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Meeting Notes 2016-01-26 (view source)
Revision as of 03:12, 27 January 2016
, 03:12, 27 January 2016→Votes
=== 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