2026 Q2-Q4 Budget Vote
2026 Q2-Q4 Budgets Vote
Sponsor
Name of person submitting the vote (handle + real name)
Co-Sponsors
Names of at least two members eligible to vote (handle + real name)
- Nick Hawley
- Joe 'theJuggler' Mertz
- James Lamken
Schedule
Proposal Date
Date this proposal was posted to the membership and a request for a vote date was sent to the Board.
[March 10, 2026]
Member Input
Does the Sponsor choose to open the language of the vote for changes due to member input? (optional and can be modified at any time)
[X] YES [ ] NO
Vote Announcement and Beginning Date of the Discussion Period
The announcement date of the vote proposal is the beginning date of the seven-day (minimum) posting and Member discussion period. (Certain exceptional vote types have longer discussion periods. Check the Bylaws if you are unsure.) If the Sponsor has chosen to include member input, suggested edits can be made in a shared document or other collaborative vehicle until the language is locked. The sponsor can stop taking suggestions at any time.
[March 10, 2026]
Language Lock Date and Start of Voting
Five days prior to the Day of the Vote, the vote language is locked, all edits are frozen, and the language of the vote is converted to a pdf file. Ballots that include the pdf are sent to the Membership, and electronic voting begins. Note that the minimum discussion period of seven days leaves only two days for changes before the lock takes place.
[March 12, 2026]
Day of the Vote
Date the Board has assigned for the vote. The Day of the Vote is the day the vote closes.
[March 17, 2026]
Background
In 2025, $499,573.68 came in (after stripe fees) and $542,934.51 was spent. ($250,000 was a down payment on the building). In 2026, I expect about $570k in revenue. Some of that money has to be spent on things such as rent and electricity and some of it the membership gets to decide how to spend it, but not the amounts reserved for the building and budgetary buffer in the case of unexpected expenses.
PS1 History lesson:
At first, everything was a member vote, even things like "pay the rent"
At some point it was decided this was ridiculous and the board was given the authority to make sure the rent got paid. And other things we can call Operational Expenses. Make sure PS1 continued to exist such that there was a place and the bare necessities. Anything optional required a vote.
Reimburse Patrick for the lamp $153.74 - Passed [Board_Meeting_Notes_2011-05-17]
Which was fine as there wasn't enough money to buy lots of things, and everyone knew that, so there were not very many votes to buy things.
As PS1 grew, there was more money to spend, which meant more votes. Great!
At some point it was decided to consolidate: Each Area Host could run a vote and get a budget for the year. [citation needed]
And later it was decided to consolidate all these votes into one big budget vote, and here we are.
There does not have to be any money allocated for additional votes, and as the organizations financial position changes we will have more or less money to work with.
The budget spreadsheet is to help predict, but not define how money will be spent. Only what is in the language of this vote does.
Goals
1) Spend some money!
All the numbers: 2026 Budget worksheet
All budget breakdowns can be found here.
| Section | Subsection | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Previous Budget | Q1 and Critical Infrastructure [1] | $288,370.14 |
| Revenues | Projected Income | $570,000.00 |
| Expenses | ||
| Administrative and Operational | $16,650 | |
| CTO | $12,200 | |
| General Operations | $20,250 | |
| Areas | $86,418.87 | |
| 2D Printing | $2,360.91 | |
| 3D Printing | $3,245.15 | |
| Specialty 3D | To follow as unique vote once area host is appointed | |
| Lasers | $8,359.64 | |
| Industrial CNC | $2,089.94 | |
| Cold Metals | $9,150.00 | |
| Electronics | $4,490.97 | |
| Arts | $6,308.61 | |
| Hot Metals | $16,938.65 | |
| Kitchen | $5,005.60 | |
| Small Metals | $1,225.85 | |
| Woodshop | $19,242.56 | |
| Emergency Repair Fund | $14,000.00 | |
| Total Expenses | $141,518.87 | |
| Net P/L | $139,810.99 | |
Budget total: $141,518.87
Language of the Vote
This vote is to authorize the Quarter 2 through Quarter 4 budget for the remainder of the fiscal year of 2026, which expires December 31, 2026.
This vote continues the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [2] and all monetary allocations from this vote are additional to the aforementioned vote [3]
The following expenditures and allocations are approved by this budget:
Areas:
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $2,360.91 to cover 2D Printing expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $983.98 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [4]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $3,245.15 to cover 3D Printing expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $7,800.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [5]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $8,359.64 to cover Lasers expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $3,000.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [6]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $2,089.94 to cover Industrial CNC expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $1,050.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [7]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $9,150.99 to cover Cold Metals expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $2,295.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [8]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $4,490.97 to cover Electronics expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $500.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [9]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $6,308.61 to cover Arts expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $200.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [10]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $16,938.65 to cover Hot Metals expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $3,500.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [11]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $5,005.60 to cover Kitchen expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $300.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [12]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $1,225.85 to cover Small Metals expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $550.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [13]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $19,242.56 to cover Woodshop expenditures for the duration of the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $3,000.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [14]. The board assigns this spending authority to the area host. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Infrastructure:
Authorize the board to spend up to $16,650.00 to cover administrative and operational expenditures for the fiscal year of 2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $20,250.00 to cover General Operations Team expenditures for the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $29,023.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [15]. The board assigns this spending authority to the General Operations Team Lead. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Authorize the board to spend up to an additional $12,200.00 to cover General Operations Team expenditures for the fiscal year of 2026 beyond the previously approved $5,500.00 in the 2026 Q1 Area and Annual Critical Infrastructure budget [16]. The board assigns this spending authority to the General Operations Team Lead. This spending authorization goes into effect upon passing of the vote and expires 12-31-2026.
Continue the emergency building reserve of $60,000.00 for expenses that are above and beyond traditional operational expenses; to be contributed to on a monthly basis until the $60,000.00 is reached.
This vote establishes an emergency repair reserve of $14,000.00. The board can disburse all or a portion these reserves in this account by a supermajority vote (at least 75% vote of the Board in favor).
Results
- Date of Vote - March 17, 2026
- Quorum: 76
- For:
- Against:
- Abstain:
