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I've been out of the loop, so I apologize for any redundancy. I just assumed there would be a group of people (of those who are into it) coming up with a budget for the build, and then we'd ask for a consensus at a Tuesday meeting. Should be a rubber stamp, no?<BR>
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--------------------<BR> <BR>> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:49:06 -0700<BR>> Subject: Re: [Build] Lock costs<BR>> From: longobord@gmail.com<BR>> To: build@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> CC: maltman23@hotmail.com<BR>> <BR>> I'm still keen on having a little separation between the person with<BR>> the purse strings and the person who makes the call to "make it so".<BR>> Something like an undertreasurer for the build so that the person<BR>> spending the money is not the same as the person making the decisions.<BR>> (I've found that this sort of setup can actually make things easier<BR>> for a variety of reasons.)<BR>> <BR>> Christie<BR>> <BR>> ---<BR>> Pigs can fly given sufficient thrust.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Andy Isaacson<adi@hexapodia.org> wrote:<BR>> > On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 07:23:15PM -0700, Rubin Abdi wrote:<BR>> >> Andy Isaacson wrote, On 2009/08/10 18:59:<BR>> >> >We should also figure out some way to streamline and formalize our<BR>> >> >reimbursement process; as it currently stands, there are two options<BR>> >> >neither of which is especially awesome:<BR>> >><BR>> >> Weren't we just going to setup a budget, get that approved through<BR>> >> consensus then have the great Shannon delegate those funds?<BR>> ><BR>> > I think it's clear the consensus process won't work for every $300<BR>> > expenditure we'll incur during the build process.<BR>> ><BR>> > I hadn't heard the plan you outlined. (I may have missed some<BR>> > discussion, but if so I suspect most of the membership did too.)<BR>> ><BR>> > I'm not sure how I feel about the idea of a build czar with budget<BR>> > authority.<BR>> ><BR>> > If we had a treasurer in this country I'd say we should just<BR>> > go through him.<BR>> ><BR>> > I suppose we should consense something like "We will spend approximately<BR>> > $foo on the build, with $bar for floors, $blah for walls, $zork for<BR>> > sinks, $toodle for bathroom." And then designate an executive to make<BR>> > it happen (aforementioned czar).<BR>> ><BR>> > That'd require having a plan, though...<BR>> ><BR>> > -andy<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Build mailing list<BR>> > Build@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/build<BR>> ><BR></body>
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