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Hardware upgrades should absolutely be a member vote. --[[User:Dbever|Dbever]] ([[User talk:Dbever|talk]]) 13:37, 10 January 2015 (CST)
Hardware upgrades should absolutely be a member vote. --[[User:Dbever|Dbever]] ([[User talk:Dbever|talk]]) 13:37, 10 January 2015 (CST)
This is the line item I am least comfortable with. It’s not clear who decides what the money is spent on, when it is spent and where the oversight is. Is this subject to area host spending limits and reporting? I’d like to see this scrapped or reworked into G&A with regular board oversight. Michael Skilton, from the mailing list.
== Expenses ==
== Expenses ==
The budget currently authorizes a purchase exceeding the area hosts' capital expenditure limit. This should be pulled out and voted on as a distinct issue - the membership should have input. --[[User:Dbever|Dbever]] ([[User talk:Dbever|talk]]) 13:37, 10 January 2015 (CST)
The budget currently authorizes a purchase exceeding the area hosts' capital expenditure limit. This should be pulled out and voted on as a distinct issue - the membership should have input. --[[User:Dbever|Dbever]] ([[User talk:Dbever|talk]]) 13:37, 10 January 2015 (CST)
== Cash on Hand ==
The requirements for cash on hand have gone from $30,072 in 2014 to $76,211 for 2015. That’s a lot of money to be sitting unused. I personally like the idea of a long term capital fund but I question the necessity of that large of an amount without long term plans. Does long term planning fit our mission statement? Do we have one? -- Michael Skilton, on the mailing list
In 2014 the members approved approximately $52,900 in spending by member vote (excluding the 2014 budget vote). This budget lists an estimated $27,900 available for spending by member vote in 2015. I’d prefer less cash on hand and more available for member votes. -- Michael Skilton, on the mailing list.
I agree that $76,211 sitting idle is probably doing the membership a disservice. I can understand increasing the $30,000 minimum we've had this year, but nearly doubling it seems wasteful. --[[User:Dbever|Dbever]] ([[User talk:Dbever|talk]]) 13:40, 10 January 2015 (CST)