||
** Space buildout - based on an estimate from Michael Skilton | |||
* Spending for area host is based on track record, anything larger needs to get voted on | |||
* Could look at third quarter spending and project | |||
* Have asked for spending in past years, but don't have projections based on past usage | |||
* Some expenditure is based on the member-size | |||
* Philosophy in putting together the budget is based on trusting the area hosts to spend the money appropriately | |||
* Current membership & rent - report from Treasurer | |||
** Current rent - $~3900/month, doubles when we take over the new space | |||
** Taking over the space in May | |||
** If we have no membership growth, we will be in fine financial state | |||
** Current membership growth trend is flat | |||
*** Attrition and new members are about equal | |||
** Full members: 114, Starving Hackers 271 currently | |||
** Average person contributes ~$50 (28% full members) | |||
** IRS penalty was eliminated | |||
* Guidelines for emergency fund is to cover 6 months of rents, utility, insurance, professional services | |||
* There are no spending caps on single item spending in this budget | |||
* Jason would be willing to work on a policy proposal with Tom this week | |||
* Treasurer will total up line items each quarter and post them in RT for member review | |||
* Vote passes: | |||
** 34 Aye - 3 nay - 1 abstain | |||
* [[Jewelry_Tools_Vote]] | * [[Jewelry_Tools_Vote]] | ||
* Where will this go? | |||
** Cold metals | |||
* Ventilation? | |||
* Measure passes: | |||
** 36 Aye - 1 Nay - 1 Abstain | |||
=== Tour === | === Tour === | ||
*Thanks to Jim for giving the tour | *Thanks to Jim for giving the tour | ||
